Objective The pig meat industry is an important contributor to the European economy with a turnover of 66.3 billion € and some 560,000 employees. The sector is suffering significant continuous decline due to the continued pressures of low prices, high feed costs and the consequences of livestock diseases, leading to a gradual loss of world market share, falling to 16% of global exports by 2020, compared to 27% in 2009.To maintain sector viability is necessary to increase productivity and raise the standards of quality. Partners behind this proposal have identified the need for a technology that accurately analyse pig carcasses, gathering vital information of the lean-fat content in the whole carcass and its primal cuts (ham, loin, belly and shoulder), without which 30-40% of all processed meats do not reach the expected final quality. Pig meat processors will select higher quality meats for higher added-value processes, while lower quality meats will be separated and treated to achieve an acceptable and consistent final quality. PIGSCAN will also ensure fair payment to the pig producer and this will spur them to ensuring the optimal quality of their animals, through better feeding and breeding.PIGSCAN relies on a solid technology background of the SME proposers arising from a sixth Framework Program Research Project (MEATGRADING nº COOP-CT-2005-01761).Experts in carcass quality (IRTA and DTI), pig meat processors (VION) and SME proposers (LENZ and G&M) will develop PIGSCAN system, an automatic, non-contact grading system based on Magnetic Induction and Image Analysis. The commercial price will be of €80,000; an investment recoverable in 6 months of operation for vast majority of slaughterhouses and pig meat processing companies in the EU.With a time-to-market of 12 months, PIGSCAN represents a real business opportunity for the SMEs proposers LENZ and G&M, who will jointly exploit the results to reach a foreseen 2.5% EU market penetration over a 5-year period. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivityagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2012.2.3-02 - Exploitation of Framework Programme project results in food processing by small and medium-sized enterprises Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT EU contribution € 128 316,00 Address GREGERSENSVEJ 1 2630 Taastrup Denmark See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Paul Andreas Holger Dirac (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LENZ INSTRUMENTS SL Spain EU contribution € 465 209,00 Address CALLE SANTANDER 42-48 LOCAL 36 08020 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jacobo Alvarez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data G & M STEEL FABRICATORS LIMITED Ireland EU contribution € 277 190,00 Address COES ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE Dundalk See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Mid-East Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Diarmaid Heussaff (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES Spain EU contribution € 88 497,00 Address CTRA C-59 KM 12 TORRE MARIMON 08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Other Administrative Contact Jordi De La Cuesta (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VION FOOD NEDERLAND BV Netherlands EU contribution € 30 107,00 Address BOSEIND 10 5281 RMA Boxtel See on map Region Zuid-Nederland Noord-Brabant Noordoost-Noord-Brabant Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Iris Van Der Wal (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
