Inspection Applications for Food & Packaging Lines

Explore checkweighing, metal detection and X-ray inspection solutions for packaged products, bulk materials, bottles, cans, cartons and production lines.

Find the Right Inspection Solution

Different products require different inspection technologies. Select an application by product format, contaminant risk, package type or production stage.

Top Features

Weight Compliance

Verify product weight, detect underweight or overweight packs, and identify missing components.

Metal Contaminant Detection

Detect ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless-steel contaminants in packaged or bulk products.

Foreign Object Detection

Inspect for metal, glass, ceramic, stone, bone and other dense foreign materials using X-ray technology.

Flexible Line Integration

Configure conveyors, rejectors, alarms, data interfaces and custom inspection layouts for existing production lines.

Applications by Production Stage

Raw Material Inspection

Inspect bulk ingredients, powders, grains, nuts and other incoming materials before processing.

Pipeline Metal Detecto
Gravity-Fall Metal Detector
Bulk Product X-Ray Inspection System

In-Process Inspection

Detect contaminants during processing before the product reaches final packaging.

Pipeline Metal Detector-
Gravity-Fall Metal Detector
Bulk Material X-Ray System

Before Packaging

Inspect loose, bulk or unpackaged products before they enter the packaging machine.

Bulk X-Ray Inspection System
Metal Detector for Bulk Products

After Packaging

Verify packaged products for weight, metal contamination, dense foreign objects and missing components.

Online Checkweigher
Conveyor Metal Detector
Packaged Product X-Ray System

Final Line Inspection

Automatically reject non-conforming products and record inspection results before case packing or shipment.

Checkweigher and Metal Detector Combo
X-Ray Inspection with Rejector
Sorting and Labeling System

Inspection Solutions by Product Format

Packaged Food

Inspect pouches, trays, cartons and retail packs for weight compliance, metal contamination, dense foreign objects and missing components.

Typical Inspection Needs:

- Underweight or overweight packs

- Metal contaminant detection

- Glass, stone, ceramic or bone detection

- Missing or damaged components

- Automatic rejection of non-conforming products

Recommended Systems:

- Online Checkweigher

- Conveyor Metal Detector

- Packaged Product X-Ray Inspection System

- Checkweigher and Metal Detector Combination System

Agricultural & Bulk Products

Inspect nuts, grains, rice, beans, tea, dried fruit and other loose products before packaging or further processing.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- Metal, stone, glass and ceramic detection
- Inspection before final packaging
- High-throughput bulk material handling
- Defect or density-based sorting
- Automatic air-jet or flipper rejection

Recommended Systems:

- Gravity-Fall Metal Detector

- Bulk Material X-Ray Inspection System

- High-Speed X-Ray Sorting System

- Pipeline Metal Detector

Bottles, Jars & Cans

Control CO₂ addition, product pressure and mixing performance before bright beer tank, buffer tank, pasteurizer or filling.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- Foreign object detection inside containers
- Fill-level or missing-content inspection
- Stable handling of upright products
- Bottle, jar and can rejection
- Final inspection before case packing

Recommended Systems:

- Bottled & Canned Product X

-Ray Inspection System

- Online Checkweigher for Bottles and Cans

- Multi-View X-Ray Inspection System

- Pusher Reject System

Large Bags & Cartons

Inspect cartons, boxes, large bags and heavy packages for weight accuracy, missing contents and dense foreign objects.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- Weight verification for large packages
- Missing-item or incomplete-pack inspection
- Detection of metal, glass, stone or ceramic
- Stable transport of heavy products
- Heavy-duty automatic rejection

Recommended Systems:

- Heavy-Duty Checkweigher

- Large-Channel X-Ray Inspection System

- Conveyor Metal Detector

- Heavy-Load Pusher or Roller Reject System

Aluminum-Foil & Metallized Packs

Inspect products packed in aluminum foil, metallized film or other conductive packaging where conventional metal detection may be limited.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- Inspection through foil or metallized packaging
- Ferrous contaminant detection
- Dense foreign object detection
- Package completeness inspection
- Automatic rejection of non-conforming packs

Recommended Systems:
- Aluminum-Foil Package Metal Detector
- Packaged Product X-Ray Inspection System
- Online Checkweigher
- Automatic Reject System

Powders, Granules, Liquids & Pastes

Inspect free-flowing powders, grains, granules, liquids and paste-like products during processing or before final packaging.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- Inspection before packaging
- Metal detection inside product flow
- Continuous processing-line integration
- Fast automatic contaminant rejection
- Hygienic and compact installation

Recommended Systems:

- Pipeline Metal Detector

- Gravity-Fall Metal Detector

- Bulk Material Metal Detection System

- Custom Reject Valve or Diverter

Pharmaceutical & Small Component Packs

Inspect tablets, capsules, medicine packs, sachets, accessory bags and small component packages for weight, completeness and foreign objects.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- High-precision weight verification
- Missing tablet or component detection
- Underweight or overweight package control
- Metal and dense foreign object detection
- High-speed automatic rejection

Recommended Systems:
- High-Precision Checkweigher
- Small-Package Metal Detector
- Pharmaceutical X-Ray Inspection System
- Left / Right Sorting Checkweigher

Meat, Seafood & Frozen Products

Inspect fresh or frozen meat, seafood, fish products and processed foods for metal, bone, glass, stone and other dense foreign objects.

Typical Inspection Needs:
- Detection of metal and dense contaminants
- Fishbone and hard-bone inspection
- Inspection of frozen or wet products
- Hygienic production-line integration
- Automatic rejection of contaminated products

Recommended Systems:
- Waterproof Conveyor Metal Detector
- Packaged Product X-Ray Inspection System
- Fishbone X-Ray Inspection System
- Waterproof Checkweigher