As a manufacturer of industrial bakery equipment, Reading Bakery Systems is committed to high quality and customer support. Our flexible extrusion equipment will meet the needs of pet food manufacturers worldwide.
Reading Bakery Systems, headquartered in Robesonia, Pennsylvania, offers more than 120 years of experience in food engineering. Our state-of-the-art research and development capabilities enable us to design and manufacture the world’s most advanced equipment and turnkey systems for the production of baked pet food, baked pet treats, and a wide range of bakery products.
Low Pressure Extruder
The Reading Pretzel Low Pressure (LP) Extruder will enable you to create a range of structural, flat and filled extruded and co-extruded shapes and sticks. It provides a more flexible, cost-effective alternative to conventional dough forming and sheeting systems for customers who produce a variety of pet foods and treats.
Customers gain the ability to broaden their product range by substituting different compression heads and dies. Product changeover takes just minutes, and extruders can be configured with multiple die sets in 13″ (325mm) and 15″ (375mm) wide increments. The LP Extruder is capable of processing up to 3,000 pounds (1500 kilograms) of dough per hour.
Filled Stick Extruder
For pet snacks with soft fillings, the Reading Pretzel Filled Stick Extruder System is another option to consider.
It consists of a Low Pressure Extruder and pump system that combine raw batches of dough and dough filling into a specifically shaped filled rope, The pump system pushes the soft filling through the compression head and die on the LP Extruder so that it fills the dough stick formed by the Extruder. The product rope is then cut into equal length sticks or nuggets by the downstream Guillotine Cutter.
Each extrusion unit is fed by an individual pump for specific filling flow control, and the pumps, extrusion auger speeds, and general dough flow are all individually controlled at the operator interface screen.
Science & Innovation Center
If you would like to explore and test our innovative equipment, consider working with our team in the Reading Bakery Systems Science & Innovation Center.
Whether you are new to the pet food industry or trying to improve your production processes or volumes, work with our experienced team to:
- Test machinery and processing techniques
- Develop new products
- Validate new ingredients
- Test ingredient changes
- Research innovations in mixing, forming, baking and drying that can increase your profitability
- Produce market samples for testing
Test the LP Extruder, duplicate conditions you might encounter in full-scale production, andcollaborate with our experienced staff to develop new processes.
If you are specifically interested in pet food or pet treat forming and extrusion, the Science & Innovation Center gives you an opportunity to develop and test an assortment of extruded and co-extruded products on the LP Extruder and Filled Stick Extrusion Systems while duplicating conditions you might encounter in full-scale production.
Reading Bakery Systems is a manufacturer of the world’s leading pet food extrusion equipment and other efficient, cost-effective equipment for commercial bakeries and snack producers. Call us at (01) 610-693-5816 to learn more.