Egg packing machines are the heart of the processing room: they pack graded eggs into trays or cartons, ready for market or for the next stage of the line. Choosing the right one means looking beyond the stated capacity.
What an egg packing machine does
An egg packing machine receives already graded eggs and automatically places them into trays or cartons, orienting them correctly and handling the count per pack. Depending on the model, capacities can vary widely, from a few thousand up to over 60,000 eggs/hour.
On many lines, the same setup also includes dedicated egg transport machines: conveyors linking the grader, the packer and, at the end of the line, the palletizing system.
What to consider before choosing
- The room's real capacity, not just what the poultry house is rated for: the machine should be sized on actual volume, with room to grow.
- Pack type: rigid or flexible plastic trays, cardboard, or cartons for the end consumer.
- Downstream compatibility: if the line also includes palletizing, the packer needs to feed the next system without creating bottlenecks.
- Support and spare parts: a manufacturer that designs and builds the machine in-house, like Lomar, generally guarantees faster response times than a reseller of third-party equipment.
From packing to palletizing
Once packed, eggs need to be stacked onto pallets for storage and transport: this is where the packing machine connects to the palletizing system. OVO by Lomar is designed to integrate with any packing machine on the market, via a variable-speed conveyor, with no changes required to the existing line.
This means anyone who already has an egg packing machine can add automatic palletizing as the next step, without replacing the entire plant.
Already have an egg packing machine?
OVO by Lomar integrates downstream of any packer, adding automatic palletizing without modifying your existing line.