Extends
the life of food and flowers with innovative technology
Extends
the life of food and flowers with innovative technology
Food & Beverages
Opticept Technologies AB
224 78 Lund Sweden
Get up to 15% more out of the raw material with a more
energy efficient extraction process and higher quality or extended shelf life of
the final product? Yes please!
CHALLENGE
OptiCept Technologies, which develops methods to extend the
lifespan of food and plants, needs to be able to move quickly from idea to a
finished product when developing their machines.
In the food sector, OptiCept creates more efficient and increased extraction of the raw material, extended shelf life, reduced waste, and better quality in terms of taste, aroma, colour, and nutritional content of the final product, such as olive oil. OptiCept's machines are currently available at several olive oil producers around the world who want to increase yields, improve quality, and achieve more efficient production. - Not only do we get up to 15 per cent more olive oil out of each olive, but we also get higher quality by increasing the amount of vitamins and antioxidants in the oil. In addition, to more extraction and extended shelf life, it is also healthier. In addition, the production process can be accelerated, which saves energy and enables higher capacity in the lines. Siemens solutions save us valuable time.
SOLUTION
With Siemens' ready-made and flexible solutions, OptiCept
saves valuable development time and can quickly move from idea to product. The
company can focus
on its core business to develop
its unique solution, which include Siemens Siwarex weighing systems and
user-friendly panels.
"Very often, Siemens has ready-made solutions. This allows us to focus more of our time on developing our unique solutions. We can't afford as humanity not to utilise the technology that is available"
Per Lilja, System Engineer, OptiCept.
RESULTS
Opticept's innovative technology contributes to a more
sustainable world in the food, flower, and plant industries. More can be
extracted from the raw material, shelf life is extended, the quality is
improved, and less energy is used in production.
OptiCept Technologies in Lund, Sweden, has developed a
unique technology that allows food and plants to stay fresh longer, while
improving the quality in terms of, for example, taste, aroma, and colour. SAVING DEVELOPMENT TIME
A major challenge for OptiCept is to quickly go from idea to
finished product.
- With Siemens solutions, we save valuable time. Many times,
Siemens components have helped to simplify the projects for us. A major
advantage is that we can quickly ensure that the software does what we have in
mind and that there are ready-made solutions that make it easier when needs
arise during the course of the project.
For example, OptiCept needs to weigh liquids in the machines
that treat flowers, a requirement that came in late in the project.
- Thanks to the simplicity of the design of the Siemens
Siwarex weighing
electronic, we were able to implement the functionality - what a relief
when a ready-made solution already exists! When we can save development time,
we can focus on our core business, says Per Lilja, system engineer at OptiCept.
