Cracker Equipment

Baker Perkins is a world leader in the supply of complete plants for the production of crackers.  We offer a series of best-in-class unit machines in each key technology; more than a century of experience provides us with an unrivalled ability to combine them into profitable, efficient, flexible systems.

Baker Perkins provides mixing technology for every type of dough, and several hundred High Speed Universal Batch Mixers are at work in the industry.  Development continues, and the latest option is a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) allowing a mixer to be run at any speed within its operating range.

The Baker Perkins 540 Series Cut Sheet Vertical Laminator is the choice of leading cracker makers throughout the world and provides the highest levels of quality and accuracy.  Laminating gives a light, flaky, crisp texture to crackers which cannot be achieved in any other way.  For multi-purpose lines, a special configuration allows the laminator to be used for both laminated and sheeted products.

The 540 Series Cutting Machines consist of a number of units machines which sheet, gauge and cut dough pieces for baking.  They achieves excellent weight control, and meets today’s need for a machine that is compact and easy to operate. 

Baking is a vital process, and Baker Perkins’ comprehensive oven range allows each specification to exactly match the end product.  The Direct Gas Fired (DGF) Oven is usually specified for cracker baking as it is modular and offers great flexibility in baking characteristics.

Many of today’s cracker systems use a Hybrid Oven.  This features a DGF element at the start when the process is critical, and radiant heat without turbulence is preferred.  The DGF module is followed by a Jetcirc section which allows major savings in bake time, capital cost and energy.  It also provides significant quality, consistency and reliability benefits by creating a dependable and stable airflow within the chamber.

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