A trimming system for fish which is placed with belly sides on opposite sides of a supporting structure. A force supplying means applies opposite forces onto the belly sides towards the supporting structure. A profile measuring means determines the profile of the belly sides, and a cutting means trims the belly sides. Opposite forces are supplied by the force supplying means while the belly sides are measured by the profile measuring means, and the opposite forces are supplied while the belly sides are simultaneously trimmed.

A trimming system for fish which is placed with belly sides on opposite sides of a supporting structure. A force supplying means applies opposite forces onto the belly sides towards the supporting structure. A profile measuring means determines the profile of the belly sides, and a cutting means trims the belly sides. Opposite forces are supplied by the force supplying means while the belly sides are measured by the profile measuring means, and the opposite forces are supplied while the belly sides are simultaneously trimmed.

The invention relates to a method for mechanically recovering flesh from fish, in which by introducing incisions, the dorsal bones and the ventrally directed bones are cut free from the laterally located fillets without separating the pin bones from the spine and the separating gaps formed by the incisions are then expanded, thereby moving the lateral fillets away from the spine of the fish in the lateral direction transverse to the dorsal bones, wherein the fillets are peeled away from the pin bones extending laterally out from the spine or the flank bones, and a corresponding apparatus for mechanically recovering the flesh of fish.

The invention relates to a method for mechanically recovering flesh from fish, in which by introducing incisions, the dorsal bones and the ventrally directed bones are cut free from the laterally located fillets without separating the pin bones from the spine and the separating gaps formed by the incisions are then expanded, thereby moving the lateral fillets away from the spine of the fish in the lateral direction transverse to the dorsal bones, wherein the fillets are peeled away from the pin bones extending laterally out from the spine or the flank bones, and a corresponding apparatus for mechanically recovering the flesh of fish.

The wash away fillet tool is a new cutting board utensil designed primarily to be used to fillet fish; although, it could be used for other similar jobs. The design is a straightforward improvement of the cutting board which makes the job of filleting fish safer, cleaner, and faster. A water chamber attached to a cutting board is the key part. The water chamber permits water to flow across the working surface of the fillet tool. The flow of water washes undesirable waste material off of the fillet tool keeping the hands and knife free of fish slime.

A trimming system for fish which is placed with belly sides on opposite sides of a supporting structure. A force supplying means applies opposite forces onto the belly sides towards the supporting structure. A profile measuring means determines the profile of the belly sides, and a cutting means trims the belly sides. Opposite forces are supplied by the force supplying means while the belly sides are measured by the profile measuring means, and the opposite forces are supplied while the belly sides are simultaneously trimmed.

A trimming system for fish which is placed with belly sides on opposite sides of a supporting structure. A force supplying means applies opposite forces onto the belly sides towards the supporting structure. A profile measuring means determines the profile of the belly sides, and a cutting means trims the belly sides. Opposite forces are supplied by the force supplying means while the belly sides are measured by the profile measuring means, and the opposite forces are supplied while the belly sides are simultaneously trimmed.

A knife assembly for performing, for example, a filleting cut on a slaughtered and gutted fish has at least one cutting head. The cutting head has at least one housing with a knife unit and a drive unit for rotationally driving a knife shaft rotatably borne inside the housing. A separating knife is arranged on a free end of the knife shaft for conjoint rotation. The knife shaft is axially movable relative to the housing and is configured to be decouplable from the drive unit for the purpose of axially moving the knife shaft in such a way that rotational movement of the knife shaft can be performed independently of the axial movement of the knife shaft. An apparatus and a method are disclosed.

A measuring head for determining the length of the abdominal cavity of a slaughtered, beheaded and gutted fish being transported head-end first in the transport direction includes at least one measurement sensor and at least one position sensor, which can be triggered by the measurement sensor and is connected to a control device. The control device is for picking up and processing the incoming measurement signals. The measuring head is configured and adapted at least partly for being positioned between two circular knives of a knife assembly for performing a filleting cut on the fish, in such a way that the or each measurement sensor can be operatively connected to a flank bone of the fish that is closest to the anus of the fish. A working station includes at least one knife assembly and the measuring head. An apparatus and a method for processing fish are also disclosed.

A measuring head for determining the length of the abdominal cavity of a slaughtered, beheaded and gutted fish being transported head-end first in the transport direction includes at least one measurement sensor and at least one position sensor, which can be triggered by the measurement sensor and is connected to a control device. The control device is for picking up and processing the incoming measurement signals. The measuring head is configured and adapted at least partly for being positioned between two circular knives of a knife assembly for performing a filleting cut on the fish, in such a way that the or each measurement sensor can be operatively connected to a flank bone of the fish that is closest to the anus of the fish. A working station includes at least one knife assembly and the measuring head. An apparatus and a method for processing fish are also disclosed.