A progressive entrepreneur, Lacy W. Simmons (pictured) started the company in 1964, when he saw a need for an efficient and low cost alternative to manual killing. Lacy designed and produced the first successful automatic poultry killing machine in 1966, revolutionizing the way poultry was slaughtered. To this day, the Simmons automatic killing machine is still the standard by which all others are measured! When the industry was in need of an efficient method of anesthetizing the bird, Simmons again came through, with the most effective stunning machine in production, which continues even to this day. Simmons again made great strides in the automation of the poultry industry with a full line of automated processing machines, from stunners to bird washers. Simmons Engineering Company was incorporated as S.E.C. Incorporated in February of 1998 and continues to strive to be reactive to the ever changing market place specializing in the stunning and killing process. Simmons has moved far ahead of the competition since they introduced the first Stunner with their patented alternating combination current with custom built Stunners to satisfy specific line speed and orientation.

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