From crackers and pretzels to potato crisps and protein bars, the mixing stage determines whether your products meet consumer expectations for taste, texture, and appearance. Traditional batch mixing can make it challenging to maintain this consistency. Even when dough leaves the mixer in perfect condition, changes often occur during the waiting period before processing, leading to variations in the finished product.
Exact Mixing solves these challenges with continuous mixing systems that deliver a steady, uniform dough stream to your production line at the same rate it’s used, eliminating the delays and inconsistencies associated with batch mixing.
Continuous Mixing for Wheat-Based Snacks
Products like bread snacks, pretzels, squiggles, snack mix components, rye chips, bread chips, and sushka require precise dough development to achieve consistent texture and taste.
For these applications, Exact Mixing offers the EX Continuous Mixer, designed for dough moisture levels ranging from very low to very high. This system gently mixes and develops the dough without generating excessive heat, making it ideal for stiff, low-moisture products as well as higher-moisture formulations.
Continuous Mixing for Crisp Products
Crispy snacks like baked potato chips, corn chips, veggie chips, and rice crisps depend on precise moisture levels and even distribution to achieve their signature texture. In these products, the interaction between dry ingredients and liquids must be carefully controlled to prevent uneven hydration that can lead to wet or dry patches in the dough.
The FX Continuous Mixer from Exact Mixing delivers uniform moisture distribution while maintaining exact control over dough texture for consistent, high-quality results.
Continuous Mixing for Bar Products
Nut bars, protein bars, and other bar products require special handling to protect delicate inclusions during mixing. For these applications, the dough must be prepared first, and then inclusions such as nuts, seeds, or chocolate chips are blended in gently to preserve their integrity.
Exact Mixing’s MX Continuous Mixer is designed to meet these needs, accommodating doughs with moisture levels from very low to high while blending inclusions without damage.
Continuous Mixing for Crackers
For cracker snacks like saltines and graham crackers, consistent dough texture and uniform leavening are essential to their quality and appearance. With batch mixing, the batch cycle often allows changes in dough properties before it’s processed, impacting the final product.
Our EX Continuous Mixer quickly develops the mass and evenly incorporates leavening agents for uniform piece size after baking, making it the preferred choice for low-absorption, stiff cracker doughs.
Why Partner with Exact Mixing for Snack Production?
With Exact Mixing’s continuous mixing systems, snack manufacturers benefit from:
- Consistent Quality – Uniform dough properties for every product, every run.
- Greater Efficiency – Dough is ready for processing as soon as the system starts, with no batch cycle delays.
- Reduced Waste – Elimination of variability reduces off-spec product.
- Tailored Solutions – Mixers designed for specific product types and moisture requirements.
- Complete Integration – Systems include materials handling, ingredient metering, mixing, and control technology.
- Ongoing Support – From installation and operator training to rapid-response technical service and replacement parts, we have the expertise and resources to keep production running smoothly.
Take Your Snack Production to the Next Level
Whether you manufacture wheat-based snacks, crisps, bars, or crackers, Exact Mixing offers a continuous mixing system designed for your production line. With advanced engineering, proven performance, and full integration into your production line, Exact Mixing helps you achieve consistent quality at high capacity.
Contact Exact Mixing today to explore the best mixing solution for your snack manufacturing needs.
