Alimec supplies automatic lines suitable for high capacity plants using fully customized solutions with the proactive and dynamic attitude to offer the best solution available in terms of quality, technology and service/assistance.

Fully automated production line, tailor-made for the production of cakes/muffins.
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Since 1983 Alimec started to design complete production lines for cakes and muffins, cookies, pastry products and a complete topping line.

Projects continue to grow thanks to active collaboration with clients: Alimec offers experience, technology and know-how to find solutions for the most complex production requirements.

Automatic and semi automatic production lines for cakes and muffins

In recent years, Alimec excelled in the realization of automatic and semi-automatic production lines for cakes, muffins, cupcakes, magdalenas, donuts, éclairs.

Focusing on customer requirements and technological innovations, these products can have paper cups or greased moulded baking pans, with either single-colour or double-colour dough and optional inclusions.

It is also possible to dose several kinds of toppings, like sugar, chocolate drops, raisins, while some products can be filled or decorated after baking. Alimec has successfully installed lines worldwide, proposing itself as a best partner, guaranteeing expertise and reliability, to customers seeking to automate or increase their production process.

The fully automatic production line for cakes and muffins

A fully automatic production line, tailor-made for the production of cakes and muffins with or without paper cups, for a medium-high production capacity.

Compact and efficient, both in terms of yield and production capacity, this automatic line is able to produce different types of products, optimizing spaces, baking and cooling times. It is composed of:

Paper cup denester, batter depositor, filling unit and depanner, completely driven by servomotors, for a wide range of products and high accuracy;
Possibility of different types of cooling, including an innovative and compact “not-in-pan” system, to significantly reduce the cooling time and the number of pans in the system;
Pan management system made with materials that reduce both noise and wear-and-tear, while ensuring accuracy and positioning during transport;
Possibility of using punched pans to reduce baking time and increase the production capacity;
PLC and display (HMI) for production line control, data and recipe storing;
The automatic line is made according to the production capacity and product type required by the customer.

The semi automatic production line for cakes and muffins to handle a medium low production capacity

Semi-automatic production line, tailor- made for the production of different types of cakes and muffins. Compact and versatile, this line was created to handle a medium-low production capacity and involves the use of rotary baking ovens.

The special ‘U’ configuration facilitates the operation of loading and unloading of baking pans, creating a continuous and rational workflow, reducing personnel and optimizing spaces. This line has been designed to handle a medium – high production speed with the possibility of fully automating it in the future.

Plant with ‘U’ shape configuration in order to facilitate loading and unloading of baking pans with just one operator;
Paper cup denester, batter depositor, filling unit, and depanner completely driven by servomotors, for a wide range of products and high accuracy;
Use of rack rotary ovens that require little space and limited investments;
PLC and display (HMI) for production line control, data and recipe storing;
Production capacity from 5,.000 to 12,000 pcs/hour according to the product type.

The paper cups denester for cake and muffin
Collector with suction system suitable for paper cup pick-up and placement (no suction cups). (photo: Alimec)
Device for depositing a wide range of liner cups of different shapes and materials, such as paper, cardboard, aluminium.
Possibility to deposit paper cups not only into moulded pans, but also directly onto the oven band.
Fully automated, it allows rapid and simple product change for the operator and ensures high flexibility, performance and precision of paper cup deposit.

The robotic system: flexibility and handling with special tools with quick change of product

A system able to pick-up different kinds of products from pans and deposit them directly onto the decoration and final packaging line. This solution allows flexibility and the handling of several types of acetate/blister, through the use of special tools, with quick change of product type and a medium-high production speed.

The robot provides advantages in terms of time optimization, thanks to the pick-up of the product in motion, the possibility of handling products of different sizes, and a rapid product type change. The device is equipped with:

4- or 6-axis robot, depending on the intended use;
‘Tracking’ software to follow products in movement;
Needle pick-up tool with automatic quick release system;
Codified sensor for tool recognition according to the selected recipe;
Pick-up tools equipped with special trolleys for safe storage;
Wide range of parameter adjustments through touchscreen display (HMI);
Series of interchangeable pick-up plates.

Depanner and overturn device to remove products from pans
Both devices are suitable for removing products from pans and depositing them on a conveyor for cooling, filling, or decoration. Products are then moved to the packaging line. Depanner can use needles or suction cups, according to the product type.