The latest equipment offers effective process control aid for today’s food plant.
"There's a shift among leading food companies in how they view the role of metal detectors in their plants," suggests Steve Gidman, president of Fortress Technology Inc. in Scarborough, Ont. Protecting expensive machinery from damage caused by metal fragments is one reason processors are placing detectors farther up line. "People slowly are beginning to put units upstream to pinpoint problem areas and make corrections, rather than wait until product reaches the end of the packaging line and hope they catch any contaminants, says Gidman. "Metal detectors are becoming process control instruments."