Process safety and quality play a key role in food production. It must be absolutely guaranteed that no foreign bodies whatsoever find their way to the end customer, as this would pose a high health risk for consumers and an economic risk for the producer. One way of detecting foreign bodies in the packaging is to integrate metal detectors at defined checkpoints. For many of our customers, this is already part of a packaging line. Checking metal detectors by hand and recording the results in writing are time consuming processes and reduce the productivity of the packaging line.

To solve the problem, MULTIPOND offers an automated metal detector check. MULTIPOND has developed an in-weigher system for checking metal detectors. The metallic test specimens are fed into the product flow automatically and at regular intervals. The weighing system software controls and logs the entire dumping and test process in a way that protects the results from manipulation. The magazine fill level is monitored by optical sensors. Manual errors are eliminated and maximum process reliability is achieved.