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Technical guides for planetary mixer buyers.

Hands-on references from the engineering side of the IBT range — written for plant engineers, bakery operations managers and procurement teams. No marketing fluff: capacity decisions, compliance documents, motor duty, EU import paperwork.

• Mixer selection · ~8 min

  How to choose a planetary mixer for a bakery

  A practical decision framework: capacity, motor duty, bowl construction, speed control, and the questions to ask your supplier before signing the quote.

• Capacity comparison · ~6 min

  80 L vs 100 L vs 140 L industrial planetary mixer

  Three sizes, one IBT engineering platform. Side-by-side capacities, motor power, throughput, footprint and the production profile each suits best.

• Mixer types · ~7 min

  Planetary mixer vs spiral mixer: which one do you need?

  Spiral mixers and planetary mixers solve different problems. When each is the right answer, where they overlap, and the hybrid strategies large bakeries use.

• Compliance · ~6 min

  EN 454 for planetary mixers — explained

  What EN 454 actually requires of a bakery planetary mixer, why CE conformity references it, and what to look for in a Declaration of Conformity.

• Logistics & customs · ~8 min

  Importing bakery equipment from Türkiye to the EU with A.TR

  How the EU–Türkiye Customs Union and the A.TR movement certificate work in practice for industrial-bakery imports — and where importers occasionally trip up.