APPLIED TECHNOLOGY · R&D&I SINCE 1998 · EUREKA & EU 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME

Research, Development & Innovation (R&D&I)

Name: TACORE, S.L.
Address: Perrón, 12 - Rubianes, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, 36619, ES
Telephone: +34 986 56 51 39
Price range: $$$$

Pioneers in machine vision, robot kinematics and industrial digitalisation for the canning industry, developing our own patents in consortium with European technology centres and universities.

Strategic R&D&I Partners & Research Consortia

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INTERACTIVE PROJECT SHOWCASE

Strategic Applied R&D&I Portfolio

Explore each milestone interactively: scientific engineering goals, public funding frameworks, and participating international consortiums.

Strategic R&D&I Project Catalogue

· 8 proyectos

CFD/DES SIMULATION · €1.4M

01 / 08

€1.4M · R&D&I Budget

Galería Técnica del Proyecto 5 Fotografías

Prototipo Industrial en Naves TACORE

MULTI-PROCESS THERMAL & CFD SIMULATION

CONECTA PEME · GAIN & EU ERDF 2 Prototypes Validated

EMTYS

Thermal Multiprocessor Equipment & Advanced CFD / DES Numerical Simulation

Compact and transportable industrial multiprocessor system housed in a 20ft container combining computational fluid dynamics (OpenFOAM CFD) and discrete event simulation (DES). It integrates four complete thermal treatments (vacuum thawing, uniform cooking, pressurized steam/water retorting, and flexible-pouch pasteurization) into a single Ø 1,440 mm cylindrical chamber with automated Siemens S7-1500T control and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 traceability.

TACORE Thermal Multiprocessor: Thawing, Cooking, Retorting & Pasteurizing

OpenFOAM CFD DES Lean Simulation Siemens S7-1500T FDA 21 CFR 11 Audit Trail Ellab Wireless Sensors 20ft Container Frame

€1.4M

Total R&D&I budget

2 Prototypes

Lab & industrial plant

-20°C to 160°C

Thermal range up to 6 bar

4 Processes

Thawing, cooking, retorting, pasteur.

Technical Architecture & Specifications

4 Modules

ENGINEERING & MODULARITY

Chamber Ø 1440 mm · 20ft Frame

AISI-304/316L cylindrical chamber with basket rotation, SMC high-temperature clamping and standard 20-ft container format.

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4 INTEGRATED PROCESSES

Thawing, Cooking and Retorting

Vacuum thawing (<60 min, spine <8 °C), uniform cooking, steam/water spray retorting (F₀ > 5.8 min) and skinpack pasteurization.

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CONTROL & TRACEABILITY

Siemens S7-1500T & FDA 21 CFR 11

Turnkey CITEGA automation with 30-subphase recipes, Ellab wireless sensors, RFID access control and SINEMA VPN remote diagnostics.

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FUNDING & CONSORTIUM

ConectaPeme 2018 · GAIN & ERDF

Co-funded 80% by EU ERDF Galicia. Consortium: TACORE (Leader), CITEGA, SDEA Solutions, SOLTEC and ANFACO-CECOPESCA.

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HPC-OPENFOAM · 960 CORES

02 / 08

-90% Time · 960 CESGA Cores

Download Flyer (PDF) Official Project Web ↗

Simulation & Prototype Captures 4 Captures

Autoclave

Malla 3D

Térmica CFD

Cloud GUI

HPC SUPERCOMPUTING & CFD SIMULATION

EUROHPC JU · HORIZON 2020 SaaS Validated 100%

FF4EuroHPC

Boosting CFD Simulation of Thermal Equipment for Food Processing

Cloud-based SaaS platform connected to the CESGA HPC supercomputer (960 cores) for advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD using OpenFOAM chtMultiRegionFoam). It accurately models thermo-hydraulic flows and conjugate solid-fluid heat transfer in industrial canning autoclaves, slashing calculation times by 90% (from 3-5 hours down to 5-6 minutes), improving energy efficiency, and reducing manufacturing costs by 23%.

Cloud HPC Supercomputing for Optimal Industrial Autoclave Design

OpenFOAM chtMultiRegionFoam CESGA Supercomputer 960 MPI Cores 3D Thermal Simulation 23% Energy & Cost Saving Cloud SaaS

-90% Time

From 3-5 h to 5-6 min compute

23% Savings

Autoclave manufacturing cost

€40,000/yr

Recurring R&D annual savings

960 Cores

CESGA HPC OpenFOAM cluster

Technical Architecture & Specifications

4 Modules

ENGINEERING & CFD SIMULATION

3D Mesh & OpenFOAM chtMultiRegionFoam

1,104,450-cell unstructured meshing with conjugate heat transfer (CHT) modeling inside industrial canning retorts.

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HPC SUPERCOMPUTING

960 MPI Cores CESGA Cluster

Parallel execution on CESGA supercomputer (8 nodes, 48 MPI tasks/node), dropping run times from 3-5 hours down to 300-360 seconds.

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IMPACT & SUSTAINABILITY

-23% Cost & €40,000/yr Savings

23% manufacturing cost reduction for TACORE autoclaves, direct energy savings in canning facilities and smaller carbon footprint.

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FUNDING & CONSORTIUM

EuroHPC JU · Call 2 Exp. 1125

Horizon 2020 (Grant 951745). Consortium: TACORE (End User), SDEA Solutions (ISV), ANFACO-CECOPESCA, FEUP and CESGA (HPC Provider).

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CAM-OPTICAL · 1,000 U/MIN

03 / 08

1,000 u/min · Nominal cadence

MACHINE VISION & SORTING PELAGIC LINE 4.0 Patented & EUREKA

BLUE FISH

Automated grading and sizing machine for pelagic fish

EUREKA EU 1863 · Real-Time Optical Sorting

UVigo Algorithms Industrial Optics Pneumatic Reject 3D Sorting

1,000 u/min

Continuous sorting

EUREKA EU 1863

European patent

Technical Architecture & Specifications

3 Modules

GOAL

Automated Sorting

Optical size and species classification in pelagics up to 1,000 units/min.

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FUNDING

EUREKA & CDTI Grant

Funded by CDTI (EUREKA EU 1863) and Xunta de Galicia (PGIDT99T1N0016E).

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CONSORTIUM

Technology Alliance

TACORE, S.L., University of Vigo (Computer Vision Group) and CITEGA.

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INLINE-VISION · 600 CANS/MIN

04 / 08

600 cans/min · 100% Inspection

REAL-TIME OPTICAL CONTROL CANNING & CLOSURE Pneumatic Reject

TINMACHINE

Real-time computer vision quality control system for tuna canning operations.

360º Inline Can Inspection with Pneumatic Ejection

100% Inline Check Zero False Positives Pneumatic Ejector Seam Integrity

600 cans/min

100% inline inspection

Zero Defect

Selective rejection

Technical Architecture & Specifications

3 Modules

GOAL

Real-Time Inspection

Inline identification and ejection of cans with seam or headspace defects.

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FUNDING

Ministry of Science & Regional

Ministry of Science and Technology (DPI2000-04460P4-03) and Xunta de Galicia.

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CONSORTIUM

Scientific Team

TACORE, S.L., University of Vigo and CITEGA, S.L.

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DUAL-CHECK · HIGH-SPEED SCAN

05 / 08

Dual Checkpoint · Sheets & lids

LITHOGRAPHED TINPLATE INSPECTION CAN FABRICATION Zero Defect

LITOGRAFIADO

Machine vision quality inspection for lithographed can sheet and lid manufacturing

Lithographed tinplate High-speed scan Varnish check Easy-open ring Color calibration

2 Checkpoints

Sheets and finished lids

Optical Scan

Varnish & easy-open ring

Technical Architecture & Specifications

3 Modules

GOAL

Dual Quality Inspection

Inspection of litho sheets and lids detecting color shift, scratch and rings.

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FUNDING

Xunta de Galicia

Regional innovation program funding (PGIDT05DPI133E).

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CONSORTIUM

Project Partners

TACORE, S.L., University of Vigo, and CITEGA, S.L.

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FP7-SME · GRANT NO. 232410

06 / 08

7th Framework · European Commission

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

EU 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME TRIZ Methodology

TECH IT EASY

Knowledge management and TRIZ methodology for systematic industrial SME innovation

TRIZ methodology Electromechanical SMEs Semantic ontologies 7th Framework Program Predictive software

FP7-SME

Grant Agreement no. 232410

TRIZ Method

SME innovation software

Technical Architecture & Specifications

3 Modules

GOAL

Systematic Innovation

Software suite automating innovation workflows in manufacturing SMEs via TRIZ.

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FUNDING

European Commission (FP7)

EU 7th Framework Programme for Research in Benefit of SMEs (Grant 232410).

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CONSORTIUM

International Consortium

Tacore (coordinator), Tehnoprod (RO), Innovation Eng (IT), Battocchio (IT), FH-Kufstein (AT).

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FP7-DEMO · GRANT NO. 311517

07 / 08

18 Months · Market validation

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER & MARKET

EU 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME EU Consortium

MARKET IT

Internationalization roadmap and global market development for canning capital goods

Industrial demo Tech transfer Market validation European consortium Systematic innovation

FP7-DEMO

Industrial demonstration

18 Months

Factory plant trials

Technical Architecture & Specifications

3 Modules

GOAL

Industrial Demonstration

Validating the industrial applicability and commercial viability of the IT platform.

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FUNDING

European Commission (FP7-DEMO)

Grant Agreement no. 311517 for technological demonstration.

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CONSORTIUM

Industrial Partners

Transnational consortium of manufacturing enterprises across 4 EU countries.

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FP7-INNOVATION · GRANT NO. 605132

08 / 08

8 EU Partners · 4 European countries

SEMANTIC WEB & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

EU 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Semantic Web

DISCOVER IT

Technological forecasting and cutting-edge engineering for seafood processing industries

Semantic web Knowledge management Ontology engineering International consortium Data mining

8 EU Partners

4 Member states

Semantic Web

Patent mining platform

Technical Architecture & Specifications

3 Modules

GOAL

Ontologies & Patents

Semantic web framework structuring knowledge for automated patent discovery.

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FUNDING

European Commission (FP7)

Grant Agreement no. 605132 funding multilateral knowledge transfer.

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CONSORTIUM

8 European Entities

8 international partners from 4 countries uniting academia and industry.

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DIRECT ENGINEERING INQUIRY

Do you face a specific processing, vision, or automation challenge in your facility?

Our R&D&I engineering department conducts technical feasibility studies and custom development combining optics, robotics, and sanitary stainless fabrication.

Direct Technical Phone:

+34 986 56 51 39

Department Email:

webinfo@tacore.es

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STRATEGIC PARTNERS & R&D&I

Scientific & Technological Innovation Partners

We engineer proprietary canning automation in direct synergy with scientific research institutions, sectoral technology centers, metal clusters, and public innovation agencies: CITEGA, ANFACO-CECOPESCA, University of Vigo, ASIME, CDTI, and GAIN.

Strategic Partners

CITEGA, ANFACO, UVigo, ASIME, CDTI, GAIN

Funding Frameworks

CDTI, EUREKA, Regional, EU FP7

+25

Years of Experience

Continuous R&D since 1998

100%

Applied Technology

Operating in real processing facilities

AUTOMATION & PLC CONTROL

CITEGA

Industrial Automation & Engineering Centre

Strategic partner established to equip TACORE production lines with end-to-end automation, custom PLC software engineering, KUKA robotic cell integration, and SCADA process supervision.

Custom PLC software development and integrated robotics

CITEGA Official Site

SECTORAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER

ANFACO - CECOPESCA

National Technical Center for Canned Seafood & Marine Products

European benchmark in research and technological development for the seafood processing sector. Joint development of multiprocess thermal systems and fluid dynamics simulation (EMTyS Project).

Thermal treatment research and computational fluid simulation

ANFACO Official Site

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & UNIVERSITY

University of Vigo

University of Vigo · Computer Vision & Robotics R&D Groups

Scientific consortium established in 1998 (+25 years) with the Computer Vision, Telematics, and Automation departments for continuous 1,000 u/min optical sorting (Blue Fish) and can inspection (Tinmachine).

Proprietary computer vision algorithms and real-time optical check

UVIGO Official Site

INDUSTRIAL METAL CLUSTER

ASIME

Galician Metal Industries Association

Leading business organization encompassing the metal fabrication, engineering, and associated technology industries. Fosters industrial competitiveness, collaborative R&D, and export capabilities.

Integration into the advanced metalworking and stainless fabrication cluster

ASIME Official Site

GOVERNMENT BODY & EUREKA

CDTI

Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology and Innovation

Public enterprise under the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Accreditates and funds strategic industrial R&D initiatives, including multilateral European projects (EUREKA EU 1863).

Funding for strategic R&D and multilateral EUREKA EU 1863 seal

CDTI Official Site

PUBLIC INNOVATION AGENCY

GAIN · Regional Government

Galician Innovation Agency — Ministry of Economy and Industry

Regional agency promoting corporate R&D and transformation toward Industry 4.0. Funding collaborative initiatives through the Conecta Peme framework and EU ERDF (FEDER) co-financing.

Conecta Peme collaborative program and European ERDF co-funding

GAIN Official Site

EUROPEAN R&D FUNDING

EU 7th Framework (FP7)

Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) — European Commission

European Union Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development funding TACORE international consortiums including TECH IT EASY (FP7-232410), MARKET IT (FP7-311517), and DISCOVER IT (FP7-605132).

European FP7-SME grants and transnational technological demonstration

FP7 Official Site