--- title: Blog | General Automation | Product Inspection | PLAN Automation | Setton Farms description: Setton Farms | The PLAN Automation Blog provides detailed information regarding general automation and product inspection technologies and industry related news. --- - [![flag-am-can-1](https://www.planautomation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/flag-am-can-1.jpg?width=55&name=flag-am-can-1.jpg "flag-am-can-1")](https://www.planautomation.com/) - [![French](https://www.planautomation.com/hs-fs/hub/20929/file-507216172.jpg)](https://www.planautomation.com/fr/accueil/) [![](https://www.planautomation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cobrandlogo.png?width=946&height=150&name=cobrandlogo.png)](https://www.planautomation.com)   # Plan Automation Technology Blog ## [Setton Pistachio Improves Product Quality with X-ray Inspection](https://www.planautomation.com/blog/bid/108395/Setton-Pistachio-Improves-Product-Quality-with-X-ray-Inspection) Posted by [Mat Bedard](https://www.planautomation.com/blog/author/mat-bedard) on Tue, Oct 7, 2014 @ 08:10 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.planautomation.com/hs-fs/file-1701319674-jpg/images/setton-farms-logo.jpg) ](https://www.planautomation.com/blog/bid/108395/Setton-Pistachio-Improves-Product-Quality-with-X-ray-Inspection) In September 2005, [Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.](http://settonfarms.com/), the second largest pistachio nut processor in the United States, sought to radically improve product quality throughout their facilities by eliminating foreign materials in their products. For this massive undertaking (Setton Pistachio’s main processing facility is well over 150,000 square feet, and gathers pistachios from over 5,000 acres of pistachio orchards), Setton Pistachio decided to do away with their conventional inspection tools, and instead turned to today’s innovative X-ray detection systems. 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