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Vertical elevator stage

April 14, 2016

The OES AZ60-A low-profile, wedge-type motorized vertical elevator stage has 6 crossed roller guides and an 8mm-diameter lead ball screw for straight vertical motion, parallelism and repeatability.

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Metal detector platform

April 13, 2016

The Eriez Xtreme metal detector enhanced platform detects small metal contaminants in challenging products such as blocks of cheese.

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Thermo Scientific metal detectors based on DSP3 architecture platforms can be upgraded to APEX electronics and software to detect smaller-diameter metal contaminants; the upgrade also eliminates the need for setup adjustments.

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Stainless steel metal detector

April 8, 2016

The Fortress Interceptor stainless steel, NEMA 4X-/IP69K-rated metal detector processes the transmission and reception of multiple frequencies continuously over a broad spectrum.

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Spectrometers

April 6, 2016

SPECTRO XEPOS spectrometers offer multi-elemental analyses of major, minor and trace element concentrations.

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Entry-level x-ray inspection system

April 5, 2016

Designed for the meat processing industry, the MULTIVAC entry-level BASELINE I 100 X-ray inspection system detects foreign bodies made of metal, glass, bone, stone, ceramics and dense plastic.

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Metal detector

April 4, 2016

The A&D Inspection AD-4971 Series metal detector is customizable for specific food and beverage production and processing applications.

Food industry coalition urges Congress to reject food taxes

Jeremy Gerrard

February 24, 2016

A coalition of nearly 70 food groups are urging members of Congress to develop a 2017 appropriations bill that funds FDA food safety programs without any increase in taxes or fees to manufacturers.

TECH FLASH

Overcoming food inspection challenges

Pumped production lines can prove difficult for traditional inspection systems.

January 28, 2016

Installing a robust, reliable pipeline X-ray system can help.

Engineering R&D

Helping machines see more clearly

Machine vision systems work amazingly well, but high-speed cameras, along with intelligent lighting and enhanced software algorithms, make their sight even better.

Wayne Labs

January 25, 2016

When you pick up a plastic-wrapped package in a grocery store and can’t read everything on the label because of a reflection or crease, you probably turn or tilt the package until the lighting is just right. If only it were that easy for machine vision systems.