VAKI Drum Grader
The VAKI Drum Grader is a rotary drum grader which has a drum formed of equally spaced 16 mm rods that make up a cone. The fish is pumped in on the narrow end of the cone to the internal side. A continues flow of water gently pushes the fish down along the rods and when the space between to rods is equal to the fish thickness it falls through and into the outlet chute.
Features
ADVANTAGES
– Accurate grading of fish from 0.5g
– High capacity
– 3 grades
– Compact
– Easily adjustable
– Gentle on fish
The Drum Grader is made in 316L stainless steel and is fitted on a frame with 4 wheels which makes it easy to move between fish tanks.
Over all dimensions: (L x W x H) 1800 x 845 x 1900 mm. Inlet pipe 2” camlock male.
Outlet pipes: D=105 mm
The Drum Grader is operated from a simple control box with on/off buttons and an adjustable speed control. The power supply is a 10 amp 230V AC, 0,37 kW.
THREE OUTLETS
There are three outlets on the Drum Grader. Grade 1 and 2 are beneath the drum and grade 3 is for the largest fish that goes off the end. There are 3 standard size ranges available for the grader as shown in the table below. The drum is interchangeable. The rotational speed of the drum is adjustable from 0-10 rpm.
The handling of the fish is very gentle and it is always transported in water and abundant water is sprayed over the fish at all stages.
STANDARD DRUM SIZES - OPENING IN MM
| Start | Medium | End | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drum I | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Drum II | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Drum III | 20 | 28 | 35 |
Gallery
REFERENCES
REFERENCE LIST OF VAKI FISH GRADERS
| Nr. of Graders | Customer | Country | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interfish Ltd. | Bulgaria | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Åsen Settefisk AS | Norway | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Fossing Storsmolt | Norway | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd. | Canada | Drum Grader |
| 1 | Framnessmolt AS | Norway | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Tropenhaus Frutigen AG | Switzerland | 140 cm Grader |
| 1 | Samherji Fiskeldi | Iceland | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Cooke Aquaculture UK | UK | Smart Grader |
| 2 | Statkraft Sverige AB | Sweden | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Luna P/F | Faeroe Islands | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Midtnorsk Havbruk | Norway | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Eldisstöðin Ísþór | Iceland | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Mowi Norway AS | Norway | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Matorka ehf. | Iceland | Smart Grader |
| 1 | ACUITEC S.L. | Spain | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Grieg Seafood BC | Canada | 140 cm Grader |
| 1 | Creative Salmon Company Ltd. | Canada | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Dundalk Bay Seafood's Ltd | Ireland | 140 cm Grader |
| 1 | Basis 57, Nachhaltige Wassernutzung | Switzerland | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Grieg Seafood Finnmark | Norway | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Matorka ehf. | Iceland | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Hushållningssällskapet Västernorrland | Sweden | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Earth Ocean Farms | Mexico | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | VAKI Chile | Chile | 140 cm Grader |
| 1 | VAKI Chile | Chile | Smart Grader |
| 1 | Toskedal AS | Norway | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Catvis BV | Netherland | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Quan Ying (Fujian) Technology Company | China | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | AquaPro Solutions Pte Ltd. | Singapore | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Salmon smolt Nz Ltd. | New Zealand | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Arnarlax ehf. | Iceland | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Eldisstöðin Ísþór | Iceland | 140 cm Grader |
| 1 | Cooke Aquaculture USA Inc. | USA & Canada | 140 cm Grader |
| 1 | Cromaris d.d. | Croatia | 96 cm Grader |
| 1 | Dawnfresh Seafoods | UK | 140 cm Grader |
Testimonials
The new Drum Grader from VAKI has increased our grading efficiency a great deal. We are very pleased with the possibility to grade in three categories instead of the usually two, as with the old hand grading system (the box grader).
The grader is very gentle to the fish and is pumped into the grader instead of netting/ and handling as it is done with the old method.
Also important is the saving of time and manpower. Before we had two to three people grading by box, but now we only need one person grading when using the VAKI Drum Grader. We find the grader really easy to work with and compact, that gives us the possibility to move it around and grade where ever we want. We find the benefits of the new Drum Grader quite big.
