Case study. Rodrigo García, hatchery manager Uvesa. Grupo Uvesa Broiler Hatchery. Tudela, Spain

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1 Case study Rodrigo García, hatchery manager Uvesa Grupo Uvesa Broiler Hatchery Tudela, Spain

2 Tray transfer Point down setting Incubation Grupo Uvesa Uvesa is Spain s second largest broiler integration: a progressive company, with a commitment to quality from farm to table that has delivered sustained growth for more than 50 years. With direct control of the whole production chain, the business delivers poultry and meat products to retail, wholesale and catering customers, both in Spain and abroad. Located in the Agrifood City of Tudela, in the Navarra region, Uvesa s new 6,500 sq.m. hatchery has a capacity of 1.1 million day-old chicks per week and was designed and equipped to deliver total process control for maximum hatchability and the best chick quality.

3 Candling and transfer Hatching Inline sexing Total hatchery solution: an integrated, generating batch reports to assist the design, Vortex -based airflow principle, data-rich environment hatchery manager in the full optimization Adaptive Metabolic Feedback (AMF ) and of hatchery performance. Energy Saving Module (ESM ). Egg handling The hatchery includes 24 Uvesa s greenfield broiler hatchery is an important and strategic installation that demonstrates Pas Reform s SmartHatchPro hatchers, which by their comprehensive ability to deliver total Comprehensive automation in the egg modular design allows batches of eggs hatchery solutions. With the full handling area includes Pas Reform s tray from varying flock ages to be hatched integration of SmartPro single stage transfer system for the simultaneous according to their own, very specific incubation, climate control (HVAC) and transfer of 34 setter trays from farm- embryonic requirements and assuring hatchery automation systems, this to setter trolley and an egg setting a reduced hatch window. Each hatcher data-rich hatchery environment system that places hatching eggs point incorporates SurroundCooling, a system showcases every aspect of Pas Reform s down onto setter trays, to maximize of cooling circuits integrated into the capability in a truly future-focused hatchability and day old chick uniformity. smooth, anodized aluminium walls of business committed to quality and the hatcher. Hatcher baskets incorporate growth. Incubation Behind every aspect of the hatchery With 25 SmartSetPro setters, the use of operations, advanced SmartCenterPro 17 high setter trolleys, each containing Hatchery information technology 34 space saving honeycomb SmartTray integrates the control of incubation, HVAC 162 s, ensures that productivity is and automation systems to a single user maximised by delivering the highest interface, recording key data and allocation of hatching eggs per m2. Each SmartSetPro setter incorporates four key features: modular incubator Microban antimicrobial technology.

4 Counting and boxing Stacking and destacking Candling and transfer Climate control A complete candling and transfer line As part of this project, Pas Reform has been incorporated for the automatic designed and installed a bespoke HVAC candling of hatching eggs and the (climate control) system, including a removal of infertile eggs. The line includes hatchery-specific heat recovery system automatic unloading, stacking and de- and air supply plenums for the uniform stacking, with an in-ovo vaccination unit and optimal conditioning of air supplied to vaccinate the eggs in the process. to both setters and hatchers. The systems maximise efficiencies and reduce Chick handling costs, while maintaining bio security throughout the facility and creating an An automatic separator delivers hatched optimised environment for producing chicks, without remnants of shell, to high quality day old chicks. the next stage of processing. A double SmartCount counting and boxing Washing and waste handling system, incorporating Pas Reform s innovative Vision Technology, counts and High pressure washing machines ensure boxes chicks after inline sexing. Before the thorough cleaning of all trolleys, trays, transfer to the dispatch area, boxes are baskets and boxes between hatch cycles automatically stacked. and vacuum waste systems are used for the clean, hygienic and efficient collection and removal of waste from multiple locations in the hatchery. Washing

5 While we did look initially at working with separate suppliers for This enables us to make well-informed decisions for the future incubation, hatchery automation and climate control systems, we refinement and development of incubation programming, found that Pas Reform was very able to combine both and truly hatchery management and maintenance schedules. deliver a complete, integrated hatchery solution for Uvesa. With a full package of service, including training and ongoing We see many advantages to working with a single supplier for access to Pas Reform Academy, this is a fully integrated hatchery all systems. Aside from streamlining development by working with solution, designed specifically to support Uvesa s hatchery team just one engineering team during the construction of the project, and business goals for the future. we are able to integrate incubation data with climate control data and hatchery automation data through SmartCenterPro s Rodrigo Garcia hatchery information software. Hatchery Manager, Uvesa Hatchery capacity: 47 million broiler chicks each year Egg setting line, including automatic de-stacking, electronic weight grading with data analysis and point setting Air handling for setter and hatcher rooms is managed by air handling units, injecting conditioned air into setter and hatcher plenums Efficient separation of day old chicks and egg shells SmartCenterPro hatchery information system for real time hatchperformance data and analysis. 25 x SmartSetPro - 6 setters, divided across 2 setter rooms to deliver a setting capacity of 1.1 million eggs per week Fully automated candling/ transfer line, including automated loading, in-ovo vaccination, stacking and de-stacking 24 x SmartHatchPro hatchers, divided over 2 hatcher rooms to deliver a hatching capacity of 900 thousand chicks per week Double SmartCount counting and dosing system, incorporating Vision Technology, counts and boxes chicks after inline sexing Contact: Uvesa Ciudad Agroalimentaria A68, Salida 91, Calle D Tudela Spain Phone

6 Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies Pas Reform is an international company, which has specialised in the development of innovative hatchery technologies for the poultry sector since The company has earned its position as one of the world s leading hatchery equipment manufacturers, through decades of research into the biological and physiological aspects of embryo development, combined with a thorough understanding of all aspects of the poultry production chain and a dedicated focus on the future. Pas Reform P.O. Box ZG Zeddam The Netherlands Phone Fax info@pasreform.com Internet