Innovation, invention and eggs: An interview with james M. Nield

摘要

Jim Nield entered the egg industry in 1966 as a sales engineer with Diamond International. He progressed to sales manager and in 1975 was appointed president of the company. In 1983, along with David Keen, he purchased Diamond which was then subsequently sold to the Talon Group. He continued his association with Diamond, assisting with marketing, trade shows and engineering. When the company was sold to Moba in 2008 he established Detroit Design Group, an engineering firm specializing in the development of egg processing systems and other industrial technology. His achievements include the development of the first 120-case per hour grader in 1975 and the Diamond 8200 series in 1983. In 1990 he was instrumental in introducing in-line egg breaking. Nield received the first USDA approval on a multi-row egg breaker in 1994. He holds patents for cages, graders and breaker-separators. Jim has served as chairman of Allied Industry for the American Egg Board and United Egg Producers and has served as a member of the Exhibitor Committee for the International Poultry Exposition.