ProLoad Live Bird Handling System
Engineered around your process. Not the other way around.
ProLoad is a custom-engineered live bird handling system designed around your poultry processing operation, from plant layout and throughput to module configuration, automation and stunning method.
Designed, manufactured and assembled by Wrightfield, each system can be configured as a complete new installation or integrated with existing poultry processing equipment.
Why Custom Matters
Your poultry processing plant isn't off the shelf - why should your system be.
No two poultry processing operations are exactly alike. Building dimensions, vehicle access, module types, bird throughput, existing machinery and stunning systems can all influence how live birds need to move through the process. ProLoad starts with those requirments.
Rather than designing the plant around a predetermined equipment layout, Wrightfield engineers the handling system around the process — configuring conveyors, buffers, module handling, loading and unloading equipment and controls to work together.
From Arrival To The Processing Line
ProLoad manages and automates the movement of live birds and their transport modules through the critical front end of the poultry processing operation.
Depending on the plant, stunning method and level of automation required, the system can be configured to manage the process from the arrival and unloading of modules through to stunning, hanging and transfer into the processing line.
From Site Survey To Working System
What Wrightfield Delivers
Survey and Design
Understanding your process and developing the system around your application.
Manufacturing
Fabrication and assembly backed by Wrightfield's in-house engineering capability.
Installation
Installation and integration with surrounding processing equipment.
Commissioning
Testing the complete system and preparing it for production.
Pro-Load can be configured to integrate with different poultry stunning methods, allowing the handling system to be developed around the processor's chosen approach.
One System. Different Stunning Options
Pro-Load can be configured to integrate with different poultry stunning methods, allowing the handling system to be developed around the processor's chosen approach.
Pro-Load can be configured to integrate with electrical stunning systems, providing controlled bird handling and transfer through to stunning, hanging and onward processing.
Electrical
Pro-Load can integrate with controlled atmosphere and gas stunning systems, with module and drawer handling engineered around the chosen stunning process and existing plant layout.
CAS / Gas Stunning
Pro-Load can be integrated with Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning (LAPS), allowing birds to remain within their transport drawers during the controlled stunning cycle before progressing to hanging and processing.
LAPS
Built For Demanding Environments
Live bird handling equipment operates shift after shift in a demanding processing environment. Reliability, fabrication quality, component selection, access and maintainability therefore form part of the engineering process from the outset.
Pro-Load systems are designed and manufactured by Wrightfield using proven industrial components and supported by our fabrication, mechanical and electrical engineering capabilities.
Robust Fabrication
Proven Components
Engineering and Maintenance Access
System Reliability
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Trusted By Leading Poultry Processors
Silver Hill Duck in Ireland came to us with a requirement for a full live bird handling system. They had been awarded with a grant from? and
Support Doesn't Stop At Commissioning
A Pro-Load system is a long-term production asset. Wrightfield supports customers throughout its working life with preventative maintenance, servicing, breakdown support, replacement components, critical spares and system modifications.
And because much of the equipment is engineered and manufactured by Wrightfield, our team understands how the individual components work as part of the complete system.
Key Benefits of Pro-Load
Flexible Design
We deliver a complete end-to-end system or integrate ProLoad into existing lines — even alongside third-party equipment.
Reduced Manual Handling
ProLoad works seamlessly with LAPS and other stunning systems to minimise manual bird handling.
Fully Automated
ProLoad automates the unloading, presentation, and reloading of bird modules, reducing manual handling and improving consistency.
Hygienic Efficiency
Designed to maintain high hygiene standards, Integrated washing and filtration systems clean modules and drawers throughout the process.
Seamless Integration
Fully compatible with advanced systems such as electrical, gas, and LAPS stunning, creating a smooth, continuous flow.
High Throughput
Scalable systems designed to handle capacities up to 12,000 birds per hour, ensuring your operation can stay efficient.
Pro-Load provides the foundation for an efficient, welfare-focused live bird-handling process, regardless of the stunning method selected.
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