Next generation design for the future-focused hatchery Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies

After three years of intensive research and development, Pas Reform is introducing SmartPro™ - its latest and most advanced development for modular, single-stage incubation to date: a solution that enables Circadian Incubation™ The modern hatchery manager’s goal is to produce large numbers of uniform, robust day old chicks. Robustness is a health criterion, originating in the embryonic life stage of the chicken – and correlating directly with the performance and resistance of individual chicks under differing farm conditions. Detailed research has shown that robustness can be achieved by stimulating...

Such daily short-term thermo-conditioning is at the heart of Circadian Incubation™ – and known to improve hatchability, for long-lasting effects that include 1-2% increase in final body weight and 1-2 points better feed conversion rates. Batches of uniform, robust day old chicks also deliver uniformity at slaughter age, thereby improving processing yields, efficiency and performance throughout the entire production chain. To support the use of Circadian Incubation™, the incubator must deliver precise climate control. To achieve truly homogeneous temperature distribution, the challenge is to exchange...

Modular incubator design Modular design creates sectional environments in the incubator that can be controlled individually. This is the only way to guarantee homogeneous temperature in incubators containing more than 100,000 hatching eggs. Each modular section of the incubator is supported by its own temperature, heating, cooling, humidification and ventilation systems.

Modular design: precise control –– odular setter and hatcher design enables the precise control M of temperature, humidity, O2 and CO2 in large incubators. –– eparate heating, cooling, humidification and ventilation S systems in each module of 19,200 eggs provide a homogeneous environment. –– odular, precise ambient control for larger hatchers M comprising up to six modules. –– ntegrated heating & cooling system (setter) and I SurroundCooling™ (hatcher) in each section of the incubator, for optimum energy transmission, fast, even warm-up to set temperature and maximum, future-proof cooling capacity....

Vortex™-based airflow Intensive analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has demonstrated that the most effective method of exchanging energy, CO2/O2 and moisture in the incubator, is to generate as many vortices as possible – of a specific dimension and intensity – in the wake of the air pump blade. This research, combined with practical field studies, has driven the design and construction of Pas Reform’s brand new Vortex

Vortex™ for complete temperature homogeneity –– ested and proven as the most effective method of T exchanging energy, CO2/O2 and moisture in the incubator. –– enerates multiple, controlled vortices in the wake of the air G pump blade, exchanging energy, CO2/O2 and moisture without affecting the incubator’s homogeneous temperature. –– nlet air is channeled along the side of the setter trolleys, I to prevent ambient air making direct contact with the eggs. –– ixing zone assures complete air temperature homogeneity M before air is drawn over the eggs. –– ixed air vortices flow in parallel with the...

Adaptive Metabolic Feedback™

Adaptive Metabolic Feedback™ (AMF™) has been developed to ensure that the incubation environment meets the metabolic needs of each growing embryo during its development. With a focus on managing moisture and CO2, AMF™ continually ‘reads’ the time-varying metabolism of a specific batch of embryos, to adapt control parameters and fine-tune the incubator environment according to the embryo’s needs. Ultimately AMF™ maximizes uniformity by optimising airflow, the evaporation of moisture and air redistribution. AMF™: creating an adaptive environment –– MF™ software delivers precise, adaptive control...

Ergonomically advanced Ease of use is of paramount importance in the daily, working practice of the hatchery. From loading and unloading incubators, to closed-door operation and keeping both routine and service maintenance tasks to the minimum, SmartPro’s™ advanced ergonomic design benefits from decades of practical hatchery experience. Every detail has been thoughtfully engineered, to deliver safe, efficient operation, while at the same time minimising maintenance, reducing the risk of mistakes and decreasing labour costs.

Thoughtful engineering. Maximum user friendliness –– martTouch™ multi-language user interface design, makes S operation simple and easily accessible to operators of all skill levels – from experienced hatchery managers with specific control needs, to fully automated hatcheries. –– arge, high-contrast, high resolution 10.4 inch colour LCD L screen with Projective Capacitive Touch Screen technology (PCT) and ergonomic user interface viewing angle. –– ighly manoeuvrable trolley, with two swivel wheels and H ergonomically designed handle bar for easy loading / unloading of incubator. –– arge inspection...

Hygiene assured SmartPro™ was specifically designed to meet the stringent hygienic requirements of the modern hatchery. With compartmentalized sensors, modular hatchers to prevent cross contamination, the i ­ ncorporation of Microban® antibacterial protection into setter trays and hatcher baskets and integrated cooling pipes in anodized aluminium hatcher walls, the time required to clean the incubator thoroughly is the shortest in the industry.

Smart, clean and protected –– odular hatcher control prevents cross contamination from M older to younger batches, because eggs of different ages need not be mixed. –– etter trays and hatcher baskets incorporate Microban® ­ echnoS t logy for the most effective, continuous antibacterial protection. ­­­­ Patented antimicrobial agent penetrates the cell wall of un­ elcome micro-organisms on contact, disrupting normal cell w f ­ unction to prevent the multiplication and spread of bacteria. –– urroundCooling™ – integrated cooling pipes inside smoothS walled ‘food safe’ anodized aluminium hatcher wall...