How to process eggs?
We have gathered all our experience and knowledge within egg processing in a handbook with the aim to serve as a guide for you as an egg processor.
This guidebook will explain all the steps within egg processing.
The increased demand for processed eggs in the food industry gives you the opportunity to turn your eggs into valuable food ingredients.
With production and assembly in our European factories, we have been the world leader within egg processing for decades. Today, we are trusted to deliver the best service and the highest machine quality globally.
Our customers benefit from our turnkey solutions and processes. Our concept includes consulting, installation, on-site training, food technology know-how and maintenance. Your dedicated contact person makes sure that all aspects of your plant are considered.
As a customer with SANOVO TECHNOLOGY GROUP, you have access to the most dedicated and experienced service technicians and all of their know-how within egg handling and processing. Whether you are considering to start processing or need to evaluate your current setup and performance, we welcome you to join the dialogue with our specialists within egg processing and handling.
Up to 72,000 eggs/hour
Up to 200 cases/hour
Cartesian robot, able to palletize at a speed of 200 cases/hour (72,000 eggs/hour) with plastic trays* or pulp trays. It handles plastic or carton interlayers, as well as plastic or wooden pallets
Up to 144,000 eggs/hour
Up to 400 cases/hour
An anthropomorphic robot, able to palletize at a speed of 400 cases/hour (144,000 eggs/hour)
Up to 216,000 eggs/hour
Up to 600 cases/hour
Gently handles plastic trays at a capacity of up to 600 cases/hour (216,000 eggs/hour). Can also handle interlayers and pallets
Semi-automatic operation
Up to 350 cases/hour (operator dependent)
Semi-automatic solution for feeding the egg loader with egg trays. Highly ergonomic for better work processes of production operators. Well suited for medium- to large-sized factories.
Up to 216,000 eggs/hour
Up to 600 cases/hour
Egg accumulation table series, flexible solution with different pre-accumulation lengths and row extensions. Applicable for both grading and breaking lines.
Up to 75,600 eggs/hour
Up to 210 cases/hour
Efficient egg loading machine with full CIP for off-line egg breaking operations. Rotary design and intelligent destacking of egg trays before loading on conveyor belt. Suitable for OptiBreaker Compact 6, Basic 6, and Plus 6.
Up to 144,000 eggs/hour
Up to 400 cases/hour
Efficient egg loading machine with full CIP for off-line egg breaking operations. Rotary design and intelligent destacking of egg trays before loading on conveyor belt. Suitable for OptiBreaker Compact 6 and 12, and Plus 6 and 12.
Up to 216,000 eggs/hour
Up to 600 cases/hour
Efficient egg loading machine with full CIP for off-line egg breaking operations. Rotary design and intelligent destacking of egg trays before loading on conveyor belt. Suitable for OptiBreaker Plus 16 and 18.
Up to 48,600 eggs/hour
Up to 135 cases/hour
Robust egg loader for smaller off-line grading or breaking operations. Maximum flexibility in capacity requirements due to optional destacker. Suitable for the whole Alpha grading series, and all OptiBreaker models up to 6 lanes.
STW-2: up to 6,500 trays/hour
STW-3: up to 10,000 trays/hour
Automated tray loading, washing, and conveying unit available in two or three-line tray infeed for destacking. This model is optimized for off-line operation. Efficient, compact and labour-saving design.
STW-12: up to 4,800 trays/hour
STW-18: up to 7,200 trays/hour
Automated tray loading, washing, and conveying unit available in two or three-line tray infeed for destacking. This model is optimized for in-line operation with the OptiLoader Plus 12 and 18. Efficient, compact and labour-saving design.
50 - 100 units/hour
Pallet washing solution designed for pallets and dividers. Great addition to utility washing set ups in egg production environments. Lowest capacity in this series.
150 - 200 units/hour
Pallet washing solution designed for pallets and dividers. Great addition to utility washing set ups in egg production environments. Highest capacity in this series.
10,800 - 216,000 eggs/hour
30 - 600 cases/hour
Modular egg washing system, adjustable to achieve flexible washing times. Double-action washing technology for maximum hygiene. Compatible with any egg breaker or grader in the industry.
72,000 eggs/hour
200 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced egg breaking technology in the egg industry. Highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system. There is nothing better.
90,000 eggs/hour
250 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced egg breaking technology in the egg industry. Highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system. There is nothing better.
144,000 eggs/hour
400 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced egg breaking technology in the egg industry. Highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system. There is nothing better.
216,000 eggs/hour
600 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced egg breaking technology in the egg industry. Highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system. There is nothing better.
21,600 eggs/hour
60 cases/hour
The industry-leading egg breaking and separation technology for small-scale, high-quality liquid egg productions.
39,600 eggs/hour
110 cases/hour
The industry-leading egg breaking and separation technology for small-scale, high-quality liquid egg productions. NEW: LinkPro for realtime monitoring of machine performance - anytime, anywhere.
48,600 eggs/hour
135 cases/hour
The industry-leading egg breaking and separation technology for small-scale, high-quality liquid egg productions. NEW: LinkPro for realtime monitoring of machine performance - anytime, anywhere.
21,600 eggs/hour
60 cases/hour
Egg breaking solution for small-scale liquid egg productions. Leading technology for whole egg production, designed and constructed based on world-class egg breaking principles.
66,600 eggs/hour
185 cases/hour
Egg breaking solution for small- and medium scale liquid egg productions. Leading technology for whole egg production, designed and constructed based on world-class egg breaking principles.
90,000 eggs/hour
250 cases/hour
Egg breaking solution for small- and medium scale liquid egg productions. Leading technology for whole egg production, designed and constructed based on world-class egg breaking principles.
135,000 eggs/hour
375 cases/hour
Egg breaking solution for small- and medium scale liquid egg productions. Leading technology for whole egg production, designed and constructed based on world-class egg breaking principles.
Flexible Capacity
Installed after the egg breaking process receiving the liquid egg to control the liquid egg flow. Two options possible, either via collecting Vats or via continuous level sensors controlling the egg flow.
Up to 2,000 litres/hour
Breaking and separating eggs requires subsequent filtering of the raw liquid egg. SF ensures filtering with two separate filter units.
Up to 8,000 litres/hour
Breaking and separating eggs requires subsequent filtering of the raw liquid egg. SAF ensures intelligent filtering with patented self-cleaning functionality.
Up to 12,000 litres/hour
Breaking and separating eggs requires subsequent filtering of the raw liquid egg. SAF ensures intelligent filtering with patented self-cleaning functionality.
1,200 litres - 40,000 litres
Ovotank is a liquid storage system that is used for optimal cold storage, standardization, blending, pH-adjustment, or desugaring of any type of product. Designed specifically for egg processing plants of all sizes.
Min. 100 litres/hour
Max. 500 litres/hour
Skid-mounted liquid product recovery system for maximizing production yield in medium- and high-capacity egg processing plants. Reduction of product loss.
200 liters/hour
One liquid product
Complete egg processing plant, skid-mounted with 'Plug and Go' concept. Optimal for grading/packing stations to process off-grades into pasteurized liquid egg products.
1,000 liters/hour
One liquid product
Complete egg processing plant, skid-mounted with 'Plug and Go' concept. Optimal for grading/packing stations to process off-grades into pasteurized liquid egg products, or for medium/small liquid egg production.
1,000 liters/hour
Two liquid products
Complete egg processing plant, skid-mounted with 'Plug and Go' concept. Optimal for grading/packing stations to process off-grades into pasteurized liquid egg products, or for medium/small liquid egg production.
1,000 - 15,000 liters/hour
Different Capacities
Most pasteurizers available are designed to handle different types of liquid food. SANOVO pasteurizers are developed specifically for liquid egg products. This configuration handles high viscosity products.
1,000 - 15,000 liters/hour
Different Capacities
Most pasteurizers available are designed to handle different types of liquid food. SANOVO pasteurizers are developed specifically for liquid egg products. This configuration handles products for extended shelf life.
1,000 - 10,000 liters/hour
Different Capacities
Extended Shelf Life for liquid egg products. Achieving 10x times higher bacteria killing rate without product denaturation. Can be added to all Pasteurizer configuration.
Increase dry matter
15,000 - 60,000 kg/day
System to concentrate egg white prior to drying. This is achieved by means of membranes as ultra filtration or reverse osmosis.
Decrease sugar content
Flexible capacity
Setup for preparing the egg white prior to drying for powder production. Achieved through the delicate process of fermentation.
Available in three models
Customization possible
An automatic loading system for transportable containers. Controlled via local PLC. Skid-mounted on a stainless steel frame with pneumatic valves.
No foaming
Several filling sizes
Automatic bag in box filling unit, designed to gently fill liquid egg products into flexible plastic bags with tap.
216.000 eggs/hour
600 cases/hour
Anthropomorphic robot able to palletize at a speed of 600 cases/hour (216,000 eggs/hour)
300 – 2000 kg/hour water evaporation capacity
Gentle air box dryer for high-quality egg powder production at the lowest possible energy consumption. ATEX-certified, food-contact-material (FCM) approved parts. Only box dryer designed and manufactured in Europe.
8,400 eggs/hour
25 cases/hour
High-quality egg boiling, cooling, and peeling system with efficient yolk centering for maximum yield. Designed for both white and brown eggs. Medium capacity model.
20,000 eggs/hour
55 cases/hour
High-quality egg boiling, cooling, and peeling system with efficient yolk centering for maximum yield. Designed for both white and brown eggs. High capacity model.
Filling by counting
Up to 24,000 eggs/hour
Equipment for counting and dosing liquid into buckets prior to closing.
Filling by counting or weighing
Up to 24,000 eggs/hour
Equipment for counting or weighing and dosing liquid into buckets prior to closing.
22,000 eggs/hour
60 cases/hour
Eggshell processing during the egg breaking operation. Equipment for maximizing liquid egg ROI by recovering otherwise lost liquid from the eggshells.
151,200 eggs/hour
420 cases/hour
Eggshell processing during the egg breaking operation. Equipment for maximizing liquid egg ROI by recovering otherwise lost liquid from the eggshells.
252,000 eggs/hour
700 cases/hour
Eggshell processing during the egg breaking operation. Equipment for maximizing liquid egg ROI by recovering otherwise lost liquid from the eggshells.
10,000 litres/hour
Manual or automatic cleaning and disinfection technology for food processing plants. Designed to save money in time spent cleaning, cleaning solutions, energy, water, wastewater. Great fit for small/medium plants.
25,000 litres/hour
Automatic cleaning and disinfection technology for food processing plants. Designed to save money in time spent cleaning, cleaning solutions, energy, water, wastewater. Great fit for medium/large plants.
30,000 litres/hour
Automatic cleaning and disinfection technology for food processing plants. Designed to save money in time spent cleaning, cleaning solutions, energy, water, wastewater. Great fit for plants of all sizes.
Complete customer-designed, flexible, PLC and PC-based supervision system for monitoring, integrated process control, and logging of all operational parameters.
We have gathered all our experience and knowledge within egg processing in a handbook with the aim to serve as a guide for you as an egg processor.
This guidebook will explain all the steps within egg processing.
We take great pride in everything from supplying the smallest spare part to being a lifetime performance partner. Maximum uptime – high yield – improved product quality – all day – every day is the key to optimise your business. Know-how from SANOVO Service will help you achieve this goal.