Metal Detection In The Food Industry

Cooks and chefs all over the world use dried herbs and spices without giving thought to the possibility that small pieces of metal might be hiding in the container. This confidence comes about because the producers of quality food products take great care to protect their brand by ensuring that the products are not contaminated. A typical example is the German company Laux GmbH where product quality is paramount.

Because metal fragments may be present in the incoming raw materials or enter the product during the manufacturing process, Laux inspect every jar of herbs and spices at the end-of-line, immediately before dispatch. Like many companies, Laux needs to make the best use of the available production space but cannot afford to compromise the reliability of the inspection process. To satisfy both parameters, Laux has installed the ECOLINE-D metal detection system from S+S to inspect all of its glass jars of herbs and spices.