Heated discharge platen for dough processing system

摘要

A dough forming apparatus for flatbread products, the apparatus having: a loading station; a pressing station; a discharge station; and a conveyor belt passing through the loading station, the pressing station and the discharge station; wherein the discharge station further comprises a heated discharge platen.

主权项

1. A dough forming apparatus comprising:
a loading station; a pressing station comprising upper and lower heated pressing platens; a first controller to adjust the temperature of the upper and lower heated pressing platens, wherein the upper heated pressing platen is heated to a higher temperature than the lower heated pressing platen; a discharge station comprising a heated discharge platen comprising a plurality of separately controllable, variable heating elements, each of the variable heating elements being independent of both the upper pressing platen and the lower pressing platen; and a conveyor belt capable of serially moving a plurality of dough balls between the loading station, the pressing station, and the discharge station.