Pneumatic Dough Forming Machines
Dough forming machines developed for the safe, efficient, simplified and profitable production of pie shells, tart shells and quiche bases; Additionally, for flat products like pie pastry disks and forms, chapati, naan bread, pizza bases or preforming rotis even hamburger meat patties and other suitable foods.
Max round ∅240mm (9,5″) with a maximum depth of 50mm (2″)
No elements, no heat; Why is cold forming important for most pie production? Because hot blocking destroys pastry’s texture, properties and taste by melting the fat layers, essentially killing and preventing the pastry from rising and performing as it should, particularly with layered puff and other delicate pastries.
To achieve the highest quality in pastry production, pastry has to be cold worked and worked fast, and as little as possible.
Cold food forming is advantages in speed, increased quality and reduced costs; Being pressure adjustable makes the forming of some difficult speciality products efficiently possible.
Production capacity is relevant to the process, and will, therefore, be as high as one is organized and efficient. Unique internal mechanism lifts the finished product out of the tool; Enabling quick damage-free unloading of product. Product ejection is standard on all our machines.
Product of almost any shape is possible; Including complex fluted pie containers, square, rectangular, oval, or other non-round shapes are available for choice.
Besides its speed, an advantage is that any excess pastry trimmed in the pie sealing, Lidding/Crimping stage of pie production can be recycled through the process without any negative effects. Effectively creating 0% wastage.
Being key cornerstone equipment, our Blocking Machines are specifically engineered for exceptional reliability and powered by quality ISO pneumatic components.
- Tooling/dies are manufactured from non-absorbent HACCP approved materials,
- Blocking Machines are industrial hard-shell powder coated to a smooth easily cleanable inert food approved finish,
- Available in choices of colours to suit HACCP and food-safety codes at no extra cost,
- The Pie Designs and Solutions blocker works any pastry type, including delicate laminated puff pastries and more,
- It provides ever-consistent product quality, thickness and most importantly, consistent density,
- High pie production capacity of up to 1028 units per hour is achievable in pie making,
- Versatility to manufacture a wide range of product from container type, both simple and complex, as well as flat pastry forms,
- Accommodates almost any shape and size from party and cocktail pies to large ∅235mm (∅9,4inch) family pies,
- It supports simple quick tool changing, which can be accomplished in less than 1 minute,
- Designed and manufactured to strict International Baking Standards (BISSC),
- Reduced and optemized operational costs,
- Portable, compact and maintenance free,
- Simple and safe to operate.
Go here for the Series 01 Cold Pneumatic Blocking/Forming Machine
Go here for the Series 02 Cold Pneumatic Blocking/Forming Machine
Please note that a suitable Compressor is required to power our Pneumatic Blocking Machines. We recommend visiting our FAQ page for more info.