The Cabinplant semiautomatic packing system is designed for the filling of mackerel meat into Dingley, Club or 1/4 P Long cans.
Cooked and cooled fish are conveyed to the packing machine on a conveyor belt, from where the operator takes the fish, cuts a fillet, and places the meat in a packing chain. The waste is discharged under the machine during filletting.
The packing chain is a specially designed plastic belt with pockets, which fit into a specific can size. The chain is turned upside down during processing, and the meat drops into a can placed underneath the chain. To secure the correct amount of meat in each can, the meat is pressed into the packing chain and then cut with a rotating knife between each pocket. This ensures that the meat fits exactly into the cans.
The semiautomatic packing machine is equipped with:
• Product belt for cooked/cooled product
• One cutting table per operator mounted with a waste chute
• Packing chain for meat divided into pockets
• Pressing wheel for meat in packing chain
• Knife for cutting meat in packing chain
• Transfer system for meat and cans
• Check weigher with reject system for overweight/underweight cans
Benefits
• Higher yield
• Low production costs
• High capacities
• Continuous production flow
Capacity
• Capacity per operator: 25-35 cans/min (club cans)
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Use
• Mackerel