ProPeeler: Enhanced shrimp peeling machine with full control and optimisation of the process to enable full automation of the shrimp peeling industry

Información del proyecto

ProPeeler

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 827521

DOI

10.3030/827521

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 3 Agosto 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2018

Fecha de finalización 30 Noviembre 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

MARTAK EHF
Iceland

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ProPeeler (ProPeeler: Enhanced shrimp peeling machine with full control and optimisation of the process to enable full automation of the shrimp peeling industry)

Período documentado: 2018-09-01 hasta 2018-11-30

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

Consumers nowadays request more sustainable products also on their plates, governments implement stricter food quality standards and suppliers need to react. ProPeeler project is about an enhanced shrimp peeling machine with full control and optimisation of the process to enable full automation of the shrimp peeling industry. The objective of SMEInstrument phase 1 was to assess the feasibility of this project by analyzing data from pilot in shrimp factory to identify and plan further improvements, identify and plan other technical and pre-commercial activities, validate our IP strategy, complete an in-depth market analysis and complete an economic projection for successful commercialization and break-even analysis.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

Technically we have seen most interesting to include the visual control system and analysis and to optimize part of the current machine with respect to the cleaning inserts and the motor. This has been mainly result of the feedback from our current customers during this period.
Commercially we have analyzed the great potential in terms of market size of the warm-water shrimp market and the low automation rate this market has, which let’s us aspire on a serviceable obtainable market of 0.6 million tons annually in the first years of commercialization or translated into 391 ProPeelers sold. We carried out a patent search and find that we have full freedom to operate.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

With the continuation of this project and the development of the new ProPeeler we expect to combine automation, quality control and real-time monitoring to increase high quality yields and reduce the environmental footprint. The average processing facility can expect to reduce its electricity use by 70% and its water use by 20% while increasing its yields from 40 to 41%. With the integration of the vision control system to monitor all the key activities of shrimp peeling in real-time, parameters to increase peeling efficiency can be adjusted quickly.

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