Sorting mussels
Whether your mussels come from rope-grown or bottom culture, are fresh, cooked, or frozen, with or without shells — each variety demands a precise and thoughtful sorting solution. With Optimum Sorting’s advanced optical technology, you can rely on thorough and dependable inspection tailored to the specific characteristics of your product.
Unwanted elements such as crabs, starfish, barnacles, seaweed, or byssus threads are effortlessly detected and removed. This ensures a clean end product that meets the highest quality standards in the food industry — delivered with consistency, efficiency, and an uncompromising eye for detail.
Traced defects
- Sorting based on size
- Mussel beards (byssus threads)
- Seaweed
- Open or broken mussels
- Empty shells
- By-catch (such as crabs, starfish, sea anemones etc.)
- Tubeworms
- Barnacles
- Foreign materials (including wood, plastic, glass, or stones)
Benefits
- Easily process various types of carrots: rope-grown or bottom culture, fresh, cooked, or frozen, with or without shells.
- Achieve unseen accuracy thanks to a superior resolution that detects even the smallest defects.
- Benefit from machines designed for hygiene and built for minimal maintenance.
- Experience the simplicity of a user-friendly interface that works intuitively and requires minimal training.
- Get the support you need, when and where you need it — 24/7, worldwide.
See more, waste less
With its dual-sided laser inspection, the Ventus sorter redefines precision in mussel processing. Its advanced technology accurately detects subtle structural differences — such as between ‘silvernose’ and mussel meat — ensuring that even the most nuanced defects are identified and removed.
The result? Mussels that meet your highest quality standards, both in appearance and internal structure.
