Fish farm managers may be able to better manage the way they operate with a new energy efficient feed system.
Gael Force Group’s SeaFeed, due to launch at Aqua Nor 2017, is designed to be easy to calibrate and low maintenance with a small blower footprint and low noise output.
Director of Gael Force Group, Jamie Young, said: “Each element of the system has been carefully selected to reduce feed waste, save energy, minimise maintenance and ensure that it has operator and barge safety at its heart. The new tried and tested blower is innovative, very compact, and has a low noise output.”
Operational safety
Farm operator safety and prevention of water ingress were key considerations for the selector design and there is an emphasis on ensuring the integrity of the barge, with a watertight “homing” position which the swan neck delivery pipe defaults to when not feeding, or when a pipe becomes detached.
HTD belt drives are used in the selector valves which are available in either 4-way or 8-way outlet options. This is to enhance accuracy and precision of the selected outlet from the selector valve and reduce maintenance.
Feed pattern logging allows monitoring of fish growth and also aims to provide ease of operator training.
Feed distribution
Traceability of adjustments and feed distribution is managed by environmental logging within the software which provides histogram functionality and monitoring.
Maintenance scheduling within the software highlights and monitors maintenance schedules for equipment.
