Dough Divider is an automatic volumetric dough divider for repeatable portions in pita, pizza and flatbread production. Farhat configures the machine around the product—not just a nominal belt width or catalogue speed—so product or dough condition, geometry, upstream flow and the next process are defined before the final model is released.
For bakery teams comparing industrial dough divider options, the practical questions are straightforward: Will it handle the real recipe without damaging the product? Can it maintain the required spacing and quality at net production rate? Is the food zone accessible for the plant’s cleaning program? And can the machine exchange clear run, stop and fault signals with the rest of the line? This page answers those questions without treating a reference project as a universal specification.
What the Dough Divider does
The machine’s role is specific: it is an automatic volumetric dough divider for repeatable portions in pita, pizza and flatbread production. Its value comes from making one critical operation repeatable while protecting the product for the next stage. Farhat engineers the product-contact path, drive arrangement, sensing, settings and transfer geometry as one system.
How it works
- Prepared dough is loaded into the hopper without exceeding the operating level.
- The extrusion and dividing system meters a repeatable dough volume.
- Cut portions transfer to the discharge conveyor in one or more rows.
- A flour duster and pressing or transfer device can prepare pieces for proofing and flattening.
The operating recipe should document the settings that affect product quality, plus the checks an operator completes at start-up, after a stop and during changeover. That creates a usable process window instead of a single unexplained speed claim.
Engineering features
- Broad reference weight range: The verified F1V4 configuration covers common small and medium flatbread portions.
- Two-row discharge: Parallel delivery supports higher line output while preserving spacing.
- Integrated flour control: A removable duster can reduce sticking at the transfer point.
- Recipe-driven speed: Controls coordinate extrusion, cutting and conveyor movement.
- Downstream-ready pieces: A pressing cylinder and outlet sensing help deliver orderly portions.
Products and applications
The dough divider can be considered for:
- pita and Arabic bread
- pizza bases and manakish
- naan and other divided flatbread
- products based on 30–180 g portions in the verified reference configuration
Compatibility is confirmed with the intended dough or finished product. Dimensions alone are not enough: weight, thickness, surface condition, moisture, temperature, flexibility and orientation can all change how a bakery product behaves on the same machine.
Integration in an automatic bakery line
The reference capacity is a machine limit, not a guaranteed product output. Final performance is confirmed with the customer’s dough, weight range, proofing plan and downstream line speed.
The controls scope should define permissives, blocked-product detection, upstream stop logic, downstream-ready signals, emergency-stop zones and restart behavior. Mechanical scope should define centerline, elevations, access space, utility drops and the sanitation boundary.
Reference configuration and technical data
The figures below describe the uploaded reference configuration; they are not universal guarantees for every Farhat project.
| Item | Verified reference data |
|---|
| Verified reference model | F1V4-ST-SIE1 / F1V4-2R-ST |
| Reference capacity | up to 130 pieces/minute |
| Reference dough-piece range | 30–180 g |
| Reference hopper capacity | approximately 75 kg |
| Reference rows | 2 |
| Approximate dimensions | 1,830 × 2,400 × 1,100 mm |
| Approximate weight | 450 kg |
| Installed power | 3 kW |
| Compressed air | 4–6 bar |
How to specify the right configuration
Before Farhat fixes the model and performance window, provide:
- weight range and dough density
- hydration, inclusions and dough temperature
- target pieces per minute and row count
- hopper loading method and downstream proofing
Also identify the target net sellable output rather than only the fastest instantaneous rate. Net output accounts for normal gaps, changeovers, cleaning and upstream/downstream constraints, giving the project team a more useful basis for line design.
Hygiene, safety and maintenance
Product-contact materials, belt or roller release, access and cleaning method must be confirmed on the final technical offer. The sanitation plan should identify dry-clean, wet-clean or clean-in-place zones; safe tool removal; allergen changeover; drainage where water is used; and inspection points. Operators must follow the supplied manual, guarding, interlocks and site lockout/tagout procedure. Marketing copy should never imply that stainless construction alone makes a machine hygienic.
Discuss your product with Farhat
Send Farhat your product specification, target output, available layout and utility information. The engineering team can then propose the machine configuration, line interface and acceptance criteria that match the actual bakery process.