Abstract: A compacting press for powdery to granular bulk materials, comprising two counterrotating rollers (1,2), arranged in one plane, which rollers (1,2) are held in a roller housing (11). At least one of the two rollers (1,2), preferably the top roller (1), is a loose roller which is flexibly supported by force generators (16,17). Each roller (1,2) at each of its two sides (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b) comprises its own electric motor drives (18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b). The loose roller (1) bears these drives (21a, 21b, 22a, 22b). For easy installation and deinstallation, the roller housing (11) with a vertical design comprises two separate parts (11a, 11b), namely a bottom part (11b) comprising one roller (2) and a top part (11a) with the loose roller (1), wherein said top part (11a) is held by a swivel bearing (13) to the bottom part (11b) and is lockable. In this arrangement, the top part (11a) can be swiveled open by way of the swivel bearing (13).

Abstract: A dough handling system including a bottom roller of conventional design and a satellite head is disclosed. The satellite head comprises a plurality of satellite rollers with bearing assemblies supporting the satellite rollers. The bearing assemblies are positioned outside the area defined between facing surfaces of the satellite head and the bottom roller.