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and lants. Even with the greatest of
care as at Privatmolkerei Bechtel,
safeguards therefore cannot be
dispensed with along the way to
zero-error production. In addition to
the safeguarding performance itself,
however, the acquisition of operating
data and the complete traceability
of these control systems must be
possible.

SECURITY WITH A BENEFIT
“When it came to foreign body
inspection it quickly became clear
that conventional metal detectors
are not suitable for many of our
products”, says Dr. Thomas Strixner,
who is responsible for the “Quality
and Product” business division
at the dairy works in the Naab
valley. Metallic components are
part of the packaging for many
products, a typical example being
the aluminum seals of yoghurt pots.

“After an in-depth consideration several slightly overfilled beakers are and archive-compliant reporting
of the alternative – industrial possible in a carton. The total weight of performance tests on the other.
X-ray technology – we quickly would then lie within the tolerance Apart from that, the manufacturer’s
became aware of further benefi ts.” despite a single faulty product. technicians can access the plants
Most available X-ray scanners use for remote maintenance after
standardized Industrial PCs with the NETWORKED AND RELIABLE – clearance by Privatmolkerei Bechtel.
corresponding operating systems THE RIGHT PARTNER Karl-Heinz Dürrmeier, managing
and are thus very simple to integrate “The integration of X-ray inspection director of the specialists for
into company networks. “A great systems into existing production foreign body detection from Lower
advantage of this technology was lines is always a challenge. In this Bavaria, has a clear opinion when
also that even the weighing of the case Mesutronic Gerätebau GmbH it comes to connectivity: “In the
individual products in the bulk offered us the best package for the era of digitisation and Industry 4.0
packaging was possible with the project planning, the commissioning it’s no longer enough just to supply
appropriate algorithms.” Delivery and the training of personnel”, says a self-contained, good machine.
form represents a special problem in Dr. Strixner. Our systems are networked in a
the production of yoghurt. complex production environment
A total of six X-ray inspection and actively contribute to the supply

The yoghurt pots are filled and then systems of the type “easyScope” of an errorfree product of the highest
packed into cartons immediately check various products, including quality to the consumer.”
afterwards. The weighing of the inspecting butter in two-track

individual products is thus no longer operation or quark in cartons This final goal is shared by both
possible. However, an X-ray scanner for contamination with foreign Privatmolkerei Bechtel and
is capable of visually separating bodies or quality defects. They are Mesutronic Gerätebau GmbH.
the products and weighing them by integrated into the production data
meas of density differences. Using acquisition system as well as the
classic weighing technology it might company network. This enables * Author is Marketing Manager at
not be possible to discover a single the central acquisition of OEE data MESUTRONIC Gerätebau GmbH
underweight yoghurt pot, because on the one hand and the traceable

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