Vacuum cooling systems for fast, gentle cooling of baked goods in industrial bakeries

Glavatec AG

Mollis (Glarus Nord), SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa

2013Founded

V1, V2, V3System lines

6+Patents (sixth filed in 2016)

up to 90%Time saved in cooling

About Glavatec

Glavatec AG is a Swiss family-owned company based in Mollis in the canton of Glarus that develops, manufactures and installs vacuum cooling systems for industrial bakeries and the baked goods industry. The patented Rapid-Vacuum-Cooling process cools hot baked goods immediately after baking and can reduce cooling time by up to 90% compared with ambient cooling. This saves cooling space as well as baking and freezing energy; in addition, product volume, crumb structure, shelf life and hygiene are improved. Alongside the V1, V2 (scalable) and V3 system lines, Glavatec also offers consulting including calculation of application-specific savings potential as well as the specialized VacuumDay seminar series. The systems are assembled and installed on site at the customer, including fully automatic integration into existing production lines. The company was founded in 2013 by Florian and Kaspar Bäbler and is led by Flavia, Kaspar and Florian Bäbler.

Site: Mollis
Processes: Rapid vacuum cooling for baked goods (vacuum cooling of bread/baked goods, up to 90% time savings), Vacuum cooling process for refining baked goods (more volume, longer shelf life, hygiene), Vacuum cooling systems for industrial bakeries, Consulting/calculation of application savings, Specialist seminars (VacuumDay series), Assembly and installation of the systems at the customer
Materials: Rapid Vacuum Cooling
Certificates: ISO 9001
Founded: 2013
Industries: Bakeries / industrial bakeries, Baked goods industry

01
Research & Development
02
Engineering and Design
03
Manufacturing of the vacuum cooling systems
04
Consulting and application calculation
05
Assembly and installation at the customer
06
Seminars (VacuumDay)

Processes & Technologies

VAC

Rapid Vacuum Cooling

Patented vacuum cooling process for hot baked goods with shortened cooling time and improved product quality.

Locations

Mollis (Glarus Nord)

Headquarters

Vacuum cooling systems V1, V2, V3

Systems & Components

**Loading of the vacuum cooling system with hot baked goods**Vacuum cooling · Bakery

**Vacuum-cooled bread**Rapid Vacuum Cooling · Baked goods industry

Inside the production

First experiments by Florian Bäbler in the workshop (2008)

Industries

Bakeries / industrial bakeriesBaked goods industry

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Rapid vacuum cooling for baked goods (vacuum cooling of bread/baked goods, up to 90% time savings)Heat treatment	–	–	–	–	Baked goods (bread, dough pieces)
Vacuum cooling process for refining baked goods (more volume, longer shelf life, hygiene)Heat treatment	–	–	–	–	Baked goods

3 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Vacuum cooling system V1 (vacuum cooling chamber)	Glavatec V1	1 (first	–	2016	–
Vacuum cooling system V2 (scalable)	Glavatec V2	1 (first	–	2019	–
Vacuum cooling system V3 (integrated into a fully automated production line)	Glavatec V3	1 (first	–	2022	–

Additional services

Vacuum cooling systems for industrial bakeriesConsulting/calculation of application savingsSpecialist seminars (VacuumDay series)Assembly and installation of the systems at the customer

Reference customers

Association of German Industrial Bakeries (presentation at Industry Day 2025, not confirmed as

Quality

No information on certifications and measuring equipment is available.

Evidence	Mollis (Glarus Nord)
ISO 9001

History

2008
Start of research by Florian Bäbler
2013
Founding of Glavatec AG by Florian and Kaspar Bäbler
2016
Sixth patent filed; first V1 unit installed
2018
Flavia Bäbler joins as CEO
2019
First scalable V2 system installed
2020
Introduction of the VacuumDay specialized seminars
2022
First V3 unit installed in a fully automated production line