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Maskon automated vaccination machine for farmed fish
- Published 22 November 2022; updated 21 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed under Aquaculture and fisheries.
- Skala Maskon’s automated fish-vaccination machine pumps fish through the system, eliminating manual handling and reducing the task to one operator. The machine can vaccinate continuously across a farm without waiting for a full team to travel to remote sites; it can administer multiple vaccines in one process, both abdominally and intramuscularly.
- The article says manual vaccination is labour-intensive and may require extending the fish’s fasting period. Automation is intended to let farmers vaccinate at an optimal stage of development, reduce labour and travel, preserve fish growth, and improve health and quality with lower operating emissions. These benefits are presented by the company and not quantified in the article.
- The stated target customers are salmon and trout hatcheries worldwide. The page estimates annual production at 500–600 million fish, each needing at least one vaccine. Skala Maskon designs and manufactures specialised industrial machinery and was founded in 1991.
- Linked to SDGs 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and 14 (Life below water).
- Contact: Rune Reinås, Sales Manager, r.reinaas@skala.no. Company: MASKON AS, Wessels veg 63, 7502 Stjørdal, Norway; skalamaskon.no. A phone-number reveal control is present.