Metal detectors for food primarily are used for the purpose of consumer protection. Despite maximum care metallic contaminations of food products during the production process cannot be fully excluded. Metal particles that enter the product during the production process or already are contained in the raw material may cause serious injuries of consumers. The [...]
When used for machinery protection, the metal detector is installed directly before the machine to be protected. If, as in most cases in the food industry, consumer protection is the goal, several inspection points are useful. An inspection of raw material has the advantage that metal particles are separated before they are broken [...]
Typically, there are three types of metal that a detector can sense: ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless steel. Ferrous metals – These types of contaminant are both magnetic and conductive, which means they are easily sensed by standard metal detectors. Non-ferrous metals – Although non-ferrous metals are not magnetic, the fact they are conductive means [...]
