AI-enabled fermentation platform for smart, sustainable food manufacturing
Accelerated Innovation
Consortium Contribution
$1,640,000
Cluster Contribution
$1,000,000
Crush Dynamics
Atomic47 Labs
Goal
To develop a revolutionary AI-enabled fermentation platform that uses existing industrial sensors and advanced machine learning to continuously infer fermentation conditions, food safety indicators, energy performance and process health in real time
Project Summary
By transforming conventional fermentation from a manually managed process into an intelligent, autonomous system, the technology has the potential to significantly reduce energy consumption, improve product consistency, increase production efficiency and unlock new value from agricultural byproducts, creating a new model for smart and sustainable food manufacturing.
Throughout the project, Crush Dynamics and Atomic47 Labs will integrate artificial intelligence into Crush Dynamics’ commercial fermentation platform, enabling real-time process monitoring, prediction and optimization. The technology is expected to reduce energy consumption, improve product consistency, strengthen food safety controls and increase production efficiency. By making fermentation more predictable, scalable and cost-effective, the project will accelerate the conversion of agricultural byproducts into high-value food ingredients and help advance a more sustainable and competitive Canadian food manufacturing sector.
