Pie Designs Series 2008-01/02 Cold Blocker (Pneumatic)

This revolutionary pie blocking machine is perfect for the blocking of Pie Bases and Pie Lids or Tops, Tart Shells and Roti Leaves. Even for making biscuits and cookies.

No elements, no heat. We have successfully created the world’s first high production cold blocking process.

Why? Because hot blocking destroys the pastry’s texture, properties and taste, essentially killing and preventing the pastry from rising and performing as it should, particularly with sweet and puff pastries.

Provides ever-consistent product quality and thickness.

High pie production capacity: as many as 1 028 units per hour. We have proven this high yield through thorough testing. (Naturally production is relevant to the process, and will therefore be as high as one is organized and efficient).

Our unique internal lift mechanism lifts the finished product out of the tool. This enables quick damage-free unloading of product. This internal lift mechanism is unique to all our machines.

Another unique feature: pastry does not spill over the edges, so there’s no need to trim or neaten up by hand like with conventional blockers. The entire product (including the edges and rim) is finish-formed to a consistent thickness. This feature guarantees that excess is minuscule at 5%, in comparison to 20-35% which is the case with conventional blockers. This is innovative bakery equipment design in action.

Zero wastage pie production.

The greatest advantage is that all excess pastry can be recycled through the process without any negative effect. This includes puff pastry made by the Scotch method in particular, as well as all short pastries. Effectively creating 0% wastage. No other system on earth can claim this.

How’s this for simple, yet advanced bakery equipment design?

Tough, hard-working machines.

All pneumatics in our machines are standardized to a global specification, so they are readily available.

As with all our products, we have gone to great lengths, taking more than two years in the creation of our blocking system in overrating, over-designing and testing it. This ensures you of solid, sound equipment that you can profit out of, without fears of equipment failure.

Also unique to our blocker, all the tooling is manufactured from food approved materials, unlike all other blocking systems which commonly use cast irons and even wood, which is a health hazard.

Pie Design and Solutions’ blocker:

1. Works with all pastry types including puff