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The ANFACO-CECOPESCA – EMENASA INDUSTRIA alliance, a world benchmark in hyperspectral technology for food control

ANFACO-CECOPESCA and Emenasa Industria y Automatismos, culminate 7 years of joint research that has given rise to an innovative industrial product based on photonics, which has revolutionized the way in which the food industry carries out quality and safety controls. The results of this joint work called FUTURE FOOD FACTORY, which with an investment of €1,833,573 has been subsidized by the Xunta de Galicia, through the Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN), through the Mixed Research Units Consolidation Program 2020 and with co-financing from the European Union, within the framework of the FEDER Galicia 2014-2020 Operational Program, were presented today at the headquarters of Emenasa Industria, with the First Vice President and Minister of Economy, Industry and Innovation of the Xunta de Galicia, Francisco Conde.

Source: ANFACO-CECOPESCA

The European Commission has selected advanced photonics as one of the key technologies for sectors such as the food industry. The implementation of this technology, in addition to revolutionizing quality control and food safety during manufacturing processes, allows inspection processes to be automated, reducing product losses and possible incidents. In addition, thanks to the automation of processes, a reduction in energy consumption costs is achieved. All these factors make this technology a key lever for progress towards smart manufacturing.

Specifically, work has been done on different use cases, such as the quantification of, among others, moisture, fat, protein, salt or sugar, as well as texture control, detection of foreign bodies, filling volume, degree of cooking, etc. . Likewise, it allows classification of the raw material by color, shape, size... Applications are currently available for fishery products, potatoes, fruits, cereals, biscuits, fodder and even, outside the food complex, for wood.

Fernando Cao, director of EMENASA INDUSTRIA, highlighted that the collaboration with ANFACO-CECOPESCA, with the support of the Galician Agency for Innovation, has allowed them to open new lines of business based on this technology.

For his part, Francisco Conde, First Vice President and Minister of Economy, Industry and Innovation of the Xunta de Galicia, mentioned that the Mixed Units program allows the generation of knowledge and technology and the development of open innovation processes between companies and research centers to facilitate the technology transfer, key to positioning the Galician food industry. Being this Mixed Unit, the fifth developed by ANFACO-CECOPESCA in collaboration with the food industry, resulting in a key player in the ecosystem to position the food industrial sector at the technological forefront.

Source: ANFACO-CECOPESCA

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