Diamond is very pleased to introduce an entirely new series of egg graders, the Innova. We
started with a 200 case per hour 6 row machine for Europe with a new infeed to inspect and
weigh the eggs well before the transfer into the basket conveyer. This allows the customer
to weigh and reject undergrades as well as certain first quality sizes for breaking stock. It also
cleaned up the packer end of the machine in European markets where eggs are not washed.
The leakers are rejected right away and the balance of the undergrades are weighed and packed.
We have been selling graders all over Europe since 1965 and is very familiar with these
challenges along with denesting the wide variety of packaging material there. In the Western
Hemisphere the new Innova will wash, inspect and weigh the eggs but not dry them until after
the undergrades are rejected. The new Innova high velocity egg dryer will only receive first
quality product eliminating blowing albumen from leakers onto good eggs. The transfer from the infeed to the egg conveyer is entirely new. It is a servo
drive that is self timed with out the need for shear pins. If a foreign object gets into the transfer the system and components are well protected
from damage. The waterproof servo drive and open design is easy to clean, lubricate and maintain. Diamond has this well proven concept operating in
Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia and the USA. Electronics have been upgraded and simplified for more reliability, easier trouble shooting and expanded
washdown features. New digital egg scales have improved weighing and increased egg size. Diamond now offers a complete range of machines that can be
upgraded as a customers business grows or their markets change. They have the capacity range, proven reliability, efficiency, gentle egg handling, and ease of
maintenance the high volume American egg industry needs and expects. We are very excited about the new INNOVA line of egg graders.