For Turnkey Projects, Flexibility Goes a Long Way

Whether it’s a build-to-order facility, a new franchise business opportunity or an entire food manufacturing line, turnkey solutions span a wide range of industries and often include the design, manufacturing, commissioning and installation of equipment so it’s operational the second you turn the key.

For many food manufacturers, selecting a turnkey solutions provider for all their processing needs is a hassle-free way to manufacturing success. In particular as the baking industry is moving towards more automation – and ensuring that the equipment is set up correctly is more important than ever. 

With a turnkey solutions provider, manufacturers can be sure that every detail has been considered, no matter how small. Gone are the days of searching for the right technology, only to then find out that it is not compatible with existing equipment. From analyzing business needs to designing the technology to setting up the control systems and training staff, a turnkey solutions provider takes full responsibility for the entire project from start to finish.

Flexibility Takes the Lead

Today, the bakery sector requires more and more flexible, automated production solutions at different production capacities. Rademaker’s Radini is the answer to these requests. It is a production system for bakeries that want to increase their production capacity or extend their product range, or industrial bakeries that want a smaller, flexible production line that respects their industrial values.

The production line is capable of processing 400 up to 1,000 kg per hour and is designed and built for bakeries that want to expand or maintain their production range or capacity at a compact footprint. Rademaker’s proven techniques and technologies are the basis of a large variety of predefined Radini production line configurations. 

Radini is developed after intense testing. A process in which Rademaker specialists and technologists closely worked with customers, in the Rademaker Technology Centre in The Netherlands, but also at the customer’s production site. The result is an efficient, compact, and flexible production line which is on a par with industrial standards but is suitable for processing up to 1,000 kg dough per hour.

From single layer to laminated dough sheets, yeast to puff doughs the possibilities of processing various doughs are extensive. It is even possible to process different dough types on the same production line. 

For shaping the dough, different tooling is offered. By simply adding a tool, a baker can easily expand their product range. Radini offers bakeries the possibility to automate the production process fully or partially, in one go or step by step. Automated process functions can be combined with manual process steps, e.g., fat application, offline resting and cooling, (rework) dough feeding, as well as partial or full forming of products. This allows bakers to be flexible and make a mark on their products.

Some manufacturers still worry that by opting for a turnkey solution they will be provided with an “off-the-shelf” product that may not necessarily meet their needs. In reality, the opposite is true. Even though many solutions are sold as “plug and play” systems, each turnkey equipment will have undergone a serious amount of customization and fine-tuning before it ends up on your factory floor to ensure the final setup meets your exact requirements. 

Project management, in particular, plays a key role during this time. By analyzing the customers’ needs, their existing assets and operational requirements, project managers will be able to develop a tailored solution that is on-time, on-budget and causes minimal disruption to the rest of the business. 

You can read the rest of this article in the July-August issue of European Baker & Biscuit magazine, which you can access by clicking here.