The first units will be used as mobile versions in the British plant manufacturer's pancake and multi-plant lines. Thanks to the low-mist, compressed-air-free application of release agent, Sugden users save resources, improve their product quality and prevent unwanted oil residues in the production environment. The technotrans system is to be installed in other Sugden plants in the future, including those for Vanderpol Waffle production.
"Our goal was to completely eliminate the use of compressed air when applying release agents to our heated plate systems. In this way, we offer our customers even more process reliability and control. With the help of the technotrans solution, we have succeeded in doing just that. In addition, product quality increases and line operators save resources," says George Jackson, sales manager at Sugden.
The company develops and manufactures customized industrial baking systems - for English muffins, crumpets and pancakes, among others. In these systems, products are cooked directly on a hot plate to which a release agent is applied. When looking for a new and, above all, easy-to-integrate spray lubrication solution, the company opted for a system from technotrans after only a few test runs.
The challenge in this baking process is, on the one hand, that the release agent is viscous, which makes precise application difficult. On the other hand, conventional, compressed air-driven solutions often produce aerosols that can be inhaled by employees without the use of extraction equipment, and can accumulate in the production environment. With the help of spray.xact food from technotrans, Sugden prevents these problems. The temperature-controlled valves ensure optimum viscosity of the release agent to be applied, which ensures a precise spray pattern. There is no need for an extraction system, as spray.xact food spray lubrication does not produce any unwanted mist.
Stuart Packer, new business development manager at technotrans, also emphasizes the flexibility and adaptability of the system. "With spray.xact food, customers are able to adjust all relevant parameters from speed to spray quantity according to their needs. Each spray valve can be individually programmed in the process." technotrans transfers this flexibility to the design of the unit. For the Sugdens project, a mobile version was developed that is mounted on a trolley system and can be moved freely.