Bread slices and rolls vary in shape, which makes them almost impossible to line up mechanically. You don't have to. The depositor's vision technology recognises the shape and position of every product on the conveyor and places the garlic butter exactly where it belongs. You skip the alignment step and still get even coverage on every piece, whatever its shape.
This is an example of surface filling in practice.
Garlic butter is rarely smooth. The herbs and seasonings that give it flavour are exactly what blocks ordinary depositing equipment. FoodJet uses pinch-valve depositing heads that keep the path open for these inclusions, so the product lands cleanly on top instead of smearing down the sides. From a Bostwick value of 3 upward (a Bostwick value measures how far a product flows in a set time, so a lower number means a thicker product), your recipe runs without compromising its texture.
Moving from one shape or size to another doesn't mean mechanical adjustments. You load a pre-saved setting and continue. Because the precision lives in the software and not in fixed tooling, a change-over takes under a minute and your line keeps running.
Every FoodJet system is configured to your line, so no two are identical. A garlic butter setup is matched to your product, throughput and layout, as a standalone unit or integrated into your existing conveyor. The table below shows what a typical garlic butter application looks like.
Application | Garlic butter, herb butter and spreads with inclusions |
Substrates | Bread slices, rolls, flatbread, baguettes, sandwiches |
Deposit consistency | Within ±3% (even coverage and placement, not just weight) |
Minimum deposit | From 3 g (e.g. on a 10×10 cm product); no fixed maximum |
Product viscosity | From a Bostwick value of 3 upward (thicker products handled easily) |
Inclusions | Herbs and seasonings, via pinch-valve depositing heads |
Line speed | 10 to 15 m/min, depending on product and recipe |
Product alignment | Not required; vision-guided per product |
Depositing heads | Pinch-valve heads, selected to your capacity and material |
System | Standalone or integrated into your existing conveyor |
Lanes / heads | Configured to throughput and product layout |
FoodJet builds each depositing solution around your production process, which means we handle a wide range of products. Explore comparable applications:
Want to increase accuracy, raise line speed and give your product a consistent finish on every piece? Tell us about your garlic butter and your line. We'll test your own product first, so you see the result on your bread before you decide. From that test we advise on the right setup, capacity and next steps.
