X-Ray Inspection White Papers & Articles

31. The Principles of Due Diligence For Quality Control and Legal Defense 9/25/2018

    The white paper explains the importance of identifying foreign body contaminants in food and can be used as a checklist to evaluate the various metal detectors and x-ray inspection systems on the market.

32. Hygienic Design: Safety And Efficiency In Food Production 4/25/2018

    In food production, microorganisms present omnipotent risk. This is why facilities, machine builders, and component manufacturers face the increasing challenge of hygienic desgin.

33. X-Ray Systems for Food Inspection: Not Just Another Checkweigher 1/11/2018

    Packaged goods must be weighed to ensure they're within specification. Selling underweight products can lead to fines/penalties, while overweight products create expensive product giveaway.

34. The Importance Of Designing X-Ray Product Equipment From The Ground Up 12/5/2017

    Off-the-shelf x-ray systems appear cheaper, but choosing an x-ray supplier that designs systems from the ground up ensures they’ve analyzed industry pain points with systems to address those challenges.

35. 8 Questions For Evaluating Potential Meat Fat Analysis Equipment 11/15/2017

    This article answers eight essential questions meat processors should ask when searching for, evaluating, and implementing in-line meat fat analysis equipment.

36. Radiation Safety: How To Ensure Full Regulatory Compliance 11/10/2017

    This white paper explains what ionizing radiation is and puts radiation doses into context, before looking at how safety regulations differ between countries and states.

37. How Can Fat Analysis Systems Improve Cost Efficiency In The Meat Industry? 10/6/2017

    Meat processors are increasingly using Least Cost Formulation (LCF) to optimize production. This article examines the factors of LCF, including raw materials and production demand.

38. X-Ray Inspection Buyer’s Guide: How To Maximize Performance, ROI, & OEE 9/18/2017

    Uncover the less obvious aspects of cost and performance, and understand recent technology advances and trending sanitation demands that will help you choose a system that meets your detection goals.

39. Identifying Food Contaminants: What Technology Is Best For Your Application? 7/5/2017

    Contaminants are a fact of life for food manufacturers, making contaminant detection systems a necessity. This article explains the process of calculating the ROI of foreign body detection systems.

40. Avoiding Recalls Through Physical Hazard Prevention: Are You Doing Enough? 6/13/2017

    Preventing physical hazards in food continues to be challenging, and frequently, the reason for companies and/or regulatory agencies issuing recall notices. A brief review of the recalls viewable online at Recall.gov indicates that the number of recalls for physical hazards per month ranges from zero to eight involving USDA and FDA amenable products. This article will provide steps to help food companies keep physical contaminants out of food, as well detail the latest technologies helping to reduce physical contamination-related recalls.