Design production processes more efficiently with machinery from SOLLICH KG

At this year’s iba - the world’s leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry - SOLLICH KG will showcase machines and equipment for the confectionery industry. The event takes place from October 22 to 26, 2023 at the fairground Munich (Hall C1, Booth C1.340). Special focus of the research and development activities will be on the optimisation of customer’s production process that SOLLICH achieves through high availability and improved handling of their machines.

In order to realise high machine availabilities and to meet increasing hygiene standards, SOLLICH sets highest value on an efficient, easy cleaning of the machines. Further improvements in R&D have been made in the scope of digitalisation regarding the information exchange between machine operator and SOLLICH. 

Together with other leading suppliers of confectionery machines, SOLLICH has founded the company SweetConnect GmbH. On this platform, users can manage all their integrated production machines. Documents such as operating instructions, spare parts catalogs and cross-manufacturer maintenance managers are just some of the basic functions made possible with the help of SweetConnect®. In conjunction with the "Fast Lane" remote maintenance system, data from the application process are transmitted to optimize services and increase machine availability. Referring to the subject “artificial intelligence” 

SOLLICH will introduce for the first time an approach to self-analysis of their tempering machines. In the future the self-analysis of the machine shall be combined with an automatic adjustment of the temperature values in order to reduce human working capacities and to increase the quality of the tempered chocolate at the same time.

The Sollcocap depositing line 

The variety of the equipment features at each machine has been increased and contributes to an improved quality. This includes, for example, the dew point display within the cooling tunnel or the automatic measurement of the degree of temper in the enrobing machine with the Tempergraph.

The following exhibits will showcased:

1)       An enrobing machine type Enromatâ M6-1050 with 1050 mm belt width. The enrober is equipped with a new electronic reproducibility aid of the mechanical settings (patent pending). Following the Enromatâ M6-1050 is a part of a chocolate cooling tunnel of the Thermo-Flowâ+ type LSK.

2)       An automatic decorating device type Decormaticâ DC4 with 820 mm installed on a decorating belt and Minitemper MT 100 for feeding the decorating machine. The machine will be on display with chocolate during the exhibition. The diverse decoration patterns are programmable, i.e. product change can be done very easily.

3)       A Turbotemperâ type TE 1800 for feeding the enrobing machine type Enromatâ M6. The Turbotemperâ including an automatic Tempermeter type Tempergraph.

4)       A Turbotemperâ type TT 100 B Airo for small capacities. The TT 100 B Airo is equipped with a heating reservoir tank and a feed pump, especially designed for tempering smaller chocolate capacities in a superior tempering quality. The integrated aeration system allows aeration of the mass.

5)       A complete chocolate coating machine type Minicoater MC 420 with 420 mm belt width will be on display with chocolate, followed by a Thermo-Flowâ+ cooling tunnel type LSK 420. This machine is running very successfully at small and medium-sized companies setting new standards in the sector of mini enrobing technology.

6)       A special caramel enrobing machine type CA 820 with 820 mm belt width for enrobing wafers or biscuits with caramel or – after slight machine adjustment – also with sugar icings.

7)       A highlight at the iba will be the Sollcocap depositing line for refining biscuits, e.g. fillings like caramel, fondant, nut paste, jelly, milk or yoghurt cream or chocolate can be deposited together with ingredients. The performance of the system has been highly increased and guarantees a high quality production of sandwiching products. Products, which do not meet the quality demands, e.g. a biscuit, does not match the shape, will be sorted out automatically by the machine.

Together with its sister company CHOCOTECH GmbH, SOLLICH KG offers its customers the possibility to get the whole manufacturing process at one stop shopping. In this way machines for the complete process including cooking, forming and enrobing can be offered.