When adding a pneumatic conveying line, it is best to include the blower vendor in the conversation to avoid long-term problems and costs associated with an under-sized system.
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FOOD MANUFACTURING GUEST CONTRIBUTORS
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![Titanium Dioxide powder-GettyImages-1481466149]( "The EU's Ban On TiO<sub>2</sub> In Food May Impact Pharma. Here's What You Should Know.")
The EU's Ban On TiO2 In Food May Impact Pharma. Here's What You Should Know.Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is used as a food additive and OSD pharmaceutical excipient. In 2020, the European Food Safety Authority noted data gaps regarding particle size, which can affect its toxicological properties, so the European Commission banned it as a food additive. Here's how this could impact pharma.
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![USDA Logo]( "Implications Of The Upcoming USDA Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule")
Implications Of The Upcoming USDA Strengthening Organic Enforcement RuleThe new Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) Rule, which went into effect in March 2023, seeks to reduce fraud in the organic marketplace, improve the USDA’s enforcement protocols, and enhance oversight of organic producers, handlers, and certifiers. Though the rule will require action for many businesses and organizations, these changes will ultimately create a more unified, trusted, and transparent organic supply chain.
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![How The Food Industry Is Evolving Toward A More Transparent Supply Chain]( "Addressing A Lack Of Transparency In Green Claims")
Addressing A Lack Of Transparency In Green ClaimsThe rise in consumer awareness and demand for greater transparency has led to changes in regulations worldwide. In response to greenwashing in the food sector, as well as other industries, regulatory authorities are stepping up efforts to hold organizations accountable for their green claims.
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Smart Irrigation For Agriculture Leads To More Efficient Carbon CaptureFarmers are key to carbon capture, though many plans to reverse greenhouse gas emissions — such as the one described in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's 2020 report on California's efforts, Getting to Neutral — largely ignore them.
WHITE PAPERS
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Principles Of Due Diligence For Food Safety And Quality Control8/23/2023
Explore the core principles of due diligence, legal requirements and standards for food safety, and ways to reduce the risk of product recalls.
Today’s dynamic manufacturing climate presents multiple challenges, forcing manufacturers to compare traditional and modern batch and rethink what to expect when choosing a system.
Product recalls can damage a company's reputation. Learn about the reasoning behind recalls, the impact of recalls, and what companies can do to minimize their exposure to such risks.
Explore how sludge production and energy consumption result in significantly high GHG emissions for aerobic treatment processes.
BioElectrochemical approaches, such as Aquacycl’s BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology (BETT™), can act as industrial pretreatment to make anaerobic digestion significantly more efficient and reliable.
APPLICATION NOTES & CASE STUDIES
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Implementation Of An X-Ray Inspection System For Mixed Nut Products6/3/2024
Learn about an inspection system that addressed the key concern of an Italian nut supplier of ensuring no foreign contaminants were present in the packaged nuts reaching the customers.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Precise, Complete, and Ultimate Detection.
A premium dual energy x-ray inspection system offering outstanding detection of hard-to-find, low density contaminants, in a variety of applications. Available in standard and custom configurations
Detect Hard-to-Find Contaminants
Capable of detecting hard-to-find contaminants in a variety of applications. Offering clarity and precision in complex areas of product inspection.
Enhance Product Quality
Achieves outstanding product quality using advanced levels of foreign body detection of low-density contaminants in overlapping products.
Increase Productivity
Clever design combined with an intuitive user interface to create user-friendly systems that increase uptime and boost productivity.
Food manufacturers rely on ROSS for a wide range of processing objectives including dry blending, emulsification, high-speed powder induction, dissolution, dispersion, high-viscosity mixing, and many more. ROSS' well-proven mixer and blender designs contribute to the growing success of food companies, meeting their requirements for consistency, quality, and freshness, helping them develop new innovative products while lowering production costs and simplifying maintenance.
Efficient, customizable, intuitive use
Advanced bottom inspection of a variety of packages. The system supports customized lighting and can be extended with top cameras for further applications such as seal contamination inspection.
Effective Bottom Inspection
Supporting up to 400 ppm, capture the nuances associated with various product shapes or sizes where a larger field of view is required.
Application Based Design
Cameras and advanced lighting options help overcome challenging applications where wet, reflective, or uneven surfaces interfere with imaging.
Intuitive Software
Powerful CIVCore software offers a range of inspection options for easy setup and configuration.
METTLER TOLEDO Track and Trace Aggregation Benefits
Simplifying the shipping of products requires aggregation to a higher packaging level. If the parent-child relationships are stored via the serial numbers during aggregation, it is also possible to track individual packages across the supply chain. Each aggregated group is assigned a parent code, creating an e-pedigree for each item. Cases or pallets can be further aggregated into shipping containers.
As pieces are added or removed, the association between the individual item and the aggregated code can be altered. This is managed through data entry on the software interface. Movement of each product is recorded from its creation on the production line, through to the warehouse of a wholesaler, and eventually the point of sale where the product's authenticity can be verified. Our PCE Line Manager software features a highly configurable aggregation process that supports manual and automated aggregation of pharmaceuticals. We also offer standalone or integrated aggregation solutions designed to fit into your existing production process.
Fast, Flexible Solutions
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection offers support for food and pharmaceutical manufacturers as well as packaged consumer goods producers in scaling up production and adapting to meet variable or seasonal demand through our try before you buy program.
Meet the challenge of detecting foreign objects anywhere in cans and bottles with the Thermo Scientific™ Xpert™ Sideshoot X-Ray Inspection System. This high-speed, high-performance horizontal x-ray beam (back to front) system provides single beam x-ray inspection for tall, upright packages and includes software specifically tailored to detect objects in all regions of cans and bottles. The system is designed to use an existing conveyor to reduce cost and floor space. The system meets HACCP requirements and can be upgraded to meet IP69K washdown specifications.
Compact, High-Speed and Precise
A unique solution which inspects individually wrapped food or pharmaceutical products at high line speeds. The X34C combines a short total footprint with an optimized focal distance to enhance detection of non-conforming products and reducing waste
FOOD ONLINE CONTENT COLLECTIONS
In this free collection of articles, you’ll find articles on four different types of inspection systems and how they work to keep food safe. Further, these articles will explain the creation of food safety and quality programs and how the four types of technology are used to bolster these programs.
More Content CollectionsLATEST FOOD HEADLINES
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WEBINARS
- Raw Material Product Inspection: Are You Missing This Important Stage?
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FOOD INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
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![Pet Food Kibble GettyImages-1131841641]( "Ensuring High Quality And Contaminant-Free Pet Foods")
Ensuring the food we feed our animals is safe from physical contaminants is paramount. This necessitates rigorous inspection by pet food manufacturers before products reach store shelves.
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![GettyImages-123491654 Valentine hearts]( "Best Practices To Avoid Metal Contamination In Candy Manufacturing")
Explore the current state of chocolate hearts and Valentine conversation hearts as well as their popularity, variations, and how modern trends and technologies have impacted these cherished treats.
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![GettyImages-1309900541 Food Production Line Metal Detector]( "X-Ray Inspection Vs. Metal Detection Technologies For Food Safety: What Should You Know?")
Here, we outline two distinct food inspection technologies and how manufacturers can utilize them to circumvent expensive and potentially harmful hazards.
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![Food Inspection GettyImages-1161610414]( "Are You Missing An Important Stage In Raw Material Product Inspection?")
Learn why product inspection is crucial in ensuring safety and quality control for food manufacturers.
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![GettyImages-1497186874 Variety of cheese in supermarket dairy aisle]( "How To Obtain Accurate Weight Measurement In Cheese Products")
Industrial cheese production relies on precise weighing accuracy. Learn about the industrial cheese production process and how to obtain accurate weight measurements with inline checkweighers.
