As suppliers of production line equipment for pet treats, Reading Bakery Systems offers affordable solutions for every part of your manufacturing process, including continuous mixing, forming, baking and drying equipment.
Reading Bakery Systems in Robesonia, PA, is a leading manufacturer of commercial bakery equipment.As a result of creating proven solutions in the global snack food industry for more than 120 years, we have extensive experience with dry pet food and pet treat production.
Mixing
Continuous mixing technology can be utilized for both soft and chewy and hard and crunchy pet treats and will help you produce more consistent finished products than batch mixing can accomplish. The completely automated process is ideal because the products are both well-mixed and heated to the proper kill temperature in the mixer.
The Exact EX Continuous Mixer is an excellent choice for pet treats. The dough is gently mixed and developed without generating excessive heat. Dough delivery can be automated with a mini-laytime conveyor and chunker or kibbler attachments. Dough production rates range from 100 to 10,000 kg/hour.
Forming
For extruded and co-extruded products: The Reading Pretzel Low Pressure (LP) Extruder offers a flexible, lower cost alternative to conventional dough forming and sheeting systems. Create pet foods and treats in a variety of structural and flat extruded and co-extruded shapes and sticks. Product changeover is simple and quick.
For sheeted products: The Thomas L. Green 3-Roll Sheeter features two forcing rolls that draw the dough into the pressurized cavity between the three rolls. The dough is compacted and discharged as a continuous sheet. Gauging Stations will ensure accurate thickness prior to shape forming. The Thomas L. Green Rotary Cutting Station accurately and continuously cuts discrete product shapes out of a single dough sheet.
For moulded products: Use the Thomas L. Green Rotary Moulder to press dough into a die roll and produce high definition, three dimensional shapes for your pet treats.Engraved brass die rolls are interchangeable and can be supplied with segmented rings for simultaneous, multiple shape production.
For nuggets and sticks: The Reading Pretzel Guillotine Cutter is designed to uniformly cut products before or after baking. It can be operated in a continuous mode at up to 175 cuts per minute, or a cycle mode at speeds up to 50 cuts per minute, while operators control the cut mode and speed from a local control panel.
Baking and Drying
The Reading Pretzel SPECTRUM OVEN® is a single-pass convection baking platform that is ideal for balanced, consistent baking of pet treats.
The oven is offered in a number of different combinations of heat transfer modules - radiation, convection and conduction - and enables customers to expand product variety by simply adjusting the heat transfer profile.
Separate heating zones give you more precise repeatable control over heat transfer, baking time, temperature, humidity and product quality. The addition of an optional SPECTRUM Multi-Pass Dryer will increase oven speed, production throughput and process control.
If you are new to the pet treat industry or want to explore methods of improving your volumes or production processes, consider working with our team in the Reading Bakery Systems Science & Innovation Center.
Consider Reading Bakery Systems, world leading suppliers of production line equipment for baked goods, to help you perfect your pet treat process and product. We deliver an unmatched level of commitment to superior quality and excellent customer support. Contact us today at (01) 610-693-5816 to learn more.