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EQUIPMENT
Quality Assurance
NO TIME
FOR COMPROMISE
by Dan Malovany
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When it comes to quality control, the current labor
shortage cuts like a double-edged sword. Not only do
bakeries and snack producers often lack the skilled
workers to fully staff their high-capacity lines, but inexperienced
operators may inadvertently allow unsatisfactory
products to enter the marketplace.
" Given the tight labor market, finding trained employees
who know what problems to look for in both
personnel and equipment operation is one big issue, "
noted Michael Wilks, global marketing director,
Bunting Magnetics. " Having equipment in place to see
what the human eye cannot see is another issue. "
To enhance capacity and sew up the safety net full of
holes, bakeries are investing in automation to replace
those manual tasks of the past.
" One plant I visited reduced its labor by 50%, and it
now has higher throughput than before, " said Yuegang
Zhao, chief commercial officer, KPM Analytics. " They
did that by adding automated packaging equipment, vision
systems and automated rejection devices to replace
manual inspection and significantly reduce the number
of people they have on the production line. "
At many bakeries, the shift to retail from foodservice
during the pandemic has also required
significant reconfiguration of packaging lines that
raises concerns about product assurance.
" There was a high demand for product inspection
equipment to ensure that no foreign material
or quality defects were present, " recalled Ken
Falk, regional sales representative, Eagle Product
Inspection. " Today, many large retail customers
are requiring end-of-line X-ray product inspection
to ensure quality and minimize risk. "
Hard-to-find foreign materials
Determining which inspection system is best
typically involves identifying what elusive threats
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lurk inside a bakery, whether it's metal, glass or plastic
that's found in the production department.
" The smaller the foreign material is, the more elusive
it will be to metal detectors or X-ray machines, " said
Todd Grube, Heat and Control product manager for inspection
systems. " With X-rays, the lower the density of
the foreign material, such as plastics or glass, the harder
it is to detect. "
Metal detection is best for identifying conductive
shards and pieces while X-ray technology checks for differences
in material density and vision for foreign matter
on the surface. However, several companies are incorporating
multiple types of technology to create more
comprehensive inspection systems. TDI Packsys, for instance,
has combined its X-ray technology with a vision
system in a single unit to increase its ability to find wood
on the surface or different types of plastic.
" We can do size detection or identify little pieces of
Bakeries explore new
technologies, multiple
systems and digital
solutions to ensure
quality assurance
and product safety.
New X-ray technology
provides high-resolution
imaging and superior
detection capability.
Heat and Control
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