The 7-deck conveyorized Wonderoven - 1976
First Conveyor Oven in the Pizza Industry

This is the first conveyor oven in the pizzeria and restaurant industry. It was first used at Pizzuti's Pizza, Westland, Michigan, in 1976. The manufacturer was Black Body Corporation, which later became CTX Products. It used a patented electric infrared heat panel and a pusher arm conveyor system, which was replaced several years later by a conveyor belt system.

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