Custom FLU400 Preduster Delivered to USA | Shrimp Flouring with Dust Collection & Vibrating Conveyor

A custom FLU400 preduster — configured with Schneider electric components and ABB motors for the US market — has been shipped to an American shrimp processing facility. The machine applies a uniform flour primer to peeled shrimp before battering, with an integrated vibrating conveyor that aligns the shrimp in neat rows for downstream processing, plus a dust collection system that keeps the production floor powder-free.

The Client: Precision Flour Coating for US Shrimp Processing

The American client processes peeled shrimp for retail and food service — breaded shrimp being a core product line. Their coating line had two persistent problems:

1. Inconsistent flour adhesion — shrimp is slippery and irregularly shaped. Without a proper flour primer, the wet batter beads up and slides off during frying, producing bare patches on the finished product.

2. Factory dust — flour dust from the coating process settled on the floor and equipment, creating a hygiene risk and an unpleasant working environment.

The FLU400 preduster solved both: uniform dry flour priming for the shrimp, and an integrated dust collection device that captures airborne flour at the source.

Custom Configuration for the US Market

The client specified Schneider Electric and ABB components deliberately: both brands have established US distribution and service networks, meaning spare parts and technical support are available locally without international shipping delays.

Technical Specifications: FLU400 Custom

Why Shrimp Needs a Preduster

Shrimp presents a unique coating challenge: a wet, slippery surface that resists batter adhesion. The coating sequence for breaded shrimp is:

Shrimp → PREDUSTER (flour primer) → Batter → Breading → Fryer

The flour primer from the FLU400 does three things:

1. Dries the surface — flour absorbs surface moisture, creating a grip layer for the batter

2. Prevents batter beading — without predust, batter forms beads that slide off in the fryer

3. Improves coating yield — uniform primer means less batter waste and consistent product weight

The result: breaded shrimp with complete, even coating that survives frying without bare patches.

The Vibrating Conveyor: Neat Rows for Downstream Processing

Standard predusters discharge product randomly onto the next belt. For shrimp, this creates a problem: tangled, overlapping shrimp that coat unevenly and fry inconsistently.

The custom vibrating conveyor solves this — it aligns each shrimp lengthwise in neat rows as they transfer to the batter applicator. Even spacing means:

• Even coating — each shrimp contacts batter and crumb identically

• Higher yield — fewer clumped shrimp rejected at inspection

• Cleaner line flow — no tangling at the batter applicator infeed

Dust Collection: A Powder-Free Production Floor

Flour dust is an invisible cost in every coating line — it contaminates product, coats equipment, creates slip hazards, and triggers hygiene audit findings. The FLU400's integrated dust collection device captures airborne flour at the source:

• Source extraction — dust is drawn off at the flour hopper and circulation point, before it spreads

• Clean working environment — production floor stays powder-free, improving worker comfort and audit readiness

• Flour recovery — captured dust returns to the circulation system, reducing flour waste

  

Applications Beyond Shrimp

The same FLU400 platform handles a range of coated products:

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