Obiettivo Dried food is a major element in modern food processing and a staple ingredient for an increasing variety of foodstuffs. Dried food offers many advantages for the mass production of commercially prepared goods, not least cheaper transportation costs, longer storage life and ease of use. However modern drying methods, such as Accelerated Freeze-Drying, prove costly, time consuming, labour and energy intensive, limitations which can prove more crippling for SMEs. There is a need to provide EU dried food SMEs with a technology which will help to remain competitive in the EU and global dried food sectors. Preliminary research conducted to date suggests that the application of high power ultrasound (HPU) for the dehydration of porous materials may be very effective in processes in which heat-sensitive materials such as foodstuff have to be treated. HPU is a powerful technology that is safe and environmentally friendly, efficient and economical. High-intensity ultrasonic vibrations are capable of affecting mass transfer processes with the result of increasing the drying rate of materials, thereby permitting the use of lower temperatures or shorter treatment times. This process thus shows promise for assisting the dehydration of fruits, vegetables and other foods, preserving the quality attributes of the food products and during this project a HPU based pre-treatment method will be developed. A prototype will be built and tested prior to conventional drying processes to improve the added value of the dried product and enable faster, more cost effective and energy efficient drying of food, which will empower and equip SMEs from the European dried food industry to compete against the growing threat of global competition and large multinationals. It will also result in increased sales of high powered ultrasound components and equipment. The project holds benefits for European competitiveness and innovation, employment, the environment and society at large. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturevegetable growingsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentnatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsultrasound Programma(i) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Argomento(i) SME-1 - Research for SMEs Invito a presentare proposte FP7-SME-2007-1 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinatore GOKSER MAKINA SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI Contributo UE € 247 360,00 Indirizzo YIL BULVARI 57 SOKAK 96 96 06370 ANKARA Turchia Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Hilal ünal (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (7) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto FULLWELL MILL LIMITED Regno Unito Contributo UE € 179 064,00 Indirizzo NORTH HYLTON ROAD - SOUTHWICK IND ESTATE UNIT 5D SR5 3TX SUNDERLAND Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Richard Friend (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Gefriertrocknung Greven GmbH Germania Contributo UE € 109 590,00 Indirizzo Am Eggenkamp 8-10 48268 GREVEN Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo J Lopes (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato AKTIVE ARC SARL Svizzera Contributo UE € 289 060,00 Indirizzo LES LOGES LA VUE DES ALPES Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Helene Kristrom (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato HEBOLD MIXING & MORE GMBH Germania Contributo UE € 214 008,00 Indirizzo GRODENER CHAUSSEE 25-29 27472 CUXHAVEN Mostra sulla mappa Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Andreas Keller (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA Spagna Contributo UE € 15 091,90 Indirizzo CARRETERA D ESPLUGUES 39 41 08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT Mostra sulla mappa Regione Este Cataluña Barcelona Tipo di attività Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contatto amministrativo Oonagh Mc Nerney (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG DES TECHNOLOGIETRANSFERS AN DER HOCHSCHULE BREMERHAVEN EV Germania Contributo UE € 19 966,00 Indirizzo AM LUNEDEICH 12 27572 Bremerhaven Mostra sulla mappa Regione Bremen Bremen Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo di attività Research Organisations Contatto amministrativo Claudia Krines (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN Germania Contributo UE € 18 918,00 Indirizzo STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 10623 Berlin Mostra sulla mappa Regione Berlin Berlin Berlin Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Roswitha Koskinas (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato