ISHIDA has announced the launch of its innovation in x-ray technology.
The IX-PD-Poultry is designed to meet the large-volume throughputs of modern poultry plants while being able to adapt to a variety of cuts.
Ishida explained the Photo-Counting Dual Energy (PD) technology means it can detect bone in fillets and other cut ups, while a twin-lane configuration can inspect breast, deboned thigh and inner fillets for the presence of wish, rib and fan bones as well as small foreign bodies such as steel wires.
If a contaminated item is detected, retracting twin belts return the product to the infeed system for operators to remove the bone or foreign body and re-feed it through the X-ray system.
Glen Oxborough, Ishida Europe’s business manager – x-ray inspection, said, “We understand the importance poultry businesses place on the quality of their product and the rigorous standards they instil to guarantee it. However, even the smallest error, such as a bone fragment or a piece of metal wire, can have a significant on a company’s public image.
“The need for enhanced brand protection was a major driving force in Ishida’s development of the IX-PD-Poultry. Incorporating new technology, it delivers leading image processing quality so that manufacturers can have complete confidence in the product they are delivering to the retail and food service sectors.”
