No matter where you are born or where you work, food is the one quintessential thing that is need for human existence and flourishing. Access to healthy food is the right of every individual in this world. Food can be harmful or sometimes fatal when it is contaminated by toxic particles such as bacteria, bacteria, poisonous chemicals, or unrecognizable metallic compounds. To prevent the risks of food contamination and protect consumers from foodborne illnesses, companies are deploying various measures at all stages of food processing.

Amongst the foreign particles that contaminate food, ferrous and non-ferrous metals pose a serious threat to human life. The presence of toxic metals is detected and carefully separated from food items with the use of smart metal detectors. Metal detectors play a significant role in the growth of an $8,049,240 million global food industry. Since the introduction of metal detectors, food manufacturers and retailers around the world have become more confident in ensuring the safety of a broad range of food that comes as both packed and unpacked goods.

Metal detection technology is a better alternative to the traditional X-ray inspection methods as it is more innovative, efficient, and less expensive. Based on the conductivity and magnetic permeability of metals, metal detectors inspect the occurrence of each metal type. There are many high-quality metal detectors available in the market that picks up even the non-identifiable stainless steel particles that are basically non-magnetic in nature and are poor conductors of electricity.

Depending on the types of food to be inspected, metal detectors come in different types

• Pipeline for Pumped Products

• Vertical Fall or Gravity Feed

• Conveyor based Systems

Pipeline for Pumped Products
Pipeline metal detectors are used to inspect pumped food products and edible fluids having high viscosity. Pipeline metal detectors are high-efficient inspection machines that come in really compact and intuitive designs and they make sure all the grades of metal particles, whether ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless steel are intelligently captured and removed from all the stages of processing.

Vertical Fall or Gravity Feed

Detecting metal content within extra tiny food products like flours and curry powders is a strenuous and troublesome task. Free falling foods that exist in the form of granules or powders are inspected with the help of Vertical Fall or Gravity Feed Metal Detectors. The top-line gravity feed metal detectors adhere to digital signal processing technology and are equipped with high-quality noise cancellation units.

Conveyor based Systems
Metal detectors when coupled with high-performing conveyor belts guarantee precise, quick, and simple metal detection in food products. Embedding smart audio systems with high-end metal detectors gives valuable insights into the total number of detected food products.

Deploying robust metal detectors in the food processing plants not only helps to improve the quality of food but also ensures that the customer rights are met globally.