Why Bakery and Food Automation is the New Norm?

Overall, automation can provide bakeries with numerous advantages, including better production, consistent product quality, enhanced workplace safety, and decreased labor expenses.

FREMONT, CA: Whether it's the face mask you had to wear today or the electronic device you're using to read this, many of the things you're using were probably made utilizing automation. Even though automation has become such a vital part of our lives, several businesses are still hesitant to employ this type of technology. Although food and baking producers are often slower to implement new automation technology than other manufacturing industries, assessing the benefits these advancements can provide regularly is essential.

If you're unsure, intrigued, or on the fence about whether bakery automation is a smart investment, here are some reasons why you should use it.

Automation increases output/productivity: This is one of the most fundamental advantages of automation, and it is typically the leading motivation for businesses to automate their production lines. This primary benefit is immediately quantifiable and enables you to keep up with product demand without handling personnel fluctuations throughout the year; typically, automation works quicker and more consistently than human labor. In addition, equipment never needs a lunch break, never arrives late for work, never calls in sick, and always works overtime.

Automation can enhance product quality and uniformity: Automation is not solely about volume expansion. Manually manufacturing baked goods can result in product differences, such as inconsistently shaped bread loaves or different weights and quantities of sauce, batter, frosting, and ingredients. With automation, bakeries may increase manufacturing process precision, hence enhancing product quality and consistency. Improving product quality has the added benefit of retaining customers; customers will continue to purchase your goods if they know they will continue to receive the same, consistent product they have grown to love.

Automation can increase bakery security: Automation may increase the safety of your bakery in multiple ways. People are the leading cause of cross-contamination in food processing facilities and can readily transfer bacteria and allergens onto your products. Using automation, you can eliminate this possible problem.

In addition to ensuring food safety, automation can also protect labor. Heavy lifting and repetitive activities (e.g., decorating, loading trays, etc.) are common in the bread industry, making personnel susceptible to repetitive strain injury. In your bakery, automation can assist by assuming demanding and repetitive duties, hence reducing ergonomic injuries. This creates a win-win situation, as employees will feel more comfortable at work, and you will no longer experience productivity losses due to worker injuries.