To assure maximum food safety and high productivity, bakers and snack producers are improving their quality-control programs by investing in more-sophisticated inspection equipment that detects contaminants in a wide range of products, as well as offers lower false reject rates. Such features improve overall equipment efficiency on the line, allowing more goods to be produced in less time. The latest metal detection and X-ray equipment fulfills these needs and more at all stages of the production process.
“Historically, many bakers and snack food processors have relied on digital sorters, metal detectors and X-ray inspection equipment at the end of production lines to check final product quality,” says John Kadinger, marketing manager, Key Technology Inc., Walla Walla, WA. “Today, we’re seeing more interest in inspecting incoming ingredients, such as nuts and dried fruit, to ensure that no quality problems are introduced along with these natural, minimally processed products.”