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CANNABIS PRODUCTS | NOVEMBER 2019

SSV-f Checkweigher and Metal Detector

November 25, 2019

The Economy combination SSV-f Checkweigher and Metal Detector is the best combination of performance, price and compact footprint.

Food Safety

Metal found in chicken causes recall of more than 2 million pounds

Simmons poultry went to institutional locations in 8 states

Rose Shilling

November 7, 2019

Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. recalled about 2 million pounds of chicken that may be contaminated with metal, the USDA announced.

Dry Processing

Tortilla maker ensures quality and safety with new metal detectors

Sharon Spielman

October 18, 2019

To support its double-digit growth over the past few years, Arevalo installed three METTLER TOLEDO Safeline Profile Advantage metal detectors to help protect its final product quality.

Food Safety

Taco Bell recalls over 2 million pounds of seasoned beef for possible metal shavings

Kenosha Beef International supplied the beef to restaurants across much of the country

Rose Shilling

October 15, 2019

Taco Bell and a supplier recalled seasoned beef for tacos and burritos after customers said they found a metal shaving in their food.

Engineering R&D

Metal detectors good at finding 3D but struggle with flat flakes

Wayne Labs

August 15, 2019

I asked Steve Gidman, founder and president of Fortress Technology, about some of the challenges and successes in designing the company's Interceptor DF system.

Food Safety

Tyson chicken strip recall for metal pieces expands to about 12 million pounds

4 more people complained about finding metal

Rose Shilling

May 6, 2019

Tyson Foods greatly increased the amount of frozen chicken strips it recalled to about 12 million pounds, after four more people complained about finding metal pieces.

Field Reports

Metal detection system helps Doughnut Peddler meet its quality goals

April 15, 2019

Doughnut Peddler had always wanted to invest in metal detection but needed a business justification for the investment. The company's rapid expansion provided the opportunity and the commercial case that it needed.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS - FALL 2018

Vertical FFS Metal Detector

March 11, 2019

Requiring no metal-free area above or below its sensing head, the Eriez Xtreme vertical form/fill/seal (FFS) metal detector is built for installations in space-restricted areas below FFS packaging machines.

New Plant Products

Metal Detector Testing

January 16, 2019

Providing a traceable, auditable way to test the performance of food metal detectors, Fortress Halo automatic testing technology effectively duplicates the signal disturbance that occurs during manual testing, without having to physically pass a metal contaminant through the metal detector.

Dry Processing Technology

Puritan Drawer Magnets

December 7, 2018

Puritan drawer magnets are engineered to remove medium and fine ferrous contaminants from dry, free-flowing products under gravity flow.

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