Food inspection service

Applied Sorting Technologies provide an X-ray inspection service for clients who have product suspected of containing contaminants, or packaged products which are suspected of having missing or damaged ingredients.

Two XR-3000 machines in use for Applied Sorting's Inspection Service


Clients can either send their products to Applied Sorting in Bulleen, Victoria for inspection or an XR-3000 Series X-ray Inspection System can be transported to site locally or interstate. Applied Sorting's X-ray Inspection Systems require only 240 volt/10amp single phase power.

Users of Applied Sorting’s X-ray Inspection Systems include:

  • Many of Australia’s leading food processors
  • Manufacturers of electronic and automotive products
  • Security firms

X-ray inspection can detect a wide range of possible contaminants including:

  • Pieces of metal, much smaller than conventional metal detectors
  • Glass fragments
  • Stones
  • Bone fragments
  • Several kinds of dense plastic and rubber

X-rays can see through packaging to detect contaminants or defects inside bags, cartons, foil packs, glass jars, metal cans etc.

Applied Sorting’s X-ray inspection service saves clients money through being able to recover product that would otherwise have to be scrapped or reworked.

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