Chore-Time purchases CUBO assets from CGM

Chore-Time, a division of CTB Inc., has purchased the intellectual property, including all manufacturing and marketing rights, associated with the CUBO line of air destratifying and heating systems from CGM S.R.L. of Cuneo, Italy. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

CUBO air destratifiers circulate air downward within a poultry building and distribute it at bird level. By mixing the air, the CUBO Units create more uniform temperatures throughout the poultry house, thereby improving litter condition, eliminating the need for stir fans and promoting more even bird distribution. Various CUBO Models are available including those with and without heat.

Chore-Time and CGM agreed in November 2014 to expand their previous relationship by establishing Chore-Time as an original equipment manufacturer customer of CGM with authority to purchase and resell CUBO Systems in select territories around the world. Ownership of the line will permit Chore-Time to further expand its sales of CUBO Systems globally, including stocking CUBO air destratifiers and heaters at its facilities in Indiana and in Poland for supply to customers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and other regions.

Chris Stoler, executive vice president and general manager, Chore-Time, noted: “Chore-Time has enjoyed a successful collaboration with CGM since 2009, and this acquisition was the next logical step in extending Chore-Time’s product offering throughout the world. The CUBO Heating and Air destratifying products have been reducing overall energy usage for chicken producers throughout the world, and we expect them to continue to grow in popularity.”

“We’re really excited to bring this product into our heating systems portfolio, further expanding our full system solutions,” said Dave Laurenz, global director of marketing for Chore-Time.  “Maintaining even air distribution and better litter conditions in the poultry house are vital to promoting a healthy growing environment for the birds.”

CUBO System inventor, Gianpiero Massimino, will consult with Chore-Time on the CUBO Line on an ongoing basis while continuing as CGM’s CEO, further developing and promoting the company’s other products.
“CGM is pleased to see its former CUBO line turned over to a strong, reputable company such as Chore-Time, with global distribution and a worldwide customer base,” said Massimino.  “We’ve appreciated Chore-Time’s trust in working with us these last several years and the success we have enjoyed together.”

The National Business Success Award winner is announced

Jansen Poultry Equipment has been nominated as winner of the poultry system branch by The National Business Success Award. Every nominee can be announced as one of the Dutch top companies and has a success vision, a healthy business operation and an innovative and distinctive character in the market.
The nomination committee sees Jansen Poultry Equipment as a stable and progressive company that has accomplished great successes in the poultry market over recent years. One of the spearheads of policy accordance to the nomination committee is also one of the major success factors of Jansen Poultry Equipment; the focus on animal performance and hygiene in the barn. This has led to many innovations and a leading position in the world. One of the examples is the special FlexFloor slatted floor, which is specially developed for broiler houses and in combination with manure belts enables manure to be removed out of the house immediately. This principle prevents breast blisters, foot pad lesions and respiratory infections.
The results are a healthy broiler production without the use of antibiotics. Automated laying nests for breeders ensures a high quality hatching egg production with a minimal amount of floor eggs. Hygienic and qualitative nests provide healthy chicks as eggs remain free from dirt and cracks. Whether it comes to consumption eggs, hatching eggs or broilers, Jansen Poultry Equipment ensures that animals perform at top level.
An example of Jansen’s long-term vision is the antibiotic use in the poultry industry and the effect that this has on the food safety and public health. As a solution, the company developed the BroMaxx colony system with FlexFloor slats. This revolutionary broiler housing system tackles antibiotic use by keeping broilers healthy. Besides this, healthy broilers also have better growth rates and the feed conversion ratio is much more lucrative as animals do not waist their energy to defend illnesses. The progressive way of thinking and the successful business operation influenced the committee’s decision to nominate Jansen Poultry Equipment as winner of the poultry system branch.

Lumense introduces innovative Continuous Ammonia Monitor

This week Lumense announced that, after two years of on-farm field trials, it is now shipping the LG201 Poultry Ammonia Monitor. Lumense is an Atlanta-based developer of real-time sensors capable of continuously measuring the concentration of trace chemicals and biologicals in gases and liquids. The new monitor provides growers with current, trending and historical ammonia levels, allowing them to better manage the house environment. Trial users were more easily able to achieve, around the clock, an air quality “comfort zone,” improving flock performance while controlling heating and ventilation costs. 
Industry researchers and leading integrators agree that maintaining consistently low ammonia levels can, by reducing bird stress, increase natural disease resistance and improve flock performance by about five percent. Using that estimate, the LG201 pays for itself in less than six months, bringing tremendous value to the $100 billion (worldwide) broiler industry. The LG201 is the only practical way for growers to be alerted of sudden increases in ammonia, preventing flock loss and providing further value. 
“We’ve learned a lot by testing our technology in working houses with leading farmers and integrators focused on providing healthy, affordable poultry products,” said Mike Slawson, Lumense’s Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve not only been able to improve the accuracy, affordability and reliability as a result, but also the ease of use. We’re quite excited to be able to help the industry finally address the vexing challenge of ammonia management by offering this breakthrough product.” 
The LG201 mounts on the wall of a poultry house control room near the ventilation controller and can connect to it through an analog current or voltage interface. The unit automatically measures ammonia levels every two minutes by drawing air through an intake tube positioned at bird height in the poultry house. Readings and maintenance alerts are displayed according to grower preference within a PIN-secure user interface, and can be stored, redisplayed or downloaded onto a USB drive for up to one year.

Porphyrio signs partnership agreement with Stienen BE

Stienen BE and Porphyrio have closed a partnership on transfer of production data. With this agreement, the Stienen BE farm control systems are fully compatible with Porphyrio’s smart integrated management software. Hence, livestock producers that invested in Stienen systems can now take full advantage of their climate and production data by using the solutions of Porphyrio.
The goal of the agreement is that existing and new Stienen customers can connect their farm control systems easily and reliably with Porphyrio’s management software. Porphyrio’s software includes Lay-Insight for layers, layer breeders and pullets, and Broiler-Insight for broilers and broiler breeders. With this software, data management and data interpretation are made easy by advanced statistical algorithms. Farm data are transformed into practical management information for better daily management.
Erwin Stienen, director of Stienen BE, comments: “This partnership fits in our vision being open for data exchange with third parties that can add value to our mutual customers. That is exactly what Porphyrio does.”
Kristof Mertens, Porphyrio’s managing director, adds: “We are happy that Stienen is the next important farm control provider that has an open mind for data sharing. We want to create value for the livestock farmer by getting the most out of his data. A reliable and secure connection for good data transfer is important to assure the best results."

Equipment safety should begin before installation

Prevention Through Design is a program initiated by Tyson Foods to address the goals of making sure processing equipment is safe for employees to operate, maintain and clean before it is purchased and installed in the plant, reported Karen Thompson, area safety manager, corporate EHS services, Tyson Foods Inc. She told the audience at USPOULTRY’s Processor Workshop in Atlanta that the ultimate project objective is “to design and build equipment that is cleanable and safe for team members.”


Cross-functional team
Thompson said a team with representatives from safety, quality assurance, manufacturing services, and purchasing was formed to gather data on equipment standards and develop standard equipment guidelines. The data on equipment standards was drawn from industry and consensus guidelines.
The team referred to sanitary and safe equipment checklists from the American Meat Institute and the National Turkey Federation/National Chicken Council/ USPOULTRY. She also said the team referred to standards developed by OSHA, NIOSH, ANSI, ISO and other organizations.
After the relevant information was gathered and evaluated, Thompson said the team developed a checklist to be used for evaluation of equipment.


Communicate, persuade and motivate
Once the checklist had been developed, Thompson said that the next step was to deliver to plant operations and communicate the expectations for safety and clean ability for new and existing equipment. Teams within each plant were tasked with evaluating existing plant equipment with the goal of preventing injuries. She stressed that it is important for people conducting the reviews to take their time and not rush through them.
Thompson said Tyson has reached out to equipment manufacturers and shared the company’s checklist with them. IPPE provided an opportunity for Tyson personnel to meet face to face with the equipment vendors and discuss the dual concerns of worker safety and clean ability.


Part of continuous improvement
The Prevention Through Design program hasn’t been in place long enough for specific improvement in safety results to be attributed to it, Thompson reported, but she said it should become a part of the continuous reduction in work-related injuries  the company has experienced in recent years. When asked if any older equipment had to be retired as a result of findings of the review process, Thompson said, “No.” She explained that Tyson has some really talented fabricators and that they have been able to create guarding solutions for equipment that doesn’t interfere with the clean ability of the equipment.

Giordano Poultry Plast opens branch in Malaysia

Italian-based poultry equipment company Giordano Poultry Plast has opened a new branch in Malaysia, under the name of Giopp Asia SDN BHD. Located in Penang, the new branch aims to produce moulding plastic items like slats and Piedmont coops.
Giopp Asia SDN BHD will use the same high levels of technology at its facility as the company does in Italy to ensure its competitiveness in the Asian market. Giordano Poultry Plast, a leader in moulding plastic equipment for poultry, also has a business presence in Egypt, Mexico and the United States.

Shat-R-Shield expands manufacturing facility

Shat-R-Shield celebrates its building expansion.
Shat-R-Shield Inc. hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on January 15, 2014 to celebrate the expansion of their manufacturing facility in Salisbury, N.C.
Many dignitaries from both the local and state levels were present, including Salisbury Mayor Paul Woodson, Mayor Pro Tem Maggie Blackwell, County Commission Vice-Chairman Craig Pierce, Representatives Harry Warren and Carl Ford from the North Carolina House of Representatives, members of the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce and RowanWORKS Economic Development.
The event included a light breakfast networking reception, a plant tour and a ceremony lead by Shat-R-Shield CEO Bob Nolan. Mayor Woodson and Vice-Chairman Pierce also shared a few congratulatory words.
Shat-R-Shield has been the leading manufacturer of safety-coated lamps and lighting products for over 40 years. As new product lines are introduced and the business grows at an impressive rate, the need for a facility expansion is imminent. Shat-R-Shield will be increasing the square footage of the current facility in Salisbury by 25 percent.
"My father, Jim Nolan, first turned the lights on here in Salisbury exactly 25 years ago," said Nolan. "I know he would be proud to see how the business has evolved since 1989 as we continue to grow and strengthen the brand that he established."
"We are very fortunate that Shat-R-Shield is thriving and have an aggressive business plan to ensure that it continues to do so," said Karen Clouse, Shat-R-Shield president. "A building expansion is necessary for our company to perform to its maximum potential."
The new facility will include additional space for research and development, production, warehousing, shipping and office space. The expansion project is being managed by Star, N.C. based D.R. Reynolds Company, who has completed numerous construction projects throughout North Carolina.  The expansion is estimated to be complete and available for use by summer 2014.

Jansen Poultry Equipment opens new office in Malaysia

Jansen Poultry Equipment, a world-wide player in turn key poultry solutions and equipment,  has opened a new office in Malaysia under the name Jansen Asia. Carmelo Ferlito is the new sales director of Jansen Asia and lives in Malaysia.
Ferlito will work with Gerard Llanes from the Philippines and David Jia Weike from China. Llanes and Weike have already been working in this region for a number of years.
Jansen Poultry Equipment is rapidly expanding. Earlier in 2013, it opened a new office in Moscow under the name Jansen Russia. Together with existing offices, Jansen UK, Jansen USA and the head office in the Netherlands, Jansen Poultry Equipment is well represented all-over the world. Worldwide customers from Jansen Poultry Equipment can benefit from customized service.

Ziggity develops Poultry Watering U as resource for producers

Ziggity Systems has just launched a new website called "Poultry Watering U" as an educational resource for poultry producers looking for easy-to-digest information about different aspects of poultry watering systems.
As poultry producers look for every edge to maintain top flock performance and to take advantage of new revenue opportunities, such as paw exports, management of poultry watering systems has become more critical than ever.  Poultry Watering U provides articles and videos that explain visually and in clear language how birds drink and the best methods for keeping them at peak health and performance.
The site also seeks to dispel myths about bird water consumption and focuses on practical, reality-tested management practices that Ziggity has found most helpful over its many years as an exclusive provider of poultry watering equipment.
"Poultry watering is all we do and it's all we study," the company stated. "The bottom line for us has always been what gets the best results. We ask, 'what can we do, not only with our products, but with our management expertise, to help producers get the results that will enable them thrive in today's poultry market?' "
The site updates older management articles and includes newer, simplified practices for things such as correctly adjusting water pressure. It also features "watering principles" that can help producers better understand how birds drink and the thinking behind specific practices. "We believe it's very important for producers to understand not only what to do but why they are doing it," said the company. "That extra bit of knowledge can be key in some situations."
From such basic principles, a wide range of topics related to enclosed watering systems will continue to be added to the site over time, under such categories as System Maintenance, Environmental Management, Controlling Disease, Water Quality, Drinker Management, and Equipment Solutions.
Although there is some product-specific information, the site is designed to be useful to producers using any kind of enclosed watering system.
Visitors can also sign up on the site to receive periodic free e-bulletins from Ziggity highlighting various water management topics and the latest additions to the site.

UK ventilation supplier celebrates 50 years in agricultural business

Hydor, a UK supplier of fans, ventilation, and heating equipment and control panels, is celebrating 50 years of supplying to the British agricultural markets and beyond.
Established in 1963, Hydor began supplying fans for poultry applications originally from their Southampton, UK, base, moving to Downton, UK, in 1970 from where it still operates. Hydor says it is proud of its reputation as a British manufacturer achieved over half a century.
Continued growth saw the company establish its presence beyond the UK in the agricultural markets of South Africa, Australia, Italy and the Middle East. With the further development of its range of high-efficiency fans, the company moved into industrial ventilation. In the mid 1980s, Hydor says the "Turbulator" fan range enhanced its presence in the horticultural, livestock and industrial markets. In 2003, Hydor was acquired by Elta Group.
Duncan Burl, managing director of Hydor, said: "We are delighted to have achieved 50 years in business. We have come a long way since those early days and although we now operate through representatives worldwide, we still see ourselves first and foremost as a UK manufacturer serving our home market. Reaching this point is a testament to the success of an approach which recognizes the importance of working closely with customers to understand their specific requirements and develop solutions accordingly.  But we will not be resting on our laurels.  50 years is quite a milestone but we will continue to evolve and to build the business, researching and developing new products and investigating new opportunities to hopefully ensure we are around to celebrate another 50!"

European Business Awards selects poultry equipment supplier as national champion

Meyn has been selected as national champion in the prestigious 2013/14 European Business Awards competition. Meyn will be one of the 14 national champions representing the Netherlands in the category Import/Export Award.
The European Business Awards has identified some of Europe's brightest businesses based on their ability to demonstrate the three core principles at the heart of the awards program. The panel of judges was looking for organizations to represent The Netherlands who exhibited the highest level of innovation, business excellence and sustainability.
Han Defauwes, managing director at Meyn: "We are delighted to represent the Netherlands. We have been operating for over 50 years in the poultry processing industry and it's really an honor to be recognized for our successful global partnerships, efforts and achievements in this competitive marketplace."
Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards, says: "Over the past seven years we've received an incredibly high standard of entries from organizations that are passionate about their business. However, very few get the chance to fly the flag for their country and compete across Europe to be recognized as one of Europe's finest. It really is an exceptional accolade to be picked as a national champion and together with our sponsors and supporters we're looking forward to seeing Meyn in the next round."
To advance in the competition this year, all national champions will submit a video entry for viewing and assessment by a judging panel. In addition, the public will also be able to vote online for their favorite national champion from each country. These companies will become national public champions and one will go on to become the European public champion. Voting begins in November 2013.

Poultry equipment manufacturer offers spare parts in France

SKA's APBS installation team will provide service to all of France.

Poultry equipment manufacturer SKA has established APBS, a maintenance and installation team that will provide after-sale service to France. Spare parts for chain feeding, automatic nests, egg conveyors, nipple drinkers, pan feeders, cross augers and more will be available.
Headquartered in Neuvic-sur-l'Isle, Dordogne, APBS will deliver readily available parts within 48 hours.

Poultry equipment suppliers partner to distribute to Canada

Weeden Environments, a poultry equipment supplier, announced it will be working with Big Dutchman to distribute its poultry products in Ontario, Canada. Big Dutchman manufactures equipment for swine and poultry.
Kevin Weeden, president of Weeden Environments said, "We are excited to be adding such a well-proven premium brand to our poultry production line of equipment. We look forward to bringing these exceptional products to our customer base."
"We are pleased to add Weeden Environments to our valued team," said Clovis Rayzel, president and CEO of Big Dutchman. "Their experience and knowledgeable team will help increase our presence in the Ontario farming community. Weeden's goal of bringing 'fresh thinking' to the industry fits perfectly with our goal of improving our products to always bring the latest technology to the market."

Poultry equipment supplier announces exhibition, closed for holidays

Poultry equipment supplier SKA will be at The SPACE International Livestock Trading Fair between September 10-13 in Rennes, France. SKA recently exhibited at VIV Moscow, AVI Africa, Agrena in Egypt and IndoLivestock in Indonesia.
SKA will be closed August 3-25 for summer holidays.  

Hatchery company to announce partnership at tradeshow

French company iD Projects will highlight the company's latest products in automated hatchery technology and launch an industry partnership with product development specialists GMMI at SPACE France, September 10-13, 2013. SPACE is an international livestock trade fair.
Visitors to iD Projects' stand will be able to see the company's candling solution — iD Visio. Launched in November 2012, the candling system is capable of processing up to 120,000 eggs per hour. iD Visio enables early candling at just 10 days and has 100 percent reliable detection and removal of clear and dead embryos, according to the company.
SPACE France will also provide a platform for iD Projects to formally launch its new partnership with GMMI, a French-based industrial technology specialist. GMMI has developed a solution for managing the waste generated from infertile and dead embryos. The solution — a liquid/solid separator — makes it possible to separate, recover and treat the waste liquid and the dry shell waste generated during the transfer process.
The recovered liquid waste, when treated, can be used within the pet food manufacturing process and the dry waste can be used to produce fertilizer. Research is also underway to determine whether the shell can be used in poultry feed as a calcium additive. This process offers commercial opportunities for hatchery owners. Companies would reduce the volume and weight of waste they have to dispose of and could sell the recovered material to other markets.
The separator will connect to the iD Visio candling system. More details of the partnership will be unveiled during SPACE France, where GMMI will have its technology on show beside iD Visio.
"We are very excited about returning to SPACE France. We exhibit at a number of international shows, but to be back on our own home turf and share our success stories from the past year is definitely something we are looking forward to. We would encourage visitors to come on stand and find out more about the latest developments in hatchery automation," said Vincent Fevrier, sales and marketing director at iD Projects.

Poultry equipment supplier reorganizes sales structure

Farmer Automatic has announced a news sales structure for the Netherlands. Farmer Automatic manufactures and supplies poultry farming equipment. As of May, Farmer Automatic Germany ended its cooperation with Farmer Automatic Nederland. To optimize the working experience, Dutch customers will be serviced directly by the German team in Laer in Germany.
Aart Liefers has been assigned field representative for sales and technical support in the Netherlands. Liefers will assist and advise Dutch customers in all matters of poultry farming systems, spare parts and service.

Pas Reform launches webshop for spare parts

Pas Reform is launching a new webshop, as a global service for the ordering of genuine Pas Reform spare parts anytime, from anywhere in the world.
The new webshop provides Pas Reform's customers with a comprehensive, online platform for ordering a wide range of original, high-quality incubator spare parts. Every part is fully illustrated, with a powerful zoom function, to enable the checking of parts in close detail if necessary, before placing an order.

The webshop can be accessed by clicking on the webshop tab on www.pasreform.com. Here you can browse and request for a quotation online in just a few easy clicks. Searching for spare parts is intuitive, by application area, keyword or article number. All requests are acknowledged directly to the registered email address.

With all the ease of ordering online from a fully illustrated catalogue, Pas Reform's new webshop will help to maintain maximum uptime in the hatchery. Every spare part supplied carries Pas Reform's guarantee of quality assurance.

Features

• Pas Reform's new webshop offers many useful features:
• Open 24/7, 365 days a year - to order parts anytime, any place
• Easy, intuitive navigation
• Every item illustrated
• Spare parts are easily verified with a powerful zoom tool that allows a close inspection of the detail in the images
• Saves previous orders automatically for ease of reference and speed of repeat ordering
• Guaranteed reliability from genuine parts avoids the risk of costly downtime from using uncertified parts
• Customers are visiting www.pasreform.com from an increasing variety of devices, from PCs, Macs and mobile browsers, to smartphones, netbooks and tablets. Pas Reform's webshop has been created using responsive design, to ensure that all page features and functionality can be seen and used no matter how large (or small) the display. 

For detailed information, contact Pas Reform at info@pasreform.com

Hatching equipment supplier launches new website

Hatchery equipment supplier iD Projects launched its new website, where information on products, expertise and customer case studies is available. The company sells egg processing, transferring, hygiene and waste management equipment.
Latest technology from the company includes chick processing equipment that counts up to 60,000 chicks per hour, per counter. Vaccination and sexing equipment is also available to aid this stage in the hatchery process.
The company's transfer room solutions include tray des-tackers, basket stackers, transfers and a candling system, which is capable of processing up to 120,000 eggs per hour. With early candling possible at just 10 days, and 100 percent detection and removal of clear and dead embryos, iD Projects' customers are now achieving hatch rates in excess of 90 percent, according to the company.
Visitors to the website will also be able to find out about the company's solutions for improving hygiene and minimizing waste.

Feed supplier and poultry equipment companies sign agreement

Tri Dinamika Nusantara, a feed ingredient supplier, will distribute Jansen Poultry Equipment products. The agreement between the companies was undersigned in Indonesia and allows the Netherlands-based Jansen Poultry Equipment products to be sold in Indonesia.
Introduction of the Jansen Poultry Products will take place at the Indonesian Livestock Exhibition at Bali from June 5-7 in the Balu Nusa Dua Convention Center. 

Farmer Automatic to present new brand design at IPPE

Farmer Automatic will be presenting its new brand design internationally together with its longtime distributor, Farmer Automatic of America, at the International Poultry Expo, part of the International Production & Processing Expo 2013 being held in Atlanta, Ga., January 29–31. The manufacturer of economic poultry husbandry systems headquartered in Germany has completely redesigned its corporate logo, website and all of its product brochures.
The new corporate design reflects progress, innovation and quality “made in Germany” — key values that represent the company’s technologically advanced products. “Our new website and brochures illustrate in detail how each product meets the quality and provides the benefits that we promise,” said Christian Dyckerhoff, managing director of Farmer Automatic.
Farmer Automatic will be exhibiting six systems for housing and rearing layers, pullets and broilers: Eco, Eco Plus, Broiler, Combi, Loggia and Combi Pullet. The company will be exhibiting its products in booth 8227 in hall B.