Items Tagged with 'metal detection'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Vertical FFS Metal Detector

March 11, 2019

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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

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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

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

Dry Processing Technology

Eriez DSC Grate Magnet

December 7, 2018

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The Eriez DSC (dust-tight, sanitary, convertible) grate in housing magnet handles fine powders and some head velocity pressure, while maintaining a positive seal.

New Plant Products

Multi-simultaneous-frequency metal detector

December 5, 2018

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The METTLER TOLEDO Profile Advantage metal detector analyzes product signal data captured across a spectrum of frequencies simultaneously and virtually eliminates false triggering by suppressing the active and unwanted signals produced by the products themselves.

New Plant Products

Fortress Technology Interceptor Multi-Scan Metal Detector

December 5, 2018

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The Fortress Technology Interceptor DF multi-orientation, multi-scan food metal detector is designed to detect metal contaminants in high-value foods, such as confectionery and low-side profile products.

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