NOCK Freeze Drum Skinners

The company says that its Freeze Drum Skinners are the ideal solution for soft skin - for example, defrosted fish fillets and all types of fish with weak skin.

The fillets are placed with the skin side up on the conveyor belt, are sprayed with water and then freeze upon contact with the freeze drum. A band blade separates the fish from the skin. The skin is then scraped off the drum and exits the machine via a stainless steel slide. NOCK claims that compared with other machines, a higher yield of about 2-5% is achieved when thin skinning.

The band blade has a high precision guide for constant and very fine cutting. The cutting depth (skinning depth) can be adjusted up to 10mm. A water jet and a scraper keep the band blade clean during operation. The band blade stops immediately when the emergency button is activated, and the band blade replacement is simple and quick.

The conveyor belt speed can be adjusted by means of a frequency converter, and the belt is equipped with 4mm round belt straps. It is not necessary to remove the belt frame from the machine when renewing the belt straps.

NOCK Freeze Drum Skinners are very compact, and four castors allow simple transport of the machine within the plant, for example, for transport to the cleaning area and back.

The large, smooth stainless steel surfaces are quick and easy to clean. A further advantage is the special cleaning mode after production - only the freeze drum and the conveyor operate, not the refrigeration aggregate and band blade.

The NOCK Freeze Drum Skinner is available with a cutting width of 370mm (Type TFE 350) and 570mm (Type TFE 550). Both types can be delivered with an air-cooled or water cooled refrigeration aggregate, and the cooling agent is R404A.

A new feature of the machines is that fillets that come out of line with skin downwards are turned over through an optional turn around device placed before the skinning machine.

Seafood Processing Global
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