What Sanovo Technology Group does

Sanovo Technology Group is a Danish-headquartered industrial equipment manufacturer that designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machinery for the egg handling and processing industry, with operations dating to 1961. The company is organized into several business areas: SANOVO Egg (table egg grading, packing, processing, and robotic automation), SANOVO Poultry (HatchPerformance line for fertilized egg handling), SANOVO Process (spray drying and pasteurization, including the patented WAVE Technology heat treatment system and horizontal box SGA spray dryers), SANOVO NIKRO (production in Slovakia), and RAME-HART (egg inoculation and harvesting equipment for egg-cultured vaccine production). Sanovo employs approximately 600 people, manufactures in Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, and Slovakia, and distributes through direct sales/service offices on six continents plus an extensive distributor network spanning 120+ countries.

The company monetizes primarily through project-based hardware sales of capital equipment, with equipment configurations and capacity tailored to customer specifications and quoted individually rather than at list prices. A recurring revenue stream comes from Customer Care services (CarePlans, CarePackages) covering technical support and maintenance. Customers include commercial table egg producers (with named reference customer Oaklands Farm Eggs investing in the GraderPro 800), broiler and breeder farmers, food and beverage ingredients companies, animal feed and pet food manufacturers, and pharmaceutical and veterinary vaccine producers, with the latter served via the RAME-HART brand's FDA- and EU-compliant systems installed in 120+ countries.

Sanovo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of THORNICO, a Danish family-owned conglomerate operating 150+ companies across six core industries in 50 countries. The company's go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, regional service offices, distributor coverage, and active participation in international industry exhibitions (Ildex Philippines, Indo Livestock, SIAVS Brazil, SPACE France, Middle East Poultry Expo, PACK EXPO, OVUM Guatemala, Poultry India). Recent strategic emphasis has been on integrating AI-based computer vision (VisionAI, Farm Intelligence Unit), hyperspectral imaging (in-ovo egg sexing partnership), and expanding global manufacturing and sales footprint (China office October 2025, new NIKRO production hall December 2025).

Name

Sanovo Technology Group

Legal name

SANOVO TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Website

https://sanovogroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sanovo Technology Group is a Danish industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in egg handling, grading, processing, robotic automation, spray drying, and egg-cultured vaccine production equipment, serving commercial egg producers, hatcheries, food/feed ingredient processors, and pharmaceutical vaccine manufacturers across 120+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Egg Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Food Manufacturing (311), Chicken Egg Production (112310), Poultry Processing (311615), Poultry Hatcheries (112340)

SIC

Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015)

akta.pro primary industry

Egg product packaging & repacking (bag-in-box, cartons, pails, totes, bulk) (AFANAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Egg breaking & separation (yolk/white; whole egg) (AFANAHAA), Frozen egg processing (whole/yolk/white; blocks/blends) (AFANAHAC), Liquid egg processing (pasteurized whole/yolk/white) (AFANAHAB), Egg ingredient manufacturing (albumen, yolk solids, egg protein isolates/hydrolysates) (AFANAHAG)

Keywords

• Egg processing equipment
• Egg grading systems
• Poultry handling equipment
• Industrial spray drying
• Vaccine production equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Odense

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Egg Processing Equipment: Sale of specialized equipment for egg grading, packing, and processing including graders, packers, breakers, and robotic automation systems.
2. Spray Drying and Heat Treatment Systems: Supply of industrial spray drying systems and pasteurization equipment for food, feed, and ingredient processing applications.
3. Vaccine Production Equipment: Sale of egg inoculation and harvesting solutions for pharmaceutical and veterinary vaccine production through RAME-HART brand.
4. Customer Care Services: Technical support, CarePlans, and CarePackages providing ongoing service and maintenance for equipment installations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sanovo Technology Group designs, develops, manufactures, and markets equipment for the egg handling and processing industry, including egg graders, packers, breakers, robotic automation, fertilized egg handling systems, industrial spray drying and pasteurization equipment, and egg-cultured vaccine production machinery. The company also offers customer care services including maintenance, technical support, and CarePlans/CarePackages.

Product overview

Sanovo Technology Group provides comprehensive solutions for the egg processing and handling industry, with a portfolio of specialized equipment spanning multiple business areas including egg grading, processing, packing, spray drying, pasteurization, fertilized egg handling, and egg-cultured vaccine production. The core product lines include the GraderPro 800 for high-capacity egg grading, VisionAI for computer vision-based quality inspection, the HatchPerformance line for fertilized egg handling in hatcheries, SGA Spray Dryers and WAVE Technology for powder processing and heat treatment, and RAME-HART equipment for vaccine production. The company operates as a unified group offering complete turn-key processing plants alongside individual specialized machines, serving customers from small producers to large-scale commercial operations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GraderPro 800: World's highest-capacity egg grader with fully automated technology and unmatched precision for egg grading operations
• VisionAI
• HatchPerformance
• WAVE Technology
• SANOVO SGA
• Cook2Peel Pro
• Farm Intelligence Unit
• SANOVO WAVE Technology
• BreakerPro 6

Products and services

• SANOVO GraderPro 800 World's highest-capacity egg grader - fully automated grading system with unmatched capacity and precision for commercial egg processing operations.
• VisionAI Detector Contactless vision weighing, crack and leak detection module using advanced vision technology for egg grading with real-time assessment of weight, cracks, leaks, and quality parameters.
• HatchPerformance Egg Analyzer Contactless AI inspection system for fertilized eggs for quality control, processing up to 72,000 eggs/hour.
• HatchPerformance Egg Grader Gentle grading and automated inspection for fertilized eggs, processing up to 28,000 eggs/hour.
• HatchPerformance Egg Packer Gentle automated packing of fertilized eggs integrated with setter tray handling, processing 28,000 eggs/hour.
• HatchPerformance Trolley Loader Automates stacking of filled setter trays into hatchery trolleys, processing up to 30,000 eggs/hour.
• SGA Spray Dryer Horizontal box spray dryer system for gentle processing of liquid products into powder with capacity of 50-3,000 liter/hour.
• WAVE Technology System Patented heat treatment and pasteurization system using high frequency/high voltage electrical fields for extremely high temperature treatment while preserving functional properties of liquid products.
• Ingredient Processing Plant Complete turn-key processing plant configuration for liquid to powder conversion including liquid feed preparation, heat treatment, spray drying, and automated packaging.
• Liquid Concentration System Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis system for pre-concentration of liquids before spray drying to increase dryer capacity and produce high-quality products.
• RAME-HART Automatic Inoculator High-speed automatic egg inoculation system for vaccine production with enclosed biosecure machine design, processing up to 30,000 eggs/hour.
• RAME-HART Automatic Harvester Automated harvesting and inspection system for egg-based vaccine production, processing 950 trays/hour and 35,000 eggs/hour.
• RAME-HART Trolley Loader & Unloader Automated trolley loading and unloading system for egg-cultured vaccine production, processing 10,000 to 20,000 eggs/hour.
• RAME-HART Automatic Tray Washing System High-capacity tray sanitation system with CIP for egg-cultured vaccine production, processing 1,000 trays/hour.
• RAME-HART Semi-Automatic Harvester Semi-automatic harvesting system for allantoic fluid in egg-based vaccine production, processing up to 10,000 eggs/hour.
• SCADA Automation Supervision system for monitoring, control, and optimization of processing plant operations.
• SANOVO SGA 10 Small-scale spray drying technology for new businesses entering powder production with designed plug and play functionality achieving 99.9% yield and 90% heat recovery rate.
• Powder Product Filling Line Semi-automatic packaging system for accurate dosing and packaging of ingredient powders with capacity up to 800 kg/hour.
• Customer Care Services Technical support, CarePlans, and CarePackages providing ongoing service and maintenance for SANOVO equipment installations globally.
• In-Ovo Egg Sexing Technology Hyperspectral imaging technology enabling accurate, non-destructive sex determination as early as the fourth day of incubation; hatchery-validated, cost-effective, and designed to scale across operations of all sizes.
• Cook2Peel Pro Egg peeling equipment introduced for processed egg applications in egg processing operations.
• Farm Intelligence Unit AI-powered egg sorting system introduced for quality inspection on conveyor systems in egg processing operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 72,000 eggs/hour capacity with HatchPerformance Egg Analyzer
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Canadian Egg Technologies (CET)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Strategic partnership to commercialize a Canadian-developed in-ovo egg sexing system using hyperspectral imaging technology. This represents the world's earliest and most practical non-invasive solution for determining egg sex as early as the fourth day of incubation. The technology is hatchery-validated, cost-effective, and designed to scale across operations of all sizes. The partnership supports a global commercial launch late 2026 or early 2027.
• MatrixSpec SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 17 June 2026Partner in the strategic partnership with Canadian Egg Technologies for developing and commercializing hyperspectral imaging technology for in-ovo egg sexing. MatrixSpec Solutions provides the spectral analysis technology enabling accurate, non-destructive sex determination.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Moba: Moba is a Dutch manufacturer of egg grading, packing, and processing equipment — the most direct head-to-head competitor to Sanovo in industrial egg handling. Both companies target large commercial egg producers globally with comparable grader and breaker product lines.
• Pelbo: Pelbo is an Italian manufacturer of egg breaking, separating, and processing equipment with strong European market presence. Directly competes with Sanovo's BreakerPro line and liquid egg processing equipment across industrial egg processors.
• ACTINI Group: ACTINI is a French designer and manufacturer of egg processing and pasteurization equipment, serving liquid egg producers and food ingredient manufacturers. Competes directly with Sanovo's egg pasteurization and breaking product lines.
• Nabel: Nabel is a Japanese manufacturer of egg grading and packing machinery with strong Asian market share. Competes directly with Sanovo's egg grader product line, particularly in Japanese and broader APAC commercial egg operations.
• Staalkat: Staalkat specializes in egg grading and packing equipment for commercial egg producers, with global distribution. A focused competitor to Sanovo's grading line for mid- and large-scale egg operations.

Broad incumbents

• Big Dutchman: Big Dutchman is a German global leader in poultry housing and equipment, with broader livestock systems. While not a pure egg processing peer, it sells adjacent equipment into the same poultry producer customer base that Sanovo serves.
• GEA Group: GEA is a large German food processing equipment conglomerate offering spray drying, separation, and pasteurization systems. Overlaps with Sanovo Process in industrial food/ingredient spray drying but at much larger scale across multiple food verticals.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a Swiss industrial process equipment manufacturer with strong positions in food and feed processing including spray drying. Competes with Sanovo Process for spray dryer orders in feed, dairy, and protein ingredient applications.
• SPX Flow: SPX Flow provides industrial mixing, drying, and separation equipment to food, dairy, and beverage processors. Competes with Sanovo Process in spray drying and heat treatment systems for ingredient manufacturing customers.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a Swiss-Swedish food processing and packaging giant offering complete lines for liquid egg, dairy, and beverage customers. A broad incumbent whose packaging and processing portfolio partially overlaps Sanovo's egg and liquid food equipment offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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