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Corrosion-proof strapping machine hooks fish industry

Strapping machine successfully emerges from long-term testing under the harsh conditions of a Norwegian fishery.

The corrosion-free strapping machine is well suited to the fishery industry.
The corrosion-free strapping machine is well suited to the fishery industry.

The SoniXs TRP-VA strapping machine from Gerd Mosca AG has successfully emerged from long-term testing at Grieg Seafood Finnmark AS, Norway’s northern-most fish-farming facility. According to Mosca, the automatic strapping machine is built to remain completely corrosion-free and can be cleaned using a water jet with a force of up to 100 L/min. The machine’s technology, which Gerd Mosca says is unique in the strapping business, offers a highly efficient and trouble-free means of complying with strict hygiene regulations, and thus sets new application standards in the fishing sector.

In industries such as fish processing, maintaining absolute hygiene, along with the time frames required to pack produce, are critically important. The machines that secure the outer packages or crates for safe transport must also be able to complete this processing quickly and reliably, while at the same time being easy to clean thoroughly. When strapping machines equipped with conventional heat welding are used to secure packages for transport, they are frequently damaged due to high humidity and contact with saltwater, Mosca relates. The presence of these heating elements, in other words, makes it impossible to produce them in completely corrosion-proof materials. This may lead to unpredictable production downtimes.

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