Nordischer Maschinenbau Rud.baader Gmbh + Co Kg

Ihfood A/s

Ulrik Nielsen

Alexander Steffens

Carsten Paulsohn

Eigil Mølvig Jensen

Niels Tjørnly Rasmussen

The present invention relates to an apparatus for optical inspection of the opened abdominal cavity () of gutted fish (), comprising a conveying device () configured for conveying the fish () along a processing line in the longitudinal direction, pivotable ventral flaps holding elements () configured for holding open the abdominal cavity () of the fish, at least one optical imaging system () arranged along the processing line, said optical imaging system being designed and configured to take at least one sequence of images of abdominal cavity regions of one of the fish () in each case, said sequence comprising a plurality of single images, at least one illumination device () configured for illuminating the abdominal cavity regions in each case with light of a predetermined spectral composition, in each case at the times the single images are taken, an evaluation unit () configured to evaluate the image sequence according to prescribed quality parameters, said evaluation unit being designed to activate an ejection device to remove the relevant fish () from the processing line by ejecting it, should the evaluation reveal any deviation from the prescribed quality parameters. The invention further relates to a corresponding method.

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