Bulk Handling system in Bakeries and its advantages
Bakery manufacturers are now installing bulk handling systems for their major ingredients
like flour , sugar , fat ,butter and other ingredients .
Few of bakery product manufacturers are still operating on a daily receipt of raw material which may some times result in stock out or production re-sheduling which may result in sale loss .
Many equipment manufacturers are providing complete plant from silos , conveyors to automation . Few of them are
Most of these bulk handling uses pneumatics for their application or there can be conveyors for transporting material from one place to another .
Bulk handling for raw material has major advantages are
* Major savings on raw material cost when procured in bulk.
* Savings on loading and unloading cost and labour .
* Stock outs are eliminated.
* Automation can increase the productivity.
Bulk tankers can be arranged by flour , fat and sugar processing companies or manufacturers
* Reduces procurement deptt follow up job s.
* Increase vendor loyalty as you procure bulk quantities .
* Hygienic as raw material is stored in Silos .
* Inspection and stores procedures are reduced .
Bulk handling should be implemented if space in not a problem .Bulk handling has been implemented by most of the major bakery product manufacturer
Bulk handling systems can be designed for
Flour
Flour can b stored in silos with having pneumatic system to transport the flour to the mixing sections with help of root blowers and conveyors
Sugar
Sugar can be transported through flexible screw conveyors to the sugar grinder and silos
Fat
Fat bulk handling can have insulated silos with heat tracing done on it for ow temperatures and could be transported to mixing section through pumps.
Bulk Handling system in Bakeries and its advantages