Capacity scales with heads and automation. A six-head TIJ coder handles around 36,000 eggs/hour on 30-egg trays at 20 trays per minute. A single-head inline unit manages roughly 15,000–20,000 eggshells an hour, and handheld models far less again.
To plan, divide your daily egg count by your operating hours, then pick a printer rated above that hourly target with margin for peaks. For a grader-fed line, match the coder to the grader’s throughput.
Remember that real speed also depends on tray handling and labor, not just the head.
Why SHICAI: For busy lines, the SHICAI Six Head Egg Inkjet Printer codes a full 5×6 tray in one pass at 20 trays per minute — around 600 eggs per minute, or 36,000 per hour.
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SHICAI supplies food-grade egg coding machines to poultry farms and packers across the US, UK, EU, Australia and worldwide. Every unit ships with food-grade ink documentation and 24-hour engineering support.
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