X-ray scanner for contaminant detection in packaging
Ensure your products remain contamination-free with advanced X-ray scanning technology designed to detect even the smallest foreign bodies, safeguarding quality before it reaches your consumers.

Detects Contaminants and Weighs Products Accurately
The SC-E 3000/4000 from Wipotec is an advanced X-ray inspection and checkweighing system designed to enhance product integrity and streamline quality control in industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. This system offers precise detection of contaminants like glass, metal, and stone while simultaneously verifying product weight to ensure compliance and prevent discrepancies. With its diode array detector boasting a resolution of 0.4 mm (0.8 mm upon request), you can achieve reliable inspection even at high speeds and continuous operation. The SC-E series integrates seamlessly into existing production lines with its compact design and optional comprehensive software packages that facilitate sorting and detailed analysis. Whether you’re inspecting ready-to-serve meals, nutraceutical supplements, or industrial chemicals, the SC-E 3000/4000 ensures that all products meet stringent quality standards. Its optional configurations allow for customization tailored to specific operational needs, and its robust design accommodates diverse product types from solid items to delicate packaging. Prioritize safety and efficiency with this indispensable system, engineered to deliver precision and reliability in demanding environments.
Benefits
- Enhances product safety by reliably detecting minute contaminants in diverse materials.
- Streamlines operations with seamless integration into existing production lines.
- Boosts accuracy in quality control, ensuring compliant product weights and reduced waste.
- Customizable sorting options adapt to specific production needs, increasing flexibility.
- Compact design minimizes space requirements, reducing facility constraints.
- Applications
- Food,Technical products,Chemical industry,Cosmetics,Machinery,Pharma,Aerosol,Building and mineral compounds
- End products
- Precision machinery parts,Cement bags,Creams and lotions,Nutraceutical supplements,Ready-to-serve meals,Industrial chemicals,Aerosol cans,Electronic components
- Steps before
- Filling,Sealing,Packaging
- Steps after
- Counting,Completeness Check,Fill-Level Check,Mass Determination,Sorting
- Input ingredients
- primary packaging,secondary packaging,ready-to-serve meals,four-rim sealed bags
- Output ingredients
- contaminant-free products,packaged goods
- Market info
- Wipotec is renowned for its precision weighing technology and high-speed checkweighers used in various industries, including pharmaceuticals and food. They are recognized for their innovation and high-quality engineered-to-order solutions in weight measurement and inspection systems.
- Resolution
- 0.4 mm (0.8 mm on request)
- Detection type
- X-ray
- Package size compatibility
- Primary and secondary packaging up to medium size
- Software package
- Comprehensive (optional)
- Sorting systems
- Numerous (optional)
- Working mechanism
- X-ray scanning
- Integrated steps
- Contaminant detection,fill-level checks,mass determination
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Compact design
- Yes
- Automation level
- Integrated with optional software package
- Reliability
- High
- Flexibility
- For all primary and secondary packaging up to medium size
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean surfaces for food safety
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Resistant to common acidic contaminants
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Compact design
- Yes
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Discharge method
- Medium size packaging compatibility
- Machine footprint
- Small
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- PLC / Network Integration
- Footprint
- Compact
- Software package
- Comprehensive (optional)
- Resolution
- 0.4 mm (0.8 mm on request)
- Sorting systems
- Numerous (optional)