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ERF Registration, Development, creation of Carbon Credits, and Management - demonstration logo
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ERF Registration, Development, creation of Carbon Credits, and Management - demonstration

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project will illustrate the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) methodology and process that is required to achieve part funding support for a red meat processor transition from a fossil fuel fired boiler to a clean energy boiler.

6 Apr 2023 - 1 Jul 2026

New South Wales, Australia

Ovine Carcass Inspection/Contamination Management - On-site Validation & Process Integration logo
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Ovine Carcass Inspection/Contamination Management - On-site Validation & Process Integration

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Post the successful Prototype/PoC trials with the Single-Module BluMax System at ALC Colac in mid-2022, this project considers the next phase of technology development where we look to conduct larger-scale on-site validation and testing, and interrogate the functional and operational performance of the BluMax Scanner in situ, over a longer...

1 Jun 2023 - 31 Jul 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Collaborative Robots - Primal Packing Deployment & Production Evaluation - Stage 3 logo
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Collaborative Robots - Primal Packing Deployment & Production Evaluation - Stage 3

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This Stage 3 project will further develop and prove under continuous operating conditions an AI enabled Collaborative Robot Primal Packing solution concept developed and demonstrated by TME in Stage 2.

4 Sep 2023 - 18 Oct 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Strengthening communities: the social impact of the red meat processing sector logo
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Strengthening communities: the social impact of the red meat processing sector

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The Australian red meat processing sector plays a significant role in local communities, yet there is no evidence of their social impact. This project will review existing social impact frameworks, undertake industry consultation to gather evidence on awareness, indicators, and current practice for social impact to develop a social impact...

17 Jun 2024 - 15 Dec 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Accelerating biogas productivity and adoption with AnCoD pilots logo
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Accelerating biogas productivity and adoption with AnCoD pilots

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project will help accelerate bioenergy adoption across red meat processor and adjacent agri-industrial businesses by increasing confidence and capability around improved biomethane productivity.

3 Jul 2023 - 30 Apr 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Develop & validate rapid, high-throughput diagnostic protocols for forest biosecurity surveillance logo
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Develop & validate rapid, high-throughput diagnostic protocols for forest biosecurity surveillance

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

There is an urgent need to develop rapid and reliable diagnostic protocols due to (1) increasing risk from invasion of exotic forest pests and pathogens, and (2) decline in technical capacity in forest biosecurity. This project will evaluate current (overseas) diagnostic protocols for their use in Australia and develop new...

15 Jun 2023 - 15 Nov 2025

Victoria, Australia

Use of Meat Messaging and Barcodes as Shipping marks to US logo
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Use of Meat Messaging and Barcodes as Shipping marks to US

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project seeks to extend the existing Meat Messaging Portal to support the department in discussions with US authorities to gain the acceptance of bar codes as shipping marks. Shipping marks are required by US legislation, however, it is up to the exporting country to gain the acceptance of US...

9 Oct 2023 - 2 Dec 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Ovine IMF - Marbl™ Twin Sensor Production System Development & Installation logo
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Ovine IMF - Marbl™ Twin Sensor Production System Development & Installation

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project will design, build and prove the application of an automated twin-Marbl™-sensor system for hot, non-invasive %IMF grading of lamb at processing chain speeds of 8 - 12 carcases/minute. The design, build and testing will be workshop based (Stage 1) and has the objective of removing barriers to uptake....

9 Jan 2024 - 30 Apr 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Sustainability Reporting Uplift logo
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Sustainability Reporting Uplift

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

Building on extensive research, this project will develop the environmental data framework, address gaps, and implement a beta solution in delivering streamlined and cost-effective reporting for the beef and sheep sustainability frameworks and emerging European Union and United States market environmental reporting requirements. This will set industry up to track,...

18 Jul 2023 - 30 May 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Validation of, and understanding the optimal parameters, of high frequency electrical stunning of beef cattle logo
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Validation of, and understanding the optimal parameters, of high frequency electrical stunning of beef cattle

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

There is a need to understand the potential for High Frequency electrical stunning (HFES) to reduce the incidence of ecchymoses, and to understand the process flows and parameters that optimize carcase quality, operator safety and overall productivity of beef processing when using HFES. This project aims to validate HFES in...

1 Nov 2023 - 1 Jun 2026

New South Wales, Australia