Different Types Of Dough Mixers In Bakery

Dough Mixers  are  of various types  used as per product characteristic  such as breads , pizza ,cream rolls ,cakes ,biscuits,cookies and wafers.

Role of mixers  is to prepare desired dough/batter   for  baking with all ingredients .Dough Mixers does mixing with  different types  arms  attached to its main frame . Bowls  filled with ingredients such as flour ,sugar

Mixing can be done in stages  such as single stage mixing or two stage mixing as per requirement . Mixing speed can be increased or decreased as per the dough characteristics . Tilting arrangement are available to decant mixers . Horizontal  or Vertical mixers are available as per  requirement . Mixers capacity varies from  100kg - 1000kg .Ingredient addition could be manual or  automated  for mixers. Latest mixers have HMI and PLC driven  where mixer speed can be altered as per product or ingredients .

Mixers  can be ordered with provision of jackets around its bowl  which  can be used to circulate  hot or cold water as per requirement  for dough  temperature .


Location of Mixers is a critical factor  for bakeries  as  dough  can either tipped directly  from  a tipper  or  dough elevators are required to lift dough trucks and then lift it for further processing .


Following type of  mixers are used in bakeries

• Spiral  Mixers
• Kneaders
• Planetary Mixers
• Z- type sigma mixers

These could be further  classified into

• Single arm mixers
• Double arm mixers
• Single Speed mixers
• Dual Speed  mixers
• Top Loading mixers
• Front Loading mixers
• Jackted  mixers

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