Reducing operational costs in the bakery sector

摘要

When it comes to changing recipes within a shift, downtime and cleaning can be a huge problem. Matcon, specialists in providing lean powder handling solutions using intermediate bulk container technology, says their customers have become more competitive by adopting lean solutions through keeping production efficiency and flexibility as high as possible, while minimising any scrap or waste, which reduces the cost per kilogram of finished product. Matcon have helped customers who have to change recipes within shifts with the high Overall Equipment Effectiveness of their IBC blender. Because mixing of ingredients takes place directly within the IBCs and because they are filled, discharged and washed offline, the blender can be used batch after batch, without needing to stop for product changeover or cleaning. Matcon also offer a high shear blending capability with a supplementary intensifier. This has proved particularly useful in the bakery sector in performing single stage blending, which gives a reduced cycle time and improved productivity.