The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, today announced $126,475 through the Innovation and Business Investment Corporation to Martak Canada, in support of its latest shrimp peeling technology, the Pro Peeler. The company is also receiving advisory services and up to $168,796 in research and development funding through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) towards the project.
The Pro Peeler is an innovative product that will improve Martak Canada’s current shrimp peeler machine, making it more efficient and capable of producing higher product yields. This next generation product will combine automation, quality control and real-time monitoring with an advanced machine vision system. This support brings the Pro Peeler another step closer to commercialization.
In 2018, the Provincial Government provided the company with $173,392 in R&D support, in addition to contributions from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and NRC IRAP.
Martak is a provincial company focused on providing quality products and services to the global shrimp processing industry. Based in Paradise, the company’s product portfolio covers the entire shrimp production process, from raw material handling to consumer packaging.
As committed in the provincial Business Innovation Agenda and the Technology Sector Work Plan, the Provincial Government supports innovative and entrepreneurial companies that create new jobs and opportunities, while fostering innovation in our provincial economy.
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“Martak Canada is a highly qualified provincial firm with significant growth potential. Our government’s support will assist in the advancement of their Pro Peeler prototype, leading to eventual commercialization. This project has the potential to deliver great economic benefit for the province, and builds on the evolving capabilities of Newfoundland and Labrador when it comes to research and development.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
“This project is an instrumental first step to bringing automation and machine learning to the shrimp processing industry. We’re proud to bring these innovations to the market, not only in Atlantic Canada, but other parts of the globe, such as Europe and South America, and put Newfoundland and Labrador on the map of technical advancements.”
Matthew French
Martak Canada
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Martak Canada
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