The product inspection division of METTLER TOLEDO produces high quality, very reliable inspection equipment for use in high speed, demanding manufacturing production lines. Our checkweighers complete a 100% weight check of all items, while our metal detectors ensure that any metal contamination is found and eliminated from the production line. Additionally, x-ray inspection systems are able to effectively detect dense physical contaminants as well as measure mass and check for missing or damaged product inside closed packages, and our vision inspection systems automatically check the product to ensure perfect presentation and that all required markings are present.
The C35 Pharma checkweigher is fitted with numerous configurable options and features to meet the requirements of today's pharmaceutical production companies.
4-in-1 Solution for Highest Process Safety
A high quality advanced inspection solution integrating four processes in one compact system: the XS2 MV TE checkweighing and marking system combines ink jet printing and vision verification with highly accurate in-motion weighing and tamper evident sealing to ensure global traceability and assist fraud protection for highest process safety in pharmaceutical industry.
A throughput of up to 300 packs per minute, a weighing range from 7 g to 7.5 kg and very high weighing accuracy positions the C33 PlusLine at the forefront of checkweighing and metal detection technology.
The XE100 CC is the first product inspection system which weighs and detects metal contamination using a single short conveyor. The innovative mechanical design not only allows for the extremely small footprint but also enables the transport belt to be changed within minutes to drastically reduce service downtime and effort.
The CV35 AdvancedLine is the first product on the market that combines checkweighing and vision inspection - designed to prevent label mix-up and weight verification in a single process.
Dynamic checkweighing, marking, verification, precision product handling and reliable sorting – the perfect combination of all processes in one compact system. The XS2 MV checkweigher combines accurate weighing, marking and vision verification control in compliance with global traceability and fraud protection requirements. The product codes printed onto the collapsible box by the printing system are verified for accuracy and legibility and serve as a key for legally required quality certificates.
The Starweigh XS is a unique and highly precise checkweighing system delivering laboratory accuracies at high production throughput rates.
Tailored for Pharmacist's The C3570 Pharma checkweigher is fitted with numerous configurable options and features to meet the requirements of today's pharmaceutical production companies.
Imagine a checkweighing system engineered to precisely meet your requirements. A checkweighing system that is adaptable in the best possible way to numerous applications with a robust reliable design. This, and an outstanding performance is your key to a future-proof dependable investment.
The XE100 checkweigher is perfect for use in logistics and end-of-line packaging applications, where strict demands are placed on accuracy and ease of operation.
Performance and value, combined with a wide array of package handling, production monitoring, control and communications options, make the XE40 optimally suited to checkweighing applications in virtually all sectors of industry.
The 15 inch touchscreen and up to 200 product memory capacity make the XS40 checkweigher optimal for use in production lines and end-of-line packaging applications, where strict demands are placed on accuracy, dependability and connectivity.
The CM9400 checkweigher, ideal for round containers such as cans and bottles, uses the patented Hi-Speed technology that eliminates timing screws and integrates timing, spacing, and scale sections, allowing seam-to-seam weighing.
The Hi-Speed CS3600 is an in-motion scale for weighing large packages such as boxes, cartons, cases, bags, or sacks for either general industrial or harsh wash down environments. The proven design delivers accurate and repeatable weights while a wide variety of accessories allow it to be tailored to specific application needs.
The XE3 CombiChecker is a very compact in-line checkweigher and metal detection combination system incorporating not only all features, options and accessories of the standard XE3 checkweigher, but also including a highly sensitive metal detector.
Bringing together these two technologies with a single touchscreen user interface makes these combination systems optimal for all applications that require an effective brand protection program, and where floor space is at a premium.
The XS3 checkweigher is a compact and highly efficient checkweighing solution which delivers process reliability, productivity and profit.
Beltweigh XC CombiChecker combines in-line weighing and metal detection in a compact and economical package.
Hi-Speed Cornerstone checkweighers can be provided in a wide variety of configurations ranging from compact, two-conveyor systems to those which integrate timing and spacing conveyors, metal detectors, and multiple reject mechanisms all on one standard, easy-to-install frame. Combined with the full featured HI-SPEED XS user interface, Cornerstone delivers maximum checkweighing performance and capabilities as well as superior protection against all types of metal contamination with minimal false rejects.
The Cornerstone series of checkweighers delivers extremely rugged and reliable performance for a broad range of applications for packaged and pre-packaged goods. Available in XE and XS models, they are ideal for cartons, bags, bars, pouches, jugs, and bottles and can be custom configured for unique and highly challenging products.
Beltweigh XC products provide a level of capabilities that are suited for users that are introducing product inspection to their production processes and those who are already employing checkweighing and looking to increase capacity with an economical solution.
The systems check that the weight is correct and that the product is free from metal in a single procedure, while also offering centralized inventory management, reporting on the checkweigher terminal, fast product changes and ejection of defective products.
Whether you're working with oval cans, flat bags, rectangular boxes or even square ones, the C3570 checkweigher uses outstanding precision and speed to weigh products in all types of packaging. In addition to its large product setup memory, it stands out from the crowd thanks to its ability to be integrated into production lines with ease, variety of data communication interfaces and wide range of options.
Gravity fall metal detection systems controlled from a full-colour touchscreen operator interface, for the inspection of powders and granular products.
Gravity FlowSD metal detection systems deliver unrivalled levels of detection sensitivity to all metal contaminants in bulk, free flowing powders and granular products. All systems incorporate an integrated high-speed reject valve.
Designed for easy integration into food production lines, the Signature Touch metal detector delivers high performance on-line metal detection. When combined with material handling systems such as conveyors, product inspection can be fully automated.
Inspection of your products using the Signature metal detector from METTLER TOLEDO Safeline can benefit the end user in terms of delivering robust, reliable, proven on-line metal detection.
Delivers up to 50 percent improved sensitivity to detect smaller metal contaminants when inspecting products that are wet, hot, chilled, cooling or packed in metallized film.
PowerPhasePLUS Throat metal detectors are designed for use in vertical packaging applications. These food processor metal detectors are normally installed between the weighing and vertical bagging process where they inspect for all types of metal contamination in the free falling product.
PowerPhasePRO Throat Metal Detectors are designed for use in vertical packaging applications. These food processor metal detectors are normally installed between the weighing and vertical bagging process where they inspect for all types of metal contamination in the free falling product.
Vertical packaging metal detector, with full-colour touchscreen operator interface, optimised to deliver maximum sensitivity for inspecting free falling products in-flight.
Metal detection systems for sausage manufacture and inspection of high viscosity liquids.
Metal detection systems controlled from a full-colour touchscreen operator interface for the inspection of pumped food products.
The X39 X-ray System is specifically designed for the inspection of frozen-formed products, ensuring your products are free from contaminants and product defects.
Designed for loose bulk-flow food products, the X36 Series Bulk x-ray system offers outstanding contaminant detection before further value is added to the product, saving costs.
The X38 x-ray system can inspect pumped products such as slurries, semi-solids and fluids, ensuring food safety before final packaging and further value is added to the product.
The X33 Series Bulk Variant x-ray system provides exceptional contamination detection in unpackaged products in a bulk flow format. Inspecting up to 5,000kg of product per hour.
Complete inspection of glass containers at high line speeds up to 1200ppm, ensuring outstanding detection sensitivity of physical contaminants in jars up to 130mm in diameter.
The X3735 examines each product at two angles ensuring contamination detection and various product integrity checks are conducted on each product, eliminating blind spots.
The design of the X3725 ensures consistent product presentation thanks to an integrated conveyor and product specific guiderails, ensuring maximum detection of contaminants.
Safeline X-ray inspection systems provide superior contamination detection for manufacturers producing food, beverages and pet food products packaged in a wide variety of metal cans. With x-ray inspection solutions for products packaged in cans of all shapes and sizes, applications include canned baby food, ready meals, fish and seafood, meat, tinned fruit and vegetables, pet food and beverages in cans.
Purposely designed to inspect a variety of unpackaged food products, Safeline X-ray inspection systems are relied upon by food manufacturers in industries such as meat and poultry, bakery, confectionery, snacks, cereals industries. Typical unwrapped food applications include grains, nuts and raw meat, in addition to formed-style products such as frozen pizzas, dough balls, beef burger patties and chicken nuggets. X-ray machines for food inspection deliver the highest detection sensitivity ensuring accuracy, reliability and ease of operation for all unpackaged applications.
The X3710 is capable of inspecting up to 1,800 products per minute (dependent on product dimensions), ensuring future-proof inspection capabilities.
A flexible food x-ray system designed to inspect a diverse range of food applications at high line speeds, such as metal or composite cans, plastic containers and doypacks.
The X3730 food x-ray system offers outstanding detection sensitivity in cans and glass containers, using an x-ray split beam to expose contaminants in the whole container.
Document your production and control your product inspection devices with data management software ProdX.
The X37 Series offers the most technically advanced x-ray inspection system on the market for tall, rigid containers. The X37 Series provides the customer with the tools to achieve compliance with industry standards such as HACCP.
The R50G X-ray Inspection system is designed to detect foreign bodies and inspect fill levels of small to large diameter glass jars at high line speeds. The technology incorporates an angled x-ray beam that shoots through the base area while simultaneously inspecting the side of glass containers, providing unrivalled glass-in-glass inspection. The system does not require product handling, meaning no spacing between jars, maximizing throughput of up to 1,200 containers per minute.
Designed for ease-of-use, the X33 offers high detection capabilities, safeguarding brands and consumers, while its low energy consumption reduces the Total Cost of Ownership.
Highly configurable, the X36 offers the highest level of integrity checks across multiple product lanes at high throughput rates for complete brand protection and compliance.
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PowerPhasePRO Metal Detectors enable manufacturers to configure functionality and feature sets to meet their individual business requirements. By employing a basic, high performance metal detector and a selection of optional hardware and software bundles "pre-installed" in new machines or through "retro-fittable" upgrades, detector performance can be further enhanced.
Throat and SuperThroat models of Safeline metal detectors are designed for installation in vertical bagging and filling applications in the food industry. Mettler-Toledo Safeline's patented "zero free metal zone" technology and custom support frames significantly reduce the space required between scales and baggers/fillers.
Gravity FlowHD metal detection systems deliver unrivalled levels of detection sensitivity to all metal contaminants in bulk, free flowing powders and granular products. All systems incorporate a fully integrated high-speed reject valve.
The GlassChek Plus x-ray inspection system is most suitable for the inspection of wide neck and non-uniform glass jars. Its software plots the individual dimensions of every glass jar that passes through the x-ray beam, detecting contaminants in the product as well as possible inclusions in the glass jar itself.
Despite its popularity, glass packaging poses a significant safety risk and the effects of glass-in-glass contamination can be highly damaging. Safeline manufactures automated x-ray inspection systems for contamination detection and quality control checks for a wide variety of food, beverage and pharmaceutical products packaged in glass bottles, containers and jars of all shapes and sizes.
METTLER TOLEDO SAFELINE is the world leader in customized metal detection and x-ray inspection solutions for food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries.
SAFELINE rectangular aperture metal detectors are designed to deliver unrivalled levels of detection sensitivity to all metal contaminants in conveyorized, loose, or packaged products.
'Reduction of Metal Contamination – Building an Effective Program’ is a highly comprehensive guide to metal detection that is specifically aimed at assisting the global food production and pharmaceutical industries. This document is widely regarded across the food and pharmaceutical sectors as ‘essential reading’.
The Safeline AMI Sanitary Conveyor meets the "American Meat Institute Sanitary Design Checklist" guidelines to ensure cleanability to a microbiological level. Thorough sanitation is assured through easily cleaned product areas. Non-product areas are designed to eliminate debris build-up and potential bacterial reservoirs.
Safeline's BISSC conveyor designs have been independently verified to meet the "Sanitation Standard" (ANSI/BISSC/Z50.2-2003)of the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee (BISSC) of the American Society of Baking. Safeline is a member of the Bakery Equipment Manufacturer's Association (BEMA).
SAFELINE HDS Pipeline metal detectors are specifically designed to inspect sausage, fats, and high viscosity liquids. They deliver unparalleled sensitivity to all metal types, including ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless steel. They are also able to find non-spherical contaminants such as metal clips, wire, swarf, and slithers of metal.
Safeline Zero Metal Free Zone (ZMFZ) metal detectors are designed to meet the ultimate inspection standards for food processors. Safeline’s patented Internal Cancellation Field (ICF) technology eliminates interference from nearby metal structures, ensuring highest frequency and maximum stability in reduced spaces.
Safeline Pipeline Metal Detectors are intended predominantly for use in the food industry. These rugged, compact detection systems are suitable for the inspection of all liquids, pastes and slurries and are able to detect all types of metal contamination.
Designed for inspection of pumped products, typically slurries, semi-solids and fluids before the final packaging and further value is added to the product.
Delivers detection and elimination of foreign bodies in bulk products regardless of shape or location within the product.
Single beam x-ray systems designed to meet the high speed and high coverage needs of the food processing and packaging industries.
Oriented Product Inspection An entry level vision inspection solution for oriented products, utilizing high quality smart cameras and lights.
Flexible Vision System A flexible vision inspection system for label, print and packaging applications with an expandable design supporting the addition of future inspection applications.
The METTLER TOLEDO Mosaic Compact is a turnkey inspection solution for round, un-oriented containers which utilizes a simpler, more accurate vision processing method than traditional 360° inspection solutions. The system is designed for easy operation by everyday users, reducing operator error.
Revolutionary. For inspecting round, un-oriented containers, the Mosaic’s breakthrough design uses a 6 camera “around the container” configuration to make sure every aspect of the label or print is consistently imaged. An optional top camera allows for additional inspection options.
Top and bottom inspection. Because the CLS uses a line scan camera, inspections of labels on the bottom of a package are accomplished without additional product handling requirements. The top module adjusts automatically, allowing for packages of various sizes.
Flexibility. The V6300 is easy to install, configure, operate and expand. As your needs increase the V6300 can keep pace.
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The Product Inspection Group of METTLER TOLEDO, the largest manufacturer of product inspection systems for the food and pharmaceutical industries, is hosting a Grand Opening event for their customers and trade media on July 12 – 13th, 2018.
J.O. Spice Company is a family-owned manufacturer of crab and seafood seasonings. At their start in 1945, the original husband-and-wife team commercialized recipes that were handed down through generations.
In this white paper, our focus is to unravel what conformity of packaged food is: from regulatory compliance and upholding branding requirements to ensuring consumers’ needs are met. We look at why conformity is important to different stakeholders within the food industry. We also consider the technologies available to help meet conformity objectives, plus the additional business benefits they provide, to alleviate some of the pressures that manufacturers and brand owners face today.
This white paper explains why the hygienic design of product inspection equipment is critical. It explores the key benefits of investing in such equipment by highlighting the areas which will help manufacturers to ensure the safety of food, beverage and pharmaceutical products.
This white paper explores common filling problems providing advice and solutions to fine tune these processes. It shows proven applications and methods of controlling filling processes along with example calculations to show the possible savings modern checkweighers can achieve.
This white paper takes a thorough look at Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC). It details their similarities and differences as well as explaining the key steps food companies must take as they prepare to transition from HACCP to HARPC.
This article explains how a variety of product inspection equipment on production line increases confidence that due diligence has been taken to ensure product quality.
This condensed version of the Industry 4.0 Guide provides an improved appreciation of Industry 4.0, guidance integrating product inspection equipment with Industry 4.0 practices and innovations as well as an explanation of risks and risk mitigation.
Metal detection and x-ray systems specifically designed for pumped products in addition to checkweighers and vision equipment ensure perfect packaging and labeling every time.
Food safety and quality is paramount. Because of this, La Provence Bakery needed new inspection equipment to maximize final product quality after installing a new cookie line in 2016.
Oakshire Mushroom Farm needed new metal detectors to accommodate rising demand. This case study explains the selection process and how the technoloy improved food safety and final product quality.
X36 Optimizes Detection Sensitivity in Bulk Flow Products While Maximizing Productivity
As food and pharmaceutical manufacturers strive to ensure maximum efficiency on their processing lines to maintain competitiveness, the X36 x-ray inspection Series from Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray can help. This series of adaptable x-ray inspection systems uses the most advanced imaging technology on the market to provide high-detection sensitivity appropriate to a broad range of packaged applications.
In addition to exhibiting its inspection systems at both of these co-located shows, METTLER TOLEDO specialists will also conduct daily presentations sharing guidance on the value of using product inspection and connectivity as a source of actionable information to enhance productivity and detect specific defects.
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, a global market leader in product inspection technology, will present a variety of new inspection solutions at Pack Expo and Healthcare Packaging Expo in Las Vegas, NV, September 25 to 27, 2017. Systems for providing thorough and reliable inspection of bulk and packaged food and beverage products will be exhibited in booth C1814, while solutions for pharmaceutical inspection and track and trace will be demonstrated in booth N306. Mettler-Toledo specialists will be available to thoroughly explain the systems’ technology and answer questions about attendees’ specific inspection needs.
New food x-ray systems for tall, rigid containers ensure maximum detection sensitivity and high throughputs while reducing operational costs
Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s new range of HDS Pipeline Metal Detectors is developed specifically for use on vacuum filling lines for detection sensitivity and stability, as well as user-friendly operation in potentially harsh or extreme working environments.
This white paper looks at the most common food safety standards, their latest requirements, and explains how a product inspection program can help food manufacturers meet these requirements.
A properly calibrated vision inspection system can spot container defects before filling, preventing contamination and spillage, reducing waste, and improving standards compliance.
Quality control is one of the most important stages of the production process. Implementing a quality control program with automated vision inspection helps ensure every product meets quality standards.
This white paper focuses on bulk food applications and discusses why manufacturers submit bulk foods to product inspection. It explores what inspection technologies can be used and how they are used.
This white paper gives guidance on the essential processes of validation, verification, and routine performance monitoring for in-line product inspection equipment in food making facilities.
Amway's success is driven by relationships and maintaining high-quality products. To ensure continued success, Amway installed x-ray inspection systems and checkweighers at its food manufacturing facility.
When Key Ingredient Market expanded operations, it needed new equipment. With quality as its backbone, this case study explains why metal detection was a key part of the company's success.
This white paper explores the ways in which technology and communications languages have evolved in order to address industry-wide challenges.
Oakshire Mushroom Farm is an award-winning innovator and patent holder in the mushroom industry. In business for more than 31 years, the fungi producer develops, grows and packs their own OAKSHIRE branded products as well as DOLE® mushrooms, as the exclusive licensee in North America. When Oakshire needed a new metal detector in 2015 to accommodate rising demand, they turned to Mettler-Toledo Safeline and selected a Signature Touch to maximize food safety and final product quality.
If production equipment fails, manufacturers face unplanned downtime, reduced output, and lost revenues. This article explains how preventive maintenance reduces the risk of unplanned downtime.
For specialty desserts, maximum product quality has to be guaranteed. High-precision checkweighing and metal detection systems are essential in achieving the highest quality.
While checkweighers are often associated with compliance to regulations, they also boost your bottom line through the reduction of waste, tightening of tolerances, and helping to produce more consistent products. Checkweighers provide an immediate positive contribution to productivity and profits with most systems paying for themselves in a matter of a few months, weeks, or even days! Here are 10 reasons your company should invest in checkweighing technology.
Metal detector sensitivity performance is usually expressed in terms of the diameter of a test sphere made from a specific type of metal, such as ferrous, non-ferrous, aluminum or stainless steel.
This paper explains how product inspection systems support food safety compliance by eliminating physical contaminants and the factors that affect the sensitivity of product inspection equipment.
Most manufacturers and processors in the food and pharmaceutical industries recognize the need for metal detection systems and that they are an essential element of any efficient and effective quality-focused regime. There is an ever greater need for metal detectors in an increasingly competitive market-place driven by a growing range of complex factors including changing customer requirements, the tightening of industry standards, and the growth of regulatory and legislative bodies.
For any product, a strong brand reputation is an invaluable, yet potentially vulnerable asset, which must be protected at all costs. Brand reputation can easily be damaged by negative factors such as customer complaints, product safety concerns and product recalls; however, vision technology provides an inspection solution that examines all products on a production line with a high level of accuracy, making it an extremely effective means of protecting against risks.
A checkweigher is a key part of a quality control system. This article guides you through building an effective checkweighing program to deliver quality products and ensure customer satisfaction.
If you’re a food or pharmaceutical manufacturer, you’re responsible for the safety of your products. X-ray inspection systems are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries to ensure product safety and quality, and this guide provides a single and definitive source of reference to x-ray inspection technology for use in those industries. It covers all aspects of the subject, starting with the basic principles – all the way through to implementing a comprehensive x-ray inspection program.
METTLER TOLEDO joins the Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC) and is committed to producing PackML-enabled equipment. PackML, Packaging Machine Language, and related calculations enable production line performance improvements.
‘Product effect’ (a phenomenon where the type of product being inspected can itself hinder the inspection technology’s capability to identify a particular contaminant) has long been a problem for food manufacturers. In the case of metal detection, product effect can be caused by a number of factors such as high moisture or salt content, temperature variations, size and shape of the product, orientation through the detector and packaging material.
The METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection Division announced today that it will be building a new state-of-the-art facility to accommodate the growth of its business throughout the Americas. The new facility is expected to be completed in late 2017, and will be located 15 miles north of the Division's current site in Tampa, FL, which houses the company's Safeline Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection businesses. It will also become the home of the Hi-Speed Checkweighing business, which is planned to relocate from Ithaca, New York during the course of 2018.
Considering TCO helps to understand better the costs over and above the purchase price and also – when suppliers have differing offers – to compare them and ultimately to substantiate the investment decision.
To ensure that the highest quality levels are preserved at all times, Germany-based Koenig Backmittel processes only the very best raw ingredients, whilst also placing great importance on its state-of-the-art production technology. As part of its incoming goods checks for hazelnuts, an x-ray inspection system inspects the raw ingredients for contaminants to provide a significant part of the overall quality management process. This helps ensure the company follows through on one of its guiding principles, “Quality Ensures Success.”
As manufacturing continues to become more globalized and the supply chain also becomes more unified, recalls of significant scale are likely to become more common.
What are the best locations for x-ray inspection in a processing line? This white paper addresses that question to help you understand the most effective locations of critical control points.
To assure product quality and food safety, one of the world’s leading cheese manufacturers recently turned to x-ray inspection and metal detection technology. The company installed x-ray for bulk packaging line and twelve metal detectors for all of their other cheese manufacturing lines.
With the increasing tendency towards the use of high-end image processing systems and computerized comparison of analysis data, it is now possible to implement a range of basic functions into the production run as part of the optical inspection process. This includes comparing packaging on the production line against compliant images and rejecting items which don't meet the standard. It also includes measuring product dimensions and determining whether any tolerance values deviate from the norm. Other tasks, such as checking product data, print quality standards and ensuring packing units are properly filled can be performed.
This white paper will help clarify the foundations of investment decisions, explain the costs dynamic in-line metal detection equipment, and help you calculate ROI of in-line metal detection equipment.
Inspection systems are highly accurate, and growing more accurate all the time, but they still have limitations which must be considered when implementing a label inspection program.
Considering TCO helps to better understand the costs over and above the purchase price and also – when suppliers have differing offers — to compare them and ultimately to substantiate the investment.
METTLER TOLEDO CI-Vision is pleased to announce the launch of the V2622 Flex-Lite, a compact smart camera based vision solution. The V2622 serves as an excellent introduction for manufacturers seeking to integrate vision technology into their quality control process.
The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC) was founded in 1994 and is made up of end-users, technology suppliers, and machine builders. OMAC members are recognized as industry leaders within the End Users and Equipment Manufacturers group. This White Paper examines how OMAC and Packaging Machine Language (PackML) are helping improve industry standards for overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Again and again it can be seen that far too little attention is paid to checkweighing as part of the food manufacturing and packaging process. Companies that employ it appropriately – with the entire production process in mind – and so consciously avoid weak links in the overall production chain, can make an additional contribution to their own value creation.
