From small start-up companies through to international producers, all food manufacturers tend to use various pieces of safety equipment on site. To maintain high levels of safety within their products, food producers place a metal detector or combination system (a metal detector and Checkweigher in one) on their production lines. This blog will look at the reasons why industrial metal detectors are important and how they can benefit your company.<\/p>\n
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In short, most industrial metal detectors<\/a> have a \u2018Balanced Coil\u2019 system. The centre coil is known as the transmitter and the two coils either side are known as the receiver coils. The receiver coils are able to measure if there are any distortion caused by a contaminant passing through a metal detector aperture.<\/p>\n If a metal contaminated product passes through, this obstructs the electromagnetic field, hence alerting the metal detector. Once alerted, depending on the type of rejection system, the metal detector will reject the contaminated product.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SNB\u2019s metal detectors are able to detect the following metal contaminants:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Out of the three contaminants, ferrous is the easiest metal for an Industrial metal detector to detect. This is due to the metal being both conductive and magnetic.<\/p>\n As a metal, Non-Ferrous is relatively detectable. Non-Ferrous metal has good conducting properties however it is a non-magnetic metal<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Stainless Steel is the most challenging metal of the three to detect. Like all metals, Stainless Steel can come in different grades with some grades being more magnetic than others. The industry standard grade in Industrial Metal Detection is grade 316 for Stainless Steel. Many of the retailers specify grade 316 as it is the most commonly found type of Stainless Steel contaminant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are a variety of reasons why purchasing an industrial metal detector is a good decision for a business.<\/p>\n To start, if you compare a metal detector to an X-Ray machine<\/a>, metal detection is the cost-effective option. Overall, a metal detector is a lower investment with usually a smaller cost to maintain.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, there is no predicting when metal contaminants may be introduced into the food manufacturing process. Most industrial pieces of equipment that aid the production lines are constructed from a type of metal. This therefore makes it crucial for food manufacturers to include metal detection within their factory\u2019s process as it gives both retailers and manufacturers quality reassurance.<\/p>\n Many codes of practices these days state the use of metal detection on production lines. Manufacturers that supply to certain retailers will be asked to look for certain sensitivities of metal detection on a production line. Having a working metal detector and a reliable calibration\/service supplier, allows companies producing food the opportunity to pass their yearly audits with flying colours.<\/p>\n Finally, with technology continuing to develop, many of the modern metal detectors are able to use data capture systems. Through a USB, some metal detectors are able to record automatically how many contaminated packs have been detected and rejected within a certain time period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To break it down, the benefits are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With over 20 years within the industrial inspection equipment industry, SNB Electronic Services continue to support all new and existing customers with any of their metal detection issues. SNB are able to provide quick response times<\/a> when attending customer sites for calibrations,<\/a> service calls or any repairs. Additionally, SNB can provide new or refurbished machine options for customers looking to rent, hire to buy or purchase a metal detector.<\/p>\nWhat types of Metal can an Industrial Metal Detector Detect?<\/h2>\n
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Metal Contaminants \u2013 Ferrous<\/h3>\n
Metal Contaminants \u2013 Non-Ferrous<\/h3>\n
Metal Contaminants \u2013 Stainless Steel<\/h3>\n
What is the Importance of Industrial Metal Detection?<\/h2>\n
Overall what are the Benefits of Metal Detection<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0How Can SNB Electronic Services help?<\/h2>\n