Product waste free falls to zero
Screening a variety of nuts
immediately prior to bagging at
speeds of 80 packs per minute, the
new detectors have eliminated false
rejects altogether.
four times a day on most lines. Our
customers with even greater
previous metal detectors required
confidence, as the engineering
manual set-up. With the new Fortress
manager concludes: “The benefits
units it’s a simple case of selecting
of switching to one supplier that can
a new product recipe via the control
offer compatible kit are multiple.
panel.”
As well as solving the issue of
What’s more, detection sensitivity has
Installation of the five Vertex
products being wasted as a result
almost doubled; the Vertex systems
detectors took place in autumn 2015
of false rejects, having access to
are capable of detecting ferrous and
over two days. To minimise disruption
common spare parts, ongoing support
non-ferrous particles as small as
to production, the units were installed
and minimal training equates to a
1.0mm and stainless steel particles
individually so the other four lines
better total cost of ownership and
down to 1.5mm, compared with
could continue to run as normal.
faster return on investment.”
2.5mm previously.
The value the detectors have
Fortress Technology
The new detectors have also reduced
brought to the fruit and nut
product changeovers to less than a
processing and packing company
beginnings in 1996 believing that through
minute as the engineering manager
has been two-fold. In addition to
superior product design and engineering
rationalizes the benefit of having
improving the line performance
equipment that’s easy to use and set
having the latest inspection
up: “We change products three or
technology on-site fills its
Fortress Technology began its humble
the production of higher quality
equipment with better sensitivities could
be achieved.
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