No incubator company has a better scientific understanding of the incubation process than Petersime. No two batches of eggs are identical. Therefore predefined incubator programmes with fixed timings never fully optimize the process.

Synchro-HatchTM is a patented bio-response technology that synchronizes the hatch profiles to the hatching process. Synchro-Hatch™ monitors the process and automatically detects the vital signals of the developing embryo, allowing the system to generate the right environment for an optimal hatching process.

The hatching process marks the period when the chick is experiencing the highest degree of effort and stress. In a complex and delicate sequence of events the developing chick makes the transition from vascular to lung respiration.

A hatching cycle has four distinct phases. Each phase requires very specific levels of temperature, humidity, CO2, O2 and air speed to optimize the development of the chick. The hatching chick is positively responsive to environmental changes at critical moments during the hatching process.

Synchro-HatchTM automatically detects the exact timing of 100% internal pipping (IP) and initiates a sequence of modifications to the incubation environment. It also automatically recognizes when all chicks are out. The system triggers a further phase in the incubation parameters to optimize the finishing of the chicks to prepare them for take-off. Those actions reduce the hatch time and concentrate the hatch much nearer to the time of chick take-off.

During the less critical stages of the incubation process (e.g. after cell division stage in the setter and before pipping in the hatcher), the power consumption and thus the electricity consumption of the pulsator motor is reduced to a minimum via Petersime’s Eco-Drive™, which leads to a substantial energy saving up to 50%.

Synchro-Hatch™ reduces the True Hatch Window by up to 30% and concentrates the hatch much nearer to the chick take-off point. The result: uniformity of hatch as never achieved before in the industry.

Properly timed access to feed and water is essential for a healthy start in the life of the chick. With Synchro- Hatch™, all chicks hatch within a short time frame and are perfectly timed for take off. Field trials have shown an increase of over 11% on the chick quality scoring system, developed within the Petersime Hatchery Optimization Programme. Of course, the economic benefits stretch far beyond the hatchery. The improved broiler performance (lower mortality, better feed conversion, weight uniformity at slaughter) generates big savings and quick payback on your investment.

Field trials with young, medium and old parent stock flocks have clearly proven that Synchro-Hatch™ consistently improves the hatch-of-fertile ratio. The average hatch improvement recorded to date is 0.77% compared to chicks hatched in identical conditions but without the benefits of Synchro-Hatch™ bio-response technology.

Synchro-Hatch™ technology is energy efficient, as the pulsator fan speed varies according to the hatching process. Our studies show that, based on a three-day stay in a hatcher of 19,200 eggs, the Synchro-Hatch™ pulsator motor consumes 63% less electricity. A solution that’s kind to your pocket as well as to the environment.