X-Ray Inspection White Papers & Articles

1. Advanced Product Inspection Technologies In The Food Industry 2/11/2025

   Learn more about these advanced product inspection technologies like metal detectors, X-ray systems, and checkweighers that are revolutionizing food safety and compliance.

2. Preventing Product Recalls By Timely Adoption Of Technology 3/22/2023

   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.

3. The Business Value Of Connectivity For Product Inspection Equipment 3/16/2022

   Realize the value of connectivity, and more specifically, the value of the information provided by checkweighing, metal detection, vision inspection, and X-ray inspection.

4. Plant-Based Foods: Meeting The Challenges Of Innovation And Food Safety 4/23/2021

   One of the fastest growing areas of innovation in the food industry is plant-based proteins. Learn about this trend and how product inspection programs can adapt.

5. What Food Processors Should Know: Metal Detection Vs. X-ray Inspection 1/1/2021

   Consumer safety has always been a primary concern for food processors. HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) has been a methology recommended by the FDA since the 1950s and food producers have always been conscious of their brand’s protection. The recent enactment of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has turned the intensity up even higher.

6. Ensuring Food Safety Through The Prevention Of Physical Contamination 5/13/2020

   Incidents of physical contaminants in food can have a detrimental impact on brand reputation. This white paper explains different types of physical contamination in food and how to prevent them.

7. X-Ray Technology Ensures Food Safety And Quality In Tall, Rigid Containers 5/13/2020

   Tall, rigid containers — metal cans, doypacks, cartons, composite cans/tubes, and plastic and glass containers — are used extensively across the food industry. However, inspecting these types of packaging for physical contaminants and quality defects using x-ray inspection can prove challenging for numerous reasons. This white paper looks at the ability of x-ray technology to enhance food safety, quality control and operational efficiency.

8. Packaged Baby Food And Infant Formula Inspection Technologies 5/11/2020

   Different baby food and infant formula applications require distinct product inspection systems. Choosing the right machine to suit individual products and packaging types is crucial to ensure high levels of detection sensitivity and minimize false rejects. This white paper looks at the current marketplace and growth trends of the industry, and explores the many different inspection technologies available.

9. Bulk Flow X-ray Inspection: Providing Protection For High-Value, Unpackaged Food Production 4/16/2020

   With nuts, seeds, dried fruits and dozens of other fresh, bulk food products are fetching sky-high prices of late due to demand and supply issues growers and producers need reliable ways to maximize production while eliminating contaminants. Gone are days of error prone human inspection or wasteful processes such as discarding partially clean products to avoid further inspection costs.

10. X-ray Inspection Of Food Products: The Safety Facts You Need To Know 4/16/2020

    Some food manufacturers have lingering worries about the safety of X-ray technology – both for those operating the equipment and the food products the machines inspect. This paper takes a closer look at how today’s X-ray inspection equipment works and corrects any misconceptions associated with this commonly used technology.