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Inspection/detection continues to advance in the snack and baking industry

X-ray, metal detection, checkweighing and vision systems improve quality control

January 13, 2020

X-ray, metal detection, checkweighing and vision systems continue to advance, offering bakery and snack producers many ways to improve their quality control programs. Today's sophisticated inspection equipment can detect smaller foreign objects, reduce false rejects, and handle a wider range of products to assure maximum food safety along with higher productivity.

Snack and bakery companies gain an edge through digital interconnectivity

Internet of things helps companies organize data, become more efficient

Ed Finkel

December 4, 2019

The internet of things (IoT) refers to interconnected devices embedded in everyday objects that provide the ability for people to remotely connect with those devices, or for those devices to remotely connect with one another.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Software Enhancement for Multifrequency Metal Detector

Thermo Fisher Scientific software enhancement for multifrequency metal detector

Addition of Auto Learn capabilities to software for the Thermo Scientific Sentinel multiscan metal detector helps optimize sensitivity, reduce false rejects and streamline product set-up

October 31, 2019

A new software functionality available as a standard feature in the Thermo Scientific Sentinel multiscan metal detector enhances set-up, making it easier and quicker for food processors to improve inspection performance.

Eriez expands Xtreme metal detector line to include new options

October 16, 2019

Eriez is now offering its standard Xtreme Metal Detector Conveyor Systems with optional air-blast or pusher-arm rejects.

METTLER TOLEDO Profile Advantage GC metal detector

September 9, 2019

Mettler Toledo has launched its GC Series conveyorized metal detection systems to improve compliance and reduce total cost of ownership.

METTLER TOLEDO metal detector

August 22, 2019

The METTLER TOLEDO Profile Advantage metal detector incorporates a revolutionary breakthrough in metal detection sensitivity: multi-simultaneous frequency technology.

Eriez DSC Grate Magnets now available through Quick Ship Program

May 28, 2019

Eriez has announced that its DSC (Dust-tight, Sanitary, Convertible) Grate-in-Housing Magnets are now included in the company’s Quick Ship line of standard magnetic separators which are available for immediate shipping.

Next-Level Traceability: How X-ray Inspection Provides Absolute Visibility and Traceability

Eagle Product Inspection Pack 240 HC machine

April 11, 2019

Traceability is more than a buzzword: it’s increasingly a “must” for food and beverage manufacturers seeking to provide greater visibility to their customers, consumers and government regulators.

Traceability technologies streamline snack and bakery food safety and efficiency

Technology suppliers address traceability concerns while helping improve production efficiency.

Liz Parker Kuhn

March 12, 2019

In today's snack and bakery industry, clear-cut traceability is vital to success and longevity, especially when there is a recall and ingredients need to be tracked.

Eagle Product Inspection: Lessons from Large Food Recalls

Lessons from large food recalls: advanced inspection systems reduce common risks

January 18, 2019

The massive nationwide recall of romaine lettuce in the U.S. in November, followed in mid-December by a highly publicized recall of nearly 30,000 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat sausage links, once again thrust food safety into the spotlight and into public discourse.