Reducing Contaminants With X-Ray Inspection Technology For Cheese Manufacturer

Schuman Cheese Inc. processes more than 80 million pounds of cheese every year at its state-of-the-art facilities in Fairfield, New Jersey and Elgin, Illinois, in the United States. The fourth-generation, family business explains how integrating x-ray inspection technology into its production process has enhanced the company’s contamination detection capabilities and helped to reduce false rejects.

Founded in 1946 by Arthur Schuman, Schuman Cheese Inc. is the U.S. hard Italian cheese leader with over 30 percent of the U.S. market. The company offers a full spectrum of traditional and innovative hard cheeses, which are grated, shredded, shaved, sliced and cut for customers’ use, before being packaged in bags, cups, PET Jars and wedges.