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Giroux’s Farm Boosts Uptime and Cuts Marking Costs by 43% with Hitachi CIJ Printers

A fourth-generation egg producer cracks the code on efficiency, eliminates carton waste, and ultimately boosts up time.

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Summary

Giroux’s Poultry Farm needed to reduce downtime, operating costs, carton waste, and rejection rates associated with their coding equipment. After reviewing five competitive manufacturer’s printers they chose Hitachi to supply and install 28 Hitachi RX Series Continuous Ink Jet Printers. The result was an immediate improvement in uptime, a 43% reduction in operating costs, and the elimination of print-related carton waste.

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About Giroux's Poultry Farm: Producing Quality Eggs for Over 60 Years

Giroux’s Poultry Farm is a 4th generation family-owned and operated business producing quality eggs for over 60 years. Located in the beautiful Champlain Valley, they are dedicated to providing a high-quality product through a fully integrated process from their hatchery and feed mill through production, packaging, and distribution.

Challenges Business Challenges
  • Traditional mechanical stampers required manual alignment and cleaning of stamps took 2 hours daily, limiting production capacity.
  • Despite the time investment, stampers produced inconsistent and low-quality printing.
  • Manual alignment also resulted in significant wasted cartons due to improper stamping.
  • Stampers couldn't detect unclosed cartons, leading to additional waste and repackaging costs.
Solutions Solutions
  • Hitachi seamlessly integrated a fleet of 28 RX-SD160W inkjet coders, replacing Giroux's Poultry Farm's outdated mechanical stampers.
  • This upgrade transformed their packaging line, exceeding their demands for reliability, print quality, and efficiency.
  • Custom-designed mounting brackets ensured a perfect fit for each unit, delivering the immediate production and cost improvements they craved.
Outcome Outcome
  • 43% reduction in operating costs compared to the previous coder due to lower ink, make-up, and maintenance needs.
  • Carton waste was eliminated through precise printing technology.
  • Impressed by user-friendly design, consistent high-quality printing, and exceptional customer support, Giroux's Poultry Farm transitioned to a full fleet of 28 Hitachi CIJ printers, boosting overall production efficiency and reliability.
“The Hitachi RX Series has been a great printer and I would recommend it to anybody.”
- Dale Gadway,

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