Namibia-based Hangana Seafood is netting the benefits of crust freezing with a recent purchase of a Contact freezer from UK firm, Starfrost.
A subsidiary of Ohlthaver & List Group, Hangana Seafood produces frozen hake fillets and formed hake products from fresh fish landed by its own fleet of trawlers based in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Factory Manager at Hangana Seafood, Pedro Sanchez, discussed working with Starfrost on its recent freezing project. “We chose to work with Starfrost because of the superiority of their equipment as well as their ability to work with us, tailoring a system that was bespoke to our processes," he said.
"The Starfrost freezing system has completely surpassed expectations, streamlining processes within our factory," he added.
Mr Sanchez continued, “The freezer maintains the natural shape and appearance of our IQF products, with no belt marking, providing us with high quality and yield, and enabling us to deliver a premium quality product to our customers.
"The flexible design of the system gives us room to grow and increase capacity, which is vital for any business looking to the future.”
The Contact freezer features a thin polyethylene film conveyor belt which passes over a refrigerated plate. The high speed crust freezing technology handles the firm’s skinless hake loin portion delicately enabling Hangana to achieve a significantly higher quality yield whilst reducing production time and increasing capacity.
