Biscuit Baking Technology

Iain graduated from the School of Industrial Design (Engineering) at Royal College of Art in London in 1965 and joined Baker Perkins Ltd. He was Industrial Design Engineer, working in the Technical Department on the design of new biscuit, bakery and candy processing. In 1990 Iain was appointed Regional Manager Asia Pacific for Baker Perkins and re-located to Indonesia and later to China. In 2000 Iain established his own company in Indonesia, PT Baker Pacific Mandiri. The company provided consultancy in the area of process technology and machinery for the biscuit, chocolate and candy industries, establishing a manufacturing capability for biscuit ovens and manufactured ovens in China, India and Indonesia. During recent years, Iain has provided training programs for technical staff in biscuit bakeries, both courses presented on site and also provision of presentation materials for in house programs. Iain is the author of three books published by Elsevier.

• 1. The biscuits2. Baking process3. Biscuit design and output4. Heat transfer5. Oven designs6. Oven specifications: Hybrid ovens7. Oven construction: Direct gas fired ovens8. Oven construction: Indirect fired ovens9. Local oven manufacture10. Heat recovery system11. Oven conveyor bands12. Oven conveyor design13. Process control systems14. Oven safety monitoring and alarm15. Oven operation: Direct gas fired oven16. Oven operation: Indirect radiant oven17. Oven operation: Convection oven18. Oven efficiency 19. Oven inspection and audit Appendix1. Ingredients for biscuits2. Oven maintenance3. Purchasing an oven 4. Oven manufacturers 5. Oven band manufacturers