METAL DETECTION
A revolutionary
breakthrough in metal detection technology Food safety, brand protection and an overall commitment to ensuring consumer health are key aspects to producing a quality food product.
F
ood manufacturers need to
Safeline Profile Advantage metal detector
ensure food safety by investing in quality control processes and
technologies to achieve compliance with food and environmental regulations, decrease waste and operational costs, increase productivity and providing consumers with the safest food available. Mettler Toledo’s range of Safeline metal detection systems provide a complete solution for packaging and processing lines in the food and beverage industry to ensure quality and safety. Applications include the weighing and inspection of wet, dry, fresh and frozen foods, as well as bulk foods and ready meals.
“Multi-simultaneous frequency (MSF) technology and product signal suppression deliver up to 50% improved detection sensitivity to ensure brand protection, compliance, cost reduction, increased productivity and improved performance for food manufacturers” A SOLID PROVEN INVESTMENT Safeline metal detection systems utilise innovative technologies designed to provide exceptional physical contaminant detection, offering a solid proven investment. Metal detectors can be integrated with existing conveyors, other process equipment and into production lines to reliably detect a contaminated product and reject it from the process
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flow, providing full automated in-line
challenging applications with a high
inspection to comply with food
"product effect".
safety standards.
This is where the product itself limits the achievable size of metal found by the
DETECTION OF SMALL METAL CONTAMINANTS
metal detector. In addition to being able to
This range of Safeline metal detectors
applications, this proprietary technology
offer superior detection sensitivity to
can also virtually eliminate false product
detect smaller metal contaminants when
rejects to improve productivity. With the
inspecting challenging applications where
technology, bubbles and voids in the
a product is wet, warm or cooling, have
product flow no longer have an impact
a varying moisture content or packaged
on the metal detector's performance,
in a metallised film. Reliable detection of
so overcoming “product effect” is now
all metal types including ferrous, non-
achievable in more than just conveyorised
ferrous and even difficult to detect
food processing applications.
non-magnetic stainless steel.
detect smaller metal contaminants in wet
The system allows increased uptime, provides onboard overall equipment
PROFILE ADVANTAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR CHALLENGING APPLICATIONS
effectiveness (OEE) reporting and
Safeline’s Profile Advantage metal
better system integration. Predictive
detection system delivers exceptional
analytics and condition monitoring result
reliability, improved ease-of-use and
in less frequent performance testing.
minimises product waste. A breakthrough
supports due diligence reporting with improved data, collection methods and
Profile Advantage metal detection
in multi-simultaneous frequency
supports the Global Food Safety Initiative
(MSF) technology and product signal
(GFSI) and the Food Safety Modernisation
suppression deliver up to 50% improved
Act (FSMA). Multi-level access control
detection sensitivity to ensure brand
includes 21CFR Part 11 compliant
protection, compliance, cost reduction,
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increased productivity and improved performance for food manufacturers. Safeline's innovative Profile Advantage technology is the ideal solution to optimising detection sensitivity in
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