Packopale, a France-based seafood packer, has installed an Ishida X-ray inspection system to monitor frozen scallops before they enter the packing process
Packopale, which is situated at Boulogne-sur-Mer, packs up to 8,000 tonnes of frozen seafood annually.
IX-GA-4075 is also capable of detecting, at very low levels, much rarer contaminants such as steel, aluminum, tin, glass, stones, hard rubber, plastic and bone, in addition to grit and shell.
The belt, which passes through the IX-GA-4075 inspection chamber, is divided into four 100mm-wide channels.
The IX-GA-4075, which incorporates Ishida's genetic algorithm technology, allows the routine operator, without specialist assistance to train' the X-ray inspection system for greater detection sensitivity to specific, known contaminants.
The system also includes integrated product masking and weight estimation functions.
Packopale managing director Gregory Condette said the previous experience influenced his decision to buy the Ishida IX-GA-4075.
"My objective with this X-ray inspection system was to reassure my current customers and to take market share from the competition by offering an additional level of security," Condette added.
