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A business support solutionDelivered through the DTI Technology Programme

Introduction to the Food Processing Faraday Partnership Limited

Sue WigramOperations Director

Food Processing Faraday PartnershipKnowledge Transfer [email protected]


Introduction

• About FPFP• Technology Transfer• What we do• CHIEFS


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The Food Processing Faraday Partnership Ltd• Established in 2001• Incorporated as a Not for Profit company Dec 2003• From 5 employees to 17• £1.7 million turnover • Central base, regional resource•Knowledge Transfer Network

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Technology Transfer

Industry

Academia

“We want to be recognised as a world class initiator, translator and disseminator of

food processing research and knowledge”


I found the mission to Japan useful… I am going to partner with Singapore Polytechnic to take students on placement and perhaps to send out people on courses in Singapore to learn techniques that no UK educational establishment knows about.John Foster, Foster’s Bakery


Case Studies: Innovation from Research

• Insect detector project• REDUXDO• SUSSLE (Sustainable shelf

life extension)• FSA Salt in Bread• Prototypes

• Pile levelling conveyor• SDR Ice cream• 3-D Moulder


What difference have we made in 3 years?

• The £1.4M central government grant has leveraged a further £5M from regional development agencies which together have enabled

• 1013 businesses assisted• 933 jobs created or safeguarded• A new department of ‘Functional Food’ established at

Oxford Brookes University• 22 engineering prototypes developed, 3 patented, 2 in

operations• >50 case studies of direct industry benefits


"We have had individual contacts with academia in the past, but it often felt as though we were speaking different languages. FPFP really does help bring the two sides together in a very constructive way."Neil Sanderson, Managing Director, Tryton Foods

" We very much appreciate your input, and fully recognise that we would not have got anywhere near this far without your ability to martial the industry's thoughts.“ Corrine Vaughan, Food Standards Agency


CHIEFS


CHIEFS Project• 90% of food equipment made abroad• Concentrations of engineering companies in the East

Midlands• Used to supply mining and heavy engineering sectors• Have transferable skills

• Innovation vital to the longevity of both the food and engineering sectors

• ‘Me too’ products are not sustainable

• Introduction of knowledge base to facilitate long term partnerships to develop USP products and technologies for the region

• Integration into the food industry to improve manufacturing efficiency


Programme detail

• In depth engagement and sector research• Events • Specialised technology transfer • Knowledge transfer • Research and development support • Market development


Impact• Engaged more than 180 companies • £1.6 Million worth of orders for East Midlands based engineering

companies• Potential order book of over £4 Million and growing• IP ownership through the development of 8 novel prototypes• 6 research areas being developed into collaborative R&D projects• Over 60 case studies of work generated by the project

• generating 11 separate entries to the iNet Innovation Awards 2008 of which several went forward into the FPFP Improvements in Manufacturing Efficiency awards


…We have secured new business with new customers through being involved with this project (Chiefs)…….Defabs (T.Morley)

….thanks for identifying a local engineering company who can supply our proposed facility with bespoke process equipment…..Nottingham University (Dr.Sandra Hill)

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