France is one of the world’s most established baking markets, with large commercial bakeries supplying bread, rolls, biscuits, and sweet goods to retail, foodservice, and export channels. As production volumes increase and lines run longer hours, many bakeries reassess how mixing impacts consistency, efficiency, and throughput.
For industrial operations, Exact Mixing manufactures continuous mixers designed specifically for high-capacity bakery production environments.
What Is Continuous Mixing?
Continuous mixing is a process in which dry and liquid ingredients are metered into a mixer at controlled, uninterrupted rates. Rather than producing discrete batches, the system delivers a steady stream of dough or batter directly to downstream equipment, including dividers, sheeters, extruders, and depositors.
Because the process operates in a steady state, continuous mixing supports:
- Consistent hydration and dough development across long runs
- Reduced batch-to-batch variation
- Higher throughput from a single mixer
- Lower labor requirements through automation
- Improved process control via integrated monitoring
These characteristics make continuous mixing well-suited for industrial bakeries focused on repeatability and scale.
Benefits for Industrial Bakeries in France
Beyond artisanal production, French industrial bakeries manufacture a wide range of high-volume products, including pan breads, sandwich loaves, soft rolls, and buns, baguette-style doughs produced at scale, enriched and sweet doughs, and packaged biscuits and cookies.
High-speed production lines depend on a stable dough supply with predictable characteristics. Variability introduced during batch mixing can affect dividing accuracy, proofing behavior, and finished product quality. Continuous mixing limits this variability by delivering dough in a consistent flow that matches the pace of modern bakery lines, supporting uniform quality while reducing downtime and manual adjustments during extended production runs.
A System-Level Approach to Mixing
Continuous mixing delivers the best results when ingredient handling, metering, mixing, and controls are engineered as a coordinated system rather than as standalone components.
Exact Mixing follows this system-level design approach, supporting stable output and consistent performance in demanding production environments. By integrating upstream ingredient management with controlled dough development, these systems help bakeries maintain predictable operation across long production runs.
Continuous Mixer Models for Every Production Line
With multiple continuous mixer models available, bakeries can select Exact Mixing equipment that best supports specific dough characteristics and production requirements:
EX Continuous Mixer
The EX Continuous Mixer is optimized for lower-absorption, firmer dough systems. It is commonly applied in crackers, biscuits, cookies, and traditional bread formulas where controlled, gentle kneading delivers the desired dough properties.
MX Continuous Mixer
Designed for higher-moisture and higher-fat formulations, the MX Continuous Mixer handles sweet doughs, batters, icings, fillings, and soft cookie doughs. It is frequently selected for diversified lines that produce both dough-based and batter-based products.
HDX Continuous Mixer
Built for high-absorption doughs that demand strong gluten development, the HDX Continuous Mixer supports consistent structure in sandwich breads, buns, rolls, and industrial baguette-style doughs. Its two-stage mixing and kneading process allows bakeries to maintain uniform dough characteristics at high production rates.
FX Continuous Mixer
The FX Continuous Mixer is designed for applications requiring more intensive mixing and precise control of dough development. Higher shear capability makes it suitable for specialized dough systems where defined development is critical to processing performance.
LDX Continuous Mixer
Rather than full dough development, the LDX Continuous Mixer focuses on ingredient incorporation. It is typically used as a pre-mixing or blending stage ahead of downstream processing or secondary mixing, ensuring uniform distribution and controlled material flow.
Take Production to the Next Level
If your bakery is looking to source commercial mixing equipment in France, Exact Mixing provides a proven way to improve consistency, efficiency, and production stability at scale. To learn more about continuous mixing systems and how they can be configured for your operation, contact Exact Mixing today.
