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ood safety is a key aspect of the global food industry and high expectations are placed on food manufacturers and processors, be it legal requirements, industry quality standards or consumer demands. Product


quality must be perfect to protect consumers and keep a company's image pristine. The solution is directive-compliant food production that guarantees process reliability as well as maximum efficiency and quality. Whether metal or X-ray inspection - new software developments ensure that production machines work perfectly at all times, waste is reduced and they are optimally protected thanks to seamless monitoring and documentation.


Quality control in six stages for the highest possible detection accuracy


For inspection systems to function reliably, quality checks must be carried out regularly. Partners for inspection systems provide support in this regard: from preparatory consulting, through selection of the right device and its functional testing using test bodies in actual production operations, to annual maintenance including issuance of a certificate.


The following six steps (Figure 1) guarantee the best detection performance of inspection systems and guideline-compliant production in the food industry: 1. qualification 2. pre-validation 3. validation / re-validation 4. monitoring 5. operator validation 6. manufacturer validation


But how can you guarantee that the quality is assured? The more quality control, the better. In practice, this can only be implemented by means of automated software functions that take over functional tests of inspection equipment. Read here what these software functions are that Sesotec's Compliance Package has at its disposal.


Five innovative software functions for seamless and efficient food safety documentation Food safety knows no compromises and complete and efficient documentation is necessary. The following five software functions of the Sesotec Compliance Package make this possible:


• Audit check - continuous quality monitoring


The regular execution of an audit routine, in which all steps are logged, is enormously important to ensure consistently high product quality. In just three steps - Request, Audit Check, Result - the results of the inspection of the production steps concerned are stored in a logbook. In the event of a faulty routine, the conveyor line is stopped.


Advantages - An audit routine is ensured and recorded - Continuous quality monitoring - Continuous high quality of the products


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Sensitivity prediction - automatic determination of detection sensitivity The most suitable detection sensitivity for different foreign objects is automatically determined by the software after the teach-in process and after changes and reliably meets customer requirements.


Advantages - Immediate overview of the sensitivity level - Simple comparison with the required detection sensitivity - Enormous time savings during the teach-in process - Easy determination of the best inspection level for the product to be inspected


• Compliance mode - highest process stability


Sensitivity can be set to factory or audit KennedysConfection.com


standards at the touch of a button to produce compliantly while reducing the false reject rate, which means minimizing good material loss. As a result, process stability is constantly maintained. The user can store in the system what should happen in the event of non-compliance with the configured sensitivity forecast, be it a warning message or a stop of the production line.


Benefits - Compliance with food safety standards - Savings in labor, packaging and product waste - Increased production efficiency - Display of predicted performance and compliance values for easy verification - For X-ray inspection systems, less relearning for difficult products


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Integrated Compliance Monitoring Always under control


The detection performance of the inspection system is continuously monitored, resulting in immediate detection of deviations and an increase in the stability of the production process. This function works with a two-stage approach: self-monitoring of the detection unit and compliance mode.


How metal detection works


The detector is monitored by an internal test signal that is tuned to the product during the teach-in process. As soon as the received information does not match the specific requirements, the system triggers an error or warning message, depending


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