Kroma A/S, Danish manufacturer of primary processing equipment, has developed a new gutting machine for tuna from 1-4kg.
The development is based on the GUTMASTER 3000 gutting machine.
All of the tuna is measured inside the machine and the different tools in the machine are adjusted to the size of fish. The machine can be delivered with different tools depending on the customer’s requirement regarding gills in or out of the fish, etc. It is also possible to utilise the roe in the tuna, as with other Kroma gutting machines.
A number of different options are available for the machine, including automatic quality inspection, integrated head cutter or Cleaning In Place.
The design of the tools within the machine is based on the tools in a mackerel gutting machine. “We have used our pelagic experience from mackerel when we developed this machine,” Søren Smed, technical director from Kroma A/S told WF&A. The bone and meat structure for a tuna is quite identical with a mackerel, but the mackerel meat is much softer than the tuna meat.
The machine has been tested with skipjack tuna with very good results, however, the machine is also able to process other tuna species. The capacity for the machine is 35 fish/minute so with an average tuna size of 3kg the machine will be able to process more than 6mt/hour.
Kroma can also deliver the surrounding equipment such as in-feed conveyor, vacuum system and inspection systems.
Seafood Processing Europe 2012
Kroma A/S
Stand: 4-6067
