Volta Technology

The VOLTA Head Stunning System is based on a completely new principle of stunning in poultry processing.

This principle of the stunning system is based on natural poultry behavior. The heads, of both larger and smaller birds, are positioned in such a way that they are accessible by the “head electrode”.

The birds are shackled on the overhead conveyor and pass through the VOLTA carousel which automatically puts them into the cones. The transport rail takes them to the point where stunning takes place. Before stunning, the heads are moistened by spray nozzles to ensure optimum conductivity.

The actual stunning is done by electrodes which are automatically placed next to the bird’s head and are activated during 3 seconds. The electrodes are designed in such a way that the stunning process is constantly monitored.

The monitoring is done per bird and per second and can be followed on a screen. Per bird, this data will be stored in a computer file. The plant manager or the plant veterinarian can check these data at any time during the day and if needed, this information can be stored on a data stick or computer hard drive.