Across various vertical industries, X-ray, vision and other inspection equipment have been used in different capacities to improve the safety and quality of food and beverage products. While the meat industry uses X-ray technologies to identify and remove bone fragments, the baking and snack sector has leveraged vision systems to detect and remove black spots on potato products and ensure crackers, cookies and other goods are uniform in size and shape for a consistently positive consumer experience.
As the regulatory landscape evolves, these technologies will provide additional applications for food and beverage processors. Food Engineering discusses with Tom Egan, vice president, industry services at PMMI, the issues facing processors.