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Having inspection equipment within the production of food and hygiene products is key to consumer’s safety. Implementing these systems help to protect businesses brands, however there are financial benefits to using combination systems and other inspection equipment units.

Why Invest in Inspection Equipment?

Typically, manufacturers are driven to invest in inspection equipment due to the compliance and safety needs that must be met. Having metal detectors, checkweighers, combination systems or x-ray on a customer’s site ensures consumers will continue to pick a contaminant free, uniform and quality product off the shelf each time. Which in turn allows to reflect highly on the brand.

Health & safety and compliance is at the top of all manufacturers operations lists. However, modern combination systems allows for other financial benefits to the business which this blog will entail.

Commercial Benefits to Inspection Equipment

1. Weight Compliance – On a combination system, the checkweigher part of the unit does what it says on the tin – checks the weight. The product will be fed from an infeed conveyor onto a weigh platform that records the weight before the product continues onto the outfeed platform. If over or under weight, the product is rejected. Having the checkweighing equipment can stop products under weight from ending up on customers shelves and therefore helps to comply with legislation. Additionally, it stops the manufacturing process from any food wastage or financial loss in product giveaway.
2. Food Safety Audit – as most manufacturers already know, having inspection equipment on site helps with audits each year. Combination systems and particularly their calibration certificates, can provide an auditor with assurance of food safety and transparency. They also help by using the equipment in the Critical Control Points.
3. Retailers Codes of Practice – Across Europe, the major retailers have strict food safety policies and standards in place for their manufacturers to adhere to. These policies will stipulate areas such as recording contaminated products, fail criteria, auditing inspection equipment and how all the units should be correctly used. To secure any contracts with a retailer, there must be the correct combination system in place that meets retailer needs. Investing in a combination system will be worth the while when you renew or gain a contract with a retailer.
4. Any Damage Mitigation – Using combination systems and other inspection equipment ensures that all consumers receive contaminant free products and prevents any product recall; product recalls can damage trust with the business, brand and long-term financially impact sales. With new technology such as websites and social media can spread damaging news, that’s why having a combination system can help minimise this.

SNB Combination Systems

SNB can help provide new, refurbished and service to combination systems across the UK.

If you are looking for a new combination system, look no further. SNB can build systems bespoke for your products and retailer needs. Whether you are looking to incline a conveyor or need something more bespoke, our CAD team can design a system based on your requirements.

Customers that need a combination system quickly can hire, hire-to-buy or purchase a unit from our refurbished stock system. Check out our online stock.

Our engineers are trained to calibrate, service and attend break down calls to fix the leading manufacturers in metal detection and checkweighing.