Food Safety X-Ray System has touch-free design.
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Available with 15.75 in. wide belt and able to handle products up to 2.5 in. high, EZx 465 Touchless has 328 fpm max belt speed and eliminates need for shielding curtains typically used to block radiation by conveying product through inspection chamber via series of small slopes. Aperture with reduced height ensures X-ray scatter does not escape from inlet or outlet areas of system. Also, conveyor belt is slightly tacky to ensure products stay in place during upward/downward slope travel.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Touchless X-Ray System
Thermo Scientific EZx 465 Targets Lightweight and Open-Container Food Product Contaminant Detection
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today launched its new Thermo Scientific EZx 465 Touchless X-ray system to the global marketplace. The new model significantly extends the application range of this proven, entry level food safety x-ray system.
Unlike traditional foreign object x-ray detection systems, the EZx 465 Touchless has been engineered to eliminate the shielding curtains typically used to block radiation, while still complying with all global safety standards. Heavy lead or no-lead curtains frequently prevent lightweight products such as metalized snack bags from being conveyed through the x-ray chamber, resulting in production line jams and downtime.
Unwrapped products, such as frozen meals in foil trays, cannot be passed through shielding curtains due to hygienic concerns as well as the significant risk that the food product inside the tray could be altered.
"Depending on the application area, we've seen product flow seriously impacted by x-ray shielding curtains as much as 20 percent of the time," said Bob Ries, lead product manager, metal detection and x-ray inspection, Thermo Fisher. "A good example is gas-flushed metalized snack bags that don't have enough weight to push through the flexible, but dense curtains. Unwrapped items, such as pies, are another example. In that instance, the curtains come in contact with the food itself, potentially contaminating it and/or creating a cleaning mess. To help address these inspection needs, we engineered an x-ray system without curtains at all."
The EZx 465 Touchless X-ray system eliminates the need for shielding curtains by conveying the product through the inspection chamber via a series of small slopes. Additionally, the unit also features an aperture with reduced height to ensure that x-ray scatter does not escape from the inlet or outlet areas of the system.
"Because x-rays only travel in a straight line, the angles and aperture height we've created eliminate x-ray scatter that might leave the system. The conveyor belt is also slightly tacky, a design that ensures products stay in place during the slight upward and downward slopes," added Ries.
The EZx 465 Touchless X-ray system is available with a 400 mm (15.75 inches) wide belt, the most common choice for the majority of applications. The system can handle products 65 mm (2.5 inches) in height. Maximum belt speed is 100 meters or 328 feet per minute.
Thermo Scientific EZx contaminant detection systems provide the most cost-effective solution for locating foreign objects (metal, glass, stone, plastic, bone, etc.) commonly found in packaged food production environments. The systems are also differentiated by how they enable set-up and testing within minutes using the QuickLearn graphical interface and an x-ray source and detector that eliminate blind spots in the inspection tunnel.
For more about Thermo Scientific product inspection equipment, please visit: http://www.thermoscientific.com/productinspection.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of $12 billion, we have approximately 39,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through three premier brands, Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific and Unity(TM) Lab Services, which offer a unique combination of innovative technologies, convenient purchasing options and a single solution for laboratory operations management. Our products and services help our customers solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Visit www.thermofisher.com.
