X-ray security for bottled baby milk

In 2013 Candia – part of Sodiaal, France’s leading milk products cooperative – decided to set up a new production line to fill baby milks into 70ml polypropylene bottles, foil-sealed but with a threaded top able to take a standard screw-on teat, for the export market. As part of its rigorous approach to safety, the company sought an x-ray inspection system designed for monitoring liquids in plastic bottles, cartons and upright pouches.

The chosen solution was an Ishida IX-GA-B3043 side beam unit. The system promises excellent sensitivity and can pick up even tiny pieces of metal, glass, bone, shell, grit, plastic or hard rubber.

The new line is producing about 6,000 bottles per hour with a high degree of confidence.