Customer case: Overcoming the challenges of artisan bread manufacturing

In light of a rapid growth, our North American client found it imperative to expand operations to meet escalating market demand. Much like many others in the baking industry, his challenge laid in identifying a production line capable of manufacturing long-fermented products on an industrial scale. 

Hence, our customer chose to collaborate with MECATHERM for this dynamic expansion project. His visit to ourdemo center in France was key in his decision-making process. This visit provided the opportunity to engage with our team of skilled bakers and design the production line that could meet the exacting standards of product quality he anticipated.

The line has been tailored to his needs and requirements regarding product quality, efficiency, and performance of the line. It includes a FTM oven, particularly adapted for premium bread and a M-UB handling system with a unique and smooth travelling path guaranteeing product homogeneity.

Achieving the desired crust is crucial when it comes to baking crusty breads like ciabatta and baguettes. With the added feature of the Bottom Bake Booster, the FTM oven ensures meticulous control over the baking of crusty breads. Whether it's adjusting the thickness of the bottom and top crusts or refining the appearance of the bottom crust, this oven provides our customer with the ability to fine-tune every aspect of the crust.

Producing a wide array of products with different baking times and production rates can be a challenge, but the flexibility offered by the FTM oven allowed our customer to do so. «Not only were we able to increase capacity but we were able to provide a higher quality product.We are very satisfied with our collaboration with MECATHERM. They are experts in what they do and are always there to answer any questions we have and provide solutions."

At MECATHERM, we value the trust our customers place in us. We take pride in supporting their new projects and are committed to ensuring their satisfaction every step of the way.

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