New X-ray inspection system tailored to the food industry

Minebea Intec is completing its product range for foreign object detection with the introduction of the new Dymond Bulk X-ray inspection system. The supplier of industrial weighing and inspection technologies developed the inspection system specifically for bulk materials.
Minebea Intecs' X-ray inspection system Dymond Bulk and Michael Zabawski, Global Product Manager Inspection Minebea Intecs' X-ray inspection system Dymond Bulk and Michael Zabawski, Global Product Manager Inspection
Minebea Intecs' X-ray inspection system Dymond Bulk and Michael Zabawski, Global Product Manager Inspection

Minebea Intec is consistently completing its product range for foreign object detection with the introduction of the new Dymond Bulk X-ray inspection system. The supplier of industrial weighing and inspection technologies developed the inspection system specifically for bulk materials.

Minebea Intec GmbH, Hamburg, is part of the Sensing Device Business Unit of the MinebeaMitsumi Group, a global manufacturer of precision bearings and components and supplier of high-quality precision and measurement technologies. The new X-ray inspection system is particularly suitable for Processes between incoming goods and packaging line in the food industry: The Dymond Bulk reliably inspects bulk goods such as nuts, small fruits, frozen vegetables, but also spices, coffee and seeds and efficiently rejects any foreign objects identified.

For the reliable X-ray inspection of bulk goods. (Image: Minebea Reserve Dymond Bulk Detail)
For the reliable X-ray inspection of bulk goods. (Image: Minebea Reserve Dymond Bulk Detail)

The X-ray inspection system not only recognises foreign objects made of metal, plastic and stone, but also lumps of dirt and glass. A clear advantage for all goods that „straight from the field“ be introduced into the production process. „With the Sorting and cleaning of raw materials the Dymond Bulk X-ray inspection system can significantly increase the safety and quality parameters in food production even before the finishing process, because the ‚sorting and cleaning‘ of raw materials is not a flawless process in food production,“ explains Global Product Manager Inspection, Michael Zabawski.

Dymond Bulk is characterised by a particularly User-friendly operation out. Complex technologies have been deliberately simplified for the user: from real-time detection with coloured contamination analysis to simple belt changes and effortless cleaning of the inspection system.

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