Dough Mixing

Dough or paste mixing is considered one of the most complicated mixing specially as a continuous process. It involves a lot of energy and effort. The final product comes out in the form of different consistencies of pastes and dough and putties.

The most commonly used batch instrument is the kneader. The batch kneader contains two typically sigma shaped contra-rotating arms or paddles. They fold knead and mull the ingredients together.

A continuous dough mixer consists of an interrupted screw, which oscillates with both rotary and reciprocating motion between pegs in a cylinder. Here the dough needs to be continuously kneaded and folded and displaced. Dies of various shapes and sizes can be used to create the necessary amount of backpressure.