NEW DIGITAL TOOLS BY JOHN UNREIN In today's era of digitalization, the baking industry continues to evolve and adopt new digital tools. To stay close to remote customers, MECATHERM developed M-Care, a sophisticated predictive analysis solution that enables industrial bakers and sweet goods manufacturers to detect anomalies (such as drifts) in equipment early and provide operators guidance for easy initial maintenance checks to optimize their machine availability. M-Care provides easy-to-understand information so any operator can intervene quickly and effectively by following step-by-step instructions. Most of the new MECATHERM equipment is already M-Care ready today. When the operator opens an alert ticket, they have direct access to the documentation required to help them diagnose the problem and resolve it. If the problem persists, the application sets up direct contact with MECATHERM's technical support team. MECATHERM recently showcased its MECAFLEX Line, which includes the M-TA Tunnel Oven and the M-UB Handling System to produce a wide range of products from different process combinations with diverse 28 Bake Magazine Digital Special Report 2 | Volume 4 | bakemag.com MECATHERMhttp://www.bakemag.com