Industrial Metal Detector for Packaging
Metal detection for food and pharmaceutical packaging and packaging lines to help optimize product inspection and support compliance requirements
Our industrial metal detectors for packaging and packaging lines detect and reject metal contaminants in your packaged food and pharma applications with a fully automated operation.
Metal detection in food packaging can help you achieve compliance with food safety standards and helps to protect your brand and your customer.
Metal detection for pharmaceutical packaging and packaging lines enhances your inspection process for a range of pharma products to increase manufacturing productivity and minimize the risk of contaminated pharma products reaching the market.
How Our Industrial Metal Detectors For Packaging Can Help Optimize Your Processes:
Refined Quality Control
We offer advanced systems for metal detection in food and pharma packaging to provide flexibility and high sensitivity when inspecting packaged products. Our metal detection systems can help you refine your quality control procedures and maximize the effectiveness of your production processes, as well as support compliance with industry standards such as the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Uninterrupted Production
Our industrial metal detectors for packaging are designed to integrate seamlessly into your manufacturing process with minimal disruption and spatial use. In addition, our systems can harmoniously fit onto your current line and inspect your product without halting the flow of your production line.
Consumer and Brand Protection
When your products reach the market, metal contamination can affect both consumer health and your brand image in the industry. You can minimize the risk of contaminants reaching your products with our highly accurate metal detection systems. Therefore, you should consider metal detection in food packaging and packaging lines and metal detection for pharmaceutical packaging and packaging lines.
Efficiency and High Performance
Using our systems for metal detection in food or pharma packaging can help you maximize efficiency and performance, with automation settings for sensitivity and stability. When metal contamination is detected, our efficient rejection devices are designed to minimize the amount of good product wasted, protecting your bottom line.
Types of Industrial Metal Detectors for Packaging and Processing
Ideal for metal detection in food packaging:
Conveyor and tunnel metal detectors
- Able to inspect packaged products along an industrial metal detector conveyor belt, such as meats and confectionary
- Ideal for a range of food applications of different temperatures, sizes, etc.
- Systems include – M31R, Profile Advantage
Vertical throat metal detectors
- Able to inspect products that are packaged with Vertical Form, Fill, and Seal (VFFS), to reject metal contaminants before the packaging process starts
- Ideal for applications with metalized film packaging and VFFS integrated equipment
- Systems include – Throat Profile, Throat Signature
Ideal for metal detection in pharma prior to packaging:
Tablex-Pro metal detector
- Can detect metal contamination in pharma products such as tablets and capsules prior to packaging
- Maximum sensitivity can detect metals such as sieve wire as small as 0.3 millimeters
Pharma GF Pro metal detector
- Able to detect metal contaminants in pharma products with ultra-high frequency and noise and vibration immunity integrated
- Ideal for powdered and granular pharma applications
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FAQs
How do industrial metal detectors for packaging work?
Our industrial metal detectors for packaging and packaging lines work on a balanced-coil system that allows for accurate inspection and rejection of metal contamination in packaged products.
When products pass through the aperture, the magnetic field created by the coils will allow metal contaminants to become detectable.
Should any be identified, the system will efficiently remove them from the packaging production line with a variety of possible rejection devices – such as a robotic arm, photogated air blast, or lift-flap.
A signal upon contaminant detection can trigger an audible alarm or visible beacon to make you aware that contamination has been found. You can also choose to stop the line on detection or continue the product flow as normal after rejection of the contaminated product.
What types of metal might be found in packaged food and pharma applications?
Many instances can lead to certain metal contaminants entering your packaged applications, such as:
- Raw materials – including buckshot, barbed wire, and fishhooks
- Tool wear and tear – including broken blades and sieve wire
- Maintenance practices – including washers and bolts
- Personal effects – including jewelry, paper clips, and other objects
Therefore, you should consider an industrial metal detector for packaging applications to minimize the risk of these metal contaminants accidentally entering and affecting your products when they reach the market.
What factors can impact sensitivity when you inspect packaged applications?
Many things can affect the sensitivity of your industrial metal detector for packaging, including:
- The size of the metal detection system aperture
- The orientation and position of the metal contaminant
- The type of metal contaminant inside the packaged products
- The type of packaging material used, such as metalized film
- The operating frequency of the detector
- The conditions of your factory, including temperature, vibration, and airborne electrical interference
Explore our range of industrial metal detectors for packaging applications and learn the features and characteristics of each to help find the right system to enhance your metal detection in food packaging or pharmaceutical packaging lines.