Automated artisan bread production line

Enhance your bakery’s efficiency with this versatile bread production line, designed to handle a variety of doughs from soft ciabatta to complex multigrain loaves, ensuring consistent quality and reducing manual intervention.

The Crustica bread production line from WP Haton is designed to meet the demands of automated bakeries aiming to produce artisan and specialty breads with precision and consistency. This modular line excels at processing soft and very soft doughs, employing a comprehensive process that includes dividing, rounding, proofing, moulding, and more. Suitable for applications such as ciabatta, brioche, and multigrain loaves, it handles doughs with up to 80% hydration, allowing for a variety of bread products including seeded, nut, and cheese breads.

With a capacity of up to 2,500 pieces per hour and a dough weight range from 100 to 1,600 grams, the Crustica line integrates seamlessly into existing operations. Its recipe control feature enhances automation, ensuring high efficiency and flexibility. The equipment’s design allows it to process pre-moulded and pre-rolled doughs effectively, with options for final shaping through its long moulder. The robust construction, featuring materials compatible with various dough types, ensures durability and low maintenance, while providing a reliable solution for continuous production lines.

Benefits

  • Enhances product diversity with the ability to process a wide range of doughs, including high-hydration and specialty varieties.
  • Increases production efficiency through automated recipe control and streamlined dough handling processes.
  • Reduces changeover times and labor costs with flexible, modular design suitable for continuous operation.
  • Ensures consistent quality in artisan breads with precise process control and final shaping capabilities.
  • Adapts to existing production lines, providing high throughput of up to 2,500 pieces per hour.

General


Applications
Multigrain bread,Baguettes,Cheese bread,Soft dough,Specialty dough,Seeded bread,Artisan breads,Nut bread,Mediterranean breads,Bread with additives,Sourdough,Very soft dough,Ciabatta,Brioche
End products
Sesame seed rolls,Walnut bread,Brioche loaves,Sunflower seed bread,Multigrain sandwich loaf,Honey brioche,Artisan sourdough boule,Olive ciabatta,Tomato and basil bread,Traditional baguettes,Mediterranean herb bread,Raisin nut bread,Cheese and herb focaccia,Ciabatta rolls,Country-style rye bread
Steps before
dough mixing,ingredient preparation,pre-proofing
Steps after
final proofing,baking,cooling,packaging
Input ingredients
soft dough,very soft dough,specialty dough,dough with long pre-proof,sour dough,multigrain dough,dough with seeds,dough with nuts,dough with additives,dough with high water percentage,dough with up to 80% water
Output ingredients
Mediterranean bread,Ciabatta,artisan bread,baguettes,brioche,long dough pieces,pre-moulded dough,pre-proofed dough,rounded dough,pre-rolled long dough,multigrain bread,sour dough bread
Market info
WP Haton is known for producing high-quality, industrial dough processing equipment. They specialize in designing and manufacturing custom engineered-to-order solutions for the baking industry, with a strong reputation for innovation, reliability, and customer service.

Technical Specifications


Capacity
max. 2,500 pcs/h
Dough Weight Range
100 - 1,600 gr
Automation
Recipe control for automation
Water Percentage in Dough
Up to 80%
Dough Types Processed
Soft,very soft,sourdough,multigrain,seeds,nuts

Operating Characteristics


Dough handling capacity
100 - 1,600 gr
Maximum production rate
2,500 pcs/h
Dough pre-proof allowance
Yes
Flow type
Batch
Automation level
High,with recipe control options
Flexibility
High,processes various dough types
Dough moisture compatibility
Up to 80% water content

Material Compatibility


High-hydration dough handling
Up to 80% water

Product type Characteristics


Mediterranean bread suitability
Ciabatta,artisan bread

Physical Characteristics


Machine Footprint
Compact design
Feed Method
Automated dough feeding
Discharge Method
Automated dough discharge
Control Panel Type
Touchscreen PLC

Custom Options


Control panel type
PLC-controlled
Integration possibilities
Recipe control system