Automatic Proofers
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Over the last 25 years MCS has developed a unique and specific competence in designing and manufacturing automatic industriai proofing systems which, combined with his own tunnel ovens, form the "very heart" of industrial baking lines.
The technical mission of MCS to combine high capacity, quality of the final product and flexibility is made conspicuous in proofing systems, which are offered in many different combinations to suit the different baking technologies and output requirements of the customer.
On request the proofers are designed to run alternatively different types of products.
The validity and quality of our systems is confirmed not only by our "customers references" but also by the dimensions reached by our proofers which can handle up to 145 tons of final product in line.





The technology

  • Software programmes for recipes management (proofing time, interfaces with other equipment, climatic conditions, alarms management, trends, etc.) are made exclusevely by a software house co-owned by MCS;

  • MCS esclusive climate installation allows to keep very accurate climatic conditions throughout the proofer, with ample adjustment possibilities, to maximize the product consistency;

  • Selection of the most suitable proofer design and introduction of custom made solutions, to meet the specific requirements of the customer;

  • Several different loading and unloading systems to suit the different products and type of lines;

The design: mechanical excellence, hygien and safety

  • Easy access for periodical maintenance and cleaning;

  • Structural elements in s/steel and top quality components;

  • Absorbion of the stress on the proofer chain by means of pneumatic tensioning systems;

  • The systems are fully assembled and tested in the factory prior to delivery;

  • A special attention is given to the hygiene of the system, with design that uses only smooth and rounded surfaces without slits that may collect residuals turning into bacterial colonies;

  • In order to avoid the potential risk of injuries to the operator caused by moving parts, the proofer is designed to prevent access to hazardous places by means of electrical or fixed protections;













Typical configurations


The Range


Free trays proofers (gravity)

With this system it is possible to use multiple trays (up to 4 levels) reducing the overall size of the proofer, and the cost. The system is also versatile: can indifferently handle product on baking pans, as well as products on boards to be heart baked. In the last case, by using food grade plastic boards, it is possible to perform a very efficent cleaning obtaining a perfect hygiene. The proofers designed to work with both pans and boards are equipped with a special unloading device suitable to handle the different situations, supervised and controlled by recipes management programs
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Captive trays proofers (stabilized)

This system is mainly used for small/medium size lines and for heart baked products. The trays are supported by side wheels running onto rails. When passing from one level to the other a sprocket engages the side wheel, stabilizing the tray till it reaches the rails of the next level. The trays are normally covered with canvas, easily removable for washing or, when possible, the tray's surface is made of food grade plastic material. At every cycle, in the return section of the proofer, the empty trays are subjected to the cleaning process. at first the surface is brushed, then vacuum cleaned, exposed to U.V. ray and finally airdried.

Cradle swings proofers

This system is utilized only for the lines dedicated to elongate bread, since the configuration of the cradles, the loading and the unloading devices allows only this type of product. A variation of the system is the proofer with cups swings, suitable to work only the round shaped dough. The latter is normally used for the line producing cross laminated pizza.

Norià type proofers

The norià systems are normally utilized as storages for pans and/or moulds in the multi-products lines. Occasionally this system is also used as a proofer: the pluses are a good versatility and reduced encumbrance, the minuses are a more complicate mechanical system requiring frequent and accurate maintenance.









 
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