Pin boning

The pinbones goes from the backbone into the fillet.  In order to get a boneless fillet the pinbones must be cut out or pulled out.  Pulling the pinbones are preferred because the fillet is "whole" and not cut into and damaged and will have a higher value.  However pulling the bones depend on the type of fish, how fast the bones are attached to the meat and the maturity of the fillet.

Salmon and trout fillets has traditionally been pin boned by pulling the pin bones.  The first mecanical pin boner was developed by Trio FTC in 1986.  Today much of the pin boning of trout and salmon is done automatically by machines.

However, fish like cod, saithe, haddock, hake and mackerel can be pin boned using Ergolight hand held machine.


  • Pre-rigor pin boning of salmon

    Trio has developed a unique patented method to make pin boning of salmon fillets possible shortly after slaughtering.  The fillets are manually positioned in two lanes and fed into the machine. 

    Trio has developed a patented method of pin boning salmon fillets immediately after slaughtering. 

    Three major tests carried out by SINTEF at Frøya and Hjelmeland in Norway in 2007 and 2009 gave a result of an average of about 2 broken bones in the fillets. The tests show that it is possible to produce boneless fillets in line immediately after slaughtering. 

    The result is lower processing and handling costs, increased shelf life and better quality of the salmon products.

    Trio has developed; 

    • a machine for manual positioning and feeding
    • a line for automatic feeding and vision system to see the line of bones

    Trio FDS 2000 PR-PB-2





    Trio automatic line in line with Baader filleting and trimming




  • Trio FDS 2000 PB

    The FDS 2000 PB removes pin bones from salmon fillets and skin the fillets automatically in one operation.

    Pin bone removal

    The fillets are fed with skin side down on top of the cold drum.  Gravity helps to freeze the fillets to the drum. 

    The Trio FTC pin bone removal system gently pulls the pin bones out of the fillets. 

    After pinboning a rotating band knife separates the fillets from the skin.

    The main advantages with the FDS 2000 PB are:

    • The fillets on the curved drum presents the bones to the pin boners for improved grip and minimum loss of meat.
    • A vacuum system ensures little water and bones on the fillets.
    • The capacity is up to 30 fillets per minute depending on how mature the fillet is
    • The machine saves labour by integrating two operations in the same machine
    • The machine may be used a skinning machine only

    Skinning

    The machine can be operated as a skinning machine only. A rotating bandknife cuts the skin from the fillet. The depth can easily be adjusted from shallow skinning to deep skinning.

    The capacity is about 60 fillets per minute.

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  • Trio FTC APB-1 Single-lane

    With new frame system, you can easily do your daily maintenance.
    High yield and optional with vacuum system.


    "Trio FTC APB-1 Automatic Single-Line Pin Bone Remover" is the solution for companies with relatively small production and with least weight loss on the market.

    TRIO-FTC SWEDEN has a long experience and knowledge about pin bone machines and is continuously developing the machines to fulfill customer's demands.

     

  • Trio FTC APB-1T Table-top

    Basically same as Ergo-Light but fully automated.
    Affordable price, high performance, consistent quality.
    Easy-to-use, easy-to-clean.



    Easy installation:
    Very little space is required for this machine. Simply place it on a table. Then connect Water & Electric supply(220 Volts, other voltage can be arranged.) - and it is ready to use!

    Easy-to-clean, easy-to-maintain:
    No tools needed to remove Belt. Swedish engineering of a very high standard means a minimal need for replacement parts.

    High performance, low labour need:
    With variable speed control of Belt and Pin Wheel, depending on size and freshness of incoming Salmon, up to 10-12 fillets per minute are well within your capability - and all this achieved with a minimum of manning.


  • Trio FTC APB-2 Double-lane

    Double-lane conveyors, high capacity machine.
    High yield and optional with vacuum system.


    Trio FTC APB-2 Automatic Double-Lane Pin Bone Remover has been developed for processing of large production, with least weight loss on the market.

    Today it is equipped with Belt Speed Control and some useful options can be offered to meet your demands.


    Least damage on the fillet surface after pin bone removal.


  • Trio FTC APB-4 QuatroMatic

    Four lanes conveyor, large capacity machine.
    High yield and optional with vacuum system.


     
    Now Trio FTC introduces its 4-lane Automatic Pin Bone Remover. Designed for large-scale production, where consistent quality is a must, Trio FTC's QuatroMatic offers a further benefit: flexibility. Push button control of compressed air enables production staff to operate 2 or 4 lanes at the touch of a finger. A digital visual display panel also gives operators the flexibility to change line speeds in an instance, especially when very fresh fish are being automatically pin-boned. The QuatroMatic handles Salmon which have been out of the water for as little as 48 hours.  

    Cyclone Vacuum System



  • Trio FTC PBR Ergo-Light

    The Trio FTC Ergo-Light was first mechanical pin boner.  It was invented and developed by FTC-Sweden and Jan Söderlind in 1986.


    Trio FTC introduces the patented modular Ergo-Light Pin Bone Remover(PBR) with speed and pulling power control and a unique mechanical picking action which gently removes pin bones from nearly all fresh/defrosted and smoked fillets.

    The Ergo-Light PBR is air powered and has been developed and tested to meet even the worst working conditions.

    We can ensure that our Ergo-Light PBR gives the best ever results, the highest possible yield and capacity and is the most reliable.


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