March 30, 2022
Petersime marks 100 years of business
Petersime recently celebrated a milestone in its long history, which started exactly 100 years ago with the invention of the world's first electric incubator.
"The roots of the Petersime brand we know today can be traced back to the American town of Gettysburg, Ohio (the United States), where entrepreneur Ira Petersime established a small family business called "The Petersime Incubator Company"," the company said.
"In 1922, he and his son Ray invented the Petersime NO.1, the world's first electric incubator. A revolution in commercial incubation, the NO.1 model sparked numerous innovations that would perfect the incubation process in the following century."
Petersime NO.1, the world's first electric incubator
For over 25 years, the US-made incubators were exported to Europe. In 1949, Georges Bohez, a Petersime sales agent in Belgium and the Netherlands, reached an agreement to start producing redwood incubators under a US license. Petersime nv in Olsene, Belgium, was founded on the very same site where the company is still located today, Petersime added.
Following several incubator improvements by the Petersime family since their invention of the NO.1 model, the US license agreement ultimately ended in 1966.
"This meant the true kick-off for Petersime nv's international growth, as it introduced its own innovative incubators and hatchery solutions to the poultry market," the company highlighted.
It added: "While it all started with the Petersime NO.1 in 1922, the world's first electric incubator invented by Ira and Ray Petersime, Petersime once again secured its pioneering role with the launch of X-Streamer™, the first intelligent incubator that turns data into maximum hatchery performance. Together with the Eagle Trax™ cloud-based data solution, the range is a milestone for digitalisation in the hatchery."
Today, Petersime is active in over 150 countries.
500 million chicks are born in Petersime machines, week after week, according to the company.
"Proud of its long history as a world leader in incubation, Petersime is committed to ensuring its customers maximum profit for life," it said.
- Petersime
X-Streamer™, the world's first intelligent incubator.
