IN Brief:
- Koenig has launched the Industrie Rex Evo EC for high-volume dough dividing and rounding.
- The machine handles 28g to 280g pieces at up to 24,000 pieces per hour in eight-row operation.
- Easy Clean Design, modular changeover, and a compact footprint target uptime in industrial bakeries.
Austrian bakery equipment manufacturer Koenig has launched the Industrie Rex Evo EC, a dough dividing and rounding machine designed to apply suction dividing in high-output industrial production.
Handling piece weights from 28g to 280g in a single unit, the machine is specified for outputs of up to 24,000 pieces per hour in eight-row operation. Koenig states weight accuracy of ±1%, depending on dough type, giving bakeries a high-throughput option for rolls, buns, and other portioned dough products where consistency affects yield, baking performance, and downstream handling.
By applying suction dividing at this output level, the system is designed to support gentle, precise division without excessive dough stress. That is particularly useful on lines running varied SKUs, where dough behaviour, product geometry, and production speed need to stay consistent across frequent changes.
Operator handling has been built into the machine’s control and changeover package. The Industrie Rex Evo EC uses a 10-inch touch panel, electropneumatically adjustable operating pressure, electrohydraulically adjustable slide pressure, and a patented exchange system for spreading finger belt arms. Interchangeable drum strips allow different weight ranges of the same consistency to be combined without extended mechanical reconfiguration.
Floor space has also been addressed, with the control cabinet integrated into the machine footprint. In industrial bakeries where make-up, proofing, baking, cooling, and packaging all compete for line space, compact installation is a practical advantage rather than a cosmetic one.
Cleaning access forms a central part of the design. Koenig’s Easy Clean Design uses open construction, large access panels, and physical separation between the drive and dough zones. That structure is intended to simplify sanitation routines, reduce downtime, and improve daily availability.
The Industrie Rex Evo EC joins Koenig’s wider industrial bakery equipment portfolio. The Graz-headquartered group has supplied dough processing machinery for six decades and now operates across Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Industrial bakery engineering is increasingly being shaped by the same production pressures seen across the food sector: higher output, tighter labour availability, more frequent changeovers, and less tolerance for avoidable cleaning downtime. Dough division sits early in the line, but small variations there can travel all the way to packaging.
