X-ray inspection system for contaminant detection
Detect and eliminate foreign contaminants in a wide range of food products with advanced image processing technology, enhancing quality assurance and safety across your production line.
Identifies and Analyzes Foreign Contaminants
The Ishida IX-GN Series X-ray Inspection System offers a proprietary image analysis technology engineered for exceptional contaminant detection across industries, including food processing and pharmaceuticals. Utilizing Ishida’s Genetic Algorithm (GA) image processing, it accurately identifies foreign objects such as stainless steel, glass, and plastic in both packaged and loose products. Ideal for products with overlapping or uneven surfaces, it ensures product quality with high sensitivity and accuracy. Designed for continuous, high-speed operations, it integrates seamlessly with existing production lines, improving efficiency and safety. The system is available in various configurations to suit specific processing needs and is compliant with stringent industry standards, ensuring reliable performance and easy maintenance for diverse applications.
Benefits
- Enhances product safety by detecting a wide range of contaminants, including metal, glass, and plastic.
- Improves production efficiency with high-speed, continuous operation.
- Customizable configurations ensure optimal integration with your production line.
- Minimizes false rejects, optimizing product quality and reducing waste.
- Simplifies maintenance with user-friendly design and remote diagnostic capabilities.
- Applications
- Salad,Treats,Tortillas,Fruit snacks,Cheese,Taco,Potato chips,Legume snacks,Seafood,Fabricated / stacked chips,Cannabis,Tea,Plantain,Extruded,Tostada shells,Candy,Pasta,Pellet snacks,Pet food,Banana chips,Fruit,Tortilla chips,Nuts,Kettle chips,Corn chips,Bakery foods,Cereal,Confectionery,Meat,Coffee,Potato co-products,Vegetables,Poultry,Prepared foods,French fries,Pharmaceutical
- End products
- Green tea,Spaghetti,Sheeted corn chips,Donuts,Chicken nuggets,Chocolate bonbons,Kibble,Egg rolls,Sliced cheese,Dried apple chips,Capsules,Stackable chips,Roasted almonds,Batch kettle chips,Seaweed snacks,Gummies,Diced cheese,Flour tortillas,Arabica coffee,Granola,Cheese puffs,Doritos,Fresh produce packs,Plantain chips,Crinkle cut fries,Bagels,Lay's potato chips
- Steps before
- Conveying,Filling,Drying,Roasting,Cutting,Seasoning,Blending
- Steps after
- Packing,Weighing,Packaging,Seasoning,Support Structures
- Input ingredients
- packed products,unpacked products,overlapping products,uneven surfaces,granular products,low-density contaminants,high-density contaminants
- Output ingredients
- foreign object detection,defect detection,count,weight,improved product quality
- Market info
- Heat and Control (Ishida) is renowned for manufacturing high-quality processing and packaging equipment, offering innovative solutions for weighing, packaging, and inspection systems, particularly in the food industry, with a strong reputation for reliability and precision.
- Detection Type
- X-ray
- Accuracy
- High sensitivity and accuracy for low- and high-density contaminant detection
- Image Processing
- Genetic Algorithm (GA) Image Processing
- Image Analysis Technology
- Proprietary 7-step image analysis
- Automation
- Automatic creation of image processing program
- Application Range
- Packaged and unpacked products,overlapping and uneven surfaces,granular products
- Sensitivity and accuracy
- High sensitivity and accuracy for low and high-density contaminants
- Image processing technology
- Proprietary GA Evolutionary Image Processing
- Automation level
- Automatic image processing program creation
- Foreign object detection
- Stainless steel,metal,glass,plastic,bone,rubber
- Product type adaptability
- Unpacked and packed,overlapping,uneven surfaces,granular products
- Defect detection
- Simultaneous detection of foreign objects,defects,count,and weight
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Handling surfaces
- Uneven surfaces
- Granularity
- Granular products
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen interface
- Discharge method
- Automatic rejection system
- Compact footprint
- Suited for small production areas
- Material of construction
- Stainless steel
- Control panel type
- Optimum image processing program