On October 22nd Jakob Valgeir ehf and KAPP Skaginn signed a contract for a new Tub Handling System and an IQF infeed system that will be installed at the company’s new fish processing plant in Bolungarvík. The construction of a new extension to the facility is expected to be completed at the beginning of 2021. The extension will increase the plant’s freezing capacity by 4 tons an hour.

Cooperation creates value in the fish processing industry
“It is very enjoyable when two companies from the same region work together on new developments in the Icelandic fishing industry,” says Ingvar Vilhjálmsson, Regional Sales Manager at KAPP Skaginn. “The Tub Handling System is designed to increase the automation and productivity of the plant and support good raw material handling.”

Increased automation for consumer packaging
The new processing facility will be connected to the older plant and the tub handling system will serve both. With new addition in housing and equipment, Jakob Valgeir is increasing its focus on packing products into consumer packaging and taking them directly to market.

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