PME

PME – Design. Innovation. Engineering. Quality.

1956, London. A company named Precision Machining Engineers manufactures precision components for medicine and dentistry, individual parts for car manufacturers and – one of the company's most unusual productions – cigar cutters for the luxury department store Harrods. Precision is the craft, the range of applications is broad, and baking accessories are not on the agenda.

Then comes an enquiry that changes everything. The catering corps of the British armed forces orders over 2,000 royal icing rulers in stainless steel – flat, precision-made instruments with which the surface of a cake iced with royal icing or buttercream can be drawn to an even thickness. For PME this is initially an order like any other: a product, a measurement, a delivery quantity. What follows is the discovery of a market gap. In the 1950s there are barely any manufacturers producing baking and decoration accessories with engineering standards. The tools on the market are imprecise, lacking in innovation, limited to the bare minimum. PME recognises this – and steps into the gap.

How Engineering Thinking Changed Cake Decoration

What sets PME apart from the very first kitchen tool is the approach. Not: how does this look good? But: how does this function precisely? How can it be applied reproducibly? How does it hold up under daily use? These questions, taken for granted in medical technology and automotive engineering, were by no means standard in the baking accessories market of the 1950s and 1960s.

The result of this way of thinking are products that today rank among the icons of the segment: the seamless piping nozzles, where no weld seam affects the piping result. The tilting cake turntable, whose tilt function enables icing of cake sides without contortions. Cutters with integrated ejector or embosser that release fondant and marzipan pieces cleanly and without deformation. Modelling tools made from materials that hold their shape over years. PME states these principles itself: 'Design. Innovation. Engineering. Quality.' These are not marketing words – they are the original company DNA that has guided every product decision for seven decades.

From London to 86 Countries – and How PME Got There

PME grew not through aggressive expansion but through the quality of its products. The seamless piping nozzles, the royal icing rulers, the turntable – word spread. In confectionery circles, in baking schools, among cake artists. The PME Professional Diploma – a structured training programme for cake decoration – is taught today in over 35 countries and gives the company direct access to thousands of professionals and baking enthusiasts every year. The in-house team at PME has collectively almost 200 years of experience in cake decoration and sugar paste.

Internationalisation also involved strategic acquisitions. JEM Cutters from South Africa – a manufacturer specialising in cutters and moulding tools – and Knightsbridge Bakeware were incorporated. Today PME operates five production and distribution centres: in England, the USA, Hong Kong, South Africa and Spain. Each location serves its regional market, produces locally and thereby reduces transport routes and delivery times.

The Range – Precision for Every Application

Tools for cake decoration: seamless piping nozzles and piping bags, modelling tools, cutters with ejector and embosser, turntables, cake scrapers and smoothers. Baking accessories: baking pans, silicone and metal moulds for cupcakes and small pastries, baking mats. Cake presentation: cake boards in various thicknesses and sizes, cake boxes for transport and storage, cupcake boxes and stands. Edible decorations: sprinkles, wafer paper flowers, sugar pearls, food colours in powder and gel form. Cupcake cases in various sizes, colours and patterns.

Product Range at a Glance

Cutters & modelling tools · Piping nozzles & bags · Cake boards & boxes · Cupcake cases · Baking pans · Edible decorations

PME at miniSchoggi

A cutter that punches fondant cleanly without deforming the edges is not coincidence – it is the result of material precision and shape tolerances established by an engineer. A cake board that distributes the weight of a multi-tier cake evenly without bending is not a simple piece of cardboard – it is a calculated product. A cake box that holds its shape and does not damage the cake during transport is the result of material choices and construction principles that PME brought from its engineering past. Cupcake cases that hold their shape in the oven, do not release colour and release the cupcake cleanly – that too is not a given, but a material decision.

PME has been bringing this engineering perspective to every area of baking accessories for seven decades. The range is broad enough to cover all needs from the first homemade birthday cake to the professional confectionery. miniSchoggi carries PME because the range suits everyone who wants to bake and decorate seriously. The range at miniSchoggi includes cake boxes, cupcake cases, cutters, cake boards and much more and is continuously expanded.

1956. London. Stainless steel rulers for the British military. Seven decades later: 2,500 products, 86 countries. PME.