White Paper – Enhancing Levels of Due Diligence - Mettler Toledo

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Checkweighing 8 METTLER TOLEDO Newsletters 1/2012 Easy-to-use, Compact Solution Ensures The Highest Quality Farmer’s Snack GmbH places great emphasis on maintaining the high quality of its products. The Hamburg-based company has been relying on METTLER TOLEDO inspection solutions for many years to meet its quality standards. The XE3 CC CombiChecker supports the stringent requirements of Farmer’s Snack in assuring highest quality not only checking product weight, but also inspecting all products in the same step to ensure that there are no traces of metal present. As such, even the smallest differences and deviations in the natural produce can be verified using the checkweigher, enabling the company to guarantee consistently high quality for its end customers. The XE3 CC CombiChecker checks every pack to make sure it has the correct weight and is free of any metal traces “During the dry fruit filling process, products can get stuck in the multi-head weigher,” explains Hardy Krause, Technical Director at Farmer’s Snack. “These products can then cause packs to be under or overfilled,” he continues. The CombiChecker rejects from the production line any packs that do not conform to the specified weight, thereby constantly checking the filling process of the multi-head weigher. Metal detection systems also ensure quality on other production lines at Farmer’s Snack. With the combined checkweigher/metal detector system, Garvens offers Farmer’s Snack a compact solution for checking product weight and reliably detecting any foreign bodies in a single procedure, and enables the company to comply with all quality assurance criteria as per FDA or IFS. The CombiChecker also provides comprehensive reports and, thanks to its large product setup memory, central inventory management for all products. This allows Farmer’s Snack to quickly switch between the items it produces. The XE3 CC CombiChecker provides a clearly structured evaluation of key production data “We used to take random samples of our products for testing,” explains Hardy Krause. “But the CombiChecker inspects every single pack. This not only guarantees the correct product weight, it also saves us a great deal of time and makes our whole production process smoother.” Due to the extremely high accuracy of both the checkweigher and metal detector, the XE3 CC CombiChecker is optimally suited to the company’s diverse product range. The Garvens Combi- Checker categorizes the weighed products, i.e. fruit mixes, precisely into up to three weight zones. Its metal detector is available with two detection frequencies – ideal for companies like Farmer’s Snack which process an extensive product range. www.mt.com/garvens Garvens XE3 CC CombiChecker protects consumers and brand reputation.
Demands of Tougher Standards Met By Due Diligence Enhancements If a metal-contaminated product reaches the consumer, the repercussions could be catastrophic. By using a metal detector with Due Diligence Enhancement, manufacturers can be confident that their products meet required quality standards and their brand is protected. The Due Diligence Enhancement from METTLER TOLEDO Safeline helps manufacturers comply with increasingly tough standards, by strengthening control and security at critical control points (CCP) on processing and packing lines. Failsafe functionality Multiple design features ensure the due diligence enhancement delivers an increased level of failsafe functionality, resulting in increased product safety as well as compliance with standards and legislation. Manufacturers also benefit through avoiding the risk of costly recalls and potential damage to their reputation. The key focus is ensuring that contaminated packages are properly removed. This is achieved through a fully automated rejection system, with a reject confirmation sensor to ensure that the correct pack is removed, and a secondary reject check sensor further along the conveyor belt that provides additional security. Guarding against procedural error It is widely held that a common cause of contaminated products reaching the consumer is procedural error rather than the failure of an inspection device. The enhanced system features a tunnel guard on the out-feed conveyor to prevent external interference, and a lockable reject bin, only accessible via the detector’s password-protected interface. These features reduce the risk of rejected packs reentering the production process. The Profile metal detection system records all detector and operator activity, providing evidence that all necessary control measures have been taken. It also features Condition Monitoring technology to provide advance warning of adverse trends, which helps to minimize downtime. The combination of quality detector and control equipment, sensing devices and failsafe mechanisms results in a system optimized to meet compliance needs and maximize the opportunity to prove due diligence. www.mt.com/metaldetection www.mt.com/safeline-duediligence Pack infeed sensor ensures optimum timing and operation of reject device. Best Practice White Paper – Enhancing Levels of Due Diligence It is an ever increasing responsibility of manufacturers to take every precaution to ensure that their products are safe, free from contamination and are unlikely to harm the end consumer in any way. This new white paper introduces the concept of Due Diligence and explains its importance in terms of providing a basis for a legal defense if a customer claims to have found metal contamination in a food product. It identifies how a metal detection system, if suitably configured, can help you meet your due diligence needs, and also conform to the seven HACCP principles. Download this white paper free: www.mt.com/safeline-duediligence Increased levels of fail-safe functionality increase product safety and support compliance with legislation and retailer standards. METTLER TOLEDO Newsletters 1/2012 9
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