“The machine’s flexibility and easy maintenance empower producers to integrate maintenance and cleaning sections, allowing individual segments to be serviced without disrupting the ongoing production”
Furthermore, their ability to mould a wide variety of masses under one roof, including chocolate, pasty masses, jellies, and hard candy, is a testament to their ingenuity. WDS’s commitment to synergy, allowing depositors to be used for both chocolate and filling masses, exemplifies their forward-thinking approach.
Quality and Consistency with WDS Machines WDS places a paramount emphasis on ensuring the highest process reliability and reproducibility of chocolate products. Carsten Butz highlights their precision in moulding technology, with accuracies as precise as 0.8% and better. WDS’s dedication to customer success is further manifested through their five food technologists, who are readily available in their in-house technical centre or at the customer’s site to facilitate continuous product improvement and development.
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The evolution of chocolate moulding technology in recent
years is undeniable. Flexibility and hygiene have become paramount, with EasyClean (facilitating fast changeovers without tools) becoming the industry standard. The pursuit of an Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as high as possible is evident, as highlighted by Carsten Butz. Moreover, WDS has embarked on digital integration through the manufacturer-neutral platform SweetConnect, which aims to provide producers with a comprehensive one-stop shop for their production data, documents, and spare parts.
Sustainability Initiatives WDS’s dedication to sustainability is readily apparent in their modern plants, where they offer electrically operated functions to eliminate the need for compressed air. Energy consumption is monitored and tracked, with plans to use SweetConnect to output the CO2 footprint of individual pralines. Beyond this, WDS is making substantial investments in sustainable production, including large photovoltaic systems and heat pump systems, with the goal of becoming self-sufficient in the future.
Staying Ahead of the Curve To remain at the forefront of the industry, WDS maintains close contact with customers and industry experts. They foster a collaborative environment through participation in worldwide trade fairs, engagement with trade journals and associations, and the provision of symposia and training courses globally. Their active involvement at the ZDS in Solingen, coupled with partnerships, allows them to stay at the forefront of industry trends and bring their own innovations to the market.
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