Status: USED
The BAADER 488 is an industrial automatic feeder designed by Baader, a global leader in fish processing machinery.
It is specifically engineered for high-capacity, pelagic (open ocean) fish processing lines, handling species like herring, sardines, mackerel, and blue whiting.
Here is a breakdown of how it fits into a processing plant and what it does:
Core Function & Operation
In industrial fish processing, getting fish into a cutting or filleting machine perfectly aligned and at a steady pace is incredibly difficult to do manually. The BAADER 488 automates this bottle-neck.
- Continuous Feeding: It takes bulk, round fish from a hopper or a Capacity Maximizing System (CMS) conveyor and organizes them.
- Multi-Channel Sorting: It distributes the fish evenly into 4 distinct channels to prevent jamming and keep downstream machines running at peak efficiency.
- Orientation Alignment: The system automatically checks and corrects the orientation of the fish (ensuring they enter head-first or belly/back aligned) before feeding them directly into heading or filleting modules.
Companion Machinery
The BAADER 488 is rarely a standalone unit. It is designed to dock seamlessly as the front-end loader for specific Baader processing equipment:
- BAADER 35 / 36: Industrial filleting machines (often equipped with a vacuum «nobbing» system to remove heads and viscera).
- BAADER 221: An automatic pelagic processing line that pairs with the 488 feeder to achieve ultra-high throughput with minimal manual labor supervision.
Technical Profile
- Average Dimensions: Approximately 3100 X 1400 X 1900 mm (it requires a fair amount of factory floor footprint).
- Power Consumption: Typically runs on a standard industrial 400 V setup, pulling roughly 2.2 kW to 4.1kW depending on whether it is configured as a Semi-Automatic (LSA) or Line Automatic (LA) version.
- Water & Air: Uses compressed air (around 11.5 to 14.5 l/min and water lines (around 10 l/min to smoothly move and wash the fish during sorting.