Articles Tagged with ''metal detection''

Tech Update: Metal detection & X-ray inspection

System enhancements keep a protective eye on quality
January 10, 2012
Vigilance, metal detection equipment and X-ray inspection systems can help keep contaminants out of your food most of the time.


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Metal detectors

January 10, 2012
Designed to inspect free-falling products in vertical packaging applications, Safeline throat metal detectors can be installed in confined spaces such as those typically found between the outlet of a multi-head weigher and the inlet to a bagger.


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Metal detectors

April 5, 2012
Able to find metals even in “difficult” products such as cheese or high-salt-content foods, MPI Cassel metal detectors can find small particles of ferrous, nonferrous and stainless steel contaminants.


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Metal detection system

April 5, 2012
The S+S VARICON+ metal detection system comes with either a GLS or C-Scan GHF detection coil.


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TECH FLASH

Special metal-detectable plastic tools for food processors

While plastic is fantastic, it’s not if it winds up in your salad or cake
November 28, 2012
The best way to detect plastic scraps in food is to include a metal powder within the plastic resin.
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Magnetic cartridges

December 6, 2012

Available with SuperStrength Erium 3000 Rare Earth magnet material, Eriez RF cartridges remove tramp iron from dry, free-flowing food products conveyed in pneumatic pipelines.


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Bulk-bag filling system

December 5, 2012

Flexicon’s mobile bulk-bag filling system features an integral metal detector/separator, tilt-down flexible screw conveyor for dust-free filling, Twin-Centerpost bulk-bag filler, air displacement vent and programmable controls housed in a SS NEMA 4X enclosure with a touch screen that graphically displays filling functions.


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Metal separator

December 5, 2012

Eriez’s Model FF4 metal separator is used to inspect dry bulk products under gravity free-fall conditions, and works in other food industry applications where high sensitivity is required.


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Annie’s Inc. to recall pizzas over metal shards in dough

The recall is voluntary and no issues have been reported
January 23, 2013
The recall is voluntary and no issues have been reported.
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Food Safety

Metal detection: Quality or safety?

Make sure the equipment has been properly set up and validated, and these activities have been fully documented.
April 9, 2013

Metal detection is a fact of life in the food processing industry. Most processors, whether they process snacks, meats, grains or liquids, have either metal detectors or X-ray machines to detect and control metal contamination.


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