Status: USED
The BAADER 142 is an industry-standard, automated salmon gutting machine widely utilized in commercial seafood processing. It is engineered to perform highly precise abdominal cleanings without causing external damage to the fish.
Core Functions & Capabilities
The machine is famous for its execution of the «Princess Cut» , a clean, mechanical belly slice.
- Electronic Measurement: Each fish is loaded into the machine (manually or via a semi-automated feeding system) and secured by a gentle tail clamp. The machine electronically scans and measures the exact dimensions of every fish to customize the cut path.
- Evisceration & Vacuum Suction: Integrated throat-cutting tools separate the throat from the inside of the head while keeping the gills completely intact on the fish. Combined suction devices instantly pull out the guts through a closed vacuum piping system, preventing contamination.
- Clean Kidneys: The tooling is designed to scrape and clean the main backbone, leaving it almost entirely free from bloodstains originating from the kidneys.
Key Technical Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
| Primary Target Species | Salmon, Sea Trout, Coho (and Farmed Cod via modern conversion kits) |
| Standard Working Range | 2 to 7 kg for Salmon/Trout; 1.4 to 5 kg for Farmed Cod |
| Throughput Capacity | Up to 16 fish per minute (Salmon/Cod); Up to 20 fish per minute (Coho) |
| Power Consumption | Base machine: ~4 kW (Vacuum pump requires an additional ~23 kW) |
| Water Consumption | Approximately 10 liters per minute |
| Net Weight | Roughly 2,935 kg (depending on inspection belt configuration) |
System Upgrades & Adaptations
While the BAADER 142 has been a reliable production line workhorse for decades, the industry often utilizes a few specific expansion kits to keep them running efficiently alongside newer generations like the BAADER 144:
- Farmed Cod Conversion Kit: Released recently to accommodate the growing aquaculture market. It allows the machine to toggle between salmon and cod with a simple software/hardware switch, providing a clean belly cut that keeps valuable by-products (like the liver) fully intact for secondary harvesting.
- Yield Maximizing Kit (YMK): Minimizes the volume of insufficiently gutted fish, optimizing overall daily processing yield.
- Hygienic Kit / Clean Fish Kit (CFK): Retrofittable upgrades designed to streamline cleaning protocols and meet stricter food safety regulations.