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Lighter Oven Bands Could Result In Energy Saving

Energy  savings   strategies for bakeries  includes  oven  band heating   .  Oven bands are of various types  which are used to convey  wet  products  to the oven  for baking . Normally this type of oven bands are required in biscuits , cookies , pizza , Swiss rolls  manufacturing using tunnels oven with length varying from 150 ft - 300 ft  . Heat   balance of oven   shows that  product itself requires 30- 40%  for its own heating , 10 - 20 %  is required for  oven heating and balance heat  used for heating of  make up air ,oven  and losses. Oven band  have repeated cycle of heating and cooling .


Heavier Belt  requires more heating  than the lighter belt .Type of belt used in oven  impacts the energy cost of the product. So  any reduction  in the thickness  of band  would result is less energy  required for band heating .
Many  manufacturers have  switched to  lighter oven bands for energy savings .



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What Are Different Types Of Baking Bands In Travelling Ovens

Travelling oven Or Conveyor ovens  consist s of Bands which travels  through the oven with the product to complete the baking cycle of the product .These bands are kept on feed end and delivery end drums  and the tension is provided either by weights or pneumatic pressure .Drive is given through motors to the drum .  High Temperature  elongates the band  the tension provided by weight or pneumatic pressure keeps the band from falling .

Several type of Wire bands are  used as per the application


wire mesh bands , tunnel oven bands , z-47 oven bands 1. Articulated Wire Mesh  : These kind   wire mesh  are mostly  are used in biscuit ovens  and biscuit manufacturing . Wire mesh  specifications covers.

Length x Width
SWG : 16/18/22
Mesh Type =  Z -47
Sides Welded Or Open
S.S or M.S

These  Wire Mesh are joined together  with  spiral links  provided by the wire band manufacturers. Good wire band can run for at least 5- 6 years . Most of the  oven manufacturers  source it from wire band manufacturers . Cleaning requires scrubbing band by mechanical means or putting of  bees  wax to melt on the surface of wire mesh which carries  dust along with it .


2. Flat Steel Band :  These are used in traveling ovens which uses  batter  or  viscous  dough for  baking . These flat bands made of  Stainless Steel  mostly used for products like Cookies ,  Swiss Rolls  and Cakes .
Flat bands are ordered as following specs. Costlier than Wire mesh Bands . Cleaning consume large amount water .

Thickness ( SWG)
Length xWidth



3. Modular Type Wire Mesh  :  These are baking band on which  either bread/buns/Rusk  are kept directly on the  modular band . The bands carries these mould or  baking trays through  baking oven . Small bakeries normally opt these kind of traveling oven.


Tracking of band   occurs due to tensioning   and can be adjusted through adjusting feed or delivery drums.

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