R&D Projects

XtremHIP - Design of a compact HIP unit for the investigation of combined thermal processes aimed at advanced manufacturing

Call for proposal: R&D Scheme Programme

Funded by: Co-financed by the Business Competitiveness Institute of Castilla y Leon (ICE) under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 1.179.124 €

Implementation period: 2020 – 2023

Objective: Project that arises as a continuation of the Smartmat project, where an innovative HIP equipment focused on the most demanding applications in the field of additive manufacturing and advanced materials will be developed, facilitating the implementation and progressive standardization of HIP technology for additive manufacturing at an industrial level. In addition to a new technology that will allow different types of heat treatments to be combined with HIP in a single process, in a more energy efficient way and resulting in better performance of the processed parts.

HIPSOLAR – Photovoltaic self-consumption Installation

Call for proposal: Incentive program linked to self-consumption and storage, with renewable energy sources, as well as the implementation of renewable thermal systems in the residential sector. Program 2: Realization of self-consumption installations, with renewable energy sources, in other productive sectors of the economy, with or without storage, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

Funded by: Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), the Regional Energy Entity (EREN) and the Counselling of Economy and Finance of the Junta de Castilla y León

Type of action: Investment project

Budget: 373.281 €

Implementation period: 2022 – 2023

Objective: This action consists of installing solar panels (440 kW) on the roof of Hiperbaric facilities to consume the energy produced by photovoltaic generation.

H2Press – Research on high pressure Hydrogen as an energy vector and development of a Hydrogen compressor

Call for proposal: R&D Scheme Programme

Funded by: Co-financed by the Business Competitiveness Institute of Castilla y Leon (ICE) under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 816.969 €

Implementation period: 2020 – 2022

Objective: Project that arises as a response to curb climate change through the study, design and development of a hydrogen compressor aimed at the compression and storage of green hydrogen generated in wind and photovoltaic plants. Hiperbaric’s knowledge, together with the experience of regional research centers and universities, will make it possible to design, develop and validate a high-performance, compact, safe and reliable hydrogen compressor, capable of providing sufficient flow to meet the demand for an urban hydrogen station.

nCell - Research and development of nanocellular polymer foaming technology

Call for proposal: R&D Scheme Programme

Funded by: Co-financed by the Business Competitiveness Institute of Castilla y Leon (ICE) under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 709.881 €

Implementation period: 2020 – 2023

Objective: Project focused on the study and development at a pre-industrial level of a plastic foaming technology to generate nanocellular polymers. At the level of plastic materials, different formats and formulations will be studied with the aim of obtaining high-performance materials, in short cycle times, with improved conditions of efficiency, duration, sustainability and economic viability.

ValorH2 – Investigation of new technologies, materials and processes associated with the hydrogen value chain

Call for proposal: Science and Innovation Missions – 2022 Call

Funded by: Centre for the Technological Development and Innovation, CDTI E.P.E., with Next Generation EU Funds

Type of action: R&D Project in cooperation. Missions “Large Companies”

Budget: 1,74 M€ (7,27 M€)

Implementation period: 2022 – 2024

Objective: Project framed in the field of green hydrogen, backed by a consortium of seven companies, led by Hiperbaric, and which also includes the companies Aciturri, Adisseo, Ariema, Desmasa, DGH Technological Solutions and MTorres. The overall objective is research into technologies, materials and processes at different stages of the hydrogen value chain: the generation of hydrogen by alkaline electrolysis technology, the compression of this gas at very high pressure and providing a high flow rate, innovative solutions for storage and transport at very high pressure, and the use, on the one hand, in the refuelling of hydrogen in electric vehicles (fuel cells), and on the other hand in a process of methanation of CO₂ recovered in the chemical industry (chemical reagent), with the aim of increasing efficiency, reducing the economic cost and minimizing the carbon footprint in all of them. The project will have the support of more than a dozen Public Research Organizations (OPIs) among technological centers and leading universities at the national level, in addition to other specialized technical collaborations.

This project has been granted by CDTI and supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

OilFree- Design of the first oil-free HPP machine

Call for proposal: R&D Scheme Programme

Funded by: Co-financed by the Business Competitiveness Institute of Castilla y Leon (ICE) under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Type of action: R&D project

Budget: 647.434 €

Implementation period: 2020 – 2022

Objective: Project that focuses on developing the first oil-free HPP equipment, presenting alternative solutions to execute the movements of the machine through mechanical drives. The objective is to offer the market a cleaner and more energy efficient HPP technology, with a lower environmental impact, a better integration in industry 4.0 and maintaining both the level of reliability of current technology and the cost of equipment on the market.

Bulk4.0 - Research in food, equipment and processes aim to achieve the versatility of high-pressure processing bulk technology (HPP Bulk) and its integration into industry 4.0

Call for proposal: R&D Scheme Programme

Funded by: Co-financed by the Business Competitiveness Institute of Castilla y Leon (ICE) under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Type of action: R&D project

Budget: 808.537 €

Implementation period: 2020 – 2022

Objective: Project that covers different research lines aimed at diversifying and improving HPP Bulk technology, invented and patented by Hiperbaric. In collaboration with important research centers, work will be done in the development of new products by means of this technology. At the same time, work will be done in the development of advanced Industry 4.0 solutions to expand the performance of the current HPP Bulk prototype, making it fully versatile and integrated into the plant.

TRANSIT – Training Network Sustainable Technologies

Call for proposal: Horizon 2020. Marie Skłodowska Curie Action

Funded by: European Commission (EC)

Type of action: Network/ European Project Consortium

Implementation period: 2021 – 2025

Objective: Sustainable technologies (pulsed electric field, ultrasound, non-thermal plasma and high hydrostatic pressure) provide clean-label, nutritious food products and solutions to antimicrobial resistance. Nevertheless, the application of these technologies is currently limited in the food industry. The EU-funded TRANSIT project brings together 12 participating organisations from eight European countries to train the next generation of scientists to optimise and drive the utility of these sustainable technologies in the food industry. TRANSIT will identify the main genes of pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms associated with food and will design effective antimicrobial impact strategies for the non-thermal technologies. In collaboration with renowned industrial partners, the product range for application will be extended taking into account consumer acceptance, and upscaling of the equipment will be realised to accelerate market uptake of sustainably produced foods. More information: https://transit-itn.com/ .

HiperFaDiC4.0 - Transformation of Hiperbaric into a Factory of the Future 4.0

Call for proposal: Grants aimed at the Promotion of Industry 4.0 or Industrial Digitization (2021)

Funded by: Counselling of Employment and Industry of the Junta de Castilla y León. General Direction of Industry

Type of action: Investment project

Budget: 330.000 €

Implementation period: 2021 – 2022

Objective: Project focused on automatization and integral digitalization of Hiperbaric’s production process using industry 4.0 technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Edge Computing (EC) or Augmented Reality (AR). The aim is to achieve excellence in the manufacturing of high pressure equipment, through a manufacturing process that will be 100% digital and connected.

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ERAF - Efficiency and Fatigue Resistance in high pressure equipment

Convocation: Plan Adelanta – I+d+i Program (04-11-BU-0010)

Funding Entity: Investment and Services Agency of Castilla y León (ADE). With FEDER funds

Type of action: Project in collaboration with the company Desmasa, S.L. and involving the UBU, ITCL, CTME and AIN research centers, as well as two important French companies.

Budget: 1,5 M€ (overall budget €2.3M)

Period of execution: 2011 – 2013

Description: Project dedicated to improving the reliability of high pressure equipment. Hiperbaric worked on increasing the service life of critical elements such as the vessel, plugs or different types of seals, while Desmasa focused on improving the energy efficiency of intensifiers and increasing the service life of high-pressure piping and fittings.

Torres Quevedo 2009

Recruitment of a food technologist involved in the study of new technologies for obtaining innovative and healthy foods in the period 2009 – 2011. This action is framed within the aids of the National Program for Recruitment and Incorporation of Human Resources for Research, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008-2011 (PTQ-09-01-00677). Call managed by the MINECO and financed by the Plan E, with co-financing from the European Social Fund.

INNCORPORA 2011

Hiring of a PhD Engineer, expert in numerical simulation, for her participation in ERAF, a high strategic level Industrial Research project that was developed between 2011 and 2013. Action framed within the Inncorpora – Torres Quevedo Subprogram (PTQ-11-04940) and financed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness from the European Social Fund.

INVESTMENT - Expansion of plant for the manufacture of high-pressure machinery

Convocation: Regional Incentives (BU/864/P07)

Funding Entity: Investment financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union under the Central Government’s Regional Incentives program managed by ICE.

Type of action: Investment

Budget: 5,18 M€

Period of execution: 2015 – 2019

Description: Strategic project to expand Hiperbaric’s production plant in Burgos. This investment integrates all areas of equipment manufacturing, expands the assembly capacity, increases the storage area, enlarges the office area and improves the performance of the pilot plant.

Novel Q - Novel processing methods for the production and distribution of high-quality and safe food

Convocation: FP6 – European Integrated Project (Nº015710)

Funding Entity: European Commission (EC)

Type of action: Consortium project. Made up of 36 European partners

Budget: 0,13 M€ (overall budget 30 M€)

Period of execution: 2008 – 2011

Description: This was a powerful multi-sector project in which more than 30 European partners joined forces to develop and validate new food processing (HPP, PEF, Plasma, microwave, radio frequency and ohmic heating) and packaging technologies that improved food quality (increased shelf life and preservation of organoleptic properties). Hiperbaric participated in collaboration with the Dutch company TOP BV in the demonstration of commercial food products in Benelux.

FUTURAL - Contribution of New Technologies to safer, more nutritious, more convenient and smarter food for the future.

Convocation: CENIT 2007 (CEN-20072016)

Funding Entity: Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI)

Type of action: Collaborative R&D project. Consortium, made up of 24 companies from the agri-food sector and 12 state research organizations.

Budget: 1,91 M€ (overall budget 21 M€)

Period of execution: 2007 – 2010

Description: The various participants worked on the development and implementation of new technologies for the production of the foods of the future, with the aim of adapting them to the new consumption needs, thus increasing the competitiveness of the Spanish agri-food sector. As part of this project, Hiperbaric designed the Hiperbaric 420 equipment, the largest and most productive on the market at the time, which won the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Innovation Award in 2008.

WIRELEXTREM - Wireless prototype for temperature measurement under extreme conditions

Convocation: InnoEmpresa2012 Program – Projects for Applied Technological Development (O22-12-BU-0044)

Funding Entity: Investment and Services Agency of Castilla y León (ADE). With FEDER funds

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 0,07 M€

Period of execution: 2013 – 2014

Description: The design of a temperature measurement prototype capable of recording temperature data between -30ºC and 130ºC under high pressure conditions (up to 7,000 bar) inside a hyperbaric chamber was carried out. The prototype is wireless and is controlled from a specifically designed PC user interface. In addition, an insulating container was designed to maintain a constant temperature throughout the HPP process inside it, and into which the temperature probe can be inserted.

PROMARE - Proactive maintenance of unique remote machines

Convocation: Innpacto 2011 (IPT-2011-1265-020000)

Funding Entity: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO). With FEDER funds

Type of action: Consortium project promoted by CBECYL and led by Hiperbaric. Participants: Nicolás Correa, GNC Manufacturing, Desmasa, IIbermaq and the research centers: CARTIF, ITCL and UBU.

Budget: 0,25 M€ (overall budget 1.4 M€)

Period of execution: 2011 – 2013

Description: The development of new tools focused on the intelligent and proactive maintenance of singular remote machines manufactured by the companies of the consortium once installed in their customers’ factories has been carried out. Each company has developed and implemented the diagnostic methods and management tools best suited to its process. These tools make it possible, on the one hand, to offer a high value-added remote maintenance service and, on the other, to use the information gathered to redesign critical parts of the new machines.

HST Food Train - Science based precision processing for future healthy, structured and tasteful fruit and vegetable based foods: an integrated research and training program

Convocation: FP7 – People Program. ITN Marie Curie

Funding Entity: European Commission (EC)

Type of action: ITN (Initial Training Network) for the training of researchers. Consortium led by the University of Leuven (Belgium) and involving also the University of Reading (United Kingdom), the DIL technology center (Germany), two large companies (Coca-Cola Services, Belgium and Unilever R&D in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands) and Hiperbaric (Spain).

Budget: — M€

Period of execution: 2011 – 2014

Description: This training network focused on training multidisciplinary experts with multi-sectoral experience and expertise (from academia to the private sector) on the impact of new food processing technologies on the composition and microstructure of fruit and vegetable-based foods. The relationships between these properties and product functionality, such as texture/rheology, flavor and nutrient bioaccessibility, were also studied.

HIGIENPACK - Development of new food equipment with high hygienic guarantees

Convocation: Innpacto 2012 (IPT-2012-0227-060000)

Funding Entity: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO)

Type of action: Collaborative project led by Ulma Packaging and technically coordinated by AINIA.

Budget: 0,23 M€ (overall budget 1.4 M€)

Period of execution: 2012-2014

Description: Project to improve the hygienic design of equipment used in food processing and packaging to increase food safety guarantees and reduce the environmental impact associated with their sanitization.

FRESHPRESS - Development of a new range of high quality pasteurized/sterilized high pressure treated products for different commercial sectors and search for integral solutions for the improvement of existing high pressure treatment lines.

Convocation: Eureka Project (IDI-20130479)

Funding Entity: Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI)

Type of action: Consortium project, integrated by three industrial partners, IAN and Hiperbaric in Spain and Vent d’Ouest in France. Two Technological Innovation Centers (CNTA and CEMITEC) and the Biotechnology Department of the University of Burgos (UBU) collaborate.

Budget: 0,46 M€ (overall budget 1.53 M€)

Period of execution: 2012 – 2014

Description: The overall objective was to develop a new range of liquid and semi-solid products of high nutritional and sensory quality through high pressure processing and in combination with other technological barriers for their preservation under refrigeration and at ambient temperature. As part of this project, Hiperbaric developed a technological solution for HPP processing of liquid and semi-solid products in large containers (bags). This solution improves productivity and reduces the cost of the process (and therefore of the product) and results in a reduction of the environmental impact.

ETERNITY - Development of high-pressure vessels with infinite lifetime

Convocation: Individual Research and Development Project (IDI-20130573)

Funding Entity: Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). Funded by FEDER funds

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 1,62 M€

Period of execution: 2013 – 2014

Description: Development of a manufacturing process and a new range of vessels with a fatigue life exceeding one million cycles. With this process Hiperbaric successfully surpasses the state of the art, achieving very positive results. The increased lifetime of this critical element of HPP equipment results in a significant reduction in TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for customers using the technology.

Juicebar - DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL AND SIMPLE HIGH PRESSURE PLANT (HPP) FOR PROCESSING BOTTLED JUICES

Convocation: Collaborative Research and Development Project (PID) (IDI-20150085)

Funding Entity: Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI). Funded by FEDER funds

Type of action: R+D project in collaboration with Desmasa, S.L.

Budget: 0,47 M€ (overall budget 0.79 M€)

Period of execution: 2014 – 2016

Description: Development of a new small volume industrial HPP equipment, Hiperbaric 10, simple to use, highly reliable and economical, focused on the market of small ultra-premium juice producers. With an internal volume of almost 10 L, it achieves a production of 50 L/h.

BIOLIGNO - Research and development of new processes for continuous fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass.

Convocation: Line of Strategic R&D Plans (Ref. 10/16/BU/0017)

Funding Entity: Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE). Co-financed with FEDER funds

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 0,72 M€

Period of execution: 2016 – 2019

Description: Project consisting of the design, construction and validation of a lignocellulosic biomass fractionation prototype based on sub/supercritical water technology. Investigation of a new sustainable 2G biorefinery process, with much higher yield, selectivity and speed than available technologies.

SMARTMAT - Research in new technologies for the production of advanced materials

Convocation: Line of Strategic R&D Plans (Ref. 10/16/BU/0016)

Funding Entity: Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE). Co-financed with FEDER funds

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 2,09 M€

Period of execution: 2016 – 2019

Description: Project focused on the design, construction and validation of a new Pressure-Gas-Temperature (P-G-T) test bench prototype with performance far superior to any of the existing equipment on the market. Two lines of research on highly innovative technologies in the field of the production of new advanced materials, validated using this prototype.

FUTUREHPP - Research and development of the HPP In-Pack equipment of the future

Convocation: Line of Strategic R&D Plans (Ref. 10/16/BU/0015)

Funding Entity: Institute for Business Competitiveness of Castilla y León (ICE). Co-financed with FEDER funds

Type of action: Individual R&D project

Budget: 0,63 M€

Period of execution: 2016 – 2019

Description: Project focused on the development of the new generation of high pressure food processing equipment. This is the most competitive and reliable range of in-pack HPP equipment in the market, consolidating Hiperbaric’s leadership in the global market for the food industry.

BEVSTREAM - High Pressure Processing (HPP) equipment for large beverage productions

Convocation: Phases 1 and 2 of SME Instrument – Horizon 2020 (Ref. 711094)

Funding Entity: European Commission (EC)

Type of action: Feasibility study and individual R&D project

Budget: 3,38 M€

Period of execution: 2014 – 2018

Description: Following the positive result of the initial feasibility study (Phase 1) Hiperbaric has developed an ambitious project consisting in the development of the Bulk HPP technology, materialized in a first prototype (Hiperbaric 525 Bulk) capable of over 4,000 L/h of liquid processing. The first commercial equipment will be put into production in Europe at the end of 2019. This new range of equipment allows a reduction in processing cost and energy consumption, as well as simplifying the installation and integration of HPP technology within beverage production lines.

PRODUCTIO - Productivity industrial enhancement through enabling technologies

Convocation: CIEN Strategic Program 2016 (Ref. IDI-20160832)

Funding Entity: Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI)

Type of action: Consortium project, led by Gonvarri. The other partners are Fagor Arrasate, Tecnomatrix, FAE, Zener and ENN.

Budget: 0,65 M€ (7,16 M€)

Period of execution: 2016 – 2020

Description:

This project involves research on different technologies, techniques, tools and methodologies within the framework of Industry 4.0, with the aim of increasing the operational capacity of industrial processes (OEE – Overall Equipment Efficiency). Throughout the execution of the project, the partners will adopt production and maintenance solutions for the connected industry, paying special attention to cybersecurity aspects. Hiperbaric is focused on the development and integration of tools that will allow it to obtain and analyze data from all its HPP equipment installed worldwide to improve the performance of its equipment and optimize maintenance tasks.

The pasteurizing effect of high pressure was recognized in the 19th century, when in 1899 Hite discovered the shelf life extension in milk using this process. However, it was not until the 1990s, that the first HPP products began to be marketed in Japan and Europe. In 2000, 10 years later, this technology became a recognized alternative to traditional food processing (thermal or chemical). The commercial success of this process was due to the design of equipment better adapted to industrial requirements, such as its horizontal layout and the growing demand by consumers for safe and more natural products.

From a legal point of view, high pressure processing technology is recognized by the main food authorities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia…

In the United States, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) published a document in 2000 prepared by the IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) that endorsed HPP technology as an alternative to classic food preservation processes. Later, the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) published in 2003 the first document recognizing the efficacy of high pressures for the elimination of Listeria monocytogenes in a packaged meat product ready for consumption.

In Europe, the EC (European Commission) gave its first approval in 2001 for the marketing of HPP fruit products. In 2018, they published a document in which declared that “high pressure processing is a food transformation technology by which solid or liquid foods are subjected to high pressures to improve their safety and, in some cases, their quality and organoleptic characteristics”.

In Canada, Health Canada issued a statement in 2016 authorizing the marketing of HPP products without prior notification to the national health authority.

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