Smart sensors for the food production industry.<\/p>\n
The improvement of quality control, resource efficiency and food safety represent critical demands of the food processing industry. Digitalisation is emerging as an effective solution. The EU-funded S3Food project aims to connect firms specialised in food processing with advanced sensor technology<\/strong>. It will create a network of living labs to organise cross-sectoral and cross-border actions.<\/p>\n The result will be a wide range of events of business character, which will involve SMEs and innovation companies. It will encourage the application of smart sensor systems<\/strong> in the food processing industry. A further display and commercialisation of the project will be supported by an innovation voucher scheme issued to SMEs in Europe.<\/p>\n Smart Sensor Systems for Food safety, quality control and resource efficiency in the food processing industry (S3Food) will facilitate the modernisation and digitalisation of the food processing industry<\/strong>. S3Food will stimulate the integration of IoT and related technologies<\/strong> via the implementation of smart sensor systems in the food production processes in order to improve quality control, resource efficiency and the follow-up of food safety in the food production process.<\/p>\n S3Food brings together clusters with a background in food processing industry, IoT, ICT and sensor technology. It will strengthen current and develop new cross-sectoral industrial value chains within the food production and processing industries through a combination of direct and indirect innovation actions, as well as support and capacity building measures.<\/p>\n S3Food sets up a network of living labs, organize cross-sectoral, cross-border matchmaking\/business\/investment events, demonstrations and study visits for SMEs across geographical borders, sectors and with different innovation actors. An innovation voucher<\/strong> scheme will support the realisation of high-TRL, large scale, demonstration and commercialisation projects across Europe.<\/p>\n Besides the consortium network, associated clusters from the S3 platform on Smart Sensor Systems 4 agri-food and other networks will support the outreach to SMEs across the EU.<\/p>\n More than 200 SME will participate in matchmaking events. A turnover growth<\/strong> rate of 30% is targeted in the SMEs having participated in support cases one year after the end of the project, preserving \/ creating more than 1000 jobs after the end of the project and by 2025. S3Food will operate for 3 years and has a total budget of \u20ac 5.046.050 \u20ac3.993.000 of which will directly benefit SMEs (79%). \u20ac 2.875.000 of the budget is targeted to provide innovation vouchers, and catalyse large-scale demonstration with commercialisation projects with 62 beneficiaries.<\/p>\n More info: https:\/\/s3food.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\nObjectives<\/h2>\n