The extruded pellets must be subjected to as little abrasion as possible despite the many transfer processes. Gericke pulse flow technology provides extremely gentle transport. The pellets are handled so smoothly that there is virtually no abrasion. This is important, because the fish are often very selective about their feed. If the feed pieces are too severely damaged the fish will ignore them.

The Gericke pneumatic conveying system is also noted for its very high standard of hygiene. This prevents pathogens from entering the fish enclosures with the food. The solution from Gericke also has significantly lower energy consumption than other pneumatic conveying systems. "Our pressure conveying systems are particularly efficient in their use of the conveying air. The customer can therefore transport more product in the same volume of conveying air." explained Markus Gericke, CEO of the Gericke Group. The operator of a fish farm can save compressed air, which requires an energy-intensive compression process to generate it. www.gericke.net

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

A feed barge in front of Norwegian salmon cages and (right) Gericke pneumatic conveying systems inside a bulk feed boat, from which the fish feed is transferred to the barges