Haas supply partner of Biscuits Dupon

Within a period of only twelve months between the initial inquiry and the first production run, Austrian baking technology company CFT Haas Convenience Food Equipment GmbH supplied two Caiman-D-300 lines to Biscuits Dupon, a sugar cone manu­facturer in Spain.

For five generations, Biscuits Dupon has been creating high-quality cones. Quality and excellence have been ­Dupon trademarks ever since the very beginning. Only six months after ­Biscuits Dupon sent an inquiry to ­Austria‘s Franz Haas CFT, the sugar cone producer endorsed the ordered Caiman lines during trial runs at the Haas Headquartes. And a mere ten days after the lines were delivered, Dupon was already producing the first batch of sugar cones with the new equipment.
Both Dupon, which belongs to the D‘Hoore Group, and Haas are family-run businesses. ”Parameters in production must be absolutely accurate,” explained Jordi Juncosa, Director of Operations at Dupon. ”We have an excellent, friendly relationship with Haas and we are very satisfied with the supplied technology because all our requirements were attended to. This is not so common in the industry."
Dupon was looking for a line with outstanding efficiency and performance. Low cost machines were no option because the company wanted continuous, reliable performance, 24 hours a day and five days a week. Dupon never doubted Haas technology. ”Haas is quality”, said Juncosa.
With its sophisticated technology, the efficient Caiman offers both, high capacity and consistent quality. Its flexibility allows the change between various recipes. Dupon has been running the lines for five months and reports that after a few weeks, the ovens were producing the required output of 18,000 cones per hour with low downtimes and little waste − exactly what Dupon expected.
Easy handling of the lines is a further aspect: The equipment is absolutely user-friendly, confirms Dupon. The touch panel is logical and easy to operate; the icons require no particular skills. Cleaning intervals are favourable and cleaning is quickly performed, keeping downtimes to a minimum. A high output rate is insufficient if the quality is found lacking. ”The big advantage of the Caiman equipment is that consistent quality is warranted even at very high output rates, a typical strength of Haas technology”, said Juncosa.
Easy changeover times were also especially important for the Dupon operation. Depending on customer demand, Dupon needs to offer a variety of taste options. With Haas technology, Dupon can play with recipes because the Caiman lines accept different recipes with little modification or change in parameters. ”It is a pleasure to be in the pole position with Haas, having the latest technology with the best efficiency," said Juncosa.
Harald Zeller, Project Engineer at Haas, was Dupon‘s partner in developing the project from the very beginning. He is especially proud of a tailored solution to meet the client‘s requirements: A feeding conveyor was extraordinarily long and twisted, leading to high friction. Harald Zeller’s simple but effective answer was to install two conveyors which transfer the product from one to the other. The unusual length of the production line was a further aspect which needed attention: A passage now enables quick access between the lines. Last but not least, after sales service is a must at Haas, so Project Engineer Zeller stays in touch with his client ­Dupon.