Checkweighing, Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection in the Meat, Poultry and Ready Meals Industry

In the meat, poultry and ready meals industries manufacturers are facing increased challenges to ensure products meet strict quality standards while they encounter mounting pressure to lower overall costs. Manufacturers must ensure that machinery is able to perform reliably in the harshest of environments and must meet increased legislative requirements and retailers’ focus on traceability and accountability while coping with increased cost pressures. Changing consumer demands for greater variety and higher quality, combined with increasingly sophisticated packaging are driving manufacturers to improve the flexibility of their facilities.

METTLER TOLEDO can offer meat, poultry and ready meals manufacturers solutions to help reduce costly overfill and ensure product safety. METTLER TOLEDO Hi-Speed checkweigher’s verify product weights ensuring underweight and overweight products are rejected. The checkweighers hygienic open frame design and rugged, stable foundation make it ideal for this industry.

METTLER TOLEDO Safeline metal detectors and x-ray inspection systems can ensure contamination is identified and removed from the production line. Safeline metal detectors can inspect fresh, cooked and frozen meat products in all forms including large meat cuts, processed meat blocks, smaller individual portions and processed meat products. Safeline can also inspect packaged ready meals ensuring only quality products leave the factory.

Safeline X-ray inspection systems can be used to detect contaminants such as bone, metal and glass - even when the product is wrapped in metalized film. In addition, x-ray systems can simultaneously perform a wide range of in-line quality checks such as measuring mass, counting components, monitoring fill levels and inspecting the integrity of the seal of ready meals.

The range of product inspection equipment offered by METTLER TOLEDO ensures your production processes are optimized – maximizing output and profit, minimizing costs and securing regulatory compliance.