Industrial Cutting Machines for Pastries and Bread

Cutting Solutions for Pastries and Bakery Products

SODEVA designs industrial cutting machines adapted to the different characteristics of pastries and bakery products.

For fresh or frozen pastries and for sticky, fragile or multilayer products, SODEVA uses cutting technologies that produce clean and consistent surfaces without crushing or deforming the product.

For bread, baguettes, rolls and products intended for sandwiches or canapés, SODEVA provides a cutting solution specifically adapted to the product characteristics, production requirements and repeated operating cycles.

The machines can process 600 × 400 mm pastry slabs, tarts, opera cakes, strawberry and raspberry cakes, desserts, petits fours, Yule logs, loaf cakes, gingerbread and bread products in various dimensions.

SODEVA can also cut certain raw dough products before baking, including puff pastry and palmier-type products.

Depending on the application, the machine can integrate slab holding, edge trimming, automatic portion spacing and the insertion of interleavers between tart slices or rectangular portions.

These functions reduce product sticking during handling, storage and transport while preparing the portions for downstream packaging equipment.

Cutting Tarts in Their Moulds and Portioning Pastry Slabs

SODEVA can cut tarts directly in their moulds and portion fresh or frozen pastry slabs with high accuracy.

The slab edges can be trimmed precisely. Depending on the machine configuration, the edge trims can be pushed automatically into collection bins for easy removal.

Cutting patterns are controlled by recipes to produce slices, petits fours, rectangular portions, squares or mille-feuille formats.

After cutting, the portions can be automatically separated and spaced on the conveyor to simplify handling and transfer towards packaging.

A supporting sheet can remain underneath certain slabs to facilitate product transfer after cutting.

The selected cutting technology limits mixing between the different layers and preserves a clean, regular and attractive cutting surface.

High-Speed Cutting of Pastry Slabs Tarts and Yule Logs

SODEVA offers compact machines capable of rapidly cutting fresh or frozen pastry slabs, round tarts, Yule logs and rectangular products.

Depending on the product width, several blades can operate simultaneously to reduce the number of cycles and increase production output.

Recipe-controlled settings make it easy to change portion dimensions, the number of cuts and the cutting pattern without complex tooling changes.

The same machine platform can also process selected sticky or fragile products such as chocolate centres, nougat, marshmallow, fruit paste, gingerbread and caramel.

The machine design ensures accurate product holding, consistent cutting quality and repeatable results across different production runs.

Cutting Bread for Sandwiches and Prepared Food Products

SODEVA designs industrial machines for cutting bread products of different dimensions, from baguettes to small rolls intended for sandwiches, canapés and prepared food applications.

The cutting solution is selected according to the shape, crust, crumb structure and required production output of each product.

Depending on the recipe, the cutting angle can be adjusted from 90° to 60° to produce straight or angled slices.

Bread products can be cut directly in line and then transferred towards filling, assembly or packaging operations.

Recipe-controlled settings allow rapid changes in product length, slice thickness and cutting angle according to the required format.

Key Benefits of SODEVA Cutting Machines

SODEVA machines are designed to provide consistent cutting quality, production flexibility and straightforward integration into pastry and bakery production lines.

■ Clean cutting of sticky, fragile or multilayer pastries without crushing or deforming the product;

■ reduced product adhesion to the blade for ultrasonic cutting applications;

■ processing of pastry slabs, tarts, desserts, Yule logs, rectangular products and bread in different formats;

■ production of slices, portions, petits fours, cubes and other recipe-controlled shapes;

■ processing of different products and cutting patterns on the same machine platform;

■ rapid format changes without complex tooling replacement;

■ optional automatic blade cleaning between products to reduce the risk of mixing flavours, ingredients or allergens;

■ compact and scalable machine configurations for different production capacities;

■ cutting rates from approximately 60 to 120 cycles per minute, depending on the product, format and machine configuration;

■ hygienic design, easy access to production areas and simplified maintenance;

■ optional transfer towards filling, assembly, interleaver insertion or packaging equipment.

A Cutting Technology Defined for Your Product

SODEVA selects the cutting technology according to the product texture, temperature, dimensions, fragility and required production output.

For sticky, fragile or multilayer pastries, SODEVA controls the complete ultrasonic chain in-house, including generators, converters, boosters, titanium blades, mechanical design, automation and process development.

For bread and bakery products, a dedicated cutting solution is defined according to the product format, crust, crumb structure, cutting angle and production requirements.

This technical expertise enables SODEVA to provide a consistent, scalable machine designed around the actual product rather than a standard cutting system.

For the technical assessment of your application, please send us:

■ the product dimensions before cutting;

■ the required formats and dimensions after cutting;

■ the product temperature and texture;

■ the required production output;

■ the transfer or packaging process planned at the machine discharge.

Product trials can be carried out in our showroom using your own products, either in person or remotely by live video conference.

Contact SODEVA for a technical assessment of your pastry or bread cutting project.

Final assembly, customer demonstrations and FAT can be performed at SODEVA USA in Connecticut.