X-Ray Inspection White Papers & Articles

61. Extended Applications Of X-Ray Inspection System Across Industries 1/22/2016

    Quality inspection is an indispensable element of responsible manufacturing and packing of industry products. It is imperative to maintain high quality and ensure consumer safety with food and health products. Moreover, global food safety initiative (GFSI) requirements are not limited to the food or drugs/devices themselves, but also include their packaging. Therefore, any contamination of food and health products and their associated packaging with impurities of any type could have serious consequences for a company. Manufacturers have adopted different systems for contaminant inspection to prevent such problems.

62. What's The Best Inspection Solution For High-Value Bulk Food? 1/7/2016

    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 caused by the drought in California. Consequently, this brings the need for reliable ways to maximize production while eliminating contaminants. This requires extra diligence, including the use of advanced inspection equipment to remove foreign objects. Gone are days of error prone human inspection or wasteful processes such as discarding partially clean products to avoid further inspection costs.

63. Quality Inspection Equipment: Selection Criteria For Food Manufacturers 12/4/2015

    Survey results underscore the importance of inspection equipment in light of FSMA’s implementation. Because of FSMA, X-Ray inspection is poised for growth.

64. 5 Steps To Food Safety 11/2/2015

    The need to equip food and pharmaceutical processing lines with top-quality product inspection equipment is more pressing than ever before. Tightened regulatory standards and heightened consumer awareness require that food manufacturers take all measures necessary to protect both customers and their brand reputation.

65. Product Inspection Risk Assessment For Packaged Baked Goods And Snacks 10/27/2015

    Evolving inspection/detection technology can help both baking and snack food companies get their products to market contamination-free and in the case of multiple-item packs, with all of the promised pieces in place. Using inline checkweighers to weigh packaged products ensures that they contain the correct amount of expensive product ingredients and that dispensing equipment is operating correctly. This aids in problem identification and facilitates uptime on today’s high-rate lines.

66. How Do X-Ray Systems Find Foreign Bodies? 10/16/2015

    Modern X-Ray systems are very specialized, efficient, advanced, and are commonly used in a range of industries for inspection purposes, including medical diagnostics; food and pharmaceutical product inspection; construction (structural, mining and engineering); and security.

67. Enhancing Levels of Due Diligence: Exceeding Standards In The Food Industry 10/6/2015

    It is an ever-increasing responsibility of food manufacturers to take every precaution to ensure their products are safe, free from contamination, and are unlikely to harm consumers in any way. It is in the best interests of food manufacturers to take steps to ensure systems and procedures are in place to minimize the risk of litigation and, in the event of such an instance, have the necessary documentary evidence to prove they have been duly diligent in the manufacturing process. Are you confident that your systems and procedures will stand up to scrutiny?

68. Overcoming Contaminant Detection Challenges Of The Meat Industry 7/7/2015

    The fish, poultry, and meat industries present a series of challenges when it comes to detecting foreign material. It can even be said, based on current knowledge, that it is one of the highest risk food groups, in terms of foreign material inclusions. It is also one of the most demanding in terms of the operational environment. This white paper explains how contaminant detection technology, such as metal detection and x-ray inspection, help meat processors prevent contaminated food products from reaching consumers.

69. Improving Food Safety Inspection Of Pumped Products 5/21/2015

    The safety of food has always been important, but food scandals, such as the 2013 horsemeat scandal, the 2011 EHEC outbreak in Europe, and the 2008 Chinese milk scandal involving melamine, along with well-publicized product recalls, have heightened public scrutiny of food manufacturers and awareness of product safety.

70. Tips For Complying With New Food Safety Regulations 4/17/2015

    The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) tasks the FDA with strengthening the food safety system, featuring a special emphasis on prevention. The stakes are high, and the challenge is very real. Nearly 48 million Americans get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from food-borne diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).