Cross Sheeting Unit

The Cross Sheeting Unit is a servo-driven lateral sheeting module that rolls across the direction of travel to improve cross-web thickness and formed-product geometry. Farhat configures the machine around the product, so dough condition, geometry, upstream flow and the next process are defined before the final model is released.

Farhat F28V2-110-ST Cross Sheeting Unit with servo-driven lateral UHMW roller

Crafted Baked Goods With Cross Sheeting Unit

The machine’s role is specific: it is a servo-driven lateral sheeting module that rolls across the direction of travel to improve cross-web thickness and formed-product geometry. 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

  1. A supported dough sheet or product enters and pauses or synchronizes beneath the unit.
  2. The servo drives a UHMW roll laterally across the product.
  3. Linear guides and dampers control the transverse stroke and contact.
  4. Sensors confirm the cycle before product advances to the next process.

Engineering Features

  • Perpendicular reduction: Cross-direction rolling addresses thickness and shape across the web.
  • Servo-controlled stroke: Motion can be tuned to product width and cycle timing.
  • UHMW roller: The reference uses a 143 mm roller across a 1,250 mm cross-rolling width.
  • Supported product path: A plate and conveyor support the sheet during the lateral pass.
  • Recipe integration: Stroke, height and line timing coordinate from the main control system.

Products and Applications

The cross sheeting unit can be considered for pizza bases, round flatbread products, continuous sheets needing transverse calibration, and custom products proven through trials. Compatibility is confirmed with the intended dough or finished product.

Integration In An Automatic Bakery Line

The cross-sheeting cycle and conveyor motion must be validated together. Its capacity is product- and stroke-dependent rather than a single universal pieces-per-hour figure. The controls scope should define permissives, blocked-product detection, upstream stop logic, downstream-ready signals, emergency-stop zones and restart behavior.

Reference Data For Cross Sheeting Unit

The figures below describe the uploaded reference configuration; they are not universal guarantees for every Farhat project.

Verified reference modelF28V2-110-ST
Reference roller143 mm UHMW
Reference cross-rolling width1,250 mm
Reference thickness range1-25 mm
Reference line speed3-9 m/min
Approximate dimensions655 x 2,000 x 1,780 mm
Approximate weight410 kg

Information On Cross Sheeting Unit

Frequently Asked Questions About Cross Sheeting Unit

It is a servo-driven lateral sheeting module that rolls across the direction of travel to improve cross-web thickness and formed-product geometry. Farhat supplies it as a configured machine or as an integrated module within a bakery production line.

Typical applications include pizza bases, round flatbread products, continuous sheets needing transverse calibration, and custom products proven through trials. Final compatibility depends on the recipe, product state, dimensions and required handling, so representative trials or samples are recommended.

Capacity is calculated from the approved product pitch, rows, mechanical cycle, belt speed and surrounding equipment. The quotation should distinguish a reference maximum from the expected net production rate for the customer’s SKU.

Yes, when a site survey or verified drawings establish the infeed and discharge elevations, available footprint, product flow, utilities and controls interface. Retrofit scope may include new transition conveyors, guarding and software interlocks.

Farhat needs product samples or photographs, recipe and dough conditions where relevant, dimensions and tolerances, required output, row layout, utilities, sanitation method, plant drawing and the upstream/downstream machine details.

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