IP69k, AMI Sanitary X-Ray Design Launched

Anritsu Sanitary Design X-Ray System
As food safety laws become more stringent and recalls more pronounced and costly, food processing equipment needs to not only perform but also be designed to prevent bacteria growth and allow for proper cleaning. The Anritsu x-ray technology (5000 installed) is proven to perform to levels not seen by our competitors and is now available to IP69k harsh washdown standards and designed to the AMI Sanitary Design guidelines to assist with the prevention of bacteria growth while protecting the food zones area of the equipment. Our design was developed in cooperation with several North America Food Companies and through the use of the published AMI Sanitary design guideline worksheet.

Anritsu X-Ray Capabilities And Benefits

• Detection of metal contamination as small as 0.3mm fe, non-fe and stainless spheres
• Detection of metal wire contamination as small as 0.2mm x 2mm long fe, non-fe and stainless
• Detection of 1mm glass, 2mm stone, 1mm bone and other dense contaminants
• Analysis of package weight using x-ray technology
• Detection of missing items, broken products or mis-shaped products
• Inspection through metallic packaging without degradation of detection
• Inspection of ‘chubbed' products while confirming the presence of the clip
• Inspection of products with O2 scavengers while confirming their presence
• Detection of product trapped within the seal of a flow wrapped product
• … and other analyses

Anritsu Sanitary Features

• Cabinet is designed to withstand high pressure washdown to IP69k standards
• The product zone is protected from possible cross contamination during washdown
• Conveyor can be dis-assembled within 1 minute without tools
• Conveyor belt is FDA approved
• Only solid rollers are utilized to prevent hidden bacteria growth
• Cabinet is designed to direct water away from and around the product zone
• Motor does not use sprockets and chains – direct drive solution
• Motor is shielded from the product zone to prevent possible contamination to the product
• No flat surfaces are evident in the design with all surface tapered away from the product zone
• Polished stainless steel design prevents bacteria growth opportunities
• Cables and pipes have been minimized or eliminated where possible
• Framework does not have any tubular penetration – completely sealed frame
• Metal to metal or metal to plastic points are eliminated or can be easily dis-assembled
• X-Ray guarding is interlocked and can be easily removed

SOURCE: Anritsu Industrial Solutions Co, Ltd