The Secret to Safe, Smooth Conveying is Volkmann

Inspection tech on display

Debuting at PACK EXPO International from TDI Packsys was the XR-6080SH X-Ray Inspection System (10). The detection technology built into the XR-6080SH can find 3-mm thickness of bone, which is especially useful for poultry, since those bones can be hollow and di cult to detect.

A lot of our customers can’t talk about their secret to safe, smooth, gentle conveying but everyone knows the secret is Volkmann. Our patented pneumatic vacuum conveyors automatically transfer powders and other bulk materials from one point to another in fully enclosed, dust-tight, explosion-proof systems.

▪ Automated, hygienic and quiet

▪ Easy to use, easy to clean

▪ No tools disassembly

▪ Stainless steel as standard

▪ Fast lead times, easy to install

“Our customers were asking for something that could get a little more micron, especially for packaged meat,” says Israel Mateos, director of quality and integration at TDI Packsys. “We can also find 0.3-mm metals, like stainless steel, ferrous, and non-ferrous, which is unheard of across the industry. We can do that with great accuracy.”

Mateos adds that while the detection technology in the XR Series is ideal for chicken and other poultry, it also works for other meats too. “If this system does well on di cult-to-detect, hollow chicken bones, it can do great on beef and pork bones that are denser and bigger.”

Technology driven by artificial intelligence continues to establish itself as a fixture in our world of increasingly smart factories, and Contact 4.0 from Fortress Technology is a great example. On display at PACK EXPO International, this smart data-capture solution is aimed at food manufacturers operating multiple metal detectors and weighing machines across multiple facilities.

Using web-based architecture, Contact 4.0 captures valuable production data across an entire suite of networked Fortress inspection machines. It can remotely monitor the performance of equipment, track events, and document all potential product safety risks. In other words, it turns massive data streams into tightly monitored and thus highly useful operational insight.