Plan Automation Technology Blog

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.

For any packaged food company, production equipment contamination can be a nightmare. Whether it’s metal shavings falling into food mixers, or pens getting dropped onto a conveyor belt carrying loose-packed ingredients, product contamination is bad news.

For years now, x-ray product inspection systems have been a trusted inspection technology for the packaged food industry.

End of line automation such as case packing systems is a fairly important part of keeping up as a manufacturer in today’s world. With the right system, you can make sure that there are no holdups in production and that product can roll smoothly out of your manufacturing floor and onto shipping trucks so that they can reach your customers and the mass market.

Modern, automated case packing technologies are the ultimate form of end of line automation. By optimizing packing processes and virtually eliminating all wasteful, tedious product packaging behaviors from the manufacturing floor, automated packaging solutions not only help companies meet save time on labor requirements, but also make the most of their distribution dollar.

A lot of companies in the food industry have to keep a careful eye on the horizon. With the constant introduction of new regulations, standards, and technologies, it’s easy to see why any packaged food company would be concerned about the future.