
Mobile TC (trailer)
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CERCA Institutes

Barcelona, Spain
1985
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)
Owners
IRTA
Equipments & Services Offered
The installation is located in a trailer that has dimensions of 13.5 x 2.60 m2 with a height of 4 m. It is a mobile unit in which three main areas can be distinguished: Front spaces: technical room on two levels (upper for air conditioning machines, and lower for the platform and warehouse auxiliary battery system). Central room: Scanner room or controlled area. All its walls are plumbed. Rear room: Room or control area. For the operation of the scanner, sample storage and work. All rooms are air-conditioned according to the needs of each area.
The mobile equipment is located on the Camps i Armet farm in Cruïlles, Monells and Sant Sadurní de l'Heura (Baix Empordà) at the IRTA site in Monells, although, being mobile, it can be moved wherever needed. Applications: in genetic improvement, calibration of carcass classification equipment, applications in animal nutrition, monitoring of ham curing and microbiological prediction. Other applications of computed tomography in the agri-food sector may be the following: support in the design and development of new processes, optimization of meat and fish processing processes with low salt content, evaluation of the quality of the final product, prediction of the microbiological quality of ham, control of drying processes, anomalies and maturation in foods (meat products, fish, fruits, cheeses, etc.), improvement of productivity and automation, improvement of the quality of processed products, study of freezing/thawing processes, study of water gradients in different products, etc.
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RIS3CAT domains & other
Social and Health System
Industrial System
Educational and knowledge generation System
Food System
Medical Imaging
STABLES AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION CENTERS
Specialized animal experimentation
Other specializated laboratories
GINYS-IRTA-001
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Open
High
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