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TECNOPOLO DI PARMA - Campus Universitario di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze - Parma (PR)
Il Centro Cipack promuove e sviluppa ricerche, servizi di consulenza scientifica e formazione per la filiera dell’agroalimentare e meccanica/ impiantistica proponendosi come interlocutore privilegiato per le imprese e il pubblico nell’ambito del packaging innovativo.
I pilastri sui quali si basano le attività di ricerca del Centro CIPACK sono:
- Materiali innovativi per il packaging
- Qualità e igiene nel confezionamento
- Impianti evoluti per il confezionamento alimentare e farmaceutico
- Impatto ambientale degli imballaggi
Il CIPACK si propone di promuovere e coordinare attività di trasferimento tecnologico quali:
- Approfondire le tematiche di ricerca su imballaggi primari secondari e terziari
- Sviluppare ricerche nel settore del confezionamento di prodotti alimentari, cosmetici, farmaceutici e del settore health-care
- Approfondire tematiche relative alla fabbricazione e/o trattamento dei contenitori per alimenti e per prodotti farmaceutici e cosmetici
- Sviluppare nuovi materiali di confezionamento e migliorare la shel-life dei prodotti confezionati
- Svolgere ricerche su problematiche relative a materiali in contatto con alimenti e farmaci, durante tutta la filiera produttiva e distributiva
- Spaziare su tematiche connesse al packaging, quali la logistica distributiva
- Promuovere la sinergia tra le diverse competenze scientifiche e tecniche dei partecipanti al fine di raggiungere un livello di eccellenza nel settore
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Laboratorio di chimica analitica
Laboratorio dei materiali
Laboratorio di chimica industriale
Laboratorio di ingegneria industriale
Laboratorio di microbiologia
- Aziende del settore Agroalimentare
- Aziende del settore Meccanico
- Aziende del settore Impiantistico
Design and development of new products / processes
- System design: logistics/manufacturing analysis (Lean Production, Supply Chain Management) - Roberto Montanari
- Detail design: internal and external three-dimensional thermo - fluid dynamics of components, machines and systems (CFD) - Roberto Montanari
- Design for Sustainability (LCA, energy efficiency) - Giuseppe Vignali
Manufactur processes
- Processes of production / machining of products in glass - Daniel Milanese
- Surface treatments of chemical and physical functionalization of materials (texturing, SOL-GEL, plasma activation, etc.) - Antonella Cavazza
- Cladding - Daniel Milanese
- Production planning (cell and processing lines configuration, scheduling, reconfigurability, adaptivity, lean production, etc.) - Roberto Montanari
- Processes of recovery and recycling of materials / products - Roberto Montanari
- Optimization of energy consumption - Roberto Montanari
Maintenance and diagnostics
- Design for Maintenance e e-Maintenance - Andrea Volpi
- Reliability - Roberto Montanari
- Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FMEA - Giovanni Romagnoli
- Fault Tree Analisys - FTA - Roberto Montanari
Materials
- Metals: ferrous alloys (steel, cast iron) - Daniel Milanese
- Metals: non-ferrous alloys (aluminum, copper, nickel, titanium, magnesium, etc.) - Daniel Milanese
- Thermoplastic polymeric materials - Daniel Milanese
- Polymer matrix composites and nanocomposites - Daniel Milanese
- Glass and glass-ceramic materials - Daniel Milanese
- Materials of natural origin and derived (wood, paper, cellulose, fibers, etc.) - Antonella Cavazza
Noise, vibrations, dynamics, NVH
Thermo-fluid dynamics
Modeling of physical systems and simulation
- Discrete events mathematical modeling of systems and processes - Roberto Montanari
- Continuous-time and discrete-time mathematical modeling of systems and processes - Roberto Montanari
- Simulation for discrete events models - Roberto Montanari
- Simulation for dynamic continuous-time and discrete-time models - Roberto Montanari
- Finite element simulation (FEM) - Roberto Montanari
Sensors
- Packaging integration - Andrea Volpi
Functional foods, nutrition and health
Food microbiology and microorganisms of industrial interest
- Modulation of microbial growth and shelf-life evaluation as a function of formulation and storage condition - Benedetta Bottari
- Combined stabilization strategies to enhance shelf-life and food safety - Giuseppe Vignali
- Effects of packaging on the evolution of food microbial population - Benedetta Bottari
Machinery and plants
- Experimental trials for new materials, making technology and plant design in order to cut investment, management, maintenance of machines and plants for the food industry - Giuseppe Vignali
- Study of the prototype and of its trial technique - Giuseppe Vignali
- Re-design of existing machines and plants with alternative meterials, techniques with hygienical properties included - Alessandro Pirondi
- Plant layout optimization - Roberto Montanari
- Optimization of logistical flows, interoperational buffer and stoking areas, managing policy of the logistic productive system - Giovanni Romagnoli
- Energy saving and lowering of environment impact of machines and plants for food production - Giuseppe Vignali
- Fluidodinamic simulation of components and circuit - Andrea Volpi
- Study of sterilization systems of containers for primary packaging in controlled contamination plants - Giuseppe Vignali
- Analysis and research on post sterilization technologies for containers - Giuseppe Vignali
Innovation and optimization of process/product
- Production flow chart, raw material HACCP and QFD, formulation, packaging and conservation conditions - Giovanni Romagnoli
- Design of experiment (DoE) and Food Design to study interaction between formulation and process conditions - Giuseppe Vignali
- Analytical tests for shelf-life characterization - Benedetta Bottari
- On-line product control feasibility for process optimization - Giuseppe Vignali
- Numerical simulation to define process-product interaction - Roberto Montanari
- Improvement of process efficiency for saving direct and indirect costs - Giovanni Romagnoli
- Optimization of processing conditions by desing of experiments (DoE) for product development - Giuseppe Vignali
Valorization of food industry byproducts
- Shelf-life modelization on tailor made ingredients or product - Benedetta Bottari
Packaging
- Gas permeability reduction in packaging materials - Daniel Milanese
- Packaging innovation to enhance food shelf-life - Antonella Cavazza
- Shelf-life evaluation and study of the interaction packaging-product - Benedetta Bottari
- Effect of migration from packaging to food and vice-versa: analysis and study - Federica Bianchi
- Analysis of possible reuse and recycle of packaging materials - Giuseppe Vignali
- Optimized methods for homologation of packaging from recycled materials - Giuseppe Vignali
- Contamination analysis of pre- and post-extrusion recycled material - Daniel Milanese
- Development of new active and intelligent packaging - Antonella Cavazza
- Study of light transmission in packaging with UV absorber - Daniel Milanese
- Study of superficial films with antimicrobial activity - Antonella Cavazza
- Property enhancement of innovative biodegradable materials - Antonella Cavazza
- Evaluation of packaging mechanical resistance with numeric simulation and experimental trials - Alessandro Pirondi
- Study of modified atmosphere packaging - Giuseppe Vignali
- Chemical analyses for food quality and safety (off-flavours, plasticizers) - Federica Bianchi
- Quality control: use of control sheets to set up new packaging technologies and process monitoring - Giovanni Romagnoli
- Evaluation of microorganism development on raw materials and packaged foods - Benedetta Bottari
- Quality control of products with electronic noses - Enrico Dalcanale
- Sustainable packaging - Giuseppe Vignali
- Life cycle assessment for food packaging - Giuseppe Vignali
- New materials to reduce environment impact - Giuseppe Vignali
- New material and technique study for bio- and eco-compatible packaging films - Daniel Milanese
- Study of the thermoforming process of polymer films and food packaging in modified atmosphere - Giuseppe Vignali
- Sterilizing, rinsing and filling under controlled contamination for food liquids - Giuseppe Vignali
- Assessment of the environmental impact (LCA) of one or more packagings - Giuseppe Vignali
- Specific migration analysis of one or more packagings - Federica Bianchi
- Global migration analysis of one or more packagings - Federica Bianchi
- Mechanical tests on packaging and packaging materials - Alessandro Pirondi
- Consultation for techniques of Design of experiments (DoE) - Giuseppe Vignali
- Studies on packaging permeability to gases (O2) and water vapour - Claudia Graiff
- Trails for sterilizing, rinsing and filling for food liquids - Giuseppe Vignali
- Film thermoformation and food packaging in modified atmosphere - Giuseppe Vignali
- Training courses for packaging experts - Roberto Montanari
- Characterization of polymeric material by differential scanning calorimetry and NMR - Claudia Graiff
- Analysis of packaging regulations - Giuseppe Vignali
Molecular traceability and systems for traceability
Tools and methods for sustainability
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Giuseppe Vignali
- Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) - Giuseppe Vignali
- Product certification (EMAS) and environmental certifications (EMAS, ISO) - Giuseppe Vignali