In order to encourage entrepreneurship and develop the technically competent manpower for food processing and production of value added products, NIFTEM has setup food processing pilot plants equipped with a range of cutting-edge equipment and food processing / production lines to perform various types of unit operations.
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Technical handholding and promotion of entrepreneurship: Facilitating start-ups in the development and evaluation of new process or products, and upscale them to industry level
Fostering innovation: Facilitating food industry in the development of novel and innovative products and processes, and modifying existing products and processes,
Scaling up: Facilitating evaluation of new ingredients, formulations and processes on a small and medium scale production
Business incubation: Facilitating commercial production of food products by incubatees and entrepreneurs who are just starting up.
Capacity building: Training of students, progressive farmers and potential entrepreneurs.
Promotion of sustainability: Identification of areas for improvement in output capacity, energy saving, and waste and carbon foot-print reduction in food start-ups and MSMEs, and extend necessary support and guidance for sustainable food processing and value addition.
Startups, Entrepreneurs and any Industries interested in production trials / development of novel and innovative products, and upscaling of technologies to industry scale, please write to us, chairmanpilotplants@gmail.com
NIFTEM Pilot Plants works out to be economic for optimization of inputs; product quality; efficient production and conducting trials for assessment of cost.
NIFTEM Pilot Plants facilities are offered on monthly license basis to incubatees and entrepreneurs who are just starting up for commercial production of food products.
4-weeks Training programmes on Food Technology Entrepreneurship Development are conducted to pre-final year and undergraduate students of Food Technology / Agricultural Engineering or equivalent in June, July and December months. For more information, click here.
If similar training programmes needs to be arranged for more than 15 students in other months, please write to us, chairmanpilotplants@gmail.com
SHGs, FPCs, progressive farmers, group of students and any potential entrepreneurs interested in any customized training to develop and strengthen specific skills and abilities in food processing and production of value added products, please write to us, chairmanpilotplants@gmail.com
Here is a list of various hands-on trainings on the production of value added products from millets, dairy, fruits and vegetables, mushroom, traditional sweets, snacks and savory foods offered by Pilot Plants. Click here.
Programmes on operation, adjustments, servicing and maintenance of advanced food processing machines such as IQF, CAS and MAP, Cold storage, Ripening chamber, Spray dryer, Extruders, Dryers and Evaporators for food plant operators and executives.
We extend support and guidance for process improvements, energy saving, and waste and carbon foot-print reduction in food industries, food start-ups and MSMEs.
We offer guidance on establishment of Food Processing Plants, with utilities and accessories for the efficient production of value added products.
Process line
Process lines
For initial cost of equipment and processing lines, please click here. This is presented with a view to estimate the cost of establishing process lines in food processing industries, calculation of the cost of production of processed and value added food products, and assessment of the cost of taking over the machinery on monthly license basis.
All activities and initiatives of the NIFTEM Pilot Plants are implemented through a technical committee, Pilot Plant Committee, comprising of a Chairman and Faculty Incharges of individual pilot plants as members. The Manager (Pilot Plants) executes all the initiatives taken by the NIFTEM Pilot Plants Committee.
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