Contaminant separation from A to Z

Released on: March 5, 2008, 2:59 am

Press Release Author: S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH

Industry: Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary: Sophisticated solutions for all types of products and all
processing stages

Press Release Body: Schönberg, February 2008

Product liability law requires that food manufacturers must take effective measures
to provide protection against contaminants in their products. Standards such as IFS
and BRC demand the full monitoring, documentation, and traceability of the
processes.

S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH is a global leader in the development and
manufacturing of detection and separation systems with well-founded competence in a
wide technology spectrum and a product range that is almost unrivalled with respect
to versatility and quality. As a specialist for detection and separation
technologies S+S supplies a complete product range for all process stages, product
types, and conveying types, as well as for all the critical control points (CCP) of
the production process from one source: Magnet systems, inductive metal detectors
and separators, ferrous-in-foil detectors, and X-ray scanners.

S+S systems provide outstanding ease of operation, easy integration into production
lines and highest reliability. They all meet the requirements for full traceability
and complete documentation of all the quality-relevant data. Data evaluation
provides information about the sources of contaminations and is the basis for their
removal.

The S+S RAYCON product inspection system that operates with X-ray technology allows
highly accurate inline detection of a great variety of contaminants such as magnetic
and non-magnetic metals, glass, ceramics, stones, raw bones, and some types of
plastics. Detection even is possible with aluminium-packed products or with other
kinds of metallic packaging. Other product defects such as broken, malformed, or
missing products, clumping, entrapped air, or overweight and underweight can also be
detected.

Franz Penn, S+S product manager for the RAYCON X-ray scanner, says: \"In the past,
people often had reservations concerning the use of X-ray technology in the food
industry. The new RAYCON generation, however, sets new standards with regard to
detection possibilities, radiation protection, and system safety. When properly
used, the X-ray scanner is totally safe both for the operator and for the products.
Actual values are many times lower than the statutory limit values. X-radiation,
however, is ionizing radiation, which means that country-specific regulatory
requirements must be observed. EC directive 1999/2/EC expressly permits the use of
X-ray systems for contaminant inspection even for eco food. The additional value
that innovative X-ray technology offers for the users qualify the additional costs
of acquisition and operation."



S+S - an overview

S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH of Schönberg, Bavaria manufactures
ma-chines and systems for the detection and sorting of contaminants to suit a wide
range of appli-cations and industries. Product sales are primarily in the plastics,
food, chemical, pharmaceuti-cal, wood, textile and recycling industries. S+S is one
of the world's leading suppliers with sub-sidiaries in England, the USA, France,
China, India and Singapore, as well as partner compa-nies and distributors in over
40 countries worldwide. The main factory in Schönberg employs over 200 people and
2007 turnover exceeded 22 million Euros.


Web Site: http://www.sesotec.co.uk/

Contact Details: Further information can be obtained from

S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH
Brigitte Rothkopf
Regener Straße 130
D-94513 Schönberg
Tel. +49-(0)8554-308 274
Fax +49-(0)8554-2606
e-mail: brigitte.rothkopf@se-so-tec.com
www.se-so-tec.com

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