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Innovation in Global Food Production

QVision AS

Qmonitor Presentation

May 2008

» Innovation in Global Food Production

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Qvision AS and our owners.

QMonitor system - how it works.

Proven applications.

Customer references.

Appendix

1. Salmon fillet applications (Fat, Colour and Pigment).2. Water content 3. Classification4. Example NIR spectre


QVision AS was established in 2005 as a spin-off from TiTech, a subsidiary of TOMRA

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Partner R&D.

Partner foodcalibrations.

http://www.sintef.no/default.aspx?id=114


Brief introduction of Tomra

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• Founded in 1972

• Started out with design, manufacture and sale of Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) for automated handling of used beverage containers

• Acquired TiTech and Orwak in 2004.

• Today, TOMRA is a global provider of advanced recycling technology

• Active in over 45 markets; most European markets, North America and Japan

• More than 60,000 Machine Installations

• Revenues of more than 700 M$ in 2006, EBIT margin of 16,5%.

• Equity ratio of 60% (31.12.06).

• ~2,000 employees

• Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: TOM)

• Included in almost all major international socially responsible investment indices

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Collection Technology (deposit)

Revenues: ~50% of total

Materials Handling


Industrial Processing Technology


TiTech Group constitutes a major part of Tomra’s Industrial Processing Technology division.

Collection Technology (non-deposit)


Acquired by TOMRA

TiTech in a glance

TiTech is the leading provider of fast high tech sorting systems based on NIR technology

1990

Development project initiated

1996

First unit sold - Germany

1998-9

European expansion

2002

Acquisition of RVS (Germany)

2004

COMPANY HISTORY

PRODUCT

Control unit:Data processing

Scanner and light source:Detection

Air jets:Sorting

Optical sorting equipment for automatic sorting of recyclables in Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs)

Polymers (by type or by colour)

Beverage cartons

Paper

MARKETCustomers: Plant builders or owners of MRFs

Geographies: Sales to 21 countries in Europe, US, Asia and Australia. 50% of historical sale to Germany. 60-90% market share in all major markets.

Segments: Packaging, RDF and paper. Several new segments being developed.

Competitors: Three major competitors: RTT (Germany), Pellenc (France), MSS (USA)

2006

Acquired CommoDaS


TiTech & CommoDaS presence

Canada(Subsidiary)

Norway(HQ)

Germany (Main operation)

Spain(Subsidiary)

Japan (Distributor)

Australia (Distributor)

South Korea (Subsidiary)

Italy(Agent)

Nederlands (Agent)

Austria (Agent)

UK (Subsidiary)

South Africa (Subsidiary)

France (Employee)

We set up subsidiaries in overseas markets to serve our partners & customers directly

TiTech Group have local presence in 14 countries worldwide

USA(Distributors)

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TiTech Group - Organogram

TITECH GROUPRune E. Marthinussen

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

TECHNOLOGY & SUPPLY CHAIN

SERVICEDivisions

Food Mining Recycling

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QVision’s brief history

March 2003:

April 2004:

Feb 2005:

May 2005:

July 2005:

August 2005

Nov 2005:

April/June 2006:

May 2007:

November 2007:

Development project by Matforsk and SINTEF using TiTech’s near-infrared (NIR) scanner.

Completion of demonstrator for water measurement on dry salted fish (“klippfisk”).

Calibration of fat and colour measurement for salmon filet.

QVision AS established.

Completion of successful pilot test for salmon filet.

QMonitor commercially available (fat and colour).

First commercial installation of QMonitor.

Water and pigment measurement available.

First scanner sold to the white fish industry.

First scanner sold to the meat processing industry.

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Appendix



QVisions place in the food production value chain

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Salmon farmingand slaughtering

Production of- Wet salted fish- Dry salted fish

Crab fisheries

Slaughter andprimary processing of- Meat products- Poultry fillets

Etc.

Online scannerQMonitor

Conveyor beltSpeed up to 2m/s

- Salmon fillets- Salt fish fillets- Forcemeat- Pork meat- Poultry fillets- Living crabs- Etc.

- Fat content- Pigment- Colour- Water- Length- Spots on surface- Deformations- Meat index crabs- Etc.

-Sorting - Labelling- Packaging

End customer

Data feedback toproduction- Cost optimizing- Optimize processes- Quality- Other

Office systems

- ERP- QA Systems- Production and

traceability

Other systems

- Signal to grader computer.- Signal to labelling machine.- Signal to trimming machines.- Fine tune water- and fat content.

Integration software

Remote Touch Computer- User friendly interface- Monitoring of scanning- Analyses and statistics.


The QMonitor scanner unit can be placed above the existing processing line.

Key features:• Can be placed above

existing processing line.

• Two spectroscopes• Easy to operate.• Easy to maintain and

clean.• Easy access to all

components.• Stainless steel.• Water proof (IP 67).• Speed up to 3m/s.• Easy to integrate with

existing production systems.

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Example of QMonitor integrated with grader.

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QMonitor

Scale


Example of QMonitor integrated in a salmon processing line

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User friendly and flexible interface

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The QMonitor measuring system is based on Transflection

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Conveyor

12 x 50 W, halogen lamps

Cylinder optics

Adjustable height

Illuminated field Transflected field

Imaging spectrometer

Focusing mirror

Blackcover


The main principle of transflection.

Product speed: 1m/s

Light from a halogen lamp is dispersing into the object (1-2 cm).

Fat chart Colour chart


Example NIR Spectre

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760 800 840 880 920 960 1000 1040Wavelength (nm)

Water

Fat


The transflected light generates a unique digital map of the scanned object. Each point on the digital map contains valuable data.

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Example -Dry salted fish

• The map is build up by digital points of12x12mm.

• Each point on the map contains a unique NIR*spectrum.

• By analysing the NIR spectrum at each point one can decide unique features of the object.

• Applications are made by comparing the NIRspectrum up against results from tests in a laboratory.- E.g. Water content in Dry salted fish.

Digital map

* Near Infrared (light in the wavelength from 700 NM up to 2100 NM).


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Appendix



Proven applications

1. Salmon fillets- Fat content (%)- Colour (SalmoFan)- Pigment content (mg/kg)- Water (%)

2. Salted fish- Water content (%)- Surface classification

3. Forcemeat- Fat content (%)

4. Sliced pork meat- Fat content (%)

5. Crabs- Meat index in living crabs

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Appendix



• Fat• Colour• Pigment• Water

Applications Value proposition

• Scanner used in R&D projects for Matforsk customers.

• Scanner used in R&D projects for Norconserv customers.

• Matlab

• Colour• Fat• Pigment

• Water content• Classification.

• Quality assurance through individual labeling of high quality salmon fillets/loins.

• Increased revenues by finetuning drop loss.

• Reduced warranty costs.• Reduced labour costs.

• Special application to classify meat content in living crabs

• Cost reduction.• Better utilisation of raw material.

• Fat content in forcemeat

R&D INSTITUTIONS

SALMON

SALTFISH

CRABS

MEATPROCESSING

• Cost reduction by finetuning fat content.

• Reduced warranty costs.

• Fat content in sliced porkmeat

• Cost reduction by finetuning fat content.

• Reduced warranty costs.

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Type of customers

Aasheim Kjøtt AS


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Appendix



Forcemeat. On request

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Qpoint. Ready during 2008

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Andreas Bjørge AS. Split Cod

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1. Salmon filet applications


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45Fisk: 7 FettFisk: 18.6497 FettNQC: 13.5423

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Possible to measure fat content

• Of the whole filet (average).

• In different parts of the filet, eg. Norwegian Quality Cut (NQC).

• In smaller defined portions.

• Through plastic films.

Accuracy of +/- 1%.

Speed up to 3m/s.

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45Fisk: 6 FettFisk: 24.6436 FettNQC: 26.8292

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Av. fat content: 14.1 % Av. fat content: 21.4 %

Salmon fillet - Fat

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Salmon fillet - Colour

• Colour is classified using the international standard - LaRouche scale.

• Contains all colours in the visual spectrum

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37.0 41.7 44.7

Average water content (%)

2. Water content

• QMonitor measures average water content in- Wet salted fish- Dry salted fish- Salmon fillets

• Accuracy of the method is estimated to +/- 1%.

• QMonitor has the capacity to measure approximately 75 fillets per minute.

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The “Cross section method” is used as reference when calculating average water content.

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3. Salt fish applications – Surface classification

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The QMonitor classification method is based on the spectral identity of the surface of the object.

White fish

Yellow

Liver

Blood

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QMonitor can be used as a tool to detect all types of unwanted spots on the surface.

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S u p e r i o r

Liver Yellow Blood

U n i v e r s a l


The QMonitor classification module can replace manual quality classification to a large extend.

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Superior Universal


Also possible to classify deformation and holes.

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Hole Blood

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Normal


Issues that are difficult to solve by NIR/VIS.

• “Spalting”• “Gjensittende bukbein”• “Kveis”

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Example NIR Spectre

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760 800 840 880 920 960 1000 1040Wavelength (nm)

Water

Fat

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