SmartDrive™ delivers total control over every function and setting within each, individual incubator, from humidity and CO2 levels and the position of air inlet valves, to the individual operating parameters - temperature, heating, cooling, ventilation and turning - required per batch/egg type.

Ergonomic design and the use of clear, full colour TFT displays and icons, allow SmartDrive™ to be configured quickly and simply to programme incubation conditions to meet breed-specific requirements.

Features include:
• Pre-heat function: to improve day old chick uniformity requires a synchronised start to incubation. It is critical that the hatching eggs are heated quickly and uniformly once placed in the setter - and SmartDrive's™ pre-heat function takes this one step further. Full programming for pre-heating time, temperature and ventilation allows the time needed to reach a specific set point from start up to be reduced even further.

• New PID control combined with set points per section: SmartDrive™ incorporates the latest version of PID - Proportional Integral Derivative - control, enabling the hatchery to simulate optimum (near-natural) incubation set points to minimise overshoots. The new PID control is adjustable with separate set points for each section of 19,200 eggs.

• Turning programmes: As our knowledge of embryology continues to grow, we are prompted to investigate different incubation programmes and modes . Studies have also revealed the benefits of different turning principles during incubation - and SmartDrive™ now offers the ultimate in flexibility, for adjusting turning programmes as and when required (frequency of turning, 2 or 3 auto-turning positions, start/stop timing).