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TDN
PRIZE; 17TH OCTOBER
The
Technology Development Network Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur awarded
the first TDN PACA prize on 17th October 2002 to the following companies
:
- DESSALATOR,
Mr Wagner
- FUN SERVICE
COMPOSITE, Mr Bachelier
- PROVENCE
VENTOUX S.N.-LOU ROUCAS, Mrs Chauve
These three
companies were rewarded for their dynamism and their desire to taken on
and succeed in projects for development, technology innovation and increased
competitivity due to the support of the TDN and its advisors.
LOU ROUCAS
- PROVENCE VENTOUX; VEGETABLES FOR MICRO-WAVE OVENS
Know-how of the company: preparing fresh vegetables in packaging ready
for steam cooking.
Based at
the heart of the production zone, between the Mont Ventoux and the Dentelles
de Montmirail, Lou Roucas principally prepares regional products in bulk
and in consumer-ready packs, bags, tins and in net sacks to be distributed
throughout the four corners of France and abroad (Germany and Switzerland,
principally). All raw products entering the factory follow an especially
studied chain for preparation that respects the particularities of each
product (temperature, hygrometry …) as well as the rules of hygiene
of this sector. The annual volume of activity of the company exceeds 11
000 tonnes with a turnover of more than 9 million euros ( about 60 million
francs).
With 50 years of experience in the packaging and distribution of fruit
and vegetables, Lou Roucas launched at the end of 2001 and in collaboration
with the laboratory CNC (represented by Mr Beaufils) and with the subsidary
Provence Ventoux (holder of a licence for consumer-ready packaging for
steam cooking), a line of raw vegetables ready to be steam-cooked by microwave.
In 12 months, the company acquired the know-how for the production and
process control that enabled it to orient its economic activity towards
service production (convenience food). The vegetables are proposed fresh,
cut, peeled or not, in packets of 200 to 500 grams in which there is a
water-producing capsule. No additives or conservation substances are used.
The capsule is a small perforated polypropylene sachet, suitable for contact
with food. When in a micro-wave oven, the sachet produces the steam necessary
for easy and rapid cooking (3 to 7 mins); all the flavour of a traditionally
cooked product and its organoleptic qualities are thus conserved ( in
contrast to cooking in a oven, in oil or in water).
Prior to the launching of this mini throw-away pressure cooker of the
21st century, an industrial feasibility study was made in partnership
with the C.T.I.F.L. (Centre technique industrielle des fruits et légumes)
and the C.T.C.P.A. (Centre technique de conservation des produits agricoles).
The soft bags used for packing and cooking the products have been the
subject of research concerning the selective permeability of the bags
so as they are adapted to the respiration coefficient of the packed product.
The aim being to assure an optimal conservation of 8 to 10 days. In conjunction
with this study, Provence Ventoux contacted the D.G.C.C.R.F. for economic
intelligence concerning the legislation on the rules of good practice
and food safety for the project. Part of the funding of the work came
from a P.T.R. awarded in 2001 and a CORTECHS was set-up in 2000.
Given the encouraging reception of its products under the name "les
Express du Potager", Provence Ventoux has extended the initial range
of 6 products (potatoes, beans, carrots, leeks and cauliflower) to 11
(asparagus, peas, artichokes, broccoli, maize and courgettes). It rapidly
set-up a production unit capable of answering the market demand. Following
the seasonal nature of the products and with constant improvement, these
new products are part of the pioneering ready-for-use market (4th range)
in the field of raw vegetables, ready-to-cook, that reflects the dynamism
of Mr and Mrs P. Chauve, head, respectively of the parent and subsidiary
companies.
Company:
S.A. Lou Roucas SN
S.a.r.l. Provence Ventoux SN
Mr &Mrs P. Chauve
Quartier Les Ferrailles
F-84190 Baumes de Venise
Tel: (33) 04 90 62 94 04; Fax (33) 04 90 62 90 72
Lou.roucas@wanadoo.fr
Member of
the TDN Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur:
Sophie MINAULT
Sminault@avignon-vaucluse.cci.fr
CCI Avignon - Vaucluse
Tel: 04 90 14 87 00
DESSALATOR; Desalination by reverse osmosis
Know-how of the company: desalination
With 25
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE? Dessalator is a particularly innovative company that
develops unique systems for desalination of seawater. It is at the origin
of the invention of desalination plants for small ships and working off
12 or 24 volt or multi-volt.
The society Dessalator was formed in 1989 and is a pioneer in the desalination
of seawater to obtain pure water in ships. This procedure considerably
improves the conditions of comfort and hygiene in ships of all classes.
The company can answer all needs in the range of 30 to 900 litres/hour.
The principle of desalination is based on the technology of reversed osmosis.
Nevertheless, the membrane does not support variations in pressure as
found in internal combustion engines and the Dessalator systems are 12
or 24 volt and 220 or 380 volt.
For pleasure craft with an electricity generator, the company has considered
how to propose a product for the production of pure water using several
different sources of energy, alternative or continuous. The company's
engineers thought of a desalination plant with two motors (one for 12
or 24 volts and one for 220 or 380 volts) and a high pressure pump with
two pulleys and an automatic clutch system that doesn't use energy. Three
years work were necessary to produce this lightweight, simple and particularly
reliable machine. Meeting Michel LILAS, technology advisor from the CCI
Nice Côte d'Azur reassured the company that the machine was original
and could be patented. The company applied for its first patent with advice
from the Cabinet Bonneau, funded by a PTR.
Initially, commercialization was difficult but by visiting shipyards and
different yacht salons, the product became known by the public and professionals.
This new product is particularly well placed and enabled the company to
increase its turnover by 30% and to recruit two extra staff. Dessalator
was mentioned at the Paris nautical salon where it obtained the prize
for innovation in 2001. With the success of this product, the company
has taken the decision to extend patent protection to the USA and New
Zealand and to set-up 14 agencies abroad.
Company:
DESSALATOR
Mr WAGNER
67 avenue
des Anémones
06600 Antibes
Tel: 04 93 95 04 55
Member of
the TIN Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur:
Michel LILAS
Michel.lilas@cote-azur.cci.fr
CCI Nice Côte d'Azur
Tel: 04 93 13 75 12
FUN SERVICE
COMPOSITE
Know-how of the company: The study and numerical conception of forms;
rapid prototype production; making tools; making technical and structural
components in composite materials
High performance
attained in the conception of forms and the production of tools for the
use of composite materials in the manufacture of technical and structural
components for certain sectors of the aeronautics industry
Since 1991,
FSC has been active in the sector of the manufacture of materials and
goods in composite materials. The technical potential, the know-how in
prototype production and the subsequent system of manufacture coming from
the workshops are the source of its main activities. Little by little,
the sales outlets have become oriented towards very particular market
such as industrial pre-projects, prototype construction, test or sales
models, flight simulator structures… Its choice of market is mainly
towards the different branches of the aeronautics industry. After an encouraging
period of growth, FSC in 2000 started a new line of technical evolution
and company development. The project was to associate certain modern technologies
with the methods and competence available within the company for the conception
of forms and to make tools.
The objective was essentially to optimize the complex aspects of prototype
construction to be more in line with the main targeted market.
The running of the first company project was supported by the different
members of the TDN and by the technology advisors. They provided support
for making contacts of a technical nature and for orientation on outlets
as well as various reflections during the pre-analysis. With this project,
it was possible to check and optimize the complex aspects of the numerical
use of data and the accurate physical reproduction of an object defined
in 3D. Overall, there is a net reduction in the steps for manufacture,
precision is increased, the adjustment of elements is simplified, the
reproduction improved and the life of tools is increased. It also led
to an increase in the field of internal activities, to conquer new markets
and to consolidate the order book leading to the recruitment of 7 staff
in the first year.
With the initial project "fast prototype construction" coming
to maturity, FSC today wants to take position in the domains of the study
and conception of models, prototypes and tools applied to the production
of elements with complex forms in structures or in the covering of aircraft.
Numerous requests from client have been made which leads to believe that
there is a strong demand to propose global projects including manufacture.
Analysis of markets encourages FSC for its strategic position defined
in 2000, that FSC become in three years a major service provider for the
study, conception and the production of structural element in the aircraft
industry.
Company:
Mr BACHELIER
Fun Service Composite
N° 6 avenue de Londres
ZI des Estroublans
13127 Vitrolles
Tel: 04 42 89 07 41
Member of
the TDN Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur:
Robert FAURE
Critt@urip-chim-plast.asso.fr
CRITT Chimie
Tel: 05 91 14 30 81
Contact :
Daniel Dalby, dalby@mediterranee-technologies.com
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TDN
INTER-NETWORK MEETING; 17TH DECEMBER - PARIS
"The network spirit for the service of companies"
All
the partners and the national council of the TDN wish to honour the work
of their members and propose meetings, exchange of ideas and a discussion
on the evolution of their profession. This first meeting, with the theme
" The network spirit at the service of enterprises" will cover
the perspectives for the future as regards the human network and innovative
technology.
Contact
:
Hervé Le Blanc
animation@rdt-france.org
01 40 17 83 78
www.rdt-france.org
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