SUBER Operational Group: Modernization of cork removal to improve productivity
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2018 -2020
- Assigned Budget 531.994,36 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía; Cataluña; Extremadura
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://gosuber.es
Description
SUBER promotes the modernization of cork extraction through increased mechanization, improved work practices and logistics, improved product characterization, and the pursuit of new innovative applications.
Objectives
- Mechanization of the extraction process to increase productivity.
- Improving working conditions.
- Improved extraction procedures.
- Improving the marketing and valuation of cork and by-products.
Results
- Testing of current mechanized cork-stripping machines, analyzing their performance and ergonomics. Development, construction, and testing of complementary tools for cork extraction.
- Development of work protocols using new and traditional technologies. Development and research into new health and safety systems specifically adapted to cork oak forests.
- Establishment of technical foundations for a new subericulture, adaptation of logistics to mechanized corking, and profitability analysis.
- Product characterization and development of new applications for granules and/or bornizo.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: TREVINCA INVERSIONES
- Coordinator/entity email: info@trevincaingenieria.com
Beneficiaries
- Trevinca Inversiones Medioambientales S.L.
- Coveless Ingeniería S.L.
- Confederación de Organizaciones de Selvicultores de España (COSE)
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria, O.A., M.P. (INIA)
- Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucía (AMAYA)
- Fundació per a la Promoció del Sector Surer
- Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX)
- Jogosa Obras y Servicios S.L.U.
Outsourced
- Asociación de Dehesas Ecológicas de la provincia de Huelva (ADEHECO)
- Forestal de Catalunya S.C.C.L.
- Asociación de Propietarios de Monte Alcornocal de Extremadura (APMAE)
- Universidad de Córdoba (UCO)
- Fundación Conde del Valle de Salazar - ETSI Montes
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