2.3. Demonstration installations for the digitalisation of production processes through sensors and digital models
This action focuses on the application of the different key technologies identified as the best solutions available in the digital and innovation field, to optimise the production processes of winemaking wineries, oil mills, fruit and vegetable plants, charcoal makers and/or other agri-food and forestry industries, through decision-making based on objective data obtained through the digitisation of the process, monitoring through specific sensors and/or use of AI, Internet of Things (IoT), e-learning and data analysis, with other tools applied to the manufacturing processes. Thus, the aim is to develop tools based on digital models that can give rise to predictive models for improving the quality of manufactured products, reducing pollutants and increasing energy and water efficiency in manufacturing processes.
In this way, unitary processes and associated variables will be controlled, which take place in the aforementioned agri-food and forestry industries, such as those derived from obtaining musts, monitoring fermentation and storage in cellars; storage, milling and beating of olive paste in olive oil mills; storage in fruit and vegetable plants, and monitoring of ethylene and CO2 production, related to shelf life; parameters that influence pyrolysis processes in the production of vegetable coals, with the use of SCADA controls and process monitoring.
Lead: CICYTEX
Participants: UEVORA, UEX, CTAEX, COOPERATIVAS, CONGAFRI
The work carried out within the scope of this action has been disseminated in:
- VII Congreso Agroalimentario de Extremadura Almendralejo (Badajoz), 6-9 May 2025
- XXI Simposio Científico-Técnico EXPOLIVA 2025 Jaén, 14-17 May 2025
Technological analysis of the EUROACE ecosystem verticalised by sector: analysis of the digital maturity of companies and the degree of implementation of innovative technologies verticalised by sector.
Through these short digital maturity questionnaires, for each of the selected sectors: oil mills, wineries and fruit and vegetable centres, the data obtained in a study will be compiled and extrapolated to each sector as a whole. The agro-industries with the greatest potential for development and implementation of new technologies will be selected as candidates for a digital and industrial diagnostic service, which will enable them to identify key areas in which investing in digitalisation will meet their needs and provide a greater economic return, making them more competitive and sustainable within the sector.
Based on the results obtained, improvements in processes will be proposed from a technological and digital point of view.
