Warburtons invests with Baker Perkins
Date: 09 June 2005
Mixing and forming equipment for new Normanton bakery
Leading plant baker Warburtons has ordered mixing and forming
equipment from Baker Perkins for its new bakery at
Normanton, near Wakefield in Yorkshire. A key part of this
investment is the choice of Baker Perkins 'Multitex4'
moulders to maximise operational efficiency and bread
quality.
Warburtons have specified two parallel mixing and forming systems
for a high-output bread plant at Normanton, consisting
of Baker Perkins 'Tweedy' mixers, 'Accurist' dividers,
conical moulders, first provers and 'Multitex4' moulders, and their
integrated control system. Another Tweedy mixing system will be
supplied for a roll line.
The 'Multitex4' is the latest development in the Baker
Perkins range of equipment focusing on improving bread quality
through gentle handling, and features a unique concept of four
pairs of close-coupled sheeting rollers.
Warburtons evaluated this new machine in the Baker
Perkins Innovation centre at Peterborough before installing
one unit for extensive testing in a production environment in a
bakery in the Midlands. The results led to the order for more
machines for Normanton.
Warburtons particularly appreciated the continuous operation of the
Multitex4. The use of centralising rollers and close-coupled
sheeting rollers with no scrapers or transfer plates means that
jams are eliminated. The system is also designed to process any
double doughs effortlessly.
The Multitex4 was introduced last year, and already 40 machines
have been ordered by bakeries in the UK, continental Europe and
further afield. The four-roll arrangement improves quality
through close control of size, shape and length-to-width ratio of
the dough sheet before coiling. Coiling is tighter, and there
is much less stress on the dough because thickness reduction is
more progressive.
The resulting benefits shown in tests include better resistance to
tearing; a whiter loaf up to 18% softer; and a strong,
straight-sided shape that fills the tin well. The Multitex4
sheeting head can be retrofitted to existing moulders
from Baker Perkins and other suppliers.
The Normanton project is another investment in growth by
Warburtons, a family owned company producing over one million
bakery products each day in 11 bakeries.
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