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

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.

Does Bakery Units Buy Wheat ?

Above  headline has been  a search term  to arrive at  bakerybazar . Yes  All major bakery companies buy wheat from open market  either  for their  own flour mills or to hedge from any sudden rise in price .

This has been the strategy for bigger bakery units  to lower their prices  . Procurement cell of these companies keep their men in the  commodities market and with arrival of  wheat they  do the negotiations  and buy bulk wheat  which then can be transported to own storage or to be stored at  flour mills and these mills can be paid  only  conversion or milling charges .Miller take orders to fill in their idle capacities .

Second option is to have contract farming where companies enters into contract  with farmers for certain volume of wheat at  a price lower than the market price and buy that wheat after the cultivation . Farmer are also willing as they get bulk order at good price from any government minimum price  .



Many advantages  of this strategy .

• Reduce cost of flour
• Sure of quality of flour
• No Middlemen   hence  reduces cost
• Can sell excess wheat when  prices are high