Eagle eyes on advanced inspection

The specialist firm said food manufacturers could cut down on waste by better discerning between acceptable and unacceptable products. Advanced X-ray systems could improve detection of physical contaminants, even in difficult-to-read products, to reduce the amount of false rejects during food production, it added. 

Eagle’s systems could simultaneously conduct quality checks – such as weight, fill level and component count – and determine if foreign materials had affected the proper package seal.

Reduce or nearly eliminate false rejects​

The company said it was continuing to hone its other capabilities to greatly reduce or nearly eliminate false rejects, with machines that could more accurately detect a broader range of foreign bodies.

“Eagle’s MDX dual energy and SimulTask™ PRO image processing software, have been shown to significantly reduce false reject rates that can lead to loss of both products and profits,”​ said Christy Draus, marketing manager for Eagle Product Inspection. “SimulTask™ PRO offers up to 65,535 greyscale values – the highest on the market.”​

The next-generation dual energy MDX technology on the Eagle Pack 400 could detect smaller bone fragments with a 99% accuracy rate, she noted.