Move to mechanical clam shucking at Millville firm backfires
It reportedly did not go well. “Within minutes of the start of the test, the STS/Captive Aire exhaust system failed to ventilate the heat produced by the Infrashucker,” the lawsuit states. “The immediate and dramatic increase of the temperature inside the clam processing room caused the ceiling tiles and light fixtures to melt and the fire suppression sprinklers activated because of the inability of the system to exhaust heat from the processing room.” The suit claims the exhaust system could not handle the heat the shucking system generated. Cape May Foods, which does business as La...