Processing & Refrigeration

Germanys Lübeck-based Baader will be showing its new generation of skinners with the 54 specially designed for Alaska pollack and hake at the Seafood Processing Europe. It says the machine can switch…

Scanvaegt says it invented the multi-channel grader in 1978 and after selling ScanGraders and ScanBatchers to more than 2,000 plants worldwide it has now made a quantum leap with its ScanGrader/ScanBatcher 4700…

AEW Delford Systems a UK manufacturer of weighing, grading, labelling, packaging and slicing equipment, has extended its labelling range with the launch of the Concept A500 Air Blast Label Applicator.

Denmarks Fomaco will be presenting its new M3 generation of fish injectors in Brussels, with two needle bridges for an ultra close needle pattern. It says this gives the best possible brine…

UK-based Jackstone Froster will be putting their Traymaster on show at Brussels International Seafood fair and the company says it is the only automatic plate freezer on the market that applies high…

Over the past years, producers have been facing numerous challenges, one of which is production. Last year 2004 was not an exception, although globally it improved significantly compared with the previous year…

The regional ministerial secretary of Health in Concepción (Chile) Patricia González, has filed an accusation against five fishmeal plants, after having detected serious defects in their production processes and in the handling…

York and Optimar have joind forces and will be manufacturing slurry ice units in Iceland to be sold worldwide. The Slurry Ice machines will be marketed under the joint brand name Sabroe…

For over 25 years since first introducing slurry ice technology to the seafood industry, Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada has worked with fishermen and companies in the seafood processing industry to develop…

The Icelandic company 3X-Stál, which specialises in technical solutions for the fish processing industry, is now promoting its new Tub handling system in the European market. This new system has been developed…

Danish company Scanvaegt says that its ScanGrader can eliminate the 3-5 per cent excess weight contained in packaged fish products. The new solution is also programmed to automate and streamline the entire…

Cabinplant has developed a new machine, a so-called roe separator, to solve a seasonal problem faced by producers of cold-water shrimps. Using this roe separator, it is no longer necessary to employ…

FTC Sweden is working on a new design to replace its whitefish machine FDS3N. The idea came after building in 2004 a special FDS3N for I&J in Cape Town. The purpose was…

Trio from Norway has bought 60 per cent of the shares in FTC Sweden AB. The two companies see a major potential for synergy by combining technologies and offering new and more…

Sunwell Technologies Inc. of Canada has introduced Deepchillâ„¢ Variable-State Iceâ„¢: a Deepchillâ„¢ System that can deliver slurry ice in a complete range of ice-states: from very liquid ice, to a very thick…

Research on the advantages of flo-ice, presented at a Vigo conference has shown a number of advantages from the first comparative study with traditional ice methods.

Norway Seafoods, Fjordland and TINE have agreed to develop a new product category in the grocery sector. These major food manufacturers will provide daily supplies of fresh-packed fish, under the trademark Marian,…

Berg Chilling Systems Ice/Berg LS new model ice making machine is built with industrial type heavy duty construction that provides modularity through a unique arrangement of its four key components: ice making…

A company from Hull is playing a major part in the drive to help UK fishing fleets secure higher prices through better quality landings.

Processing companies in the North Atlantic are facing stiff competition from countries with abundant, low-cost labour. World Fishing turned to Lá¡rus Ásgeirsson, senior director of sales and marketing at Marel Iceland, a…