FoodSense

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Food waste during manufacture caused by the necessity to clean and flush process lines between products reduces food yield, increases cost and requires disposal that is subject to increasingly strict legislation. Liquid food (soups, custards, milk, cream etc.) and Drinks (fruit juices, flavored water, spirits etc.) contain a high portion of water (in some cases >90%). Using novel sensor design & analytics, we can very accurately measure the water content and in-turn monitor the production process in real time. Our FoodSense system is ideally suited to food & drinks processing where pipes are cleaned "in-situ" and flushed with clean water between production runs. We have demonstrated a system in the food sector and now seek commercial partners in the Food, Drink, Distilling or Chemical sector who require real time monitoring and accurate knowledge of water content in product (solids, viscosity etc.) IP Status Patents pending in EU, USA, China, Canada, India, Australia. Prototype sensors available for on-site testing with option to test food/ drink products on the University pilot plant (70L capacity). Systems will be available on commercial terms for installation in food/drink processing plant from late summer 2016.