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SMART PRODUCTION

In the manufacturing business, size location will ensure the optimum performances and consequently lower the production
notwithstanding, quality control is costs. A false reject, which is when a quality product is identified as contaminated, may
known as an indispensable factor as raise the manufacturing costs, and more time may also be wasted on the implementation
it can prevent production errors that of corrective measures. Effective metal detectors such as those mentioned above, therefore,
may lead to subpar product quality, can surprisingly help save both the unexpected expenses and time.
compromised consumers’ safety, Metal detectors are a popular solution in every industry, such as the food, medicine,
brand image and corporate rubber, and polymer sectors, as they can improve the production lines and ensure that
reputational damages, consumers will receive quality products.
and event ually
customer complaints
that may cause
further widespread
negative effects. It is
not uncommon for
clients to file a
complaint when a
product fails to deliver
its intended functions
or features such as
missing components,
product unavailability,
underweighted or missing items, and
contamination. To steer clear from
such mishaps and to ensure the
delivery of quality products to your
clients, manufacturing professionalism and
preventative measures should be adopted,
and these solutions are known as new
quality tools, which also include metal
detector machines.
A metal detector, as the name implies,
helps detect metallic contaminants during
the manufacturing process. Its basic
principle involves the use of electromagnetic
induction-balance coil system to search for
metal materials from the beginning to the
end of the production line. In the upstream
processes, such as raw material reception
lines, the device can detect metal hooks in
fish, which may cause damage to the
production machines. The manufacturing
processes may rely on a pipeline metal
detector to scan pipeline-transported ice
cream or on a gravity fall metal detector to
scan sugar right before the packaging
process. The last and most popular
alternative is to carry out metal detection at
the end of the production line, after the
packaging process. This option can be
used, for example, with instant noodles. An
appropriate location where metal detection
should take place is never fixed as it
depends on the varying conditions of
materials and production lines. One should
consult the metal detector manufacturers
as a proper installation in a carefully chosen

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