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Bauer AsepticDrive with PMSMs for Fish Processing Lines
Van der Lee Seafish processes 250 tons of fresh frozen fish every week for shipment to
customers worldwide. The company was using a variety of motors on their processing
machines and conveyor systems at their facility in Urk, Netherlands. This required their
plant maintenance engineers to be knowledgeable about all the different motors as well
as stock spare parts for each. The company wanted to standardize the motors on its
production lines to use as few models as possible, leading to a more manageable
inventory, faster maintenance and less production downtime.
Bauer Gear Motor aseptic permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) were selected
for the facility due to their ability to perform in washdown environments and extreme
temperatures, as low as -45 ̊F (-43°C). The Van der Lee team immediately saw the
multi-use benefits of the aseptic Bauer geared motors which are ideally suited for food
industry applications.
The company chose a motor type with different control areas. “The motors are completely
interchangeable. Problems are easily resolved since one motor can be quickly replaced
with another,” says Willem Van der Lee, technical director at Van der Lee Seafish.
Bauer AsepticDrive PMSMs are designed to meet the special demands of food
processing washdown environments and meet the IE4 efficiency requirement. The motors
have smooth surfaces and no cooling fins, corners or holes where bacteria can collect.
Food-grade oil is used in the motors and high-pressure cleaning won’t damage the
paint coating.
Highlights
- Units are ideal for use
in food processing,
washdown environments
- Motors comply with IE4
energy efficiency class
- Aseptic paint coating
causes water to drip
off surfaces
(
Superhydrophobicity
)
- Paint is acid and alkali
resistant
- Coating is FDA and NSF
listed
- Unique motor housing
design eliminates cooling
ribs and fan areas