Eagle Product Inspection is launching a range of x-ray inspection and fat analysis technologies that are designed to ensure product safety across multiple product lines, complex food types and high production speeds.
These products will help manufacturers to increase efficiency and ensure consistent quality.
The new products include a contaminant detection and sanitary construction x-ray system which is used for high volume bulk product, carton and crate applications, a fat measurement solution for packaged meat that can also check contamination and the company’s upgraded material discrimination x-ray (MDX) technology.
The x-ray machines have been constructed in accordance with the sanitary levels of the American Meat Institute (AMI) for use in difficult production environments.
Eagle strategic business unit manager Kyle Thomas said, "Here at Eagle, we are dedicated to providing smarter and simpler solutions for manufacturers’ detection and inspection needs, backed with world-class reliability and the latest technologies that reduce downtime and maximize throughput.
"By further advancing our product inspection technologies, manufacturers can check for contaminated materials, verify weight and fill levels, and ensure seal integrity – all within one machine. As such, they can be confident that only high-quality products exit at their facility for a reduced cost per pack."
While the Eagle RMI3/C is designed to detect and reject contaminants from closed cartons or open crates of raw meat, the Eagle FA3/C machine is produced to differentiate between fat and lean portions of packaged meat products in cardboard cartons, plastic crates, and vacuum-packed frozen blocks.
Eagle will launch these products at Pack Expo which will be held in Chicago between November 2-5 2014.
Image: The RMI3/C can help in detecing contamination in open crates and closed cartons. Photo: courtesy of Eagle Product Inspection.