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Country of origin: Netherlands

Summary

A Dutch SME has developed a digital method to print edible high-viscosity decorations directly onto mass-produced food products. The company is looking for partners in the foodprocessing industry (e.g. Manufacturer of foodstuffs) for commercial cooperation with technical assistance or licence agreement. The partner should have specific expertise both in the production of foodstuffs and the development of new applications for foodjet printing technology.

Full description

As product life cycles get shorter and shorter, food manufacturers face the challenge of creating new products that attract attention in ever shorter time.

A Dutch SME has developed a way to digitally print images with tailor-made edible high-viscosity decorations directly onto mass-produced food products. This innovative technology allows clients to rapidly switch designs or foodstuffs. The technology is embedded in a Foodjet printer for depositing digital images composed of high viscosity fluids on food.

The FoodJet printer is designed to accurately deposit a variety of viscous fluids in microliter-amounts, enabling demanding applications (e.g. decorating, layering or filling with food materials) onto food substrates.

Deposited materials are typically fat-creme, couverture, yoghurt and sugar icing. Any type of depositing application is possible with the FoodJet printer. From high-resolution decorating to thick covering of surfaces, the flexible modular architecture of the system can be configured to any production process.

The Foodjet printer uses a new method of medium separated nozzle-jetting in which an array of pneumatic membrane nozzle-jets deposits small drops onto a moving object. The drops form a digital image in the shape of a decoration or a surface fill. The internal flowchannels are continuously flushed with a recirculating mass flow. This ensures an excellent repeatability of the printing result.

Innovative Aspects

The Dutch SME has developed a way to digitally print tailor-made edible decorations directly onto mass-produced food products. This innovative technology allows clients to rapidly switch from one design  or one foodstuff to another.

- excellent repeatability due to the continuous flushing of the flowchannels
- many types of depositing applications are possible
- the flexible modular architecture can be adjusted to any production process
- low maintenance and low energy consumption

Technical specifications of the technology:

" Resolution up to 30 DPI
" Belt speed up to 40 m/min
" Belt width up to 1.2 m
" Visc. up to 30000 Cps
" Cleaning in place
" 300.000.000.000 drop lifetime
" All graphical formats (.bmp,... )
" No moving parts
" Silent operation
" Water jacketed temp. Control
" Object distance up to 100mm
" Overnight mode
" Machine Vision optional

Partner expertise sought:

The company is looking for companies active in the foodprocessing industry (e.g. Manufacturer of foodstuffs) for commercial cooperation with technical assistance or licence agreement.

The partner should have specific process expertise of producing foodstuffs and technological expertise for developing new applications for foodjet printing technology.

Listed under: Food and Drink

 

Key dates Profile created on: 27 July 2010 Closing date: 08 July 2011

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