Diretivas de projeto e metodologias de implantação de sistemas de abatedouros de pescado vinculados ao conceito de rede de cadeias de suprimento baseadas em pescado de águas continentais na região de Laranjeiras do Sul/PR

Abstract

This work represent a preliminary analysis, based on technical and scientifical aspects, focused on the characterization process of an industrial fish processing, originated by continental waters. It is commonly known as fish slaughterhouse. It was used a collection of suitable concepts associated with the process of project design in Engineering. Among the concepts used stand out those which are an important set of design guidelines that should be considered as critical factors for the successful of industrial implementation, given in general aspects. The specific point of view of the design of a slaughtering system of fish, on industrial scale perspective, is represented by another collection of principles and concepts, all of them oriented to describe the methodology used for its specific characterization. Another important conceptual element for the aimed preliminary study is the understanding of its systemic relationship with the concept of Supply Chain NetWork, based on fish originated by Continental Water in Laranjeiras do Sul/PR, interior of Brazil region. We understand here that this kind of supernetwork is complex and represents a significant driver of regional development. So, this characterization is constituted by a collection of design technical specification, formed by the primary production of the plant, described in appropriate scale, with its internal lay-out and storage modes and materials handling in each one of their proposed production sectors. A set of equipment and main engines, linked to the production system, is also presented. This work describes and discusses, in an appropriate section, the design process of the two key elements of production of the projected plant, given by the slice fish processing, where it runs the activity of "filleting", with its intrinsic transport, and the fish flaking unit, located in the general reception sector of the plant. This two elements constitutes a real bottleneck of the system. The main contribution of this discussion is to highlight the fact that the fish flaking process is critical as it directly affects the capacity of the plant. Remarks by visits to some existing installations in the interior of Paraná/Brazil, which are in full operation mode, strengthen the perception that the equipment used in the flaking process are costly, inefficient and technologically viewed like in low level state of development. In this sense, studies on alternative methods of scaling and fish flaking process, and about its own development, both in terms of technologies and automated operation, represent important areas of knowledge that are still open, and so, we recommend to be explored.