| 1 · Oven exit |
Hot, soft-crusted loaves or pastries straight from the oven; constant stream; product still deforming easily. |
Heat-tolerant running surface, minimal drop at the hand-off, speed matched to oven discharge, a straight run with no tight transfers. |
Crushing or marking where hot product drops onto a faster belt; a stationary belt standing under the oven mouth. |
| 2 · Cooling |
Warm and fragile; crumb still setting; the longest dwell time on the line; ambient air movement. |
A long, level run with open sides for airflow, a steady speed that gives a predictable cooling time, a surface that is quick to clean. |
Crumb and condensation building up along the run; uneven cooling when speed is changed mid-shift. |
| 3 · Slicing infeed |
Fully cooled loaves arriving in single file at a tight pitch; alignment matters more than speed. |
Speed modulation to synchronise with the slicer feed, a centred lane, a smooth transfer with no gap for the loaf to skew on. |
Toast arriving skewed, so slices come out uneven or the loaf jams at blade entry. |
| 4 · Filling & sprinkling |
Open surface carrying filling or loose topping; sticky contact area; product must stay registered under the depositor. |
Consistent speed under the head, a surface that releases sticky product, working height set to the depositor line. |
Topping drift and mis-registration when speed wanders; product sticking and rotating on the belt. |
| 5 · Outfeed |
Sliced stacks or topped product; light and easy to tip; a short run into the next machine or a tray. |
Height matched to the machine being left, a gentle transition, a compact footprint that fits a tight aisle. |
Stacks toppling at a height mismatch or at a step between two machines. |
| 6 · Packaging |
Finished, sliced or bagged product moving at full line speed into the packing module. |
Discharge speed timed to the packer, cleanable food-grade surfaces, straightforward controls an operator can adjust. |
Back-up when the packer runs slower than the line; jams at a discharge that is not aligned. |