NIHS exhibits at the IAFP Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas

Date:  July 24, 2009

On July 12-14, 2009, The NIHS exhibited at The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP). Matt Craft with TranSecurity System represented the Milk Transport Security System. The Milk Truck Transport Security System  focuses on the development of an economically viable system that both secures the milk during transport and automates the collection of milk data for the dairy industry. The system electronically locks the milk transport tank for security, collects the milk data with a handheld computer and wirelessly transmits the data to a server for storage. When fully developed, the milk transport security system will meet the automation needs of the dairy industry and add significantly to securing bulk food transport. Dr. Fred Payne at the University of Kentucky is the leading PI for this project. 

The IAFP Annual Meeting has become the leading meeting concerned with the protection of the worldwide food supply. Each meeting is attended by over 1,800 of the top industry, academic and government food safety professionals. This broad mix of attendees includes professionals in quality control, processing operations, regulatory inspections, consulting groups, risk assessment, research and development, microbiological research, plant management, technical services and HACCP management.

In the photo below, Matt Craft with TranSecurity Systems is explaining the Milk Truck Transport Security System to a potential customer.

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The Challenge

The task of assuring the security of our homeland involves protecting the citizens of the United States, the nation's critical infrastructure and key assets. This is necessary to sustain the nation's vitality against terrorism and other threats. This protection must originate at the community level. It requires discovering, developing and deploying new technology that will support first responders and key decision makers in local communities.

The Mission

NIHS' mission is to discover, develop and deploy solutions that protect and preserve the critical infrastructure of the nation's communities.

The Institute

NIHS aligns projects and research objectives with the needs and requirements of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The strategy is to manage a distributed research enterprise that effectively transitions research and development into solutions. NIHS works with DHS to determine technology needs at the community level. Then, teams are quickly assembled from multiple universities to develop solutions to the needs.

The Strategy

Through management of the Kentucky Critical Infrastructure Protections Program (KCI), the National Institute for Hometown Security (NIHS) provides an ongoing, integrated program dedicated to developing new technologies and devices. NIHS works through qualified academic institutions to accomplish the technological objectives.