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.
Your business is our concern
The increased demand for processed eggs in the food industry gives you the opportunity to turn your egg manufacturing plant into a profitable business.
With production and assembly in our European factories, we have been the world leader within egg processing for egg processing plants 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."
Tray Palletizing
Mini Palletizer
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
Egg Palletizer
Up to 144,000 eggs/hour
Up to 400 cases/hour
An anthropomorphic, robotic egg case palletizer, able to palletize at a speed of 400 cases/hour (144,000 eggs/hour)
De-Palletizer
Up to 216,000 eggs/hour
Up to 600 cases/hour
The De-palletizer machine gently handles plastic trays at a capacity of up to 600 cases/hour (216,000 eggs/hour). Can also handle interlayers and pallets
Loading
Power Lift
Semi-automatic operation
Up to 350 cases/hour (operator dependent)
Semi-automatic egg handling solution for feeding the egg loader with egg trays. Highly ergonomic egg handling equipment for better work processes of production operators. Well suited for medium- to large-sized factories.
Accumulator
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. This egg accumulator is applicable for both grading and breaking lines.
OptiLoader Plus 6
Up to 75,600 eggs/hour
Up to 210 cases/hour
Efficient egg loading machine with full CIP for off-line egg grading operations. This egg factory machine consists of a rotary design and intelligent destacking of egg trays before loading on conveyor belt. Suitable for Alpha 70, 100, and Ardenta 170.
OptiLoader Plus 12
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.
OptiLoader Plus 18
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.
FlexLoader
Up to 48,600 eggs/hour
Up to 135 cases/hour
Robust egg loader machine 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.
Washing
Egg Washer
10,800 - 216,000 eggs/hour
30 - 600 cases/hour
Small electric egg washing machine, modular and adjustable to achieve flexible washing times. Double-action washing technology for maximum hygiene. Compatible with any egg breaker or grader in the industry.
Breaking
OptiBreaker Plus 6
72,000 eggs/hour
200 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced egg breaking technology in the egg industry. This egg breaker machine has the highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system. There is nothing better.
OptiBreaker Plus 8
90,000 eggs/hour
250 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced egg breaking technology in the egg industry. This egg breaker machine has the highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system and at a economical price. There is nothing better.
OptiBreaker Plus 12
144,000 eggs/hour
400 cases/hour
Developed for market leaders. The most advanced industrial egg breaker machine, with the highest production yield, best-in-class separation technique, highly hygienic system. There is nothing better.
OptiBreaker Plus 18
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.
OptiBreaker Basic 2
21,600 eggs/hour
60 cases/hour
The industry-leading egg breaking and separation technology for small-scale, high-quality liquid egg productions.
OptiBreaker Basic 5
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.
OptiBreaker Basic 6
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.
OptiBreaker Compact 2
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.
OptiBreaker Compact 6
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.
OptiBreaker Compact 8
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.
OptiBreaker Compact 12
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.
Utility Washing
Tray Washer - Off-line STW-2/3
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 tray washing machine is optimized for off-line operation. Efficient, compact and labour-saving design.
Tray Washer - In-line STW-12/18
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 tray washer model is optimized for in-line operation with the OptiLoader Plus 12 and 18. Efficient, compact and labour-saving design.
NEW PRODUCT
Tray Washer - Combi In-line/Off-line STW6-1
Up to 6,000 trays/hour
Automated tray loading, washing, and conveying unit, available in a two-line solution with a combined in-line/off-line tray infeed. This tray washing machine is optimized for flexible operation. Efficient, compact, and labor-saving design.
Pallet Washer 100
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.
Pallet Washer 150
150 - 200 units/hour
Automatic, plastic pallet washing solution designed for pallets and dividers. Great addition to utility washing set ups in egg production environments. Highest capacity in this series.
Liquid Processing
Liquid Egg Receiving Units
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.
Manual Filter - SF 2000 Double
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.
Automatic Filter - SAF 8000
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.
Automatic Filter - SAF 12000
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.
Ovotank
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.
ProductRecovery
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.
Pasteurization
NEW PRODUCT
PrimeLine
Starting at 500 - 1,000 liters/hour
Different Capacities Available
Entry-level, small and medium-scale processing plant designed around you. A strong standard configuration with highly flexible investment choices to fit exactly your requirements.
Pasteurizer for salted and sugared products
Starting at 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.
Pasteurizer for extended shelf life products
Starting at 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.
WAVE Technology System
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.
Egg White Treatment
Egg White Concentration
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 dry ultra filtration or reverse osmosis.
Egg White Desugaring
Decrease sugar content
Flexible capacity
Setup for desugaring the egg white prior to drying for powder production. Achieved through the delicate process of fermentation.
Filling
Container Filling
Available in three models
Customization possible
An automatic container loading system for transportable containers. Controlled via local PLC. Skid-mounted on a stainless steel frame with pneumatic valves.
Bag-in-Box Filling
No foaming
Several filling sizes
Automatic bag in box filling machine unit, designed to gently fill liquid egg products into flexible plastic bags with tap.
Case Palletizing
Case Palletizer
216.000 eggs/hour
600 cases/hour
Anthropomorphic, case palletizing robot able to palletize at a speed of 600 cases/hour (216,000 eggs/hour)
Spray Drying
SGA Spray Dryer
300 – 2000 kg/hour water evaporation capacity
Gentle, horizontal box spray 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.
Hard-Boiling
SEPS 8400
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.
SEPS 20000
20,000 eggs/hour
55 cases/hour
High-quality, industrial egg boiling, cooling and peeling machine with efficient yolk centering for maximum yield. Designed for both white and brown eggs. High capacity model.
Bucket Filler SPS 24000C
Filling by counting
Up to 24,000 eggs/hour
Egg packing equipment for counting and dosing liquid into buckets prior to closing.
Bucket Filler SPS 24000W
Filling by counting or weighing
Up to 24,000 eggs/hour
Egg packing machine for sale for counting or weighing and dosing liquid into buckets prior to closing.
Shell Treatment
SEC 60 - Centrifuge
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.
SEC 360 - Centrifuge
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.
SEC 700D - Centrifuge
252,000 eggs/hour
700 cases/hour
Egg centrifuge machine for eggshell processing during the egg breaking operation. Our egg breaking equipment is designed to maximize liquid egg ROI by recovering otherwise lost liquid from the eggshells.
Cleaning In-Place
SANOMINI CIP
10,000 litres/hour
Manual or automatic food processing 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.
SANOMIDI CIP
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.
SANOMAXI CIP
30,000 litres/hour
Automatic cleaning in place and disinfection technology for the food industry. Designed to save money in time spent cleaning, cleaning solutions, energy, water, wastewater. Great fit for plants of all sizes.
Supervision System
SCADA Automation
Complete customer-designed, flexible, PLC and PC-based supervision system for monitoring, integrated process control, and logging of all operational parameters.
Exactly the service you need
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.
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