Salmon Infeed Station

The Salmon Infeed Station is Mikra’s ergonomic and precise infeed solution for salmon processing lines, designed with a strong emphasis on operator comfort and accurate quality assessment. Available in single or double conveyor lane configurations with two or four workstations, it delivers a flexible and reliable entry point into the grading process, ensuring every fish is individually inspected and correctly routed before moving further down the line.

Accurate quality assessment at the infeed stage is critical to maximizing product value and supporting reliable grading downstream. The Salmon Infeed Station addresses this directly by having each fish individually inspected by an operator and assigned a quality ID via sensors, ensuring that every unit is accurately assessed and allocated before it reaches the weighing and grading stages of the process.

Although built on a proven platform, each Salmon Infeed Station is customizable in terms of the number of workstations, conveyor lanes, and layout, ensuring the right configuration is in place for every facility and production requirement. It can also be sold as a standalone unit to complement an already installed grader, making it a flexible and practical investment for processors looking to improve the accuracy and efficiency of their infeed operations.

What the Salmon Infeed Station is used for

The Salmon Infeed Station is used as the entry point into the salmon grading process, where individual fish inspection, accurate quality assessment, and reliable routing to downstream processing steps are essential to maintaining consistent product quality and maximizing yield.

Each fish is inspected by an operator at a dedicated workstation and assigned a quality ID via sensors. The fish is then manually routed to buffers that transfer it headfirst onto speed-up conveyors, which deliver it to the weighing units for the next stage of the process. The adjustable height and position of workstation platforms ensure that every operator can work comfortably and efficiently throughout the production shift.

Key capabilities

• Individual inspection and accurate quality grading of each fish via sensors
• Available in single or double conveyor lane configurations
• Available with two or four workstations depending on throughput requirements
• Fish manually routed to buffers and transferred headfirst to speed-up conveyors
• Speed-up conveyors deliver fish to weighing units for downstream processing
• Adjustable height and position of workstation platforms for operator comfort
• Can be sold as a standalone unit to complement an already installed grader
• Various designs available to suit different facility layouts and requirements

Technical overview

• Single or double conveyor lane configurations
• Two or four workstation options
• Quality ID assignment via sensors at each workstation
• Manual routing to buffers with headfirst transfer to speed-up conveyors
• Speed-up conveyors feeding directly to weighing units
• Adjustable workstation platform height and position
• Suitable for land-based salmon processing facilities

Proven in the field

The Salmon Infeed Station has been developed to meet the real operational demands of salmon processing facilities, where ergonomics, accuracy, and flexibility at the infeed stage are equally important to maintaining consistent output quality and operator wellbeing. Its customizable configuration and the ability to sell it as a standalone addition to an existing grader make it a practical and versatile investment for processors at any stage of their production setup.

Customer experience

Processors using the Salmon Infeed Station have highlighted the improvement in quality assessment accuracy it delivers at the earliest stage of the grading process, as well as the positive impact that adjustable workstation platforms have had on operator comfort during long production shifts. The ability to configure the number of lanes and workstations to suit specific throughput requirements has also been valued for the flexibility it provides across different production environments.