How to get the most out of your catch?
Seafood encompasses an incredibly diverse range of products; from tiny shrimps to mussels, clams, squid, and beyond. On the market, it appears in many forms: fresh, cooked, or frozen. This versatility brings with it a unique set of challenges when it comes to sorting each batch with precision. At Optimum Sorting, we bring years of experience to the table, ensuring that every challenge is met with smart, reliable solutions. Our mission? To help you get the absolute most out of your catch.
As global demand for seafood continues to rise year after year, so too do the standards for food safety across every continent. Add to that the growing expectations of today’s consumers, and it becomes clear: there is no room for error. A single defective product can compromise your reputation. At the same time, sustainability is no longer optional. Reducing your ecological footprint is just as important as maximizing yield.
That’s why optimizing your sorting process is essential. The goal is clear: detect as much foreign material and defects as possible, without discarding perfectly good seafood. With Optimum Sorting, you don’t have to choose between quality, efficiency, and sustainability. You can have it all!
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Our sorting machines for seafood
Novus
Discover what true sorting precision looks like with Novus: our most flexible belt sorter. Using smart camera, laser, and metal detection technology, this machine gives you full control over your product flow. From color and shape to texture and even biological or magnetic characteristics, every product is examined and sorted with exceptional precision.
Perfectly suited for sorting fresh and cooked products.
Ventus
Get to the very core of your product with Ventus: our most efficient laser sorter. With its dual free-fall system and ultra-precise lasers, Ventus spots even the slightest imperfections in a flash. It delivers consistently accurate sorting and an exceptional yield, making it the trusted choice for businesses that demand nothing less than top-tier quality.
Perfectly suited for sorting fresh, cooked or frozen products.
Technology made to fit your needs
Smart and accurate sorting starts with the right technology. Optimum Sorting offers two cutting-edge sorters tailored to the seafood industry: the Ventus free-fall sorter and the Novus belt sorter. Both are engineered to handle a wide variety of seafood products — from fresh mussels and (un)peeled shrimps to razor clams, scallops, cooked mussels, and more. These unique optical sorters are the result of years of intensive research and development. Trusted by seafood processors across multiple continents, they combine advanced cameras and laser technology to deliver multi-dimensional image processing; ideal for high-precision sorting by quality, size, and length.
High-resolution cameras detect subtle variations in color, shape, and dimensions. Laser sensors on the other hand are highly effective at identifying foreign materials and marine contaminants like barnacles. Specialized laser configurations go even further, sorting based on biological characteristics such as solanine (via fluorescence lasers), acrylamides, and water (using SWIR lasers).
Each machine is easily adaptable to your specific sorting requirements. With an industry-leading scan width of up to 2400 mm (94 in), they offer not only greater throughput but also improved product distribution, enabling more accurate defect removal and reducing the risk of unnecessary rejections. All of these technologies work in harmony to deliver intelligent, high-speed, and sustainable sorting performances, every step of the way.
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Built for optimal sorting
Pinpoint imperfections with accuracy
Most image processing algorithms reduce the RGBi signal of a color camera from four to two dimensions, resulting in loss of valuable information. We make sure all signals, both from the cameras and from the different lasers, are interpreted simultaneously by means of our algorithms, resulting in a more accurate detection of foreign objects and defects, plus a lower risk of false detections.
Remove defects with precision
Precise defect detection is meaningless without an equally precise ejection system. Our air valves have a center-to-center distance of 7.5 mm (0.29 in), compared to the standard 10 mm (0.39 in). This means more valves can blow more effectively, enhancing ejection accuracy. Additionally, we offer a high-resolution valve system with a center-to-center distance of 5.25 mm (0.21 in) for specific applications.
Fine-tune with detailed data
Why not use the data recorded by the cameras to adjust your sorting process where necessary? An optional module filters this data to parameters of your choice (length-width ratio, shape, color, defect level, etc.) and makes them available to your operators in a clear numerical or graphical way, so that they can intervene if desired. This module sets the basis for automatic sorting through customized specifications.
Exceptional user-friendliness
Quick and easy calibration
Establishing acceptance thresholds can be a lengthy and complicated process. But with the systems of Optimum Sorting, it’s different. Your operators don’t have to deal with graphs or formulas. Our machines are able to calibrate themselves by using images of acceptable and unacceptable products.
Intuitive interface
Operating our sorting machines is incredibly simple, thanks to our user-friendly and intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). This interface is designed to ensure that your operators can effortlessly access and view all relevant information at a glance, making the entire sorting process smooth and efficient.
Remote control
Do you want to operate your sorting machines centrally? No problem. Our solutions can be easily integrated into your network, so your operators and supervisors can keep an eye on things from any network computer.
Explore our smart end-to-end solutions
To provide you with the best possible results, we actively collaborate with forward-thinking partners who excel in their field. In collaboration with Optimum Sorting, these system integrators offer total solutions that perfectly match your production process. This allows you to benefit from smart systems that process your products efficiently and accurately at every step, from rinsing or washing to sorting and packaging.
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