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Agri-food and post-harvest TRL 5 Assembled package

Smart Cold-Storage Retrofit System

Problem addressed
Produce losses and excess energy consumption in ageing small and mid-sized cold rooms with no monitoring or control layer.
Intended benefit
Continuous condition visibility, lower energy draw and earlier warning of refrigeration faults, installed without replacing the store.
Development stage
Prototype validated in a single operational site
Partner sought
Cold-chain operator or refrigeration OEM for pilot and licensing
Geographic availability
Worldwide
Ref IPM-AG-0142 Request Controlled Access
Water, waste and climate TRL 4

Low-Cost Industrial Water Monitoring

Problem addressed
Small industrial sites cannot justify laboratory-grade instrumentation, so effluent problems are detected only after a compliance failure.
Intended benefit
Continuous indicative monitoring of key water-quality parameters at a fraction of instrument cost, with threshold alerting.
Development stage
Bench-tested, field trial not yet completed
Partner sought
Water utility, industrial site operator or instrumentation manufacturer
Geographic availability
Europe, with wider rights available
Ref IPM-WA-0088 Request Controlled Access
Industrial efficiency and safety TRL 5 Assembled package

Predictive Maintenance for Small Manufacturers

Problem addressed
Unplanned downtime on legacy machinery where existing predictive platforms are too costly and too data-hungry to deploy.
Intended benefit
Fault-pattern detection from low-cost retrofit sensing on machines with no native instrumentation or connectivity.
Development stage
Software validated on historic datasets; live deployment pending
Partner sought
Manufacturer for live pilot; systems integrator for deployment
Geographic availability
Worldwide
Ref IPM-IN-0207 Request Controlled Access
Agri-food and post-harvest TRL 3

Modular Agricultural Waste Conversion

Problem addressed
Crop and processing residues are burned or landfilled because conversion plant is sized for volumes small producers cannot supply.
Intended benefit
A containerised, modular conversion unit sized for a single farm or co-operative, producing a saleable output stream.
Development stage
Laboratory proof of concept; engineering design in progress
Partner sought
Engineering and manufacturing partner; agricultural pilot site
Geographic availability
Worldwide
Ref IPM-AG-0233 Request Controlled Access
Industrial efficiency and safety TRL 4 Assembled package

Worker-Safety Sensor Network

Problem addressed
Exposure and proximity hazards in mixed industrial environments are recorded after the event rather than prevented in real time.
Intended benefit
Wearable and fixed sensing combined into a site-level picture with immediate local alerting and retrospective analysis.
Development stage
Prototype demonstrated in a controlled environment
Partner sought
Industrial site operator for pilot; safety-equipment licensee
Geographic availability
Worldwide
Ref IPM-SF-0119 Request Controlled Access
Advanced materials TRL 3

Sustainable Packaging Material Platform

Problem addressed
Barrier performance in compostable packaging remains inadequate for chilled and moisture-sensitive products.
Intended benefit
A bio-based material system aiming at improved barrier performance while retaining end-of-life compostability.
Development stage
Laboratory samples produced; independent testing scheduled
Partner sought
Packaging converter or brand owner for evaluation; materials manufacturer
Geographic availability
Europe and North America
Ref IPM-MT-0176 Request Controlled Access

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