Status: USED
The BAADER 478 is an industrial automatic feeder machine specifically designed for pelagic fish processing (such as herring, sardines, sprats, and anchovies).
Manufactured by Baader—a global leader in fish processing technology—the 478 is used to automate, orient, and feed small fish into high-speed downstream processing machines (like the BAADER 36 or 134 filleting machines, or the BAADER 465 and 469 nobbing machines). By replacing manual loading, it significantly boosts production line efficiency and throughput.
How It Works
The BAADER 478 handles the delicate task of taking bulk, unorganized fish and lining them up perfectly for processing via a multi-stage mechanism:
- The Water Hopper & Elevator: Fish are dumped into a water-filled hopper. A variable-speed elevator gently lifts them from the water to prevent bruising or skin damage.
- Channel Distribution: The elevator delivers the fish uniformly into 5 separate feed channels (lanes).
- Automatic Orientation:
- Fish traveling head-first pass straight through to the timing mechanism.
- Fish traveling tail-first are automatically detected and flipped around by the machine so that every fish is oriented uniformly.
- Timing & Delivery: A synchronization device releases single fish one by one into back-and-belly alignment devices, dropping them perfectly into the feed troughs of the synchronized filleting or nobbing machine.
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Standard Specification |
| Primary Target Fish | Herring, sardines, sprats, and similar pelagic species |
| Compatible Downstream Units | BAADER 36, 134 (Filleting) | BAADER 465, 469 (Nobbing) |
| Throughput Speed | Fully synchronized with the downstream machine (typically up to 100–300 fish/min) |
| Feed Channels | 5 independent lanes (lane width typically around 40 mm) |
| Labor Requirement | 1 supervisor for the entire automated line |
| Power Consumption | Approximately 1.7 kW |
| Water Consumption | Approximately 10 liters / minute |
| Net Weight | ~1,250 kg (~2,750 lbs) |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | Approx. 2.60 m × 1.25 m × 2.40 m |
Operational Impact: Integrating a BAADER 478 into a herring or sardine line typically cuts operator requirements down to just a single supervisor for the entire line, drastically reducing labor costs while maximizing the mechanical speed capacity of the downstream filleting equipment.