Pulsed x-ray foreign object inspection for food packaging
Ensuring food safety when dealing with filled squeeze bottles, composite packs, food cans, or stand-up pouches can be challenging due to potential contamination from foreign objects such as metal, stones, or hard plastic fragments.
Detect and reject contaminated food containers
The HEUFT eXaminer II XS is a compact foreign object detection system designed for comprehensive and precise inspection of food packaging. It uses exclusive pulsed X-ray technology to detect contaminants from base to fill line, ensuring no blind spots. The system features two X-ray strobes that cover the entire volume of containers on the conveyor. One strobe operates from the base to the middle at an angle, and the other covers the rest horizontally, making minute contaminants around the fill line visible. Deviations like thickness variations in the container base are dynamically compensated in real time. The HEUFT SPECTRUM II control platform ensures highly automated and reliable operation, while the HEUFT reflexx A.I. image processing uses advanced machine learning techniques to enhance detection accuracy. Additionally, integrated reject systems ensure that contaminated containers are removed promptly. The HEUFT eXaminer II XS is suitable for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, providing high-resolution X-ray images and reducing false rejection rates. This system also supports easy function extensions for further quality control tasks such as fill level detection and label verification.
Benefits
- Compact design suitable for limited spaces
- High precision detection with minimal false rejections
- Advanced AI and machine learning for better accuracy
- Real-time dynamic compensation of deviations
- Highly automated operation with easy maintenance