Exact Mixing solves complex challenges for customers across the globe by developing Continuous Mixers for their bread production and other product lines, helping them to eliminate the problems associated with batch mixing and produce consistent products all day, every day.
Since 1994, Exact Mixing has delivered innovative Continuous Mixing solutions to a growing number of customers and industries. With our equipment and expertise, we can help you reduce labor, cut costs, improve consistency and simplify your mixing process.
We offer a full line of mixer models and sizes with production volumes that range from 50 kg/hour to over 10,000 kg/hour that will successfully mix a wide variety of food products. Continuous Mixing is now a proven solution in the pretzel, chip, baked snack, pastry, sweet goods, cookie, cracker, bars, pizza, tortilla, pet treat, and bread and bun industries.
Batch Mixing or Continuous Mixing?
Batch mixing is a process in which the ingredients for one batch are loaded (either at once or in a pre-defined sequence), mixed, and discharged from the mixer before another batch is introduced.
Continuous Mixing is the process of continuously metering ingredients directly into the mixing chamber and generating a continuous stream of mixed product at the exit of the mixer. The mixing may be done in stages to ensure all ingredients are properly incorporated.
Many batch mixing systems can be automated to some degree, but Continuous Mixing Systems are automated by nature. They also provide a consistent, steady supply of dough; eliminate dough variables caused by batch mixing; offer high production rates with a single mixer; make changeovers quick and easy; and can be operated with less labor and energy than batch mixing.
Continuous Mixing for Bread Production Lines
Exact Mixing has developed the HDX Continuous Mixer specifically for mixing ultra-high absorption, highly developed dough, such as for breads, hamburger and hot dog buns, hard rolls, English muffins, tortillas, multi-grain products, and similar products.
This High Development Continuous Mixer is designed to manufacture highly developed dough at low temperatures. A two-stage system, the HDX Mixer mixes all ingredients into a uniform mass with a twin-screw mixer in the first stage. In the second section, the dough is kneaded to the proper development level with a single screw mixer.
The HDX Mixer provides precise and uninterrupted ingredient metering to the mixer and eliminates the chance of contamination because the dough is never exposed to the environment. This mixer offers dough production rates from 1,500 to 10,000 kg/hour.
Try our Continuous Mixing Calculator to explore whether your process is a good fit for continuous mixing. If you would like to see your products being mixed in a continuous process, we encourage you to visit our Science & Innovation Center in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, where pilot versions of all types of Exact Mixers are available.
To explore the many advantages of Continuous Mixing equipment for your bread production lines, get in touch with Exact Mixing at (01) 610.693.5816 or contact us online.
