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Mussel Declumper/Grader Seed/Grader M-205

Description:
Constructed using marine grade aluminum plate for the hopper, aluminum square tube framing, all other components are stainless steel, including grading drums M-207 (shown below), shaft, and declumping blades. (Hydraulic motor and hydraulic power pak available.)
Use:
Declumping and grading mussels, and mussel seed.
Capacity:
Capable of yielding a production of 3-4 tons of mussels per hour with excellent grades and less than 1% of crushed shell on mussels.
How it is used / deployed:
Mussels are dumped into the hopper. The rotation of the drums moves the mussels/mussel seed through the drums where they are sorted into select size categories.
Features / benefits:
Designed with safety, productivity, ease of operation, and minimal broken product (wastage) in mind. Extra declumping bars in initial pipe for better declumping before the mussels reach the gate, therefore a much better flow of mussels is obtained into the grader, resulting in higher production. The last of the declumping knives on the shaft is adjustable which allows for more flexibility while declumping the mussels just before they reach the grading duums, resulting in a near-elimination of crushed shells, therefore a near 100% yield is obtained. (Many other mussel declumper/graders yield a high percentage of broken-shell mussels, much of the breakage occurring during final declumping and entry into the grading drum.)
Manufactured in Canada.

Drums for Declupmer/Grader Market Product or Seed M-207

Description:
Made of stainless steel. Used with mussel declumper/grader (product # M-205).
Dimensions:
Diameter 53.34cm, (21"), length 53.34cm, (21"). Grading sizes: drums 6.35mm, (1/4"). 9.35mm, (3/8"), 12.7mm, (1/2"), 22.23mm, (7/8").
Use:
Grading mussels, three drums are required for mussel declumper/grader and are not included with the machine.
Capacity:
The grading drums yield a production of 3-4 tons of mussels per hour with excellent grades and less than 1% of crushed shell on mussels. Equipped with back guards and chutes to minimize wastage, and angle guides are installed under the grading drum for ease of exchanging collection trays.
Features / benefits:
The grading drums are hydraulic-driven with directional and flow control valves, allowing for reversalof system in case of jamming, and variable speed control of the grading drums, they are 38% larger in diameter than the declumping pipe, this feature allows the mussels to be dropped into the grading drum, therefore nearly eliminating any product being crushed (and maintaining no wastage) between the declumper and grading drum.
Manufactured in Canada.

Conveyor for Mussel Declumper/Grader M-206

Description:
Constucted using all stainless steel materials, including .635cm, (1/4") x 5.08cm, (2") flatbar, 2.54cm, (1") x 2.54cm, (1") x 3.18mm, (1/8")tube, and 3.81cm, (1 1/2") x 3.81cm, (1 1/2") x 3.18mm, (1/8") tube. Also with 45.72cm, (18") wide plastic belt complete with 5.08cm, (2") flights and 3.175cm, (1 1/4") valu-guide rail, as well as an elctronic variable speed drive. Not included with declumper/grader machine.
Use:
Moving mussels into declumping/grading machine.
Features / benefits:
Can be built to buyer's specifications for different belt widths and discharge heights required.
Manufactured in Canada.

Distribution Chute for Mussel Declumper/Grader M-208

Description:
3 required for one grading machine. Used with declumper/grader (product #M-205).
Dimensions:
1.83m, (6') long.
Use:
Moving mussels out of the grading drums into bulk bags, totes, boxes etc.
Manufactured in Canada.

Mussel Declumper/Grader M-212

Description:
All parts are fabricated from stainless steel and food-grade materials. The drive system is electric, with hydraulic or gas engine system.
Use:
Individual mussels transfer to the grader section, which contains precisely spaced rods through which spat and small mussels pass and are separated from the desired mussels.
How it is used / deployed:
Gentle separation of mussels is achieved by the use of rotary blades and stationary rods in combination with our unique over-the-door discharge gate.
Features / benefits:
Unlike auger and fixed discharges, this system allows for a continuous controlled discharge of the mussels, with no breakage or clogging.
Manufactured in Canada.

Mussel Debysser M-213

Description:
There are three sizes of debyssers available. Series 300 with a production rate of 3000lbs/hr is desifned to accommodate the large-scale processor, series 100 and 200 with production rates of 1000lbs/hr and 1500lbs/hr are more suited to individual growers and mid-sized plants whose production requirements are not as heavy as that of a large processing plant. Fabricated from food grade stainless steel and plastic material and the chain, sprockets and knurled rods are easily accessible for cleaning and maintenance purposes.
Use:
Designed to gently remove the byssel thread with minimum stress to the mussel, these units can be feed manually or by a speed-controlled hopper conveyor.
Features / benefits:
The debyssers are electrically driven or, optionally, the units can be driven by hydraulics.
Manufactured in Canada.

Mussel Spat Declumper/Grader M-214

Description:
The declumper section is fabricated from stainless steel. The grader and framing are fabricated from aluminum to reduce the weight of the machine. The drive system can be electric, hydraulic, or gas engine.
Use:
This machine is designed to separate clumps of mussels spat into individual mussels and size them according to width.
How it is used / deployed:
The clumps of mussel spat are placed into a hopper and are gently separated in the declumper by means of rotary blades. Separated mussels empty into the grader section containing spaced rods through which the individual mussels pass according to width.
Manufactured in Canada.

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Fukui North America

110-B Bonnechere St.W.
Eganville, Ontario K0J 1T0
CANADA
Email: don@bishopaquatic.com or call 613-639-3474