APRIL robot development wins £60,000 grant
We are pleased to announce we have received a £60,000 Agri-Tech Growth Grant for the development of our robotic food processing system, APRIL.
The grant will be used to further develop APRIL, our fully automated robotic food manufacturing cell that will boost production, efficiency and improve the quality of food produced.
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“OAL is transforming the food manufacturing industry through their technology. The APRIL system will kick-start the industry’s move towards fully automated production lines, allowing food to be produced quicker, with less waste and greater precision.”
Mark Reeve, Chairman of the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative
A full size demonstration system is being built at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing part of the University Lincoln in Holbeach, Lincolnshire.
APRIL wins University of Cambridge Open Innovation Food & FMCG pitching event
Our game-changing food processing innovation APRIL won over judges from Tesco, General Mills and Mars at the 4th Food & FMCG Innovation Pitching Event.
The University of Cambridge event took place at Food Matters Live In London, where we pitched APRIL (Automated Processing Robotic Ingredient Loading) to the esteemed group of judges. The judges recognised APRIL’s ability to change the way we manufacture food by offering “chef-standard” food whilst significantly reducing production costs.
APRIL is the first of its kind and represents a step change in food processing; enabling parallel food processing and the emulation of a professional chef on an industrial scale.