X-Ray Inspection System meets packaged food manufacturing needs.
Press Release Summary:
Capable of withstanding impact of repeated use of harsh chemical cleaners and pressurized water, Eagle Pack 400 HC increases uptime and hygiene in wash-down environments. Stainless steel plates, cut and welded together, eliminate food debris collection points, while interlocked hinged louvers facilitate access to conveyor. While water-cooled heat exchanger eliminates need for separate A/C unit, knurled end drive roller with v-grooves ensures conveyor belt traction and position retention.
Original Press Release:
Eagle Designed for a Clean Sweep with New Pack 400 HC
New x-ray system designed for harsher packaged food manufacturing environments to increase uptime and hygiene
Tampa, Florida - Eagle Product Inspection has launched the Eagle Pack 400 HC, an energy-efficient x-ray inspection system designed for easy and efficient cleaning in the harsh wash-down environments of the packaged meat, poultry and dairy industries, where daily sanitization of equipment is mandatory. The new system facilitates compliance with food safety standards regarding plant hygiene, including the American Meat Institute's (AMI) guidelines for meat processors and manufacturers.
The Eagle Pack 400 HC's robust construction features thicker stainless steel plates cut and welded together, rather than bolted, making its design more sanitary by eliminating food debris collection points. It is also capable of withstanding the impact of repeated use of harsh chemical cleaners and pressurized water. The system offers interlocked hinged louvers which can easily be lifted to allow access to the conveyor, eliminating the need of dismantling traditional heavy louvers to clean inside the machine. This feature reduces the time and labor needed for daily sanitization and assembly, increasing uptime. The hinged louvers also decrease the possibility of damaging or losing equipment pieces during cleaning shifts, enhancing overall safety and productivity.
To reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption, the Eagle Pack 400 HC is designed with an energy-efficient water cooled heat exchanger that eliminates the need for a separate air conditioning unit to cool the system. This also results in a minimal footprint to save space in the production line. Its knurled end drive roller, responsible for the motion of the conveyer, incorporates v-grooves to increase the traction of the conveyor belt so it retains its position even if wet or greasy from cleaning or opened products. With less belt slippage and damage, manufacturers will benefit from less downtime.
"All Eagle systems help food manufacturers to comply with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) hygiene principles, but we recognized a need in the market for a product inspection system that could withstand the harsh cleaning requirements of manufacturing lines for meat, poultry and dairy production," said Terry Woolford, General Manager, Eagle Product Inspection. "By designing robust, easy-to-clean systems we can reduce the time needed for the sanitization of our customers' production lines."
The Eagle Pack 400 HC will be showcased at AMI International, the meat, poultry and seafood convention in Dallas, Texas (USA), 1-3 May 2012, at booth 2610 . The system is a new addition to Eagle's line of advanced and accurate x-ray inspection equipment that offer a number of capabilities including the ability to evaluate compartmentalized fill level and check mass. Other systems in Eagle's range feature Material Discrimination X-ray (MDX) technology, which allows for the detection of materials previously unseen by traditional x-ray or other product inspection methods, as well as the ability to analyze fat content and calculate the chemical lean (CL) value of meat products.
About Eagle Product Inspection
The Eagle Product Inspection line of x-ray inspection systems evaluates in process and finished products for contaminants such as metal, glass, stone and bone while also having the ability to check mass, evaluate compartmentalized fill level, and analyze fat content.
With its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and local offices across the globe, Eagle Product Inspection machines meet today's Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification requirements to ensure that food and beverage manufacturers and their customers in turn are well protected. Visit www.eaglepi.comfor more information.
Contact:
Eagle Product Inspection
6005 Benjamin Road
Tampa, FL 33634
Telephone: +1-877-379-1670
Email: eaglesales@eaglepi.com
Website: www.eaglepi.com
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