FoodTools sheet slicing machines portion a wide variety of products at various temperatures, with or without inclusions, inside or outside the box, and can be used to slice delicious sheets of fudge. Depending on the temperature, product makeup, and inclusions, fudge sheets can be cut with our mechanical stainless steel blades or our ultrasonic slicing machines. Over the years our customers have been using fudge cutting machines in their production facilities to automate their portioning line, improve product consistency, and reduce waste.
Straight slices, crisp corners and consistent sizes are all signs of an automated portioning machine. By using a mechanical system with a predetermined cut pattern the final portions are always the same, no matter who is operating the machine. This helps reduce uneven slices, inconsistent sizes, and product waste.
One challenge when slicing products like fudge can be inclusions. Any inclusions make automated portioning a bit more complicated as the mechanical process needs to account for differences in product density and hardness. If the blade has too much resistance or the temperature is not on target the more dense inclusions may be pushed through the product instead of being cleanly sliced. Our engineering team and sales professionals work with our bakery clients to choose the best machine, blade speed, and product temperature to achieve optimal results.
Most FoodTools portioning machines being used to slice fudge use mechanical stainless steel blades. The CS-RS is a half sheet slicing machine and is perfect for smaller, more artisanal facilities using half sheets or cutting them down to size. It can also be used to cut round cakes and pies with additional product holders and makes for a very versatile solution. The CS-10TFWA is a semi-automatic full sheet slicing machine and is still great for smaller production facilities needing an economical solution with the ability to slice full sheets.
Both the CS-10TWWA and ACCUSLICE-10MX are full sheet slicing machines and include full automation in the cutting process. The CS-10TWWA uses mechanical and pneumatic indexing for the cut pattern, while the ACCUSLICE-10MX integrates a servo driven platform and product holder allowing the bakery to cut diamonds, triangles and parallelograms as well as rectangle and square shapes. For very difficult to slice fudge products our sales team works with bakeries to use ultrasonic cutting blades in our ACCUSONIC™ and RPS lines of equipment.
While some equipment manufacturers use wire harps to slice sheets of fudge our engineering team and sales experts have found that our mechanical stainless steel blades, or ultrasonic systems for very difficult to cut fudge products, gives our clients the best consistency, accuracy and crisply sliced portions.
Whether you’re looking to slice a few half sheets of fudge per week, or have a commercial fudge production line that needs automated portioning, reach out to our team today to discuss machine options and schedule a test cut with your unique products.