Plan Automation Technology Blog

Food safety is a major concern for businesses in all corners of the food industry. According to estimates by the Center for Disease Control, “each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.”

For any packaged food manufacturer, product safety is of the utmost concern. When products are unsafe, they can create a public relations nightmare that can be difficult for any company to recover from.

At this point, x-ray product inspection is a well-established technology with numerous benefits for processed food manufacturers throughout Canada and the U.S.A.

Bacteriological contamination is an enormous concern for companies that process raw meat. Infections such as listeria and e. coli are an enormous threat to the safety of food products and the customers who consume them.

Examples of foodborne bacteriological outbreaks continue to make the news each year, such as the e. coli outbreak in late 2015 that affected consumers in California, Washington, Utah, Montana, Colorado, Virginia, and Missouri.

For consistent production and the highest quality products, successfully integrating the right processing equipment is a must for food and beverage industries. In these sectors, processing design quality can determine branding success, and set businesses apart from others in highly competitive markets.

DEXA, or Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, is a game-changing product inspection technology for the meat production industry.

This technology expands on the capabilities of traditional x-ray product inspection technology by using two separate x-ray energy wavelengths, one high-energy wave and one low-energy wave.

Any manufacturer handling raw meat products faces numerous challenges every day. Ensuring that all tools are sanitary, that workers are following sanitation guidelines, and that meat is free of contaminants is a full-time job.

Accidental equipment and product contamination aren’t uncommon within food, beverage and pharmaceutical production industries. There are always risks present, whether through employee mistakes or even your own line equipment, which can put your goods and brand in danger.

In the food industry, it’s becoming more and more important to make sure that products not only get made fast enough to keep up with demand, but to ensure that these products are free of defects that could harm or upset consumers.

The final stretch of your manufacturing process, where your products are packed and readied to ship to your customers/clients wherever they may be, is often a huge part of any manufacturer’s operational expenses.