BakeWATCH, a div. of ECD

BakeWATCH®, a div. of ECD

Temperature profiling unit

A temperature profiler travels through an oven to monitor oven efficiency.

BakeWATCH® helps commercial bakeries and food processing companies improve quality and profits with the use of temperature profiling tools. More than 65% of the top 100 commercial bakeries in the United States and Canada use the company's SuperMOLE®, a profiler that travels through ovens, measuring both oven air and product temperatures. These measurements enable bakers to make reliable data-based improvements. Software displays the gathered data for easy interpretation and corrective action planning, including 3-D oven models. The software also has built in statistical process controls (SPC).

New enzymes have been added to bakery food formulas to increase shelf lives, flavors, textures and consistencies. These enzymes require a tighter window of process control. Many times, running a tight process means less ingredients are used in the bakery food. There is a huge reduction in wasted product because a perfect oven, matched to the needs of the bakery food, produces a perfect product with the proper color, texture and volume. Like a well tuned auto, fuel/energy consumption is reduced—a huge cost savings in itself.

Profiling is a simple process that provides great opportunities for bakers to maximize quality in profit:

• Reliable data-based decisions—not guesswork
• Consistent high-quality product output
• Reduction in utility costs/optimization (natural gas)
• Weight-loss control
• Batch-to-batch consistency/repeatability (same line)
• Process and output quality replicability (plant-to-plant)
• Faster process/product problem debugging
• Minimize need of added ingredients
• Assurance of time/temperature profile after a mechanical breakdown.