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Batching Panner
For the automated transfer of products
into trays (UK or Continental) ready
for the baking process.
Aligner
Optional unit for the aligning of long
roll products before panning.
Wetting / Seeding / Dusting Unit
Can be added in the line for the wetting,
seeding and dusting of various
product lines.
Pinning /Pressure Unit
An optional item for the production
of pressed products such as baps,
tea cakes and burger buns, or it can be
used for the moulding of finger rolls.
First Prover
Dough balls are carried in mesh cups
through the prover. Proving times are
between 3 and 5 minutes depending
on product requirement.
Dowson Dough Divider Moulder
Capable of producing up to 600 dough
balls per minute with sizes ranging
from 14g to 175g.
Our complete bun production line is perfect for medium to high production bakeries, producing anything from 3,000 to 36,000 units per hour depending on the product and configuration.
Product Flexibility – Configurable for Buns, Rolls, Pittas and a wide range of morning goods.
Configurability – A variety of configurations including dividing, proofing, moulding, seeding and moistening allow for a wide range of product types.
High Through-put – Our production line can up to 36,000 portions per hour (depending on dough ball size and dough quality).
Low Maintenance – Designed for consistent portion control at high speed, fully capable of operating for long hours and continued shifts, with minimal maintenance.
The Dowson Bun, Roll and Pitta Production Line is suitable for the following products ranges.
We are a world leading British manufacturer of high quality bakery equipment, from slicers, baggers, crouton dicers and dividers through to specialist bespoke equipment and full tortilla and bun lines.
From dough mixing and portioning through to proofing, shaping and seeding, the Dowson Bun, Roll and Pitta production line is the perfect pre-oven production line for product variety and speed.
With innovative features such as the automatic seeder for wetting and topseeding rolls and automatic disinfection and drying of swinging trays before refilling means the line can easily be operated by a single person
Capable of producing up to 36,000 products an hour.
Below are the key features and specification for each component part of the Dowson Bun, Roll and Pitta Production Line. A more detailed data sheet is available for download below the Technical Specifications table further down this page.
This panner allows products to be automatically grouped in batches prior to panning on to trays i.e. 6 batches of 4, 4 batches of 6 etc. On a standard control system there is a selection of 8 configurations. The unit has an override for standard panning.
The retraction datum line is the leading edge of the panner.
The complete tray is panned in a single action.
The unit has a nominal panning area of 1000mm wide by 1200mm long and can pan UK or continental trays in either direction. This panner allows products to be automatically grouped in batches prior to panning on to trays i.e. 6 batches of 4, 4 batches of 6 etc. or load sheeted products onto baking trays. On a standard control system there is a selection of 8 configurations. The unit has an override for standard panning. The retraction datum line is the leading edge of the panner. The complete tray is panned in a single action. It is servo controlled. The unit has a nominal panning area of 1000mm wide by 1200mm long and can pan UK or continental trays in either direction.
This unit is for aligning long roll products prior to entering the panning section. This allows for more accurate panning formations.
Seeds via a laned seed depositor with interchangeable mandrills (change of mandrills by operator) which will coat the top of the roll. (Includes 1 mandrill)
Depositing of seed is adjustable via inverted drive that can be programmed into recipe.
Adjustable laned flour duster mounted across wire mesh conveyor.
Excess coatings caught in trays below for manual re-cycling.
Adjustable water jets for wetting the product prior to seeding. Separate conveyor with tray to catch excess water.
Used for the moulding of finger rolls. The unit has adjustable sideboards. The clip-in 1.5m. pressure boards are individually height adjustable at both ends. There will be 2 and 3 lane boards for 250mm and 175mm to fill the trays.
When not in use the whole frame can be lifted clear of the conveyor band by mechanical jacks.
The pinning unit is used for the production of pressed products i.e. baps, tea cakes, burger buns etc.
The top band has various modes of operation: – synchronised speed for pinning, high speed for dough finger forming, reverse for half baguettes, differential for oval and off for either finishing long rolls or if not required.
The top pinning unit is adjustable in height via heavy duty jacking units. Each end can be adjusted independently with a height range from the lower band of 3mm to 75mm. The top pinner is fitted with an adjustable flour duster.
The Prover is designed to allow the dough balls to relax as they are conveyed through the prover cabinet. The balls are carried in mesh cups, eight cups in each cradle and up to 150 grams in each cup.
The cradles are loaded from the Divider through a dropper box onto the passing cradles/cups. At the discharge the dough balls are conveyed to the Press gate.
Prover times are between 3 and 5 minutes depending on speed of line.
This machine supplies measured weight dough pieces and moulds them into a ball. The infeed is a dough hopper on the top of the unit, the outfeed a conveyor that deposits the dough balls onto the Prover infeed.
The dough balls produced are in the range 28-150g, depending on the piston sizes fitted.
The outfeed is 6 rows of dough balls per machine stroke, with a maximum capability up to 50 rows per minute.
The machine is supplied with:-
The speed of the machine is adjustable between 20 and 45 and the Divider Drums are removable for cleaning.
Drop boxes are used to put the dough balls into the correct pockets in the divider.
Single lane panning conveyor to feed roll line with trays. 5.5 meter conveyor built in line with conveyors by others. Interlocked with roll line, fitted with tray stops and tray available signal which will
Are you interested in finding out more? Call our pre-sales support team on +44 (0)1535 680611
Alternatively contact us with any questions using the form below.
Our design ethos is ‘never over-engineer’.
All our equipment is stripped back to only what is needed to do the job, making our machines famously reliable and cost effective.
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Dowson Food Machinery Limited
Unit 3B, Riverside Business Park
Royd Ings Avenue
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4AF
Tel: +44(0)1535 680661
