Articles Tagged with ''inspection''

Engineering R&D

Helping machines see more clearly

Machine vision systems work amazingly well, but high-speed cameras, along with intelligent lighting and enhanced software algorithms, make their sight even better.

Wayne Labs

January 25, 2016

When you pick up a plastic-wrapped package in a grocery store and can’t read everything on the label because of a reflection or crease, you probably turn or tilt the package until the lighting is just right. If only it were that easy for machine vision systems.

Technology Sourcebook

Ultrasound inspection system

January 19, 2016

The PTI Seal-Scan 520 airborne ultrasound inspection system inspects and evaluates flexible package seals of all material types; it detects defects such as incomplete seals, partial seals, weak seals, channel defects, misaligned seals and seal delamination.

Technology Sourcebook

Inspection software

January 6, 2016

Sesotec multi-product software for RAYCON X-ray systems automatically detects which product is passing through the scanner and selects a predefined parameter set.

Technology Sourcebook

Digital sorting platform

December 3, 2015

Used for sorting fresh, frozen and dried vegetables, processed potato products and nuts, the Key Technology VERYX digital sorting platform is a suite of belt- and chute-fed sorters that share a common user interface.

USDA releases new catfish inspection program

Jeremy Gerrard

November 30, 2015

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service program fulfills requirement of the 2014 Farm Bill.

Technology Sourcebook

Thermal imager

November 10, 2015

The Omega OSXL-TG165 series thermal imager features a tripod mount/lanyard connection, dual pointer lasers that frame the area of interest, a pull trigger that activates the lasers and freezes images, and a mini USB port for downloading images and charging the internal battery.

TECH FLASH

NAMI, China nonprofit collaborate on food safety

Both parties will strengthen technology exchanges.

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2015

Cooperation on key food safety programs also will be enhanced.

Technology Sourcebook

X-ray fluorescence spectrometer

September 20, 2015

Enabling at-line analysis for food producers and manufacturers, the SPECTRO portable SPECTROSCOUT X-ray fluorescence spectrometer offers laboratory-quality elemental composition monitoring, quality control testing and audit-traceable results.

Tech Update

Optical Inspection: A finer line of separation

Vision technology improves product quality and manufacturing efficiency in multiple areas of the processing plant.

Debra Schug

August 25, 2015

In the face of coming regulations, as well as forecasts calling for increases in food production and decreases in food waste, the task at hand for food and beverage processors appears to be a monumental one.

Field Reports

Inspection equipment protects quality

A healthy snacks and meals processor goes the extra mile in its commitment to customer safety and brand excellence.

August 22, 2015

Safeway Fresh Foods is a family-owned food processor of healthy snacks and meals that go to market under the company’s Sunnyside Farms brand and customers’ private labels.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.