Metal Detectors
High speed modular metal detectors
Saturn Packaging’s metal detector systems find metal residues which entered a product during production – all types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in packaged and unpackaged piece foods.
Separation systems may be connected in order to remove contaminated packages.
Base Model Key Attributes
- Detects magnetics and non- magnetic metal contamination, even when enclosed in product
- Reduces expensive machinery failure and minimizes production downtime
- Ensures product quality
- Prevents customer complaints
- Break even within a very short period of time
Technical Features
| Metal Detection | |
|---|---|
| Product formats | Packaged, conveyorized products, loose, bulk products, free-falling and vertically-packed products (including powders and granular products), pumped liquids, pastes and slurries, continuous web products |
| Contamination detection | Detection of all metal contaminants, including ferrous, non-ferrous (including aluminum) and magnetic and non-magnetic stainless steels |
| Detectable contaminants | Contaminants must be austenitic (magnetizable) or electrically conductive |
| Aluminum contaminants | Easily detected |
| Quality checks | Detection of metal contaminants |
| Product texture | No effects |
| Conductive product | Can be inspected |
| Metalized film-packed products | Can be inspected |
| Aluminum foil-packed products | Cannot be inspected effectively |
| Pack size effects | The larger the pack, the less sensitive |
| Increased aperture size | Sensitivity can decline, and costs increase moderately |
Success Stories
Challenge: High-speed wrapping of fresh bread without product deformation. Solution: Integrated flow wrapping line with low-backpressure buffering. Result: 25% increase in line efficiency.
Challenge: Cold-chain handling of liquid cartons. Solution: NEMA 4X rated robotic pickers. Result: 40% reduction in manual labor and improved line safety.
Challenge: High-speed bundling of PET bottles. Solution: Continuous-motion shrink bundler. Result: 15% reduction in film usage and 30% increase in throughput.
