Depositor manufacturers have been kept on their toes in recent years with trends and baking innovations resulting in a push for more advanced, precise machines.
The growing popularity of individual-size products, smaller portions and a renewed enthusiasm for healthful ingredients had led to a host of depositor developments with bakers looking for more flexible, yet accurate, machines. Speed remains as important as ever with operators looking for production speeds of up to 80 strokes per minute. Additionally, a focus on quick start up and user-friendly units has resulted in more widespread use of PLC controls offering centralized, simple operation and even multilingual programming.
As fresh, new bakery products emerge, so too do more sophisticated and ingenious depositor attachments and options. Teflon-coated hoppers and agitators, heated hoppers and rotating nozzles are just a few of the advancements.
DEPOSIT A VARIETY OF CAKE DONUTS
Belshaw's Multimatic Depositor is the industry standard for cake donut depositing with industrial fryers from 16 in. to 50 in. wide. Standard and multi-space versions are available for a variety of plungers, including mini donuts. The Multimatic features automatic synchronization with the fryer, weight adjustment on-the-fly, electronic or manual height adjustment, an electronic counter, a batter chute, as well as easy hopper cleanup.
Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group
800 578 2547
www.belshaw-adamatic.com
PRECISE DEPOSITOR
The Peerless Group's precision depositor may reduce deposit deviation by as much as 90 percent, saving product and money. Its clean-in-place system speeds sanitation by eliminating disassembly, resulting in faster changeovers, reduced maintenance and decreased water use. A quick-release conveyor belt mechanism eliminates the possibility of cross contamination and doesn't hamper productivity. The easy-to-use touch screen allows operators to address numerous functions, including trending and logging.
The Peerless Group
800 999 3327
www.peerlessprecisiondepositor.com
HANDLE MYRIAD BAKERY NEEDS
Bakon's range of multi-depositors is designed to address a variety of needs and products. The multifunctional standard model can deposit myriad products, including cake and muffin batter, fillings and creams. The Satellite multi-depositor is Bakon's most versatile piston depositor, and can be integrated into a complete cake line. The Satellite cake depositor also is very adaptable and can be programmed to handle multiple products.
Bakon USA
310 533 3939
www.bakonusa.com
FILL AND DECORATE ACCURATELY
Unifiller's Pro 1000i works over a conveyor line and provides pinpoint accuracy and consistency. As with all of Unifiller depositors, the Pro 1000i has few parts to clean and a user-friendly design. This depositor is capable of depositing batters for cheesecakes, muffins and cakes; delicate mousse fillings; fruit pie fillings; heavy pastes; whipped cream and more.
Unifiller Systems Inc.
604 940 2233
www.unifiller.com
USER-FRIENDLY DEPOSITING UNIT
Rademaker makes depositors for all depositing needs, from thick pastes and smears to fillings with large particulates. The consistent and accurate depositing machines are used for decorating cakes with rosettes, placing jams and cheese on Danish or depositing fillings into containers for filling croissants or pies. All depositors are designed for quick changeover and ease of sanitation and maintenance.
Rademaker USA
330 650 2345
www.rademaker.com
FULFILLING HIGH PRODUCTION DEMANDS
FRITSCH's line of depositors caters to the varying needs of high-production bakeries. Available as piston-based or eccentric spiral-based pumps, the models come in four, six, eight or 10 rows. All can be completely dismantled without special tools, resulting in an easy-to-clean machine. The units' flexibility means that they can handle spot filling with 7 g of filling per stroke as well as strip filling with several kilos of filling per minute.
FRITSCH USA Inc.
973 857 7272
www.fritsch-usa.us