Thanjavur: Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) Thanjavur has transferred five technologies designed and developed by it to two leading industries dealing with food processing. These include the puffing machine for rice and millets and moringa leaves separator.’
A national research & development and educational institute functioning under the ministry of food processing industries (MoFPI), IIFPT offers academic programme too in food processing. The institute is equipped with hi-tech research facilities, business incubation centre and accredited food testing lab. IIFPT has forged links with the industrial community in India and abroad, said director C Anandharamakrishnan.
“The technology knowhow for five technologies such as Mobile Processing Unit, Integrated Onion Processing Unit, Puffing Machine for Rice and Millets, Moringa Leaves Separator and Solar Hybrid Dryer have been transferred to two leading industries. The VD Engineers, Chennai and Envirotec Engineers (India) Private Limited, Hyderabad have been awarded formal licence for this purpose”, he added.
IIFPT has generated a number of inventions which were commercially exploited by the industries. The institute has awarded formal licence to industry partners for commercial exploitation of the technologies, he stated. “There is a huge demand for these technologies as the government is initiating formalization of micro food entrepreneurs across the country. The industry-academia partnership will cater to the needs of the food industry by promoting viable technologies for their sustainability”, he further added.