The biggest value-add on the line · Filleting & shaping

Fish Filleting Machine RL-FFM

Three-piece filleting — a headed fish goes in one end, two circular blades run down either side of the backbone, and out come the left fillet, the right fillet and one clean frame. Fillets and frames leave on two separate outlets, so nobody has to sort them afterwards. 40–60 fish a minute, on the step that adds the most value to your whole line.

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✓ Food-grade SUS304✓ CE-marked✓ MOQ 1✓ FOB / CIF / DDP

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Key advantages

Why this is the machine that pays for itself

Three pieces in one pass

Left fillet, right fillet and the backbone, all in a single run. No splitting first and trimming after, no second pass through the machine.

Fillets and frames on two outlets

Fillets slide out on the side chute; the backbone drops down the front hopper. The two streams separate inside the machine, so your downstream station does not need a sorter.

Blades ride the bone, cut position adjustable

The blades run tight against the backbone, so the meat stays on the fillet instead of on the frame. Cut position adjusts to fish size and shape — your yield stays in your hands.

40–60 fish per minute

One machine does the work of several skilled hand filleters, and the blade path is steadier than a hand — every fillet comes out the same thickness.

One-button start + waterproof switch

No menus to learn and nothing to go wrong in a wet room. An operator works it unsupervised after ten minutes.

SUS304 · castors for repositioning

Every contact surface is food-grade 304 stainless and easy to hose down; castors let you move the machine when the line layout changes.

Built for production

Numbers we stand behind

3 pieces

in one pass

left fillet · right fillet · backbone

40–60

fish / minute

continuous, by fish size

2 outlets

discharge paths

fillets and frames already separated

SUS304

food-grade contact

every surface that meets the fish

Part by part

What is inside, and what it is made of

Arched infeed

The headed fish enters here. The arch squares the fish up and guides it onto the blade line, so the operator only has to get the orientation right.

One-button start + waterproof switch

The panel carries only what it needs: start, stop, emergency stop. Sealed against washdown, reliable in a wet room.

Side fillet chute

The two finished fillets slide out on the angled chute, ready to feed straight into a skinning machine or a grading table.

Rear body and drive

The drive and guarding sit at the rear in a fully enclosed housing, keeping noise and splash inside the machine.

Castors and levelling feet

Push it where the line needs it; drop the levelling feet and it runs steady in place.

Hand-fed, machine-cut

One operator lays the headed fish onto the infeed. Loading stays manual — but the blade runs far steadier than any hand.

🎬 See it before you pay — before the balance is due we send you a filmed test run of the actual machine you bought, filmed on the production floor.

Technical data

Specification table

Built to order · voltage and blade setting configured to your species and fish size

Type	Three-piece fish filleting machine
Output	Left fillet + right fillet + backbone, separated
Capacity	40–60 pcs / min
Blades	Durable circular blades, adjustable cut position
Discharge	Fillets on the side chute · backbone down the front hopper
Material	SUS304
Control	One-button start + waterproof switch
Voltage	380 / 400 / 415 / 440 / 480 V 50/60 Hz or customized
Power	Confirmed with your order
Dimensions	1500 × 900 × 1550 mm *Reference dimensions, confirmed at order.
Fish weight range	Confirmed with your order
Warranty	12 months from date of shipment

· 🔴 Power and fish weight range are confirmed against your configuration. These two vary between builds, and we would rather not publish a figure that may not match the machine you receive. Tell us your species and fish size and the exact values come with your quotation. Dimensions above are for the standard build; export crate size comes with the quotation.
· Cut position is adjustable — set it to the size and shape of your fish, and it drives your yield directly.
· This machine uses a one-button start with a waterproof switch, not a PLC touch screen. The simpler the build, the less there is to fail in a wet room.
· Warranty is 12 months from the date of shipment; blades are wear parts, so take a spare set in the same container.

Engineering views

Inside the machine

Front view · top view · side view · section showing blades and conveyor

Fish filleting machine CAD engineering views

Fish filleting machine core components, annotated

Honest limits

What this machine cannot do

Better to say it now than to find out after the order

Operating limits of the fish filleting machine

Not for very small fish

Sardines and anchovies cannot be gripped and will not yield a whole fillet. That size needs a dedicated butterfly filleting machine, not this one.

Not for very large whole fish

Tuna and whole 4–6 kg Atlantic salmon exceed the travel of this machine. Portion-size salmon is fine, but we will not promise you whole large salmon.

Not for ribbon or eel-shaped bodies

Hairtail and eel have no structure for two blades to run symmetrically along. Those need a dedicated back-splitting machine.

Not for frozen fish

Filleting means running the blade against the bone, and a frozen fish can neither be gripped nor cut accurately. The fish must be fresh or fully thawed.

See it before you buy

The biggest worry in cross-border sourcing is trust — we remove the risk with four guarantees

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Test-run video

Before the balance, we send a live test-run video of your machine

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Real workshop footage

Videos shot on the production floor in Zhucheng — real people, real machines, not studio ads

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Third-party inspection

SGS / BV inspection arranged on request

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Staged payment

Deposit to produce, balance after the test video — your funds stay safe

Before you order

The questions buyers actually ask

Q.Are you a manufacturer or a trading company?

RayLink is a fish-processing machinery exporter based in Qingdao, working closely with vetted manufacturers in the Zhucheng ("food-machinery capital of China") cluster. You get factory pricing plus one English-speaking person who owns the job end to end — selection, inspection, export documents and delivery.

Q.Do the fillets and the backbone come out of the same opening?

No. Fillets leave on the side chute and the backbone drops down the front hopper — the two streams are already separated inside the machine, so your downstream station does not need anyone sorting them. It is the question we get asked most, and it is where this machine saves you labour.

Q.What yield can I expect?

Yield comes down to how accurately the cut is set and how consistent your fish are. The cut position on this machine is adjustable, which puts that variable back in your hands. For a figure on your own species we would rather run a targeted test — tell us the species and average weight and we will send the matching footage.

Q.Does the fish need descaling first?

It depends on the species. Scaleless fish such as catfish and pangasius go straight in — no descaling needed. For scaled fish (tilapia, grass carp and so on) we recommend running them through the RL-FDM080 descaling machine first, otherwise scales end up in the fillets.

Q.Can it handle frozen fish? What fish size does it take?

Frozen fish, no — running a blade against the bone needs a fresh or fully thawed fish. On size, the machine has a defined range, but we do not publish that figure here: send us your average fish weight and length and we will confirm against your actual material and give you the exact range.

Q.Certification, warranty, payment and shipping terms?

The equipment is CE-marked and manufactured under an ISO 9001 quality system. Warranty is 12 months from the date of shipment covering the main structure and major components, wear parts excluded; blades are wear parts, so take a spare set in the same container. Payment is by T T or through an Alibaba Trade Assurance order. Shipping terms: FOB Qingdao / CIF / DDP.