Pressure on fish stocks the world over means there is urgent need for seafood processors to optimize yield and minimize waste, while at the same time coping with labor costs, strict food safety standards and the challenge of maintaining stable temperatures in facilities.
JBT has a range of innovative technological solutions available that help you address these concerns based on over half a century’s experience supporting fish and seafood processors across the globe. These solutions don’t just increase throughput and profit, they also simultaneously improve presentation, processing hygiene and flexibility in production.
More importantly, JBT’s solutions help ensure good product isn’t being needlessly thrown away due to inaccurate, inconsistent fish bone detection or portioning techniques, which can lead to valuable fish or seafood going to waste, and varying quality end products reaching customers.
Here’s just some of the ways JBT can help:
JBT Innospexion Fish Bone Detection: capable of detecting small, calcified bones too often missed on conventional X-ray systems, the revolutionary Innospexion system can radically reduce wastage and increase yield for fish processors. Boasting a 99% detection rate and less than 5% false reject rate, the state-of-the-art solution is perfect for finding and accurately removing notoriously hard-to-detect fish bones.
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DSI Waterjet portioning: ideal for trimming and slicing, fish steaks and nuggets, and seafood sticks, the DSI system offers high-accuracy, pre-programmed water-jet portioning capable of delivering consistent shapes and sizes. Used across a wide range of protein industries worldwide, the Waterjet Portioner is famed for its high yields, high throughput and ability to maximize labor efficiency.
- JBT Schröder IMAX Injectors: From whole fish to fillets, Schröder’s IMAX system precision injects brine, offering versatility and unparalleled accuracy. Offering shorter processing times, improved water retention and longer shelf life, as well as enhancing flavor, brine injection is favored across the fish industry. IMAX gives processors a competitive edge, thanks to superior brine distribution, consistent quality, and enhanced output.
Alco ASH Spiral Oven: an ideal solution for cooking coated fish products, delivering uniform cooking and color development. The ASH Spiral Oven heats, cooks and browns fish and seafood products using circulating air or steam as they move along a spiral conveyor belt. The process ensures large quantities of products can be evenly cooked in an oven that makes optimum use of your available space.
- JBT C.A.T. Chillers: Retaining water content is vital to retaining product volume and quality, and it is here that the JBT C.A.T. Impingement/Crusting Freezer or FREEZECAT can play an important role. The FREEZECAT seals delicate fish surfaces in seconds to ensure they retain their shape, sealing moisture into the product while on the belt.
JBT Frigoscandia ADVANTEC Impingement Freezer: For many frozen fish and seafood processors, drip loss and ice crystal damage are two of the main challenges to maintaining optimum yield and quality. Using innovative air jet technology, the ADVANTEC solves both problems by fast-freezing products to lock-in moisture and better preserve quality, form and texture. It has the added bonus of making deli products significantly easier to slice and handle.
- JBT AVURE HPP: Suitable for both seafood and shellfish, JBT’s Avure HPP (High Pressure Processing) systems are highly effective in removing the danger of deadly bacteria, such as listeria, E. coli, and salmonella, while boosting yield and shelf-life. The Avure AV-S is the only HPP system crafted specifically for the seafood industry, increasing yield in shellfish and crustacean meat separation by up to 80%.
Visit JBT’s dedicated, new Fish and Seafood page to find out more about the full list of solutions available to processors!
JBT will also be exhibiting at the major frozen seafood processing event Conexmar in Hall 2, Stand #2MA15 at the Vigo Exhibition Centre (IFEVI), in Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain from October 1-3, 2024. Make an appointment to visit our stand to find out more!
