Processing & Refrigeration

In many countries the use of R22 in new refrigeration systems is prohibited. Alternative refrigerants such as R507 and R404a are subject to very strict legislation and may be prohibited in the…

Sales are up for Optimar Icelands Optim-Ice liquid ice machines. Last autumn we received [enough] orders for Optim-Ice machines to keep our manufacturing facilities busy to the end of the year, reports…

Valka RapidFeed says its new flow control system has boosted product handling so that two workers can now handle 1,000kg per hour compared to 600kg before. It quotes Grandi assistant plant manager…

Icelands Marel continues with its expansion and has acquired Icelandic company POLS, also a manufacturer of weighing and grading equipment for the food-processing industry.

The Norwegian ice machine and ice plant manufacturer Finsam has recently delivered a new ice plant to Riverside Salmon in Alness, Scotland.

For three generations, Frigorífico Sudeste SA has offered a variety of products and services for the packaging, freezing, and exporting of added-value seafood products and is celebrating 50 years of business.

Kinarca has just installed a flow-ice package on-board a Namibian trawler.

The showcase for Russias fishery and fleet-building marine industry runs from 22-25 June this year in St. Petersburg and exhibitors and promoters include, the State Committee for fishery of Russia, the Ministry…

Focusing on packing solutions, Danish company Scanvaegt has designed a new checkweigher, the ScanCheck RF5 which according to the company, is designed to be:

Nordlaks breaks new ground with Marel Salmon Solutions - Walking into the new Nordlaks salmon processing plant in Stokmarknes, Norway is like walking into the future. Spacious, well designed and futuristic the…

Geneglace explains why quality of product is becoming more important - Due to the variation of farmed shrimp volume, market price for shrimp have become very volatile in the past few years.…

High quality clean flake ice increases value for export markets - When harvesting and processing seafood for discerning export markets, such as Japan, the European Union and the United States, it is…

Marr Foods purpose-built smoked fish plant in Hull has recently undergone a £2 million investment programme. The result is a centre of excellence for smoked fish, with products smoked, handled and packaged…

Dybvad Staal Industri has commissioned a report based on testing and research into the freezing of fish using the plate freezing technique and the importance of using a CO2 refrigerent.

Single contact aluminum freezer plates and the equipment based on this innovative product, manufactured by Gunthela Enterprise Limited, has captured a fair worldwide market.

Skaginn hf in Iceland has last five years developed a new type of IQF freezer. This freezer is built on a new technique where the two traditional methods are combined in one.…

Swedish company Searef has used polythylene piping instead of conventional pipes as part of its latest system for fishroom chillers for vessels between 15 and 35 meteres.

Berg Chilling Systems, Toronto, Canada, has introduced a new ice-making machine (right), called the Ice/Berg LS, which is modular, allowing inexpensive expansion as the users needs grow.

Denmarks leading fish processing company explains why more processing and adding value will be done on-board - A shortage of fish in many areas, accompanied by rising prices, has accelerated the trend…

With the introduction of the seascan range of ground discrimination systems in late 2000 Seatronics have just completed its first full year of product promotion and sales. Seascan was designed to provide…