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Stun and bleed

To bleed fish efficiently – manually or by machine – you need precise stunning. Our fish stunning equipment ensures gentle handling, welfare and full process control.

Factory solutions:

Stun and bleed factory solution

Stun and Bleed on Wheel manual gill cutting™

This solution combines efficient handling with manual gill cutting and a built-in hygiene sluice.

  • Capacity: Up to 80 fish per minute
  • Dedicated tanks for bloodwater and wastewater
  • Delivered with washing system, fish pump and bleeding tank

Stun and bleed factory solution

10,000-ton Salmon Factory

A streamlined processing solution for large-scale salmon processing. This factory solution features automatic stunning, bleeding and cooling.

  • Automated line from bleeding to cooling
  • Distribution to manual or automatic gutting
  • Integrated vacuum system for offal and cleaning

Stun and bleed factory solution

Stun and Bleed on Wheel™

Stun and Bleed on Wheel is a fully automated slaughter solution with a built-in hygiene sluice.

  • Capacity: Up to 80 fish per minute
  • Dedicated tanks for bloodwater and wastewater
  • Delivered with washing system, fish pump and dedicated bleeding tank

Gutting and heading factory solution

HG Trawler

A complete automated factory for HG production, shrimp and by-products.

  • Electric stunning for safe handling and good working conditions
  • Full line for HG, J-cut and shrimp
  • Automatic plate freezers, packing and palletizing systems

Stun and bleed factory solution

Longliner

A fully automated factory solution for HG, fillet and by-products.

  • Electric stunning and vision technology for safe and efficient handling
  • Full process line for HG and fillet, including grading and automatic freezers
  • Complete logistics: packing, block hotel, palletizing and loading systems

Stun and bleed factory solution

Stun and Bleed Container™

A complete and fully automated slaughter container designed for efficient and safe processing.

  • Capacity: Up to 80 fish per minute
  • Separate rooms for control systems, vacuum pump and aggregate
  • Delivered with full washing system and options for bleeding or cooling tanks
Systems:

Stun and bleed system

Stun and Bleed System™

The Stun & Bleed system takes care of the fish from the moment it enters alive until a humane killing is completed.

  • Automatic fish counting can be integrated
  • The system typically handles 70 fish per minute
  • Constructed with durable materials
Products:

Stun and bleed product

Electric CFS Stunner (with Cleaner Fish Separator)

A gentle and reliable solution for electrical stunning of salmonid fishes and separation of cleaner fishes.

  • Documented, lasting state of unconsciousness during outbleed
  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required

Stun and bleed product

Electric Crab and Lobster Stunner

An electrical stunner designed for quick and humane stunning of crabs and lobsters. The solution is a scientifically proven animal welfare solution.

  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required
  • Open design for easy cleaning

Stun and bleed product

Electric Destruction Stunner

Optimar’s Electric Destruction Stunner is designed to ensure rapid and humane stunning of live aquatic animals not intended for further processing or human consumption.

  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required
  • Eliminates the need for manual infeed of fish

Stun and bleed product

Electric Salmon Stunner

A gentle and reliable solution for electrical stunning of salmonid fishes. The Optimar Electric Salmon Stunner is designed for quick and humane stunning of salmon before outbleed.

  • Documented, lasting state of unconsciousness during outbleed
  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required

Stun and bleed product

Electric Shrimp and Crustaceans Stunner

An electrical stunner designed for quick and humane stunning of shrimps before further processing.

  • Documented, lasting state of unconsciousness after the shrimp is transferred to ice slurry
  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required

Stun and bleed product

Electric White Fish Stunner (Hinged Finger Unit)

A gentle and reliable solution for electrical stunning of white fish.

  • Documented, lasting state of unconsciousness during outbleed
  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required

Stun and bleed product

Electric White Fish Stunner (Top-mounted)

This electrical stunner is designed for flexible installation on any type of conveyor.

  • Documented, lasting state of unconsciousness during outbleed
  • Scientifically proven animal welfare solution
  • No use of chemicals and no residual waste handling required

Stun and bleed product

Gill Cutting Machine™

An efficient machine for automatic and humane killing of fish.

  • Quick and humane euthanasia method for fish
  • Hygienic design for easy cleaning
  • Compact size and easy to maintain

Stun and bleed product

Gill Cutting Robot™

A robotic solution for automatic fish killing.

  • Eliminates heavy manual work
  • Integrated high-precision counting
  • Stable and predictable cut quality

Stun and bleed product

OptiTube Bleed and Chill™

With OptiTube Bleed and Chill the fish is kept cool and in motion with water while it is bled out.

  • Can be used both outdoors and indoors
  • Extremely flexible
  • Capacity of 70 tons per hour per output unit (scalable)