Mussel cleaner for removing algae and incrustations
Efficiently prepare mussels and shellfish for sale by removing algae, sand, and barnacles, enhancing the visual appeal and quality of your seafood offerings.

The C/E PC3, C/E PC3T, and C/E PC8T from Minerva Omega Group are robust mussel cleaning machines designed to streamline your seafood processing operations. These machines efficiently automate the desanding, debearding, and cleaning processes using a rotating drum mechanism that ensures continuous operation while maintaining high throughput. Tailored for use in food, catering, and seafood processing industries, these machines deliver pristine, market-ready products such as cleaned and debarnacled shellfish. With a processing capacity tailored to batches from 3 to 8 kg, they seamlessly integrate into existing production lines, offering simplified cleaning and maintenance systems that adhere to EC hygiene standards. Constructed from durable materials to withstand continuous exposure to saltwater and debris, these machines deliver energy efficiency and operational reliability, supported by Minerva Omega Group’s engineering customization options.
Benefits
- Streamlines cleaning processes to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.
- Maintains high hygiene standards, ensuring compliance with EC regulations.
- Durable construction designed to withstand harsh seafood processing environments.
- Flexible capacity options accommodate various production needs, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Simplified maintenance system minimizes downtime and extends equipment lifespan.
- Applications
- Shellfish,Mussels,Fish,Seafood
- End products
- Debarnacled seafood,Cleaned mussels,Desanded shellfish,Debearded mussels
- Steps before
- Purification,Sorting,Weighing
- Steps after
- Inspection,Packaging,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- mussels,shellfish,algae,incrustations
- Output ingredients
- clean mussels,clean shellfish,algae-free mussels,de-incrusted mussels
- Capacity
- 3â8 kg
- Compliance
- EC hygiene and safety standards
- Construction Material
- Robust,durable
- Cleaning System
- Simplified for maximum labour saving
- Production Location
- Made in Italy
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5â2 kWh/kg moisture
- Use case
- Fishmongers,catering,restaurants,supermarkets,hypermarkets
- Robustness
- Durable construction
- Construction material
- Made in Italy
- Construction Material
- EC-compliant hygienic materials
- Production Origin
- Solely Made in Italy
- Market info
- Minerva Omega Group Italy is known for producing high-quality food processing equipment, including meat grinders, slicers, and mixers, tailored for industrial applications, with a strong reputation for innovation, reliability, and customer customization.