Valka - part of Marel products

Grading and Weighing

Packing Graders and Stations

Packing Graders and stations can be adapted to suit various product types, fresh or frozen fillets, portions or other. The products are weighed, graded and batched according to your needs. The graders can have a gate buffer with capacity that suits the packing requirements. The operator packs the products manually into the tray, box or frame placed on the packing table. The table can be equipped with a scale and a packing screen for printing a label with the necessary product and order information.

Portion Grader

Portion Grader is designed to distribute portions from the Valka Cutter to the appropriate product stream while maintaining the correct alignment. The grader is built with linear servo robots and a pin “gripper” that gently drags each piece to the desired routes to a parallel or perpendicularly moving conveyors. The grader is fully automatic and eliminates the human error factor in regards to incorrect portioning. The setup is completely customizable with options up to 16 different product routes and offers a flow control to optimize the utilization of packaging or freezing equipment.

Trimming and Cutting

Valka - Whitefish Fillet Portioning

The Valka Cutter automatically removes pin bones and cuts to the desired portions. The machine uses combination of an X-Ray and 3D image processing system together with robot controlled water jets to locate and cut pin bone and portions with great accuracy. The system analyzes each fillet and cuts highly uniform portions in relation to size, weight and thickness according to your specification. Multiple cutting patterns or programs can be defined and different size of fillets can be cut into different patterns.