National Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering Dr Martin Howarth

Food & Nutrition Sensory analysis Packaging design Engineering Supporting the sector

Collaborations to support the sector Manufacturing Nestle Mars Warburtons Kelloggs Tate & Lyle McCains Dalehead Foods apetito Authentic Food Company GS Fresh Premier Foods William Jackson Group General Mills Cargill Equipment development Nalco FESTO Star Refrigeration Bradman Lake Spirax-Sarco Endress+Hauser Knight Warner Systems Invensys Rockwell Schneider Electric

1. A Network hub and focus for the food industry 2. R&D and innovation solutions 3. Industry relevant competencies; CPD and work force development 4. Food standard and sector relevant laboratories, facilities and equipment 5. Food sector staff development (graduates, technical development, new staff) Objectives The Centre is a collaborative venture with the food and drink sector and delivers:

Thermo- dynamics/fluid analysis Process improvement & lean operations Robotics, automation & logistics Packaging materials, electronics and design Electronics, sensing Logistics & Supply Chain Management Sheffield Hallam University’s contribution to the sector’s priority areas

Modelling flow in fluids and colloids.

Robotics, Control, Automation and Simulation

Packaging Innovation

Packaging Materials

Heat and Energy: modelling thermal performance and efficiency

Illustrative project areas - Ref Trevor Gregory Application of genetic and breeding approaches to crops and livestock Food safety, authenticity and traceability Improved methods to control yield/productivity loss or product quality deterioration Improved resource efficiency and/or waste minimisation Improving nutritional quality through better products or ingredients Measurement, control and precision application technologies Modern manufacturing methods Packaging and logistics supply chain Technologies, approaches or services which support the sustained modification of consumer or employee behaviours Use of data Use of systems-based approaches Page11

Thermo- dynamics/fluid analysis Process improvement & lean operations Robotics, automation & logistics Packaging materials, electronics and design Electronics, sensing Logistics & Supply Chain Management Sheffield Hallam University’s contribution to the sector’s priority areas authenticity and traceability control yield/productivity Modern manufacturing methods Packaging logistics supply chain resource efficiency

1. The centre's activity is in response to the needs of the industry 2. The centre of food engineering is supported by HEFCE and companies in the sector 3. The centre delivers the first MEng Food Engineering course in the UK 4. The centre delivers innovation through industrial and university collaboration 5. Knowledge Transfer partnerships are a key element in the centre's support for the sector Summary

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Projects suggestions Meso to continuum scale transport properties of high volume fraction suspension using novel, direct numerical simulation Enhancing product crispness in the chilled food chain Long Horizon Model Predictive Control (MPC) as a Predictive Maintenance Tool for Efficiency and Reliability Improvement of Industrial Processes

Projects suggestions Robot skill acquisition for manipulation of food products Valorisation of waste from brewer's spent grain Hot cutting and packing of baked food products to maximise shelf life