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ALBANY BAKERY : INSTROTECH RISES TO THE CHALLENGE
April 18,
2016 1267 1267 
Instrotech, local distributor of process control instrumentation and specialised systems, recently supplied Albany Bakery with SIKO’s new generation of position indicators for application in the molding section of the bread baking factory-line process.
Albany Bakery produces 2,5 million loaves of bread per week out of their Germiston Depot alone. And, what is of critical importance to them, is uniformity of their product, so that each and every loaf should look, weigh and sample exactly the same. In order to achieve uniformity of product, the moulder settings should be precise. Dough is rolled into a predetermined thickness, which is then cut into 4 pieces, rerolled and dropped into the baking pans.
In order to get the correct width and height at this crucial phase, it has been determined that the exact thickness of the dough must not deviate from standard of procedure. This is achieved by the installation of SIKO’s position indicator which ensures that the reduction rollers deliver this precise measurement. SIKO guarantees an error margin of only 0.01%, and their position indicators are highly stable due to the doubly supported pointer shaft. Housed in a cast aluminium handwheel, the unit is robust and features various hub options, and may be fitted with a handwheel handle, for ease of use.
SA’s leading manufacturer of factory baking machinery have recently standardised on the SIKO gauge which means that bakers country-wide will soon be upgrading their machinery to the SIKO gauge within the baking production line.
SIKO GmbH in Buchenbach was founded by engineer, Dr. G. Wandres in 1963 and is now managed by Horst Wandres. The company developed and manufactures mechanical and electronic angle and distance measuring devices; they are considered a world leader in the field of mechanical digital displays. Magnetic linear measuring tools, hand wheels with position gauges, incremental encoders and absolute encoders are also available, as are electronic displays and transmission potentiometers, cable controllers and the DriveLine actuators. Users include the entire engineering field, manufacturers of wood, glass and sheet processing machines, in textile and printing machines as well as in packaging and tooling machines.
SIKO has 40 year’s experience in distance and angle measuring technology and solutions with worldwide representation. For more information on Siko’s solutions, contact Instrotech on 011 462 1920 or email sales@instrotech.co.za