Fish Egg Sorter

The Van Gaalen Fish Egg Sorter uses the most current technology to bring you an egg sorter that offers:

Variable egg sizes

Using our patented standard disk, the Van Gaalen Egg Sorter will sort trout eggs from 150 to 500 per ounce, or if equipped with the salmon disk, it will sort any size salmon egg. Best of all, you never have to change disks to handle different sizes of eggs.

Speed

Sorts 100,000 eggs per hour, Per unit.

Accuracy

The patented technology uses fiber optics and modulated infrared light to scan the egg and assure you of the highest level of accuracy. Our customers regularly report 98 to 99% accuracy.

Egg counts

We know accurate counts are important so we incorporate both live and dead egg counters.

Safety and versatility

The Van Gaalen Fish Egg Sorter has been used all around the world and will accommodate any local voltage. In the interest of safety and reliability, we reduce the local voltage to 12 volts D.C.

Step 1

Eyed eggs are placed in the trough with water flowing through the bottom. Several pounds of eggs may be loaded at one time.

Step 2

The water flushes the “eyed” eggs against the patented disk where they are captured in the tapered holes in the outside of the disk. Once the egg sorter is fitted with the disk matching the type of egg you are sorting (trout or salmon) it will sort any size egg inserted.

Step 3

How It Works

The eggs in the disk then pass an electronic scanning device which, using modulated infrared light, detects dead eggs. All with 100% ambient light immunity.

Step 4

Dead eggs are then ejected out one side of the sorter while the live eggs travel to the opposite side where a gentle flow of air ejects them into a curtain of water which carries them to a separate container – safe, sound and ready for further incubation.

Step 5

The counters then increment, providing accurate totals of both live and dead eggs sorted. Each time a dead egg is detected, a light comes on giving you visual assurance that everything is working correctly.