The Science Behind X-ray Inspection of Food

Last week’s blog focused on how to make the right product inspection choice to ensure food safety. Now let’s take a closer look at x-ray inspection.

X-ray inspection is all about differences in absorption. The amount of x-ray energy absorbed during an x-ray beam’s passage through a product is affected by the product’s thickness, density and atomic mass number. Measurement of the differences in x-ray beam absorption between a product and a contaminant is the basis of x-ray inspection.

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Metal Detection or X-ray Inspection – Which One’s Right for You?

Making the Right Choice for Product Safety and Quality Control

systems have traditionally been the first line of defence to detect and reject contaminated products before they leave the factory. However, as last week’s blog explained, the technologies offer differing capabilities and deciding which product inspection solution to purchase can initially seem bewildering.

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Metal Detection or X-ray Inspection – What’s the Difference?

Food safety depends on the level of due diligence exercised during the production process and the rigour with which manufacturers keep contaminants out of finished products. The choice of product inspection equipment can have a huge effect on food safety and quality, as well as on retailers’ and consumers’ confidence.

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Outstanding Detection Sensitivity with Our New Detector Technology

New Product Alert! Food X-ray Inspection: High Sensitivity Detector Technology

Innovation is a cornerstone of Mettler Toledo Safeline X-ray’s success. We’re constantly generating new ideas to meet our customers’ needs and stay ahead of competitors, and we’re excited to introduce our latest 0.4mm high sensitivity detector technology.

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What Do X-ray Systems and Fax Machines Have in Common? Diodes!

At the heart of every are three key components – an x-ray generator (A), a detector (B), and a computer (C). Their design and performance influence an x-ray system’s capabilities.

An is basically a scanning device. When a product passes through the system at a steady speed, the x-ray detector captures a ‘greyscale’ image of the product, which is generated by measuring the amount of x-ray energy reaching the detector.

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Quality Assurance Guaranteed with X-ray Inspection

X-ray Inspection Sees What You Can’t See

Food processors have been relying on food x-ray inspection equipment for contamination detection for decades. However, did you know that x-ray detection systems are capable of doing much more ? Modern x-ray systems are also quality assurance systems.

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