Food Engineering at the University of Lincoln

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FMEG 22nd May 2017.

Food Engineering at the University of Lincoln.

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Introduction:

Mark Swainson ʹDeputy Head of UK National Centre for Food Manufacturing &

Lead for Higher Education & Research.

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2. The need for Food Engineering Degree Apprenticeship (DA)

Programmes:

3. The Food Engineering DA Initiative.

4. University of Lincoln.

5. School of Engineering, NCFM & LIAT.

6. Current DA Process Overview.

7. DAs at Lincoln.

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9. Future Thoughts.

10. Next Steps & Any Questions.

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The Food Manufacturing Sector.

UKs largest manufacturing sector -Larger than automobile and aerospace combined. Fast moving: Perishable ingredients and end products. Customer expectation of frequent production (for typically space, cash flow and exposure reasons Complex: Long supply chains from farms and pack houses through primary and secondary processing, numerous handling, packaging and transport systems Diverse: Production systems and supply chains vary across chilled, frozen and ambient food categories. www.lincoln.ac.uk

The UK is a key stakeholder and innovator in

the food-tech sector... Global challenges such as rising population, shortages of land, water and energy require better and more reliable production of food. - economy and employs more than half a million people. - million (14%). Government support for the food sector is a constant focus. www.lincoln.ac.uk

The Need For Food Engineering Degree

Apprenticeship Programmes:

Sector continues to grow.

Loss of skills and experience as employees move

sectors or retire.

Technology advances.

Financial and service pressures require increasingly more from plant and people.

Meet specific business requirements.

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The Food Engineering Degree

Apprenticeship (DA) Initiative...

Response to industry needs for flexible part-time education and the Government initiative of the Apprenticeship Levy. Offer the opportunity for the development of experienced employees and those apprentices on Level 3 engineering apprenticeships who need a progression route.

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developed by the Apprenticeship. Shared Core with specialisms in Electrical, Mechanical & Process Engineering. The system also defines the amount of time to be spent on training and

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training.

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release may sometimes suit closer local businesses. Block release is likely to suit most and have critical mass to be viable for all parties. www.lincoln.ac.uk

The University of Lincoln...

"The best thing to happen to Lincoln since the

Romans". ʹGuardian Newspaper.

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Where are we?

Region in UK.

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Satellite campus. Approx. 50 staff situated at

Holbeach. Area has one of the largest

concentrations of Food Manufacturing businesses in the UK.

University established in 2001.

Student population approx. 14,000

Staff over 1,400.

The University of Lincoln Brayford Pool

The National Centre for Food Manufacturing

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The College of Science

Lincoln Engineering

STEM graduates needed each year to meet UK

economic growth -mostly in engineering. current. Industry challenges: Skills, Integration & Retention.

High demand for graduates

£37M collaboration between University and Siemens to address industry challenges and create real industrial environment for learning. Career-ready graduates; development of academic, soft and behavioural skills. Electrical, Mechanical and Automation Engineering under one roof to reflect modern engineering profession. New and expanding facilities with state-of-the-art equipment.

Guest Speakers

Industry Visits

Extra-Curricular Activities

Scholarships

Placements

Internships

Industry Relevant Curriculum

Industry Projects

Skills Portfolio Development

New Facilities and Equipment

Engagement in Research

Research-led Teaching

Career Ready Graduates

Purpose Built Facilities

Taught Courses ʹfull and part-time

Lincoln Engineering -Courses

BEng and MEng

Mechanical Engineering

Common 1stYear Modules

Mechanical

Control Systems

Power and Energy

MSc Mechanical Engineering

MSc Engineering Management (2016)

BEng Automation Engineering (2016)

MPhil/PhD

Mechanical Engineering Modules

Electrical Engineering Modules

Common 2ndYear Modules

Mechanical Engineering Modules

Electrical Engineering Modules

BEng and MEng

Electrical Engineering

Electronics

3rdand 4thyear

Current Engineering Courses at Lincoln

Cutting-Edge Research

Intelligent Systems

Diagnostics / Prognostics

Signal Processing

Advanced Control Applications

Vehicle Control

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Power & Energy

Renewables

Laser ignition

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Manufacturing, Processing and Materials

Laser Applications

Food packaging

Automation and Robotics applications

Wettability

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Berkeley

Princeton

Moscow

Tokyo

Shanghai

Bangalore

Beijing

Siemens Network of Global Principal Partner

Universities

University ofCambridge

TU Darmstadt

TU Dresden

University of

Duisburg-Essen

Georgia Inst. ofTechnology

TU Graz

Karlsruhe Inst. ofTechnology (KIT)

University ofLincoln

University ofManchester

Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology

(MIT)

University ofNewcastle

PurdueUniversity

Shanghai JiaoTong University

University ofStuttgart

TongjiUniversity

TU Wien

ETH Zurich

95% of graduates in employment (100% for MEng). 100% in

professional/managerial positions.

Average starting salary £27,000.

Integration period 3-6 months instead of typical 24 months

94% of scholarship graduates retained in company since 2013 (57% for

direct entry graduates) THE Awards winner in 2012 for Outstanding Employer Engagement.

Lord Stafford Award winner.

Ranked 9thin the UK for General Engineering.

Impact

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National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM).

-Dedicated Site for Food Sector Support. Focused on all aspects of Food Manufacture & Process Automation. agenda across: Training, Further Education, Higher Education, Apprenticeships, Consultancy & Research. Resources Include: Sector & Funding Expertise, Food Chemistry and Microbiology Labs , Product Development Kitchen, Sensory Evaluation Suite, Manufacturing Equipment, Training and Research Centre, Refrigeration Expertise, Supply Chain & Logistics Outreach, Food Processing Area, Robotics & Automation Zone, Conference Facilities.

Working with: Small, Medium & Large Businesses

Across the Agri-FoodSector

Nationally & Internationally.

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Wide range of Food Manufacturing resources

across NPD / Sensory, Pilot Plant, Laboratories &

Industry Scale Production.

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NCFM Skills Provision:

Current degree programmes and trailblazer

apprenticeships are all for part time study by food industry employees. Typical profile?... Work based and aged between 17 and 55.

Expertise in working with and developing young

people and those who have high levels of experience having worked in industry for many years. www.lincoln.ac.uk Brings together the University specialisms in agri-tech and agri-food, including food manufacture, robotics, agronomy and animal science. Robotics & Automation, Autonomous control, Vision analysis, Early detection of post harvest losses, Crop forecasting, Materials, Molecular ecology, Agricultural systems, Soils and Water, Biocontrol, Animal welfare, Food processing, Safety & Quality, Food microbiology, Risk assessment, Refrigeration systems & cryogenics, Waste control & valorisation, Energy optimisation, Food packaging,

Supply Chain development & Consumer /

Market Analysis.

Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology (LIAT). www.lincoln.ac.uk

Computer Science

Engineering

Life Sciences

NCFMChemistry

GeographySkills &

Training

Energy

Water and

Waste Food

Security

Robotics &

Automation

Food Safety

Food

Engineering

Food

Development

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College of Science

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Robotics & Automation Focus:

Employed 15 (expected to double over next few years) R&A focused staff across Engineering, Computer Science, Business School, Food Centre & Agri-Tech Institute. Developing funding sources including Private Business, LEP, IUK, H2020 & Interreg.

Specialisms Include:

Robotics & Automation.

Collaborative Robots.

Vision Systems.

Manipulation & Movement.

Pick & Place.

Sampling / Inspection.

Autonomous Systems.

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NCFM Example Food Sector Research Areas:

Industry / University joint research supported by Innovate UK, EPSRC, FSA, EU (H2020), Microbial Evaluation of Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM). Flexible automation / robotic systems for packaging food products. Advanced Industrial Food Mixing and Cooking Technologies.

Food Package Laser Sealing Technology.

Food Waste Reduction using Volatile Biomarker Monitoring. Novel computer vision techniques for food quality analysis.

Innovation support for SME businesses.

Advanced Food Rapid Cooling Technology development.

Enhancement of Food Nutrition.

UK / India Food Supply Chain Refrigeration & Packaging Development. Advanced Robotic Food Production Systems Development.

EU Interreg: -Food waste reduction.

Manipulation & Vehicles -

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Robot Chefs Initiative: NCFM & OAL.

In 2014, global robot sales increased by 29% to 229,261 units with the main growth seen in the

automotive industry, representing 40% of all robots sold. The UK food and drink sector currently has a

10-year average adoption rate of just 63 robots a year.

China has expanded its leading position in the adoption of robotics with 25% of the total supply in 2014.

High productivity countries such as Germany, France and US show a strong correlation to the number of

robotic installations. The forecast for robotic installations sees China looking to around 150,000 by

2018, double the 2014 levels, compared to the UK whose outlook is relatively flat during the same

period. With the food and beverage sector at such low levels of commitment and as such an important

economic contributor, the use of robotics must become part of the vision for the future food factory,

and the move to Food Manufacturing 4.0. www.lincoln.ac.uk Developing a Centre of Excellence for Robotic Food Manufacturing and Championing Food Manufacturing 4.0

APRIL (Automated Processing Robotic Ingredient Loading)is challenging the way food production lines are

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introduces a return to flexible batch systems, but with intelligent and integrated scheduling that optimises

production, improves efficiency and in doing so enhances productivity. www.lincoln.ac.uk www.lincoln.ac.uk

Robotic Broccoli Harvesting:

The broccoli harvesting robot uses a low cost 3D Kinect camera (X-Box). Machine identifies broccoli in fields with up to 95 % accuracy. www.lincoln.ac.uk Bioinformatics Capability: Collecting and analysing complex biological data such as genetic codes. Wide range of potential food sector applications including the capacity to examine and document the genome sequence of the food-borne pathogen Campylobacter ʹthe most common cause of food poisoning in the UK. www.lincoln.ac.uk

Food Packaging Activity:

Activities / capabilities include:

Research into conferring antimicrobial properties to packaging. Microorganism aspects of attachment, biofilms and general pack spoilage characteristics.

Fresh produce respiration challenges.

GC-MS capability to study off-odours & taint issues. Qualified food packaging technologist & outreach to major packaging companies.

Cooking instruction tests.

Seal testing.

Waste reduction initiatives.

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Business School:

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The DA current process overview.

Employer Steering Group & Universities Engaged

September 2016.

Now confirming the Level 6 Standard and EPA.

Fine tune DA programme to fully align with

requirements.

Validation of the DA programme.

Recruitment.

Commencement.

Food

Engineering

Engineering

Foundations

Mechanical

Engineering

Electrical

Engineering

Food

Process

Automation

Professional

Skills

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Computing

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Control

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CAD (mechanical drawing)

ض Statics and dynamics (mechanical systems analysis) ض Hot mechanics (thermodynamics and fluid mechanics) ض Electrical and electronics technology (components, circuits) ض Mechatronics (sensors, actuators, programmable controllers) ض

Food science (chemistry and microbiology)

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Food processes (process and preservation methods)

ض Food technology (principles, components and machines) ض

Industrial automation (PLC based, Industry 4.0)

ض Discrete automation (automatic machineries for food) ض Process control systems (automatic food processing) ض

Robotics (robots in food manufacturing)

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Projects

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Norms and standards

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Lean manufacturing

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Management

School of Engineering

Lincoln

National Centre

for Food

Manufacturing

Holbeach

Food Engineering DA Development Overview.

Manufacturing Systems & Materials; Packaging Systems; Quality & Safety Management; Energy Systems; Environmental Management; Future Thinking. www.lincoln.ac.uk

Food Engineering DAs at Lincoln.

Predominantly Lincoln based at Engineering School with sessions at NCFM Holbeach when dedicated Food Processing facilities are of additional benefit.

City Centre Campus.Access and accommodation.

Close to train station & car parking.

Study facilities.Extensive Campus, Engineering

School & 24 hour library.

Sports facilities.On site gym.

Social life.Brayford Pool -City centre.Events & Gigs

Exhibitions.

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Recruitment (help specify requirements,

advertising, screening applications and interviewing). Provision Delivery. Supervision & Mentor Support.

Results & progression info (Tracking Systems).

Support the apprentices & the employers.

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Businessfocused service model.

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Links across industry and guest speakers.

Research informed teaching.

Health & Safety focus.

Equality & Diversity awareness.

Strongtrack history of apprenticeships at NCFM.

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ŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĚƌŝƐĞŽĨ͞ŽŽĚŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͟ʹThe appliance of

science, engineering and technology to food production and processing systems. Multidisciplinary approach is often a key to unlock the

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Business engagement is vital to ensure that all work progressed is of importance and ultimately has positive impact. www.lincoln.ac.uk

Next Steps:

Confirmation of the Level 6 Standard.

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Further define content and delivery approaches.

(Next Employer Steering Group Meeting).

Validation.

Materials & Resources ongoing review.

Recruitment.

Commencement.

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Thank you.

Mark Swainson UK NCFM

Deputy Head and Lead for Higher Education & Research

E-Mail: mswainson@lincoln.ac.uk

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