# Båtsfjordbruket - Spiral freezer for seafood

Båtsfjordbruket – Spiral freezer for seafood

The Customer 
Based on the northern side of the Varanger peninsula, Norway, Båtsfjordbruket is a subsidiary of the large seafood corporation, Insula AS. The group’s primary focus is the development, processing and sale of fish and seafood products across the Nordic region. Insula’s corporate portfolio consists of a number of seafood companies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The Requirement Båtsfjordbruket has invested £7 million in a growth development plan in order to meet rising demand for its seafood products. A recent business expansion included a site extension and new processing equipment for its frozen fish fillet production line.
 
The Solution 
Starfrost designed a highly efficient spiral freezer which features cutting-edge sanitising technology, enabling the seafood firm to increase product throughput and fully automate freezing processes. The Helix spiral freezer has provided significant efficiency and throughput benefits, enabling a maximum return on investment. The stainless steel and fully accessible design ensures highest hygiene levels and ease of maintenance. The addition of a Clean in Place (CIP) System delivers a repeatable, cost effective method of cleaning and sanitising. Latest advancements in Starfrost’s CIP technology have enabled a reduction of water usage from 100 litres per minute to 8 litres per minute. The innovative new design delivers the highest hygiene levels whilst decreasing the volume of detergent and sanitiser.
 
Frank Kristiansen, CEO of Båtsfjordbruket: 
“We selected Starfrost as our freezer supplier based on company reputation and global service support. The Helix spiral freezer is a fully automated system that minimises contact handling. This, combined with a seamless enclosure construction that features an automated cleaning system, delivers improved hygiene safety within production. The high-tech efficiency of the freezer means we are able to produce more frozen seafood product in a more cost effective way than we were before. Our processing times have been reduced and we have boosted capacity by 35%, with plans to increase this figure once we are running at maximum production capacity.”

 

Båtsfjordbruket – Spiral freezer for seafood

Client: Båtsfjordbruket
Sector: Seafood
Equipment: Spiral Freezer
Contact: contactus@starfrost.com