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Best Ingredient Handling To Packaging Companies
We rank the top 5 companies who can deliver complete systems for ingredient handling + processing and final product packaging + inspection. Focusing on dry ingredients, we also include related companies you may need for liquids, building/architecture, and components.
PXT Calibration
This lesson will instruct the user on how to run the material calibration wedge through the system to calibrate some of the detection parameters of Eagle’s PXT x-ray equipment.
Troubleshooting an Eagle X-Ray
This lesson will cover basic troubleshooting on your Eagle X-ray, specifically for 1, if the machine won’t turn on despite the key being in the ON position and 2, if normalization fails. If you need more help get in touch below. If you’re a customer we don’t charge for most phone support.
How to Validate/Verify An Eagle X-Ray
This lesson will instruct operators on how to verify that the system is detecting foreign material and rejecting it correctly.
Product Menus
How to navigate the product menus so you can switch between detection profiles and edit them.
HMI
How to operate the Human Machine Interface on Eagle x-ray machines including general information, image control, and status indicators.
Info Menu
A tutorial for the info menus on Eagle’s x-ray machines including the main functions, repository, and reports. Reporting is enhanced by DSO Sentinel.
Power Up & Down
How to power up Eagle X-ray machines, prime them for use, and how to turn them off for production, maintenance, and quality assurance personnel.
Conveyor Breakdown
How to remove the conveyor assembly and belt from an Eagle x-ray machine for cleaning or maintenance.
Sensitivity Adjustment & Autolearn
This tutorial video (and the transcript below) details how to adjsut the sensitivity of algorithms (also called operators) on Eagle x-ray inspection machines and how to use the autolearn function.
Checkweighing
Ths video will show you how to use the checkweighing function on your Eagle x-ray machine to verify the weight of your product. This includes “weight-learn”, “auto-zero”, and functions for Quality Assurance.
ABM Displaying Photon-Counting X-Ray At IBIE and Pack Expo
ABM Equipment will be demonstrating a new photon-counting x-ray machine from Eagle at IBIE booth N-5733. Attendees of both Pack Expo and IBIE are encouraged to reach out ahead-of-time with product details so they can be tested at the shows.
ABM Now Supporting Kason, Marion, Cablevey, and Spiroflow
ABM Equipment announces its partnership with Spiroflow, Marion, Cablevey, and Kason as their distributor. ABM Equipment will provide engineering, fabrication, and ongoing service like parts, repairs, and maintenance.
Basic Operation
How to operate the Eagle X-ray system, including safety features like emergency stops and interlocks, turning off/on, resetting, normalizing, and signal light indicators.
7 Food Industry Trends and Statistics for 2025
The food industry in 2025 is being shaped by rapid technological innovation, evolving consumer preferences, economic fluctuations, and growing environmental awareness. With shifting demands and expectations, manufacturers, retailers, and food service operators are rethinking everything from ingredient sourcing to the way food is preserved.