Biscuit World Spring 2013 | Page 10

n p.8 Extruding - BW Spring 2013_p.8 Extruding - BW Spring 2013.qxd 13/03/2013 10:09 Page 10 EXTRUDING & depositing range of products from traditional plain wirecut to more sophisticated biscuits. Each head consists of a pair of grooved rolls which evenly feed the dough to a set of dosing pumps positioned underneath. Each pump is connected to one outlet, thus ensuring consistency in the weight of the dough piece across the width. The dough is subjected to minimum stress while it is being extruded. The unit is very simple to regulate as a user-friendly touch-screen interface panel ensures flexible control the correct equipment is essential for extruding and of all possible adjustments on the depositing of biscuits. machine. The design allows for easy accessibility and cleaning activities as it can be dismantled by the operator for inspection or cleaning purposes without the need of any tools at all, while the high level of safety and protection remains the same. Imaforni’s depositor, due to its placing directly over the steel band at the entrance of the oven, is designed to handle very soft dough, rich in fat. The head of the machine consists of a pair of grooved rolls which evenly feed the dough to a set of dosing pumps positioned underneath. The ‘one pump-one nozzle’ concept ensures the uniformity of weight across the width. The cycle of the head which first lowers and follows the band movement, while depositing the dough, and then it lifts to cut the tail, features a slight reverse of the food industry are on hand to help clients innovate pumpset to increase the ‘tail cut’ effect. and fine-tune their processes. Talking design, the depositor’s mechanical The appropriate machines for each process step components are housed outside the frame, which during production are available, including a wide ensures hygiene and easy cleaning of the range of depositing, extruding and wire-cutting machinery, and facilitates access for inspection and machines. servicing. The 3Extruder from Imaforni, based in Verona, From The Netherlands comes Rademaker and the Italy, is three extruder units in one piece of company’s depositing systems comply with all equipment, allowing the baker to produce a wide government regulation so therefore meet the highest hygiene standards in the industry. The neatly-designed depositing systems are easy to control and the operation levels have been worked out well. The high-erformance depositors are liquid, semi liquid or viscous fillings are the best in the market. All of them in a full wash down execution and equipped with PLC c ۝