Since 1994, Exact Mixing has offered high-capacity mixers for customers that are commercial bakeries manufacturing and distributing their own baked goods. Our continuous mixers combine with downstream equipment such as ovens, sheeters, and laminators. The result of the innovations Exact Mixing has introduced to commercial and industrial bakeries has revolutionized how our customers process dough for baked goods.
The continuous mixing method has benefited commercial and industrial bakeries coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. A dramatic decrease in sales due to lockdown orders and frequent supply chain disruptions put a crippling dent into the bottom line for many of our customers. However, because the continuous mixing process decreases operating costs while increasing order yields, our customers have rebounded from the pandemic stronger than ever.
What is the Difference Between Continuous and Batch Mixers?
The batch mixing process has existed much longer than the continuous mixing method. However, longevity does not translate into a better-performing mixing system.
Batch mixing involves loading all the ingredients for a batch at once or following a series of steps. Ingredients blend and then discharge as dough from a batch mixer before an employee can load a second batch of ingredients for processing. Because of the time between processing batches, the batch mixing process can result in inconsistent quality among the batches processed during the same shift.
Continuous mixers produce dough with balanced hydration and a more thorough blending of ingredients that eliminates different types of dough textures. On the other hand, continuous mixers measure ingredients directly into a chamber, which releases a steady flow of dough that fulfills different product specifications. The thoroughly mixed ingredients leave the mixing chamber as dough that is easily formed for packaging and distribution.
Exact Mixing Continuous Mixers
As our most versatile mixer, the MX Continuous Mixer is the perfect choice for mixing a wide variety of dough for baked goods. If your commercial bakery produces dough for different baked goods such as snacks, pizza, and cookies, then the MX is the right choice for your business to reach its production goals. The MX Continuous Mixer delivers production rates between 500 kg and 6,000 kg per hour.
The EX Continuous Mixer also offers versatility by producing dough for crackers, pretzels, pie crusts, and sweet goods. We designed the EX to create the dough required to make treats for family pets. With this mixer, your commercial or industrial bakery can mix the dough at different moisture levels and eliminate dough troughs. Fully automated controls like the ones installed on all our mixers decrease labor and energy costs.
Hydroscopic powders used to create potato flakes for fabricated potato chips require low moisture levels to mix correctly. The FX Continuous Mixer evenly distributes small amounts of moisture into significant levels of hydroscopic powders. This machine lifts powders into atomized liquids to ensure full moisture coverage without overloading delicate powders with moisture. The engineers at Exact Mixing have designed this mixer to handle low production orders between 100 kg and 1,250 kg an hour.
The Exact Mixing HDX Continuous Mixer is perfect for creating high-absorption doughs, such as bread, buns, and rolls. A twin screw mixer mixes the ingredients to form a uniform mass. For dough that requires blending ingredients before adding flour, we recommend the LDX Continuous Mixer for our customers. You add the flour before the development stage, which is the point of the mixing process when the final product is released from the system.
We encourage you to learn more about the line of high-capacity continuous mixers offered by Exact Mixing. You can reach us online by submitting the short Contact form or calling our headquarters at 610-693-5816.
