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    How to Build a Biscuit Oven
    How to Build a Biscuit Oven
    How to Build a Biscuit Oven
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    How to Build a Biscuit Oven

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    How to Build a Biscuit Oven is an e-book aimed at anybody looking to Manufacture Biscuit Ovens within a tight budget. This could be small biscuit makers, start-up biscuit makers or contract Engineering companies looking to develop new markets. The information included allows someone with basic knowledge to manufacture a biscuit oven.

    The Direct Gas Fired Biscuit Oven design included within the book lends itself to low technology manufacture, allowing ovens to be manufactured using basic workshop facilities with minimum investment. The book includes:-

    Description of each stage of building and installation with photos
    All main assembly/layout drawings
    All parts lists
    Key component specifications and suppliers
    Detail oven specifications

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIain Davidson
    Release dateMar 19, 2019
    ISBN9780463800027
    How to Build a Biscuit Oven
    Author

    Iain Davidson

    Iain graduated from the School of Industrial Design (Engineering) at Royal College of Art in London in 1965 and joined Baker Perkins Ltd. He was Industrial Design Engineer, working in the Technical Department on the design of new biscuit and bakery processing machines until 1975, gaining a thorough technical knowledge of the machines and processes. In 1975, Iain was appointed Market Development Manager at Baker Perkins, involved in developing the Baker Perkins forward planning for new business, product development and acquisitions. In 1979 Iain became International Sales Manager with responsibility for the business in Asia and Africa. In 1990 Iain was appointed Regional Manager Asia Pacific for Baker Perkins and re-located to Indonesia and later in 1997 to China. His appointments included Managing Director of Baker Perkins (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Director of Baker Perkins Japan KK. Iain established a successful manufacturing facility for biscuit ovens in Dalian, China in 1990 for Baker Perkins and subsequently continued a manufacturing capability for Baker Pacific Ltd. in China, India and Indonesia. Baker Pacific companies Iain established PT Baker Pacific Mandiri in Indonesia in 2000. As the business outside Indonesia grew, Baker Pacific Ltd was established in Hong Kong in 2004 and is now our principal operating company, providing process technology and machinery for the biscuit, chocolate and candy industries. Experience in the biscuit industry:- Engineering design of biscuit process machines including a range of baking ovens Biscuit baking oven manufacture in China, Indonesia and India Sales and marketing in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa Project management and service

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      How to Build a Biscuit Oven - Iain Davidson

      How to Build a Biscuit Oven

      Direct Gas Fired Ovens for industrial production

      IAIN DAVIDSON

      Director, Baker Pacific Ltd.

      Author of Biscuit Baking Technology, 2nd Edition

      Published by Academic Press 2016

      an imprint of Elsevier, store.elsevier.com

      Baker Pacific Ltd., 3905 Two Exchange Square, Suite 7443, 8 Connaught Place, Hong Kong

      Tel. 852 2522 1114 Fax. 852 2521 1190 email: bakerman@bakerpacific.com.hk

      web-site: www.bakerpacific.com.hk www.bakerpacific.net

      Iain Davidson

      Iain graduated from the School of Industrial Design (Engineering) at Royal College of Art in London in 1965 and joined Baker Perkins Ltd. He was Industrial Design Engineer, working in the Technical Department on the design of new biscuit and bakery processing machines until 1975, gaining a thorough technical knowledge of the machines and processes.

      In 1975, Iain was appointed Market Development Manager at Baker Perkins, involved in developing the Baker Perkins forward planning for new business, product development and acquisitions. In 1979 Iain became International Sales Manager with responsibility for the business in Asia and Africa.

      In 1990 Iain was appointed Regional Manager Asia Pacific for Baker Perkins and re-located to Indonesia and later in 1997 to China. His appointments included Managing Director of Baker Perkins (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Director of Baker Perkins Japan KK.

      Iain established a successful manufacturing facility for biscuit ovens in Dalian, China in 1990 for Baker Perkins and subsequently continued a manufacturing capability for Baker Pacific Ltd. in China, India and Indonesia.

      Baker Pacific companies

      Iain established PT Baker Pacific Mandiri in Indonesia in 2000. As the business outside Indonesia grew, Baker Pacific Ltd was established in Hong Kong in 2004 and is now our principal operating company, providing process technology and machinery for the biscuit, chocolate and candy industries.

      Experience in the biscuit industry

      • Engineering design of biscuit process machines including a range of baking ovens

      • Biscuit baking oven manufacture in China, Indonesia and India

      • Sales and marketing in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa

      • Project management and service

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      Our Baker Pacific team are responsible for the specification, design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of the ovens featured in ‘How to Build a Biscuit Oven’. John Lilley, Stephen Eldridge, Dave Young and Xu Dan Ping have made our oven manufacturing business and this book possible.

      Iain Davidson

      //October 2016

      Table of Contents

      CHAPTER 1: Why build a biscuit oven?

      1.1 Growing world-wide market for biscuits

      1.2 Limited number of suppliers of quality biscuit ovens

      1.3 Biscuit oven manufacture

      1.4 Biscuit baking process

      1.5 What is required?

      CHAPTER 2: What type of oven?

      2.1 The Direct Gas Fired (DGF) Oven

      CHAPTER 3: Heat transfer and heat ratings

      3.1 Heat transfer

      3.2 Radiation

      3.3 Conduction

      3.4 Convection

      3.5 Oven designs

      3.6 Heat Rating

      3.6.1 Crackers

      3.6.2 Short doughs

      3.7 Multi-purpose ovens

      CHAPTER 4: Direct Gas Fired Oven Specifications

      4.1. Oven output

      4.2 Calculation of Oven Zone Lengths

      4.3 Calculating the number and type of burners

      4.4 Recommended burners

      4.5 Technical Specification for a Multi-purpose DGF Oven

      4.5.1 Oven Feed End

      4.5.2 Direct Gas Fired Zone 89.9m long with 7 heat control zones

      4.5.3 Direct Gas Fired Burners and Gas Equipment

      4.5.4 Automatic temperature control

      4.5.5 Oven band

      4.5.6 Oven band cleaner

      4.5.7 Delivery end section

      4.5.8 Emergency drive

      4.5.9 Oven end extraction hood

      4.5.10 Control panels

      4.6 Oven safety systems

      4.6.1 Oven band

      4.6.2 Ignition

      4.6.3 Purge system

      4.6.4 Over Temperature

      4.6.5 Power Failure

      4.7 Electrical installation

      4.8 Components

      4.9 Finishes

      4.10 Spare parts

      CHAPTER 5: Selecting the oven conveyor band

      5.1 Products

      5.1.1 Crackers

      5.1.2 Semi-sweet biscuits and short dough biscuits

      5.1.3 Cookies

      5.2 Open wire mesh bands

      5.3 Compound Balanced Weave Belts (heavy mesh)

      5.4 Steel bands

      CHAPTER 6: Purchasing and Shipping

      6.1 Purchasing

      6.1.1 Contractors for fabrication

      6.1.2 Purchase of specialist components

      6.2 Shipping

      CHAPTER 7: Manufacturing drawings

      7.1 Design layout drawings

      7.2 Oven construction

      7.2.1 Modular construction and build on site

      7.2.2 Manufacture and installation of the oven

      7.3 Drawing numbers

      7.4 Parts Lists

      7.5 Electrical drawings

      7.6 Control panel fascias

      CHAPTER 8: Construction of the Direct Gas Fired Oven

      8.1 Stage 1: Oven base structure

      8.2 Stage 3: Baking chamber slides

      8.3 Stage 4: Baking chambers

      8.3.1 Construction and corrosion resistance

      8.4 Stage 5: Crown sheets, explosion panels and extraction ducts

      8.4.1 Explosion panels

      8.4.2 Extraction ducts

      8.5 Stage 6: Frames for outer cover and fan supports

      8.6 Stage 7 Clean out and inspection doors, insulation, wall sheets

      8.6.1 Clean out doors

      8.6.2 Inspection doors

      8.6.3 Oven insulation

      8.7 Stage 8: Extraction fans and dampers

      8.8 Stage 9: Air header pipes

      8.9 Stage 10: Gas header pipes

      8.10 Stage 11: Outer covers for control side

      8.10.1 Outer covers

      8.11 Stage 12 Gas burners

      8.11.1 Eratec MFB burner installation

      8.11.2 Burner specification

      8.11.3 Flynn burners and gas system

      8.12 Stage 13: Oven roof sheets

      8.13 Stage 14: Outer covers on non-burner side

      8.14 Stage 15 Oven extensions

      CHAPTER 9: Oven Conveyor Construction : Feed / Tension End

      9.1 Oven band circuit

      9.2 Conveyor feed / tension end

      9.3 Oven feed end unit: final assembly

      9.4 Oven end drum and shaft assembly

      9.5 Drum bearing and mount assembly

      9.6 Oven feed end frame assembly including linear slides

      9.7 Pneumatic tension assembly

      9.8 Plough assembly

      9.9 Drum scraper assembly

      9.10 Oven band tracking: Wander Warning Assembly

      9.11 Oven feed / tension end covers

      CHAPTER 10: Oven Conveyor Construction: Delivery / Drive End

      10.1 Delivery / drive end arrangement

      10.2 Drive End Frame

      10.3 Delivery end drum

      10.4 Bearings, sprockets and drive train

      10.5 Motor and Gearbox

      10.6 UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply

      10.7 Stripping Knife

      10.8 Stripping Conveyor

      10.9 Drum scraper

      10.10 Drive End Band Wander Warning

      10.11 Delivery End Outer Covers

      10.12 Oven end hood design

      10.13 Calculations for oven band drive

      10.13.1 Calculation of oven band tension

      10.13.2 Calculation of torque required for the conveyor drive

      10.13.3 Calculation of electric motor power

      CHAPTER 11: Conveyor construction: oven bands

      11.1 Wire Mesh Bands

      11.1.1 Skid bar supports

      11.1.2 Return band supports

      11.1.3 Wire mesh oven band cleaning

      11.1.4 Wire mesh oven band tracking

      11.1.5 Joining wire mesh bands

      11.2 Compound balanced weave (heavy mesh bands)

      11.2.1 Band support rollers

      11.2.2 Heavy mesh band tracking

      11.3 Steel bands

      11.3.1 Steel band supports

      11.3.2 Steel band tracking

      CHAPTER 12: Key Components

      12.1 Bearings

      12.1.1 SKF High temperature bearings

      12.1.2 SKF heavy duty bearing assembly for oven end drums

      12.1.3 Linear Motion Ball Rail Systems

      12.1.4 NSK / RPH bearings

      12. 2 Burners

      12.2.1 Eratec

      12.2.2 Flynn burners

      12.3 Clamping elements, clutch, chains, sprockets

      12.3.1 Cross and Morse

      12.4 Electrical Equipment

      12.4.1 Siemens

      12.4.2 Schneider Electric / Telemechanique

      12.4.3 Danfoss

      12.4.4 Mitsubishi

      12.5 Electrical Cable and Trunking

      12.5.1 Lapp Kabel

      12.6 Electrical sensor and monitoring equipment

      12.6.1 Euchner

      12.6.2 Red Lion Controls

      11.6.3 Synatel Instrumentation Ltd.

      12.7 Fans and Blowers

      12.7.1 Halifax Fan

      12.7.2 Moro Srl

      12.8 Gas Equipment

      12.8.1 Arita Engineering

      12.8.2 Donkin

      12.8.3 Krom Shroeder

      12.9 Insulation and seals

      12.9.1 Duratec

      12.9.2 Rockwool

      12.9.3 TYM Seals and Gaskets Ltd

      12.10 Oven bands

      12.10.1 Ashworth Bros

      12.10.2 Berndorf

      12.10.3 Agrati Group La Bridoire S.A.R.L.

      12.10.4 Cambridge Engineered Solutions

      12.10.5 Sandvik Process Systems

      12.10.6 Steinhaus GmbH

      12.11 Pneumatic equipment

      12.11.1 Festo

      12.11.2 Martonair

      12.12 Powder Coating Materials

      12.12.1 Weilburger Coatings GmbH

      12.13 Pressure switches

      12.13.1 A J Antunes

      12.14 PLC equipment

      12.14.1 Allen Bradley

      12.15 Motors and gearboxes

      12.15.1 Nord

      12.15.2 SEW-Eurodrive

      12.16 DC motors

      12.16.1 Alstron Singapore Pte

      12.16.2 Transdrive

      12.17 Thermocouples

      12.17.1 TC Direct

      12.18 Temperature controllers

      12.18.1 Omron

      12.19 UPS (uninterruptible power systems)

      12.19.1 Dale Power Solutions

      CHAPTER 13: Oven installation

      13.1 Factory layout drawings

      13.2 Oven installation equipment

      13.2.1 List of equipment required for the installation of a build on site oven

      13.2.2 Centre Line

      13.3 Oven installation

      13.3.1 Installation stages

      13.3.2 Stage 1. Oven support structure

      13.3.3. Stage 3. Bottom oven sheets and slides to support baking chambers

      13. 4. Baking chambers

      13.4.1 Welding of the baking chambers

      13.4.2 Installation of oven band supports in the baking chambers

      13. 5. Crown sheets, explosion panels, extraction ducts

      13.6 Frames for outer covers

      13.7 Clean out doors and Inspection doors

      13.8 Extraction fans and dampers

      13.9 Air header pipes

      13.10 Gas header pipes

      13.11 Outer covers, insulation, main air pipe

      13.12 Gas burners and equipment

      13.13 Roof sheets

      13.14 Outer covers

      13.15 Electrical installation

      13.16 Oven band installation

      13.16.1 Oven band tracking

      13.16.2 Joining wire mesh oven bands

      13.16.3 Joining Compound Balanced Weave bands

      13.16.4 Joining steel bands

      13.16.5 Oven band cleaner

      Bibliography

      14. Disclaimer

      OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

      1. General safety instructions

      1.1 Emergency Shutdown

      1.2 Guards and Safety Devices

      1.3 Installation Safety

      1.4 Commissioning Safety

      1.5 Operation Safety

      1.6 Cleaning and Maintenance Safety

      1.7 Oven temperature

      1.8 Compressed Air

      1.9 Regulations

      1.10 Work Practices

      1.11 Running the Equipment without Safety Systems

      1.12 Oven hazards: Fire

      1.13 Oven band stop

      1.13.1 If the Mains Power supply has failed

      1.13.2 If the Emergency Stop button has been pressed

      1.13.3 If a band wander trip has occurred

      1.14 Specified ratings

      2. Delivery of the oven

      2.1 Oven identification

      2.2 Prolonged Storage

      2.3 Protection for Storage

      3. General Description of the oven

      4. Oven specification

      4.1 Oven zones

      4.2 Automatic temperature control

      4.3 Baking band

      4.4 Oven band tension section

      4.5 Oven band drive section

      4.6 Emergency DC drive

      4.7 Extraction hood

      4.8 Main electrical control panel

      4.9 Components

      4.10 Oven Safety Systems

      4.10.1 Baking Band

      4.10.2 Gas Supply

      4.10.3 Ignition

      4.10.4 Over Temperature

      4.10.5 Power Failure

      5. Oven operation

      5.1 Before starting the oven

      Main Control Panel

      5.2 Lighting the Burners

      5.3 Heating up / start of production

      5.4 Production

      5.5 Quality checks

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