Energy Saving Aseptic System to Empty Concentrates out of Aseptic Bags for the Juice Production Process.

Project Information

ASEPTIC-VACBID

Grant agreement ID: 717556

DOI 10.3030/717556

Project closed

EC signature date 18 February 2016

Start date 1 March 2016

End date 30 June 2016

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost € 71 429,00

EU contribution € 50 000,00

Coordinated by

SEPPELEC SL
Spain

Objective

SEPPELEC, S.L. is an engineering company, we are specialists in process engineering for drink factories and facilities. The
ultimate goal we seek in ASEPTIC-VACBID project is to develop an automatic and aseptic equipment to empty concentrated
juices out of aseptic bags. We have already developed a semi-automatic prototype achieving aseptic conditions to empty
bags up to 25L. The objective of this project is to scale-up the aseptic system in a complete automatic equipment to empty
the standard 250L and 1,500L bags used in the juice industry. By incorporating an ASEPTIC-VACBID system into the
production process, capable to empty 18,000L of concentrate per hour, the juice industry will reduce energy consumption
costs of €150,000 per year (1.324.422 kW), representing an improvement of 13% in the energy efficiency of the whole
process. The use of water is reduced by 30.000L per hour and the automated equipment also reduce personal costs.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › dairy
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › horticulture › fruit growing
• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › food technology › food safety

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Topic(s)

• SFS-08-2015-1 - Resource-efficient eco-innovative food production and processing

Call for proposal

H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-SMEINST-1-2015

Funding Scheme

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Coordinator

SEPPELEC SL

• Net EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: C LOZOYA 6 NAVE 20 POL IND VENTO ; 28925 ALCORCON ; Spain
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 71 429,00