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Machine Product Brief
| November 7, 2012

X-ray inspection system for mid-sized to larger products

Eagle Product Inspection’s Pack 400 HC x-ray inspection system can help food manufacturers in the packaged meat, poultry and dairy industries increase operational and energy efficiencies of their production lines, while meeting the strictest hygiene and food safety requirements.
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Vision system auto-focus saves set-up, changeover time
 Video | October 31, 2012

Vision system auto-focus saves set-up, changeover time

A demo of the In-Sight 7000 vision system at the Cognex booth demonstrates how the company's new Autofocus mechanism allows for automatic adjustment of focal lengths for packages of varying heights without the need for manual adjustment of the camera.
X-ray accommodates lightweight, open-container products
 Video | October 28, 2012

X-ray accommodates lightweight, open-container products

The new Thermo Fisher Scientific EZx Touchless x-ray system uses specially designed machine angles and a feeding ramp rather than radiation curtains to allow open or lightweight packages to easily and cleanly enter and exit the machine.
X-ray, metal detector, or checkweigher? Heat and Control has the best inspection systems for your products!
 Video | October 16, 2012

X-ray, metal detector, or checkweigher? Heat and Control has the best inspection systems for your products!

One call to Heat and Control delivers the latest inspection machinery for detecting metal, foreign objects, product and package defects, and accurate product weight or count. Visit our demonstration centers in California and Pennsylvania to test your products on CEIA metal detectors, Ishida checkweighers, and Ishida X-ray inspection systems. We also support you with engineering, parts, service, and training…from start to future!
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Qipack_leak_detection
Machine Product Brief
| September 26, 2012

100% in-line leak detection

Qipack introduces a system for the in-line checking of the seal seam of flexible packaging and the seal of thermoformed trays.
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Machine Product Brief
| September 13, 2012

Bacterial measurement for dairy products

MOCON’s new GreenLight oxygen-depleting technology for measuring aerobic bacterial levels can provide results for raw milk between 30 minutes and five hours, compared to 48- to 72-hours required by the traditional, agar-based, standard plate count method.
Machine Product Brief
| September 13, 2012

Weigh modules

Suitable for checking the completeness of parts, kits, or modules as well as quality of surfaces where material is added or subtracted, the new high-resolution weigh modules from Mettler Toledo provide fast and simple solutions for 100% In-Process-Control, according to the company.
Machine Product Brief
| September 11, 2012

Seal and leak testing

Uson’s Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester uses built-in mathematical tools that could improve yields and quality for packagers seeking improvements and/or faster leak test cycle times while maintaining Gage R&R.
Machine Product Brief
| September 7, 2012

Metal detector

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #2955! The Vistus metal detector from Sartorius Industrial Weighing uses a wide ranging frequency spectrum coupled with high-quality components to provide a flexible safe guard from a wide variety of contaminants.
End-of-arm pouch-picking tools use fingers covered in hardened rubber to grab a pouch and lift it into a case.
Machine Case Study
| September 5, 2012

Sweet robots handle pouched sweets

From automatic case erecting to robotic case packing and robotic palletizing, the new end-of-line automation at this Ontario food manufacturer is a quantum leap forward.
Machine Product Brief
| September 5, 2012

Three-way sorter

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #7103! The Manta camera/laser sorter from Key Technology uses two ejector systems, and three-way sorting that allows food processors to produce a high-quality finished product without losing recoverable off-grade product or requiring additional expense to separately re-sort the waste stream.
Eagle Pack 400 HC
Machine Product Brief
| August 27, 2012

X-ray inspection system

New system designed for harsher packaged food manufacturing environments to increase uptime and hygiene.
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Nicolet iS50 FT-1R spectrometer
Machine Product Brief
| August 27, 2012

Spectrometer

The Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS50 FT-IR spectrometer is the first research grade FT-IR to be equipped with one-touch operation.
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This complete, validated pharma line delivers efficient compliance
 Video | August 23, 2012

This complete, validated pharma line delivers efficient compliance

If you let Serpa Packaging Solutions show you 16 pharmaceutical packaging stations in just over three minutes, you just might find yourself taking notes to remind you what you want your next line to look like. Click to watch the complete, validated line in action... from accumulation table through capping, labeling, cartoning, case packing, check weighing/printing/labeling and discharge.
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Machine Product Brief
| August 14, 2012

X-ray inspection technology

Eriez’ X-ray inspection systems come with next-generation technology and include: E-Z Tec XR-Bulk for bulk flow applications; E-Z Tec XR-Pack for packaging lines; E-Z Tec XR-SS (side shoot) for upright packages and containers; and E-Z Tec XR-Clean for meat, poultry, and sanitary applications.

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