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BESNARD: success is because the customer comes first Innovation and customer focus are the driving forces behind Besnard’s success over the past fifty years. As soon their particular need arises, the customer contacts Besnard’s research centre where the team will do its utmost to meet demand and provide innovative solutions. “It’s not necessary always to try to redesign the world; you only have to be clever. We always put our customers first because it’s only by listening closely to their requirements that has enabled us to continuously improve specific parts of the Besnard range for better performance and user comfort for over half a century. After all, whom better to provide the best feedback than the person who uses the machine?” says Antoin Besnard. Besnard designs, manufactures, and installs its shellfish handling equipment to customer specification. The company is renowned for the quality and durability of its equipment. “This customer-designermanufacturer relationship fostered over the years also means that our product range is always evolving and improving. And following a detailed consultation at the start, our specialist teams of designers and engineers handle everything right to the point of installation and operation,” adds Antoin. Besnard’s integrated design department is responsible for all engineering and production. In addition, every machine is test in situ according to user specifications. The company 42
Oyster Circular Grading Machine
also provides high-quality after-sales service. The following is a list of some machines Besnard have developed in the past three years: l Circular Oyster Size Grader:
Automatic or manual feed, the innovative weighing and ejection system ensures accurate grading at up to 4 oysters/second or 18,000 per hour. l 3D vision Oyster Grading
Machine: Programmable and equipped with an easyto-use touch panel interface that enables homogenous grading; reproduces “human sight grading” appreciated by producers who sell to markets. l Oyster Bag Washing
machine cleans using two rows of beaters and two washing ramps. Capacity for 600 bags/hr, depending on bag condition. l Oyster Storage/Washing
Machine with a capacity of 1 to 3 tonnes. Reduced staffing requirement in washing machine loading area. Capable of feeding a sorting line.
l Submerged Oyster Sorting
Machine reduces stressing oyster. Variable oyster output dependant on the type (spat or sale-ready) and quality. l Packaging Turntable
with up to ten stations is compact and ergonomic. Capable of 650kg/hour with four staff: one at the washing machine, two at the table, and one on the sealer. •l Mesh Bag Butting/Stapling machine for mussels is innovative and fully automatic and handles up to five bags/min. l Mussel Byssus Removal
Machine with innovative rollers rotating in opposite directions that remove byssus ranging from 300kg/h to 1,500kg/h depending on the model. l Myti Roll Mussel Washing
machine cleans and removes shell growth, including barnacles. Weight sensors to regulate input is an option. l Cylindrical-Conical Mussel
Separating Machine detaches mussels from
cultivation nets using a rotating central cone. Output up to 7t/hour. Besnard continues to upgrade in some areas and to increase its technological lead in others! The company has satisfied customers worldwide, including many shellfish producers in Ireland in Counties Cork, Donegal, Kerry, Mayo, Sligo, and Louth. Besnard’s catalogue offers machines that may be adapted following an obligatory initial implementation study. For example, conveyor belts are almost always made to measure following detailed input. The six-member staff of Besnard’s engineering office work hand in hand with the sales department. The office carries out all the necessary mechanical and automation studies. The full team consists of 30 employees today. Please view our complete range of shellfish handling machines on our new website: www.besnard-ste.fr Please e-mail Morgane with any queries: m.desnoe@besnard-ste.fr
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