Rotary molder range extended

Baker Perkins has extended its range of EM390 rotary molders with an over-band machine designed for multi-purpose and multi-product lines. An EM390 located above the band of a sheet and cut line for hard and semi-sweet biscuits can be brought on-line as required to add soft biscuits or cookies to the product mix. Changeover between sheet and cut and rotary molded production is simple and rapid. When an assortment of products needs to be made simultaneously, an EM390 molding roll can be engraved with a variety of designs across its width. It can also be engraved with half the usual number of rows: the ‘blank’ spaces being filled by output from a wirecut machine or depositor. Similarity in weight and thickness is needed to ensure even baking of every product in multiple product operation.