WP Riehle Eco-Froster Freezer

Our WP Riehle Eco-Froster: the energy and space-saving freezer, for bakeries and bakery businesses — with optional feed systems and automated discharge for packaging!

Introducing our new WP Riehle Eco-Froster! Experience efficient freezing with 54 m² of space in just 12 m². Enjoy significant energy savings and rapid freezing times, all while keeping your dough pieces perfectly chilled. Upgrade your production line with our modular design and smart control options. Say goodbye to long wait times and hello to seamless packaging.

Our WP Riehle Eco-Froster combines a large freezing area in a small space. Thanks to its design, it offers 54 m² of freezing area on a footprint of only approx. 12 m². The dough pieces are transferred to the wire mesh belts in the freezer using optional feed systems. The entire mechanism is located in the Eco-Froster during each work step, so that only the dough pieces, but not the mechanism, need to be cooled down. This results in significant energy savings compared to a rack freezer.

Use the Eco-Froster with our WP Riehle ComJet automated lye application machine.

Our WP Riehle Eco-Froster immerses the freezer mechanism in a cooling trough to ensure very short freezing times with very low energy consumption.

With our Our WP Riehle Eco-Froster, various parameters for freezing time can be entered via the Beckhoff touch panel control with the remote maintenance option. Thanks to its modular design, the freezer can be easily modified in width and length. The available feeding systems carry out the transfer of products from the upstream production systems into the WP Riehle Eco-Froster. Once freezing is completed, the frozen dough pieces are automatically discharged and can be transferred to a packaging system. Remote maintenance options also benefit the freezer’s functionality, offering rapid troubleshooting and minimal downtime. These key features make it an energy-efficient model as well as a versatile and reliable solution for industrial kitchens all over the world.

With our Eco-Froster, effective shock freezing is possible, which is particularly important for pretzel baked goods. Pretzels, for example, should be shock frozen before delivery to the branches.

Revolutionizing Industrial Bakeries with Sustainable Freezing Solutions

The WP Riehle Eco-Froster not only allows you to stay in line with the expectations of today’s consumer, but will also streamline your processes and keep your staff safe! By significantly minimizing energy usage and providing unparalleled efficiency, it sets the stage for a more sustainable future in food production. With sustainability being at top of mind for many businesses, Eco-Froster is a physical manifestation of those values in practice.

• Available from 21 m² freezer area up to your desired size
• Variable length and width possible
• Also known as “Piller” freezer
• Touch panel control for entering and saving parameters for different freezing programmes and remote maintenance option
• Automatic discharge after freezing

Construction of the WP Riehle Eco-Froster

1.1 Conveyor belts
1.2 Motor with coupling for belt drive
2 Motor lifting unit
3 Lifting unit for two lifting trucks
4 Self-supporting frame
5 Control cabinet with Beckhoff touch panel control
– with multi-level operator menu Operator-Master-Service
– internet-capable for remote maintenance
– can also be controlled via upstream WP Riehle ComJet with central control system
– Supply and discharge systems can be integrated
6 Fixing frame for mounting of the insulation

• Useful freezing area: 21-69 m² or larger
• Dimensions of the frozen products: hight max. 60 mm, Diameter min. 10 mm
• Freezing time: Adjustable settings for processing time
• Temperature range: -40°C to +40°C
• Connections (without cooling): 16 A/400 V, 6 bar compressed air, W-LAN/network connection for remote maintenance

Our WP Riehle Eco-Froster is the high-quality freezer for the best results

The storable parameters for different freezing time and the automatic discharge of the dough pieces after freezing, which can further be transferred directly to a packaging system, ensure consistent quality of the dough pieces.

Example:

1-row from approx. 1,900 pretzels / hour
2-row from approx. 3,800 pretzels / hour
up to your desired size

Large freezing area in a small space

• Low energy requirement (significant energy savings compared to rack freezers):
• Entire mechanism inside the freezer, no additional cooling of the mechanism necessary
• Remote maintenance possible thanks to touch panel control
• Storage of different freezing parameters
• Modular design with the option of variable width and length adjustment
• Automatic discharge of the dough pieces after freezing is completed

Integrating Eco-Froster into an industrial kitchen not only helps to increase the efficiency of operation but also improves the image of the business in the race for sustainability. In an era where consumers are increasingly becoming environmentally conscious, an eco-friendly process can be a key differentiator. From energy savings to waste reduction, the WP Riehle Eco-Froster proves how innovative design can lead to a better future, delivering a freeze while meeting the needs of an increasingly eco-aware marketplace.

WP HATON, THE LEADING BRAND IN DOUGH PROCESSING SINCE 1949

WP HATON produces the most advanced and best bread make-up machines in the world contributing to high weight accuracy, excellent structure and most friendly and careful handling of the dough without compromising on high speed, consistency and constant quality on every piece of the dough piece produced.

• Automated dough processing systems for virtually all types of bread
• Tailormade line concepts in dough processing equipment
• Unique system of modularization
• BreadLab: the experience center where bakers from all over the world can test our equipment with their own ingredients.

Get in touch. We’d like so much to help your bakery achieve its goals.