Baking ovens have a long innovation curve— from coal, gas, and electricity, to convection and microwave—there is a history as varied and flavorful as the cakes, cookies, and biscuits that come out of these ovens! Over the last 6 decades, New Era Machines has seen these transitions up close and has built technological capabilities, expertise, and experience, making us the leading industrial oven manufacturers.
We know that Industrial baking ovens are a substantial capital investment, hence to help you make the right choice we share our expertise and experience here so that you know what goes into making the best industrial baking ovens.
Lets see what technology unveils the precision behind the industrial baking ovens:
How Precision and Technology Are Redefining Industrial Baking?
Precision and technology are reshaping industrial baking, driving innovation and efficiency to meet consumer demands. bakery businesses prioritize automation for 2024 and implementing high-quality, technologically advanced equipment that enables faster and more baking. The advanced systems minimize waste through portion control and precision baking.
- The baking industry is set for high gains with the commercial oven market projected to exceed USD 24,215 million by 2033.
- This rapid growth is a result of the rising preference for oven-made food, and advancements in industrial baking oven technology that delivers precision in taste, texture, and quality.
- The expected CAGR of 5.2% stands testimony to the accelerated progress that the baking industry is making and undoubtedly precision and technology are enablers of this “cakewalk”.
Baking Ovens Powered through Tech-based Efficiency
Industrial baking ovens and smart ovens are in demand due to their energy efficiency. The baking industry is gaining huge returns on investments with these power-saving baking equipment. Low emissivity ovens could help in approx. 36–57% energy efficiency. For example, our gas-powered baking systems are low-emission, high-performance ovens that deliver precise temperature regulation, and consistent heat distribution, thus saving money. These are cost-effective solutions for businesses looking for large-scale baking at affordable prices.
Meanwhile, commercial convection oven systems use air circulation baking with even heat distribution through automated convection oven controls, like our convection ovens, known for being highly energy efficient while providing uniform baking.
Another two most used tech innovations, both star products of New Era Machines, are the indirect radiant cyclotherm oven which provides indirect heating for exceptionally uniform baking experiences, and hybrid oven technology where a combination of heat sources like gas and electricity can be used in tandem, adding flexibility and ease.
Innovative Oven Designs For Maximum Throughput
Industrial and commercial baking involves long hours of oven operation without compromising the quality of the end product. Industrial baking ovens like rack ovens, rotary rack ovens, tunnel ovens, swing ovens, and tray ovens, were designed to keep these key factors under consideration.
Each design offers exceptional baking results, from the multiple racks and even heat distribution of rack ovens, precise temperature control, and enhanced heat circulation of steam injection-based rotary rack ovens, to the continuous production and advanced heat transfer of tunnel ovens with multi-zone heating. Additionally, swing ovens feature a swinging rack mechanism for delicate handling, while tray ovens accommodate multiple trays for greater flexibility.
Smart Technologies For Better Baking Businesses and Precision
Modern industrial baking ovens no longer rely on manual intervention to achieve the right taste, texture, and quality. Technological advances like the introduction of programmable logic controllers (PLCs), IoT integration, and AI-driven analytics have helped baking businesses excel and grow without compromising on quality.
Industrial baking ovens are automated and it is the era of Mark III ovens that are driven by tech advancements, including cloud-based monitoring systems, and advanced sensors that enable real-time monitoring and remote management of critical parameters like temperature, airflow, humidity, and baking time. There is a rising trend to use AI-powered analytics to optimize baking cycles, and preemptively predict maintenance needs, thus minimizing wastage and reducing energy consumption.
1. IoT Integration and Smart Controls
Unlike traditional systems where minute-to-minute monitoring is needed to check that the products are perfectly baked and have the right color, quality, and consistency, IoT-based systems, and sensors allow remote monitoring and control by sending real-time data for quick action. Additionally, businesses can save millions by identifying potential failures, scheduling maintenance, and reducing downtime, thus helping in the continuous, uninterrupted production of mouth-watering delicacies on time, every time.
2. Energy Efficiency Features
With the world rising to ecological concerns, a new level of design approach in baking is seen where sustainability and eco-friendly designs are taking the front seat. Though this is in the nascent stage, eco-friendly materials are being tried out for designing ovens with the view of causing minimal environmental impact, providing energy efficiency, and long product life with minimal carbon footprint.
A step towards this is advanced industrial baking ovens that use heat recovery systems capable of capturing exhaust heat and redirecting it back into the oven to preheat incoming air, reducing energy consumption and enhancing overall energy efficiency. Additionally, highly efficient industrial ovens with low-emission burners and variable-speed fans reduce the environmental impact and adjust airflow depending on the baking load, optimizing energy use while ensuring uniform heat distribution.
3. Multi-Zone Temperature Control
Certain bakery products need some parts to be heated at higher temperatures while others at lower. Setting different and accurate temperatures that seemed impossible using older baking systems is now a reality with multi-zone temperature controls that maintain different temperatures and adjust the heat in each zone based on the product being baked. Not only does this eliminate the hassle of the end-products turning out over or under-baked, but also reduces the time spent monitoring the baked products. This growing inclusion of tech has helped companies optimize baking results, reducing wastages, and energy usage.
4. Touchscreen User Interface and Automation
Traditional large-scale baking systems where it took hours to identify what went wrong and where, led to large-scale wastages of raw materials, crucial time, and used up manpower in identifying and solving the issue. Advanced control panels with touchscreen interfaces with intuitive features like graphical displays, recipe storage, and real-time process feedback
have changed the picture by allowing operators to quickly adjust settings, load recipes, and monitor the baking processes.
5. Automated Cleaning and Hygiene Systems
With more and more stringent policies for food safety like FSSAI in India, FSA in the UK, FDA in the U.S.A., etc., hygiene is a top priority to stay relevant in the baking business. Next-gen technological advances in the baking industry that incorporate advanced ovens with self-cleaning cycles, using heat or steam to clean the interior are growing. These systems help maintain standards and deliver automated cleaning reminders and alerts, ensuring that the oven remains in optimal condition and meets hygiene and safety standards.
6. Customizable Baking Profiles with Advanced Airflow and Humidity Control
Baking is all about controlling the moisture and humidity of the products and this is where tech-led new ovens have emerged. These ovens enable precise humidity control and moisture levels, besides providing air circulation to minimize temperature fluctuations. Programmable baking cycles are a step ahead in industrial baking and allow users to program and store specific baking profiles for different products, right from setting temperature, humidity, and airflow, to baking duration.
Final Words:
Enabling Bottom-Line Profitability Through Tech-Powerd Industrial Ovens
In a nutshell, the precision and technology used to make that perfect piece of bread, cookie, biscuit, and cake lies in the technology employed. Similar to this popular dialogue from Young Sheldon which says that “Gravity is precisely as strong as it needs to be and if gravity was slightly more powerful, the universe would collapse into a ball”, at New Era Machines all our industrial ovens right from the gas fired oven, convection oven, indirect radiant cyclotherm oven to hybrid oven work at the earth-precision to bring out products that scale high in quality, taste, and value.
Add a new lease of life to your baking business through an advanced Industrial Baking Oven from New Era Machines.
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