X-ray capability with metal detector simplicity

The Goring Kerr EZx is a revolutionary new contamination detection system that fills the gap between traditional magnetic metal detectors and full-featured x-ray imaging systems used in food packaging

Providing a new method of detecting foreign objects in packaged food production lines, the Goring Kerr EZx offers the simplicity of a metal detector, a low total cost of ownership and the enhanced detection capability/sensitivity of an X-ray system.

"Government regulations and recent acts of deliberate contamination have made food safety and security top priorities for food manufacturers" stated ARC Field Systems Analyst Paula Hollywood: "To avoid the negative implications of a product recall, influential multinational retailers are placing more stringent requirements on product packaging.

In an effort to protect their brands, food manufacturers are looking to invest in innovative packaging solutions such as the Goring Kerr EZx that improves efficiency and offers high ROI".

Detection sensitivity for ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless steel contaminants is as good, or in many cases better, than with the competing metal detectors.

Multiple aperture sizes and line heights provides the Goring Kerr EZx with configuration flexibility to suit a wide range of products and production lines.

The EZx "Quicklearn" process reduces total cost of ownership as most common package types set up in minutes.

"Before developing this innovative product for the food packaging industry we took a step back to understand the gaps in the market where customers weren't benefiting from the complete range of available technology," notes Bob Ries, the contaminant detection product manager at Thermo Fisher.

"What we found was an opportunity to develop an innovative X-ray solution that combined superior detection with the ease of use of a typical metal detector.

Customers demanding state-of-the-art detection solutions can now deploy X-ray technology at an affordable cost".

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