Decorate cookies directly on trays, even when products are slightly misaligned. FoodJet combines vision guidance and precise depositing to reduce manual work.
In short
- Vision-guided depositing decorates cookies on trays, with the pattern aligned to each cookie.
- Handles product position variation without stopping the line.
- Fast recipe/design changeovers via software-driven decoration patterns.
- Designed for chocolate, compounds and similar low-viscosity materials.
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If you decorate cookies on trays, FoodJet deposits chocolate or fat compound in any pattern directly onto the product, with vision guidance handling position variation so each design lands where you want it.
How it works
- The camera detects cookie positions on the tray
- Software aligns the decoration pattern
- The depositing system applies the decoration at speed
Integration with tray handling and downstream processes (e.g., cooling) depends on your line.
Key considerations
- Tray layout and spacing (rows/columns, product distance)
- Decoration complexity (simple lines vs. detailed patterns)
- Material behavior (temperature, viscosity, stability)
- Hygiene and cleaning routines
- Available space and integration points on the line
From manual to automated cookie decoration
Many tray-baked products are finished with chocolate decoration before they go to retail.
Until now, the only option has been to apply the chocolate manually. However, producers increasingly run into the constraints of that process:
- It is hard to find people
- Increasing labour cost
- Inconsistent looks
- Large differences in weight
Increase your cookie decorating productivity
FoodJet chocolate depositors solve all of the above. And on top of that, you will increase your output considerably. Customers have reported completing production runs up to 10× faster after switching from manual decorating to automated tray decorating.
We can benchmark your current process in a short trial to estimate the potential impact for your line.
Interested in the opportunities that the FoodJet chocolate depositor can have for your cookie production process?
Fewer people, less hassle
Many producers share one common problem: where to find people to staff their production. And particularly for cookie decoration processes, where to find people skilled enough to apply consistent designs. A depositor always shows up for work and delivers identical designs, every day, all day.
Unique cookie designs
You can create and store an unlimited number of designs with the pattern editor of the FoodJet Control Platform. Then, if you want to change an image, you just load the file, and off you go. No mechanical changes, no tooling, no hassle. You can even mix different designs on a single tray.
Clear vision for misaligned products
Typically, products are not perfectly aligned on the baking trays. This is one of the main reasons why the decoration process is very hard to automate. FoodJet uses its smart vision technology to detect the position and possible rotation of each individual product. Therefore, each deposit is applied right where you want it.
Materials: chocolate, fat compounds, etc.
Whether you decorate with tempered chocolate for premium finishes or choose fat compounds / compound chocolate for robust, high-speed production, FoodJet matches the depositing setup to your material. Our systems are designed for low-viscosity materials like chocolate and compound, and can be configured to match your recipe and line conditions.
When this is a good fit
- You run tray-based cookie production and manual decorating is a bottleneck.
- You want to automate cookie decoration on trays.
- Your products show minor position variation on trays and you want to avoid manual correction.
- You need fast design changeovers for different products or seasonal designs.
What we need to advise you
To recommend the right setup, share:
- Tray layout (rows/columns) and tray dimensions
- Cookie size and spacing
- Decoration type (lines, dots, patterns) and material (chocolate/compound)
- Target output (trays/hour) and current bottleneck
With this input, we can quickly confirm feasibility and suggest the next step.
FAQ
Next step
Send us your tray layout and a decoration example. We’ll propose a suitable configuration and, if useful, set up a short benchmark to estimate the impact on your line.
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