An automated pan shaker has a central longitudinal axis and a central lateral axis. The automated pan shaker includes a shaker assembly that has a carriage assembly, a clamping assembly supported by the carriage assembly and an actuation assembly. The actuation assembly further includes an actuator post connected to the carriage assembly, a first actuator assembly that includes a first actuator linkage connected to the actuator post, and a second actuator assembly that includes a second actuator linkage connected to the actuator post. Also disclosed is a method for inducing orbital movement in a bakery pan using a plurality of offset actuation assemblies.

Apparatus and process for producing and discharging spherically shaped products from a pasty material. The apparatus includes a feed device for moving the pasty material along a conveyor path, a portioning device connected downstream of the feed device for shaping the pasty material into balls, and a transport device for discharging the balls produced by means of the portioning device. The portioning device has an outlet opening having a plurality of outlets for the balls to be shaped, arranged in mutually juxtaposed relationship so that the delivered products touch each other or are arranged in closely mutually juxtaposed relationship, and the portioning device and the transport device are so arranged relative to each other that regions of the transport device in the transport direction provide an abutment function for the balls which are to be oriented in mutually juxtaposed relationship in a row substantially transversely relative to the transport direction.

The invention relates to a device for creating blanks from pieces of dough, in particular triangular pieces of dough, from at least one web of dough, comprising a plurality of cutting tools which cut an edge of the pieces of dough as a result of a movement oriented against the at least one web of dough and comprising a conveyor belt device on which the at least one web of dough is conveyed. The cutting tools are arranged on a drum, which is driven in a rotating manner, via tool holders, said drum being superimposed with a vertical movement such that one or more cutting tools 1 which can be found circulating about the drum are moved parallel to the conveyor belt device as a result of the superimposed sequence of movements of the drum rotation and the vertical movement of the drum.

A dough handling apparatus has a conveyor device for dough having a conveying chamber arranged between a dough inlet and a dough outlet, and a conveyor screw arranged in the conveying chamber; a supply container having an outlet opening for supplying dough to the conveyor device, wherein, in an operative position, the outlet opening connects to the dough inlet of the conveyor device, wherein the supply container is pivotable from the operative position into a pivoted-away position; and a helical feed device, wherein the helical feed device is releasably mounted in an upper part of the dough inlet of the conveyor device, wherein a first end of the helical feed device extends into the supply container, and a second end of the helical feed device extends toward the conveyor screw, wherein the second end is arranged near an outer circumference of the conveyor screw.

Device for spacing dough pieces positioned adjacently in a length direction on a carrier that extends in a length and a width direction, comprising: At least one engaging means for a dough piece, said engaging means movable between: a position engaging at least one dough piece and a position releasing the at least one dough piece; configured for: a) moving to the position engaging at least one dough piece; b) moving the at least one dough piece in the length direction relative to the carrier; c) moving the at least one dough piece in the width direction relative to the carrier; d) moving to the position releasing the at least one dough piece.

The invention relates to a device for creating blanks from pieces of dough, in particular triangular pieces of dough, from at least one web of dough, comprising a plurality of cutting tools which cut an edge of the pieces of dough as a result of a movement oriented against the at least one web of dough and comprising a conveyor belt device on which the at least one web of dough is conveyed. The cutting tools are arranged on a drum, which is driven in a rotating manner, via tool holders, said drum being superimposed with a vertical movement such that one or more cutting tools 1 which can be found circulating about the drum are moved parallel to the conveyor belt device as a result of the superimposed sequence of movements of the drum rotation and the vertical movement of the drum.

A device for transferring pieces of dough includes a weighing device, in which dough can be weighed into dough portions with a defined weight and/or volume and can be discharged as dough products, and a working device, by which the portioned dough products can be processed, wherein the weighing device is positioned relative to the working device such that a dough product which has been portioned by the weighing device can be transferred to the working device in a transfer region. A release device is arranged in the transfer region between the weighing device and the working device and is designed to be movable in an oscillating manner and such that dough products which are transferred from the weighing device to the working device can be brought into contact with the release device, can be discharged from the weighing device, and can be introduced into the working device.