The Enhanced Platform (EP) for the Eriez Xtreme Metal Detector is a breakthrough method used for the toughest applications, including beef and poultry. In some cases, the technological advances have improved sensitivities by as much as 300%.
The new Mettler Toledo CI-Vision V15 Round Line smart camera inspection system is designed to confirm the presence, completeness and readability of alphanumeric label information and printed 1D and 2D codes on round packaging and reject those packages not in compliance. Target containers can include food jars, cosmetics and household chemicals containers. This provides an essential protection, since the FDA reports that more than half of packaged product recalls are due to incorrect or unreadable labels and printed codes.
ProSpection Solutions announced that Jeff Rowen has been hired as Vice President of Sales & Customer Relations. He has responsibility for strategic direction of sales and partnerships with companies to automate food inspection and to bring focus on labor to add value.
Built for harsh environments, the Mettler Toledo C35 delivers precise weighing results on a stable weighing platform resistant to high-pressure washdown and most caustic detergents. The system frame is designed according to hygienic principles, with easy access for cleaning and sloped surfaces to discourage liquid collection. The system supports speeds of up to 250 packs per minute and a weighing range from 25 g to 7 kg.
The new 51R56 vision inspection system from Silgan Equipment, Waukegan, Ill., inspects filled bottles for cocked, loose, skewed and missing caps, damaged or missing tamper-evidence bands and low fill levels.
FlexXray helps manufacturing facilities detect and recover foreign material contamination.
May 14, 2019
FlexXray, Arlington, Texas, acquired Accu-ray, an Elmhurst, Ill.-based provider of inspection solutions for food manufacturers throughout the United States and Canada.
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Minneapolis, developed the Thermo Scientific Xpert Heavy Duty (HD) X-ray Inspection System, which enables food manufacturers with difficult applications to easily detect a wide range of physical contaminants.
Key Technology’s portfolio includes highly intelligent optical inspection and digital sorting systems, vibratory conveying system and process and preparation systems.
January 26, 2018
Duravant LLC, Downers Grove, Ill., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of digital sorting, inspection, conveying and processing equipment.