Types of flooring in bakeries
Larger Bakeries have to decide upon type of flooring during planning stage as what kind of flooring
would be required for laying . Food factories have special requirement of flooring s due to hygiene and
sanitation standards during process .
The floor of a food processing facility is typically exposed to all sorts of food byproducts, including fats, hot
oils, dough,hot water , steam , cold water , sugar solutions, and natural food acids. Some of these
substances can cause serious damage to concrete because of their corrosive nature. In addition, these
contaminants can infiltrate uncoated concrete, resulting in uncontrolled growth of bacteria, ultimately
degrading the processed foods purity.Thus floorings could be different for mixing section , baking section
and packing section .
Consequently, coatings selected for application to food and beverage processing facility floors must be
durable enough and thick enough to create a protective barrier that prevents contaminants from permeating
the concrete substrate and ensures a hygienic surface
Bakery Flooring should meet following parameters
Thermal shock Resistant
Bakeries have application which requires hot and cold water application hence flooring should with stand
high temperatures .
Chemical Resistant
Bakeries have applications of acids , sugar and sanitation chemicals
Tough
Could with stand heavy traffic from equipments like pallet trucks , forklifts and trolleys .
Sanitary and Safe
As per approved ( state standards ) food grade flooring, slip resistant, odorless installation. Various
industrial floor cleaning equipments are available to maintain hygiene and sanitation standards of floor such
as floor scrubbers , floor sweepers , pressure washer etc
Following types of flooring could be seen in Indian bakery Plants
Marble flooring , Kota stone flooring , Ceramic tiles flooring and Epoxy coatings .Popular among these are
Kota stone ( lime stone ) and Ceramic tiles flooring . . Recommended flooring for bakeries would be epoxy
coated flooring but has higher cost than other flooring .
Kota stone ( lime stone ) flooring
Kota stone has advantage of toughness over Ceramic tiles as flooring material in bakeries . Kota stones
are available in rough as well as polish finish and could be cut into any dimensions but the industry
standards is 22"x22" . Thickness could vary from 25mm to 40mm . Kota stone could be easily washed
number of times during cleaning of floors in bakeries
Ceramic tiles
Ceramic tiles have advantages of weight , finish and easy replacement s when damaged .
Flooring types in International bakery plants
Standards can be checked into USDA , FDA and NSF Standards for floor coatings in food processing units
Epoxy coated flooring , Urethanes ,Methyl Methacrylate, Poly Ureas
Read more articles on bakery manufacturing
Industrial flooring in bakeries
Personal Protective equipments - safety shoes
Food handling gloves
Plastic crates in bakeries
Solar energy and its application in bakeries
Lighter oven bands to save energy
Gasifier could save fuel cost
Local vs Imported spare parts
Production planning and its importance
Alternate heating by thermic fluid
Ventilation for bakery production hall
Racking solution for bakeries
Increase production output in bakeries
How to increase labour productivity in a bakery plant
Energy balance of biscuit oven
Racking solution for large bakeries
Alveograph
Automation in bakeries
Radio frequency dryers
Pu conveyor vs Cotton
Wooden Pallets vs Plastic Pallets
Hybrid Oven
High Pressure burners
Food grade lubricants application in bakery
Waste heat recovery from biscuit oven stacks
Air pollution norms for bakery Industry
How to select oven
Custom Search
Useful Link s On Bakery
Industry
[ Jobs ] [Buy & Sell]
Industry
[ Jobs ] [Buy & Sell]