Cheese X-Ray
The 3-A hygienic version of the mid-sized X-ray machine for standard packages is the most popular unit for cheese applications. With a 400mm (15.7”) belt width it is a popular option for producers of wrapped and unwrapped cheese. Many features, which are expanded on below, make cleaning easy and improve hygiene.
The requirements of the dairy industry are highly demanding with the need for precise contaminant detection for compliance with stringent retailer specifications and food safety regulations. The cheese x-ray inspection system is compliant with 3-A Sanitary Standard 75-01 for machine construction and meets strict requirements for sanitation making it ideal for inspecting raw products.
It is compliant with IP69 ingress protection specifications. It has unobstructed sight lines and contoured surfaces minimize potential material harborage areas ensuring fast visual inspection and cleaning. The entire machine can be disassembled by a single person in a matter of minutes for thorough sanitation and quick reassembly to maximize production uptime. Furthermore, the cheese X-ray machines are built to strict mechanical and electrical machine safety standards with hazard-based risk asessments available for each machine produced.
The machine for x-raying cheese comes equipped with image processing software, providing superior detection, and automatic rejection of foreign body contaminants such as metal, glass, stone, high density plastics and rubber. Additionally, it can accurately evaluate fill levels, check the item’s mass, count its contents, look for missing items, broken product, or unwanted voids.
Eagle + ABM
- Superior detection of contaminants including metals, glass and stones
- SimulTask™ PRO image processing system for unparalleled detection with simple touch screen operation
- Quick disassembly by a single person for fast and thorough sanitation routines to minimize production downtime
- Safe machine design to performance level PLd (EN13849) compliant operation with on-screen status and diagnostics
- Eagle Repository™ stores and displays production information, and processors can add TraceServer™ for network based data and image transfer and storage.
- DSO Sentinel provides maximal use of machine data, even across plants.
- ABM's expert technicians ensure that machines perform on the product line as promised.
Material Discrimination X-ray (MDX) Technology Clears Up Busy Images
Locating hard to find contaminates through busy product images is a common and very difficult challenge. Material Discrimination X-ray (MDX) technology from Eagle clears up those images to reliably identify contaminants and isolate the non-conforming product. Having the best technology options available such as MDX can be critical to reach your inspection goals.
Application-Ready
Ideal for a variety of dairy applications where sanitary design, robust construction, impeccable detection and high throughput are required.
- Record and document the inspection process with Eagle Repository™, supplied as a standard for ease of storing, viewing and transferring production information.
- Optional TraceServer™ delivers enhanced monitoring, data transfer and storage via an external database for one or more machines.
Designed for Hygiene, Built to Last
Dairy industry applications are harsh with comprehensive cleaning protocols that are aggressive, and frequent. Your x-ray machine must be designed for hygiene and built to last. The cheese x-ray machines integrate proven design principles from respected industry authorities including 3-A, NAMI, NSF, ANSI, and others to deliver a system that can be quickly disassembled, thoroughly cleaned and reassembled by a single person to save time, labor and maximize uptime.
- Heavy-duty open conveyor design minimizes harborage areas for effective cleaning routines without sacrificing machine durability.
- Open frame with sloped surfaces and no niches, reduces areas for standing water or material build-up to expedite sanitation cycles.
- 32μin Ra surface finish on all exposed stainless steel and welded parts compliant to dairy industry design specifications.
- All corners and openings have 0.25” (6.35 mm) radii or greater, all welds are least 0.125” (3.175 mm) to comply with sanitary design standards.
- Hygienic fasteners and 3-A certified leveling feet prevents material harborage areas while integral cabinet and louver gutters channel water away from the product contact zone.
- Durable type 316 stainless steel radiation curtains are easy to remove and clean; electrical interlocks ensure safety compliance; stainless construction keeps maintenance costs low.
- Unique tension release system for quick belt removal; reinstallation maintains critical belt tensioning and tracking settings.
- IP69 ingress protection to withstand the rigors of daily sanitation routines.
Safety is Everyone’s Job
Machine safety is critical. At Eagle, safe mechanical and electrical designs are built into all machines.
- Electrical safety circuits meet Category 3 (EN954) and Performance Level “d” (PLd, EN13849) criteria.
- A complete Hazard Based Risk Assessment is available for the machine to integrate into a user’s risk management and safety program.
Beam Geometry Diagram
| Beam Width | Package Height |
|---|---|
| 237 mm (9.3”) |
158 mm (6.25”)
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| 292 mm (11.5”) | 101 mm (4”) |
| 341 mm (13.4”) | 50 mm (2”) |
| 389 mm (15.3”) | BELT |
Multi-Function Performance
Eagle pioneered the use of x-ray for measuring the mass of in-line food products, providing checkweighing functionality to prevent costly product giveaway. Statistics for count, mean value correction, giveaway calculations and more are tracked to further optimize processes.
SimulTask™ PRO easy to use touchscreen operation.
MDX technology delivers image clarity to locate hard to find contaminants in blocks of cheese other food products
Cheese X-ray machine with optional 2894 mm conveyor, push-off reject and reject accumulation conveyor ideal for inspecting long blocks of cheese.
Type 316 stainless steel radiation curtains with unique key slot mounting design are easy to remove, clean, and reinstall for fast sanitation cycles.
Dimensions
The 3-A Dairy unit is compact, ideal for existing production lines where space is at a premium (shown without integral reject).
Specifications
| Model | Cheese X-Ray |
|---|---|
| Product |
Fresh, refrigerated or frozen packaged and unpackaged dairy or wet foods up to 6” (152 mm) tall. See beam geometry for maximum product heights and widths
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| Inspection Modes | Detection modes for contaminant, missing item, clip, void and premium, plus modes for mass/weight, shape/position, fill level and filler feedback |
| Mass/Weight Inspection Module | 2, 3, 5 Zone operation; total weight, EU tolerance, selective area weight; moving average and automatic mean correction; total accepts and rejects by zone for; mean, standard deviation, net giveaway, % giveaway |
| Remote Diagnostics | TeamViewer™ service tools supplied as standard for remote machine diagnostics and product set-up services |
| Conveyor | |
| Width & Length | Available lengths: 1828 mm (72”), 2438 mm (96”) & 2895 mm (114”); Conveyor width: 498 mm (19.6”); Beam width at belt: 400 mm (15.75”) |
| Line Heights | 836 mm (34”) to 1371 mm (54”); additional heights upon request |
| Speed Range | 21 to 61 MPM (70 to 200 FPM)1 |
| Belt Specifications | Blue homogeneous food-grade urethane non-wicking friction belt; product contact temperature range -29°C to 99°C (-20°F to 210°F); compliant with regulation 21CFR of the FDA, EC 1935/2004, & EU 10/2011 for transport of unpackaged foodstuffs |
| System | |
| Display & Operating System | 15” TFT color touch screen, 250GB memory, Windows 10 Enterprise 32 Bit LTSB OS, Eagle SimulTask™ PRO imaging software |
| Safety | (2) E-Stops, LTO Main Disconnect, Category 3 (EN954), PLd (EN13849) safety circuit with system visualization via machine user interface. A Hazard Based Risk Assessment compliant with ISO EN 12100:2010 is available |
| Ingress Protection & Finish | IP69 Ingress protection, type 304 stainless steel #4 finish enclosure, surface finish less than 32u-inch RA. Designed to NAMI Sanitary Guidelines; NSF / ANSI / 3-A 14159-1 and 3 |
| Operating Range | 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) 25% to 90% relative humidity non-condensing |
| Power Requirements | 230 VAC +10/-15% single phase 50/60 Hz, 16A Fused |
| System Cooling | Water cooled; plant water supply ≥7.6 LPM (≥2.0 GPM), 13°C to 21°C (55°F to 70°F) required |
| Compressed Air | Air not required for base system; optional reject systems are supplied with pneumatics control package which includes air dump valve and low pressure sensor; air supply not included and may require 5.5 bar (80 psi), 3/8” (9.5 mm) line, dry & filtered air supply |
| X-ray & Subsystem | |
| X-ray Generator 4 | EA100 (84kV/1.2mA), EA420 (84kV/5mA), HR7 (110kv/1mA), HR9 (110kV/3mA) |
| X-ray Type & Emissions 4 | Single beam; compliant to 21 CFR 1020.40, 21 CFR 179.21, EURATOM EU nationalized standards |
| Detectors & Maximum Speeds | 0.4 mm, 0.4 mm high performance, 0.8 mm, 1.2 mm pitch single energy detectors or 1.2 mm dual energy detector2 . Maximum speeds: 0.4 mm standard detector - 26 MPM (85 FPM); 0.4 mm high performance detector - 52 MPM (170 FPM); 0.8 mm, 1.2 mm single energy, & 1.2 mm MDX dual energy detectors - 61 MPM (200 FPM)³, 4 |
| Communications | (2) USB 2.0 ports, (1) Ethernet 10/100/1000 mbps port, (1) RS232 serial port; (1) Ethernet-IP Fieldbus interface port optional |
| I/O | (4) Input signals, (4) reject output signals, (5) output signals; 5 PLC monitoring signals for: reject detect, system processing, system calibrating, fault condition, x-rays on |
| Options | |
| Rejects | 24 VDC signal, air blast, side push arm, other rejects available upon request |
| Software & Accessories | TraceServer™ software, Ethernet-IP fieldbus interface, reject bins, product guides, reject verify, bin full, audible alarm, general purpose water chiller |