Compact detection system

Loma Systems has launched the super compact X5 Spacesaver X-ray, which offers 25 per cent improved detection performance, a 20 per cent smaller footprint than similar X-ray machines and an ultra-hygienic design for quick cleaning and low maintenance and serviceability.

Adhering to Loma’s ‘Designed to Survive’ ethos and delivering maximum uptime at a low lifetime cost of ownership, the X5 Spacesaver X-ray, which measures only 1m in length, has been engineered to deliver industry leading levels of product integrity for the busiest of food processing and packing lines while enabling customers to reclaim valuable floor space.

Incorporating adaptive array technology (AAT), Loma’s X5 Spacesaver offers 25 per cent improved detection performance. This new technology tailors resolution, depth and scaling to give the best performance for any product requiring inspection. AAT eliminates the previous need to specify the diode array pixel size as the X5 Spacesaver will adjust to give ultimate detection performance for the product.

Capable of operating at line speeds up to 75 metres per minute, the X5 Spacesaver X-ray detects and rejects foreign body contaminants such as bone, metal fragments, glass, stones, bone, plastics and ceramics. The system can identify improperly packaged product for: size, shape, length, fill level, component count and presence; all essential quality control elements for food processors. It offers large margins for minimum false rejects for previously undetectable contaminants, reducing errors and costs of re-inspection.