Packaging systems specialist Ishida Europe is set to conduct a special event, where the latest innovations in food safety and quality control will be showcased, at its UK headquarters in Woodgate, Birmingham from 21 October to 6 November.
The company will hold a series of demonstrations to highlight the capabilities of its newest X-ray, checkweigher, seal tester and vision system models.
The event will showcase Ishida's two new X-ray models - the IX-GE-B3034 and the IX-G2.
The IX-GE-B3034 is designed to detect contaminants within products packed in PET bottles, tetra packs, carton brick packs and pouches, while the IX-G2 has been specifically developed for bone detection.
According to Ishida, its X-ray systems can detect a variety of contaminants including metal, glass, bones, shells, stones, hard rubber and plastic down to 0.3mm in size
The systems can also be used for other quality control operations such as product grading by length, presence of clips, voids in product, product deformation, missing or damaged pieces, and fill-level control.
Ishida stated that a product recall due to quality or contamination concerns leads to loss of consumer confidence and reputation and will also have financial implications including heavy retailer fines.
Ishida Europe X-ray Inspection Systems product manager Jim Bedford said: "For these reasons it is vital that companies take a pro-active approach to quality control to put the systems in place to ensure any potential quality or safety issues are swiftly identified and dealt with before goods leave the factory."
The event will also exhibit Ishida's DACS-G checkweigher with integrated metal detector.
Featuring a loadcell that can operate even in the tough environments, the DACS-G checkweigher can switch between two weighing capacities to allow a larger product range to be packed on one line.
The DACS-G will be demonstrated using Ishida's IDCS II (Ishida Data Capture System) which provides data monitoring and analysis for every pack that goes across the checkweigher to help improve overall equipment efficiency (OEE), monitor packing line performance, enhance the profitability of production lines as well as allow food packers and processors to efficiently manage their operations.
In addition, Ishida's seal testers, which provide sensitive detection of leaks for both bags and trays on high speed packing lines, allow failed pack contents to be re-packed. These systems are offer reliability across a wide variety of tray types, materials and sizes.
