metal detection

FlexXray acquires Accu-ray, expands network of foreign contaminant identification & recovery services

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.

New Product Technology

November 19, 2018

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Autonomous mobile robots, blockchain traceability solutions, sanitary conveyors, color-coded tools and more make up issue’s new product technologies.

How third-party x-ray inspections help prevent costly frozen food recalls

Most frozen food products are, by nature, more vulnerable to foreign contamination because they contain multiple ingredients from multiple suppliers.

Chris Keith

October 26, 2018

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Implementing third-party x-ray inspections gives manufacturers peace of mind that they are delivering a safe, contaminant-free product.

New x-ray, metal detection & vision inspection systems

September 19, 2018

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Discover new innovations behind x-ray, metal detection and vision inspection systems.

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection Lutz Americas HQs

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection opens new U.S. headquarters

The space houses all of the Product Inspection business units, including Safeline metal detection and x-ray inspection, Hi-Speed checkweighing, CI-Vision machine vision and PCE Track&Trace/Serialization.

July 27, 2018

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The Product Inspection Group of METTLER TOLEDO opened the doors to its new headquarters, located in Lutz, Fla.

Interceptor metal detector

March 1, 2018

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The new interceptor metal detector from Fortress Technology, Canada, is designed to inspect conductive applications, including meat, poultry and seafood, cheese, desserts, ready meals and bakery items, among others, helping to eliminate false rejects.

X-ray inspection system conducts 10 product integrity checks in one inspection pass

January 11, 2018

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The new X39 X-ray inspection system designed by Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Tampa, Fla., now enables manufacturers of frozen formed burger patties (beef, pork, chicken, fish and vegetarian) to detect and reject non-conforming products, including both those containing contaminants and those with other product irregularities or defects.

How multi-simultaneous frequency technology in metal detectors reduces false rejects

Robert Rogers

November 14, 2017

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A new technology dramatically reduces product effect and minimizes false rejects, thus reducing the risk that clean product will be rejected and wasted, and preventing contaminated products from reaching the market.