Dough mixers becoming more efficient

April 2, 2009 – Dough mixers have become steadily more adept at tasks such as self-diagnosis and energy management. In coming years, they will take on even more complex roles.

April 2, 2009 – Dough mixers have
become steadily more adept at tasks such as self-diagnosis and energy
management. In coming years, they will take on even more complex roles.

The world of the industrial dough mixer hasn't been stirred by new
developments in quite awhile, although dough mixers have been getting
steadily smarter and more automated through the years. Now, the mixers
themselves lend a hand in ensuring dough consistency from batch to
batch.

But
even as mixers of all types have become more automated, safer and more
energy efficient to meet the needs of today's wholesale bakers, many
smarter mixer innovations are coming down the pike, says Tom Lehmann,
director, bakery assistance, AIB International, Manhattan, Kan.

“Imagine
a mixer that tells you if you forgot to add an ingredient,” Lehmann
says. Such smart-mixers are on the immediate horizon, he adds. | READ MORE