TAEJIN

What TAEJIN does

TAEJIN (주식회사 태진), founded in November 1980 in Yangju-city, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, designs and manufactures end-to-end automated poultry processing equipment. The company's product portfolio covers every stage of the slaughtering and processing workflow, including live bird handling and unloading, gas or electrical stunning, killing, scalding, defeathering, evisceration (including a real-time-monitor gripper-type eviscerator branded ARTEC), water and air chilling, weight sorting, by-product processing, automated deboning, and cut-up lines. Equipment throughput reaches up to 13,500 birds per hour with reported evisceration rates exceeding 99%. The systems are integrated through a central control platform with touch-screen diagnostics and camera-based breast/back quality inspection prior to air chilling.

The company operates a sales-led, direct go-to-market model, with an online inquiry form supporting consultation requests from prospective industrial buyers. Its installed base is concentrated in South Korean poultry processors, where it claims approximately 75% domestic market share in poultry automation equipment, while exports reach over 20 countries across East and Southeast Asia (China, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia), the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar), and Africa (Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria). More than 70 intellectual property registrations (patents, utility models, and designs) underpin the technology, and the firm holds ISO 9001, CE Mark, KC, and KT Mark certifications. A wholly-owned subsidiary, VACERA Co., Ltd. (established 1999), operates separately in vacuum plasma titanium coating for architectural and industrial surface applications.

Revenue is generated primarily through custom-priced hardware sales of integrated processing lines and related after-sales installation, commissioning, and consulting services. Capital intensity and project-based equipment deliveries mean revenues are likely lumpy, with order timing tied to processor expansion cycles. The 2016 completion of a dedicated export promotion factory and ongoing multi-language marketing in Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian indicate a continued emphasis on international expansion outside the dominant Korean base.

Name

TAEJIN

Legal name

주식회사 태진

Website

https://taejinpoultry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TAEJIN is a Korean manufacturer of automated poultry processing equipment, offering complete systems from live bird handling through deboning and cut-up. With 75% domestic market share and exports to 20+ countries, it serves poultry processing facilities globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dongan

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Poultry Processing Equipment Sales: Manufacturing and selling automated poultry processing equipment and systems including live bird handling, killing, evisceration, chilling, sorting, deboning and cut-up lines. Equipment sales appear to be the primary revenue stream with custom installation and potentially after-sales service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TAEJIN manufactures and sells complete automated poultry processing equipment lines for industrial slaughterhouses and processing facilities. The company's product range covers the entire processing workflow: live bird handling and stunning, killing, evisceration, chilling, sorting, deboning, cut-up, and production information management. TAEJIN designs, manufactures, installs, and commissions these systems for poultry processing companies in South Korea and over 20 export markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automatic Poultry Processing System A complete automated poultry processing line covering live bird handling, killing, evisceration, chilling, sorting, deboning, and cut-up processes. Designed for industrial poultry processing companies and slaughterhouses.
• Production Information Management System A production management and monitoring system for poultry processing lines, including a central control system with touch screen error messaging and a camera-based quality inspection system for detecting broken or bruised carcasses before air chilling.
• Killing Process Equipment Equipment for the poultry killing process including electrical stunner, carotid cutter, blood collection tank, scalder, plucker, head puller/cutter, hock cutter, and circular skin remover.
• Evisceration Process Equipment Equipment for the poultry evisceration process including automatic transfer machines, vent cutter, vent opener, real-time monitoring gripper-type eviscerator (ARTEC), crop remover, final inspector, and carcass washer.
• Chilling Process Equipment Poultry chilling equipment including water chillers and air chillers for carcass temperature reduction after processing.
• Sorting Process Equipment Automatic weighing and sorting system for processed poultry, with processing capacity up to 13,500 chickens per hour and N:N function for multiple drop locations with internet remote management.
• Automatic Deboning Process Equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing capacity up to 13,500 chickens per hour with automatic weighing system
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VACERA Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999TAEJIN established VACERA Co., Ltd. in 1999 as a subsidiary specializing in titanium coating technology using vacuum plasma. VACERA focuses on eco-friendly titanium coating applications for architectural interiors, elevators, revolving doors, and exports to USA, Singapore, and Taiwan. The technology uses ultra-high vacuum technology originally developed for aerospace applications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Foodmate: Dutch manufacturer of poultry processing equipment focused on slaughtering, evisceration, and cut-up systems. Foodmate is a direct competitor to TAEJIN in the medium-scale poultry processing equipment segment globally.
• BAADER: German family-owned manufacturer specializing in poultry, fish, and meat processing equipment. BAADER offers slaughtering and processing automation directly comparable to TAEJIN's product line, with strong presence in Europe and emerging markets.
• Prime Equipment Group: US-based manufacturer of poultry processing equipment including slaughtering, evisceration, chilling, and cut-up systems. Prime Equipment is a direct mid-sized competitor to TAEJIN in poultry automation equipment.
• Marel: Iceland-based global leader in food processing equipment with a major poultry processing division covering slaughtering, deboning, and further-processing lines. Marel is the most direct comparable to TAEJIN in product scope, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Linco Food Systems: Provider of poultry processing equipment including slaughtering, evisceration, chilling, and cut-up lines. Linco offers a comparable product portfolio to TAEJIN focused on medium-to-large processing facilities.
• Mayekawa: Japanese industrial refrigeration and food processing equipment manufacturer with poultry processing solutions. Mayekawa competes with TAEJIN across Asian markets and shares a similar geographic and customer profile.
• Brower Equipment: US poultry processing equipment manufacturer serving North American processors with live bird handling, killing, and processing equipment. Brower is a comparable mid-sized competitor to TAEJIN in the poultry automation segment.

Broad incumbents

• JBT Corporation: US-listed provider of food processing and air transport equipment. JBT's poultry processing solutions (including the Meyn brand it acquired) compete head-on with TAEJIN in slaughtering and processing lines, while also serving broader protein and food markets.
• CTB Inc. Berkshire Hathaway-owned US manufacturer of equipment for poultry, grain, and pig production, with the Chore-Time brand serving poultry processors. CTB competes in adjacent segments of the poultry equipment value chain and benefits from a much larger corporate parent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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