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Beatem et eos apedita tiorem enitat is aribus incte dolecatem hic tem ilit voluptat ut explanda sus enit alit, accus sit, tende se natae venimolupta cus, qui berspelene nusam exces ex explignatur, offic test, optur andis ape re por alit voluptas ulpa cus del estorro vitium quatem a doluptur rem ium eum aut eum accatemqui. Navn Multiple authors. (2021). Annual Report 2020 SFI Digital Food Quality – DigiFoods. Ås: Nofima, eds. Katinka Dankel, Senior Engineer in Nofima, makes in-line measurements on residual raw material. Design: Raquel Maia Marques @ Vitenparken • Photo/cc: Jens Petter Wold/Nofima DigiFoods Annual Report 2020 2 Contents 1. Overall progress and summary for 2020 4 4. Scientific activities and results 28 Vision and Objectives 7 Pillar 1: Novel sensor systems and application development 28 Milk production is the backbone of Norwegian agriculture 8 Pillar 2: Robot and sensor integration 30 Pillar 3: Integrated in-line sensing solutions 32 2. Research Plan and Strategy 10 Pillar 4: Utilization of large-scale quality assessments 34 How robots find the best food 12 5. International collaboration 37 3. Organization 14 Partners 18 6. Recruitment, education and training 39 R&D Partners 18 Getting down to the nitty-gritty of food quality 40 User Partners 20 “There is no doubt that DigiFoods will play an important 7. Communication and dissemination 42 role in our innovation work in the years to come” 26 The devil is in the details 44 Contents DigiFoods Annual Report 2020 3 To contents 1. Overall progress and summary for 2020 The global food production is facing enormous challenges in terms of sustainability and food security for a growing population. 1 • Climate reports from IPCC estimates that 21–37% Hansen, Sintef Anders Photo/cc: of the total man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emission is related to the food sector, while 25–30% of all produced food is lost or wasted. As a result, the Norwegian food industry has made an agreement to reduce food loss by 50% by 2030. To reach this goal, one major challenge is to effectively handle and utilize all available food resources of different origin and quality. The inherent variation in raw material quality reduces process efficiency and increases waste and variation in the final product. The key to reducing waste and increasing profitability is, therefore, to control and utilize the raw material variation in the best possible way. SFI Digital Food Quality (DigiFoods) is a Center for Research-based Innovation (SFI), funded by the Research Council of Norway and the partners. DigiFoods will develop smart sensors for effective food quality assessment directly in the processing lines and in the field. Massive assessment of essential food qualities throughout the value chains will pave the way for a digital transformation of the food production. 1 Intergovermental Panel on Climate Changes, report 160819, 53-121 (2019). DigiFoods kick-off had to be digital, due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, the enthusiasm among the participants was great. 1. Overall progress and summary for 2020 DigiFoods Annual Report 2020 4 To contents The obtained quality information will be used for We have followed the centre’s innovation model, The DigiFoods innovation model is based on each research optimization of processes and value chains making meaning that in each research project we have sought task being assigned active partners from all three groups: food the food industry more efficient and sustainable. In to assign active partners from the three groups: food companies, technology providers and R&D institutions. Together they will i) consider the needs and business cases, ii) develop DigiFoods, six research partners, eight food companies companies, technology providers and R&D institutions. and evaluate technology and iii) implement and commercialise. and thirteen technology providers are eager and Together these will consider the needs and business motivated to contribute to actual innovations within cases, develop and evaluate technology, and hopefully food processing, sensor technology and data analytics. implement and commercialise. The projects cover all the objectives of the centre and span several This annual report covers activities during the first essential research themes: Sensor development, three months of the centre, October 1st to December robotic operation of sensors, strategies for sensor 31st 2020. implementation in industry, and process optimisation. Food companies In December, the Board approved the DigiFoods In this report, we provide a brief presentation of each Working Plan for 2021, consisting of 10 research of these research projects. In 2020, research activities projects, which will initiate the process of realizing were already conducted in the project RAMAN, which the research that was proposed in the SFI application. is a successful collaboration between technology The plan marks the start of a long-term and ambitious providers. It is our opinion that this first working plan Research Project collaboration, and addresses interesting and relevant will ensure a solid and exciting start for DigiFoods Technology research with great innovation potential. and contribute significantly to reach the main goals providers of the centre. During October, the leader team had individual meetings with all partners, where suggested activities were presented and discussed. These meetings were indeed inspiring. It was important for us to find a good R&D balance between long term research and low hanging institutions fruits that also provide important and motivating results in the short term. 1. Overall progress and summary for 2020 DigiFoods Annual Report 2020 5 To contents A vital part of the centre is the engagement and education of PhD-students and post docs. We have defined suitable tasks for the seven scholar ship holders who will work in DigiFoods from 2021, and six of them have already been recruited. We are looking forward to including them in the research projects and, thereby, securing the foundation for successful years ahead in the centre. The autumn of 2020 was affected by the Corona pandemic. We looked forward to kicking off the centre early in December by gathering all of the partners in Norway. Since this became impossible, we had a good digital meeting. A very important purpose for DigiFoods is, however, to be an innovation hub and a network where the partners can meet, exchange and discuss ideas. For this to happen we need to meet physically. We are looking forward to this in 2021. Jens Petter Wold Centre Director, DigiFoods Jens Petter Wold, the Centre Director of SFI Digital Food Quality, shortnamed DigiFoods, is a senior scientist at Nofima. • Photo/cc: Jon-Are Berg-Jacobsen, Nofima 1. Overall progress and summary for 2020 DigiFoods Annual Report 2020 6 To contents Vision and Objectives The goal of SFI Digital Food Quality is to develop smart, sensor-driven solutions that deliver the essential food quality information required for successful process optimisation and digitalization of the food industry. Food processes are extremely complex and challenging 6. Foster innovations, patents and spin out companies The DigiFoods vision: Extensive food quality assessment enables to measure due to the inherent high level of biological by the project partners from food industry, new insights and radical changes from farm to fork. variation in raw materials. The development of advanced technology and research solutions that are built on a fundamental understanding 7. Disseminate knowledge to the industrial sector, of food science, will allow the food industry to effectively the research community, and to the general public measure and handle these variations, enabling a ground-breaking digital transformation of the industry. DigiFoods will radically change food production Machine learning by enabling optimization, control and differentiation Big data The Primary objective of DigiFoods is to develop digital based on measurements of food quality. The results solutions for food quality assessment as cutting-edge will lead to a more efficient and sustainable food Information connection technological basis for optimal food value chains. industry, internationally competitive Norwegian technology companies, and enhanced knowledge Besides this there are seven Secondary objectives: transfer and researcher training. Decision Process Product 1. Develop novel in-line sensor systems and support control differentiation applications for measuring critical food The DigiFoods objectives range from fundamental quality parameters technology knowledge to practical industry and 2. Develop automation and robotic solutions for market implementations, which are equally important enhanced sensor operations in process and in field for achieving successful innovations. We aspire 3. Develop solutions