Westfalia Separator
Industry
Mechanical Separation
Division
Small Capacity Plants
for the Fish Industry
High Profit with Small Capacities
Fish specialities
The rivers, lakes and oceans of the world are the source market leader in centrifugal separation technology.
of one of the most important foodstuffs. Fish is a The spectrum covers application-oriented, innovative
valuable supplier of protein and other essential solutions in machine technology and process
nutrients. However, today’s industrial fish processing engineering for a wide range of applications in
industry is facing new challenges. The conventional the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, dairy
processes for the recovery of fish meal and fish oil were and beverage technology, the starch industry,
designed for processing large fish quantities of up environmental technology, mineral oil technology
to 200 t/h. However, in times when resources are and oils and fats recovery. The first separator for the
in increasingly short supply, processes must be recovery of fish oil was commissioned back in 1929.
found which can also efficiently process small Since then, Westfalia Separator has developed,
quantities of fish. manufactured and delivered more than a thousand
centrifuges for the fish oil industry while at the same
Consequently, Westfalia Separator has developed new time successfully and innovatively optimising the
processes for the fish industry which are worthwhile processes.
investing in particularly when processing small quantities.
The new processes, which are based on the traditional
three-phase process, have been simplified so that
now 2 – 4 t/h can be processed without difficulty
while additionally increasing the added value of the
complete process.
Westfalia Separator can draw on the experience
gained over a period of over 110 years making it a
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Raw material
Metal detector
Mincer Steam
Heating tank
Steam
Condensate
Clean oil
Turbid oil
Oil polishing Solids
Sludge
Stickwater
Clean oil
Processing fish offal
Low expenditure, high benefit The oil phase from the decanter contains small
quantities of free water and solids and can be polished
The offal obtained during the filleting of, for example, in a separator. The solids from the separator can either
salmon still contains valuable oil and utilizable solids. be processed to fish meal in suitable driers or can be
For this reason, Westfalia Separator has designed the utilized untreated as raw material for ensilage plants.
new small installation for the recovery of fish oil from The aqueous phase or stick water from the decanter is
offal. The fish offal is first gently crushed to disintegrate concentrated in evaporators due to the substantial
the fat-containing cells and very carefully coagulated proportion of dissolved solids and processed to fish
in the heating tank. This is important to maximize the meal together with the solids. The compactness and
oil yield and to obtain optimum quality of the end low number of process stages make this process ideal
product. The coagulated raw material is subsequently for processing small quantities.
separated into solids, oil and an aqueous phase in a
3-phase decanter. This process can do without presses
to separate the solids. Therefore, no expenses are incurred
for purchasing and operating those presses.
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Recovering high-grade proteins control is necessary to recover “tailor-made” hydrolyzate.
Properties and taste can be individually determined via
Highly soluble and low-fat protein hydrolyzates can be this control.
recovered with this enzymatic process. This turns them
into an extremely high-grade additive for the food After screening off the bones, the liquid phase is
industry and also an attractive fodder in aquaculture, sent to the 3-phase decanter. Here, the suspension is
particularly for breeding young fish. separated into oil, solids and protein-containing water.
The big advantage of the 3-phase technology is the
Virtually all fish raw materials can be processed to separation of the insoluble solids and oil in one step.
hydrolyzates. However, the most suitable are offal from
salmon, trout or remains from canned fish or Surimi Only by this means is the highly soluble, low-fat protein
production. retained in the aqueous phase. A high-performance
separator then separates the protein from the
The enzymatic treatment of the crushed material takes remaining small quantities of solids and oil. Following
place in a reactor in which temperature and dwell time evaporation of the water, the concentrated protein is
can be precisely set. The extremely precise process flash pasteurised and spray dried.
Recovery of protein hydrolyzates
Enzyme reaction tank Bone separation
Enzyme
Hot water Condensate
Water Bones to
further processing
Preheating Enzyme Pre-
deactivation heating
Steam
Steam
Protein phase
Protein Cream/oil
polishing
Clean oil
Steam Oil phase
Oil polishing
Condensate
Solids
Washing water
Heating tank
from canning plant
Live steam injection
Skimmings
Flotation tank
Buffer tank
Solids
Preheating
Clean oil
Sludge
Oil polishing
Canning wash water processing
Adding value The 3-phase decanter from Westfalia Separator then
ensures in one step efficient separation of the
When producing canned goods in the fish industry, solids, oil and the aqueous phase. The latter is
waste water streams are obtained which are heavily subsequently cooled with heat exchangers and fed
loaded with oils and solids. These primarily consist of back into the flotation sludge. The recovered turbid oil,
residues of sauces and vegetable oils which are canned by contrast, is polished with self-cleaning separators
with the fish. As a rule, such heavily contaminated and rid of residual impurities such as water and solids.
waste water is not directly discharged but rid of the The products recovered in this way can be sold as fodder.
solids in flotation plants. The resultant flotation The overall effect is a drastic reduction in disposal costs.
sludges must be disposed of, whereby the disposal
costs involved are fairly high. To minimize the disposal
costs and simultaneously exploit the valuable
substances in the waste water, Westfalia Separator
offers a newly developed process which converts waste
into valuable substances and saves costs.
The flotation sludge is collected in an agitator tank and
then pre-heated with the aid of a suitable heat exchanger.
The hot water phase from the decanter is used for this
purpose. With this solution, no cost-intensive external
heat generation is required. The oil is released through
subsequent coagulation of the proteins in special tanks
supplied with live steam.
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Decanters and Separators for
Efficiently Processing Small Capacities
in the Fish Industry
Decanters at a glance
CD 205
Motor rating: 7.5 kW
Minimum oil losses
High g-force for better solids recovery CD 305
High lambda for better separation Motor rating: 15 kW
Long retention time
Low maintenance costs
Heavy duty design
Bowl in durable duplex stainless steel
Hinged hood for easy and fast inspections
Low differential speed for less wear and tear
CC 450/458
Super resistant and long lasting hard facing of
Motor rating: 30 kW
scroll flights
Soft stream elongated distributor with simple
wear plates
Smooth operation
Low operation costs
Energy saving flow system
Continuous and automatic operation CA 501
Electronic scroll overload control system Motor rating: 35 kW
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Separators at a glance
OSD 10
Motor rating: 5.5 kW
Higher effective capacity
Continuous feed even during cleaning cycle
High g-force
No downtime
Minimum oil losses
OSD 30
Patented Westfalia Separator HydroStop system Motor rating: 11 kW
for high concentrated solids discharge
Low maintenance cost
Simple bowl design for lower cleaning frequency
Newly designed clutch with stronger clutch
shoes for longer lifetime
No supervision required
Equipped with a PLC system for optimal control OSD 50
of cleaning cycle Motor rating: 22 kW
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Beverage Technology
Dairy Technology
Oils and Fats Processing
Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals
and Biotechnology
Oils and Fats Recovery
Starch Technology and
Industrial Biotechnology
Environmental Technology
Marine
Energy
Oilfield
Industry
Engineering
Second Hand Machinery
Service
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serves as a non-binding description of our products
and is without guarantee.
Binding information, in particular relating to capacity
data and suitability for specific applications, can
only be provided within the framework of concrete Westfalia Separator
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