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Hygienic Castors Improve Operations and Strengthen Premium Strategy

Produced with Filetfabrikken AS
Meat, poultry & fish

Filetfabrikken, part of Blue Resource Group, is a modern fish processing facility near Oslo specializing in premium Norwegian salmon. The Group’s mission is to deliver sustainable, high-end seafood to global consumers. To meet its goals, Filetfabrikken’s technical team continually works to improve equipment hygiene and streamline cleaning processes.

Success in high-end salmon distribution demands a sustainable, efficient, and hygienic operation.

Salmon is highly perishable and vulnerable to contamination, putting quality and safety at risk. To meet its goals, Filetfabrikken’s technical team constantly seeks ways to improve equipment hygiene and optimize cleaning processes.

”We are very impressed with the improved cleanability and hygienic performance that we get from using the overall NGI solution. NGI supported us throughout the critical testing phase, helped retrofit existing machines, and ensured these improvements will be included in all new equipment we order."

Technical, quality & process management departmentFiletfabrikken, Norway

The Challenge

The technical team identified the floor-machine interface as a key area for reducing contamination risks. In particular, the castors on mobile units were critical: exposed to heavy fish residue and process water, conventional stainless-steel castors couldn’t be effectively cleaned or sanitized, even with extensive water and chemical use.

The Solution

The team quickly identified NGI’s newly developed hygienic castors as the best alternative. Together with NGI, they set up a structured test framework to evaluate the castors’ performance under the harsh conditions of the salmon processing line.

During the castor testing, Filetfabrikken and the NGI team also identified several other areas in the production equipment that could be optimized with NGI components, including bolts, nuts, CIP units, leveling feet, and bearing houses.

The Effect

Filetfabrikken achieved significant savings in its critical cleaning process by optimizing the use of chemicals, water, manpower, and time, supporting its sustainability goals. It also improved overall food safety by reducing the risk of contamination, waste, and potential recalls.

Specific improvements on castors:

Over 64% average reduction in bacterial residue compared to standard castors.

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