Israel – BCR Pilot and Adaptation Product

Call For Proposals

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

1. Project Participant

Company name: _ Frigorífico Regional Industrias Alimenticias Reconquista S.A. (FRIAR SA).

Website: http://www.e-friar.com.ar/

Year established: 06-10-1956

Type of company: __R&D __ Research institute __ University __ X Other

Stage: __ Seed __ R&D __ Initial revenues __ X Revenue growth

Ownership: __ Public __ X Private __ Governmental __ Other

Number of employees: 1350

Number of R&D personnel: _1___

Company contact information:

Address: Bv. Hipólito Yrigoyen 298 (S3560BIP) Reconquista – Santa Fe – Argentina.

Contact person:

Name: Nicolas Paduan

Title: _ Engineering Manager

Phone: 03482 15650689

Mobile: 03482 15650689

Email: npaduan@e-friar.com.ar / nicolas.paduan1@gmail.com

2. Organization Background

General Business Description & Area of Expertise

Cattle slaughtering and meat processing facility.

Export meatpacker with a slaughter capacity of 1200 heads/day.

Domestic chain of butcheries.

Technology Description (Main Products/Services) and IP

Vacuum packed beef cuts, frozen or chilled, frozen hamburgers and sausages.

Targeted Customers

EU, Asia, USA, Latin America, Israel, and domestic market.

Sales (over the last 3 years)- if applicable

Current year: …….AR$ 3.751.864.679

i-1…………………...AR$ 7.703.537.327

i-2…………………...AR$ 4.291.035.738

3. General Information

Project Title: “Continuous system for primary packaging and calibration”

Technology Sector: X AgriFood Tech 

Fintech 

BioTech 

Logistics  

Smart Mobility/ Smart City 

 Others....................................................................... 

Submission Date: __/__/____

Summary:

With the current rendering system, once the carcass has been split into the various cuts, the latter are manually weighed using a scale (calibration) and a label is printed and applied to the cuts. Finally, each cut is put into a polyethylene bag which is vacuum sealed.

Project Start Date:

Project End Date:

Budget:

Total Project Budget: ______it depends on the solution ____________________

Requested IIA grant (% of budget): Up to 50% of R&D, adaptation and pilot cost (For Israeli companies only)

Funding

Man hours (human resources)

TEC Partner Support: _

Human resources (in man hours)

Funding

4. Project Outline:

With the current rendering system, once the carcass has been split into the various cuts, the latter are manually weighed using a scale (calibration) and a label is printed and applied to the cuts. Finally, each cut is put into a polyethylene bag which is vacuum sealed.

Our challenge is to set up an automated and continuous system that will require minimum operator intervention. We foresee the use of continuous weighing technologies, a bag making equipment that will make bags with the right size for each muscle, using a film, as well as vision and refraction systems to assess the size and color of each muscle´s surface.

Although there are similar solutions available in the market, they do apply to all products and do not encompass the whole process

Market Potential and Commercialization Plan

Any industry or process with similar requirements.

Expected Outcome of Project

Sharp cost reductions both in terms of human resources and in raw materials usage as the packaging will be right-sized.

Health and hygiene-wise it would mean a huge improvement as excessive handling will be avoided, thus preventing cross contamination.

Short Profile of the Key Staff who will be undertaking the Work

- Sergio Gigena: Production manager (sgigena@e-friar.com.ar)- Ing. Nicolas Paduan: Engineering manager (npaduan@e-friar.com.ar)