Leak Detection Equipment
Equipment Function Synopsis
The ADR (Automatic Deflection Rejector) series of instruments developed by Food Instrument Corporation
uses the basic principal of measuring the deflection of the metal lid
via electromagnetic, electro-mechanical proximity sensing.
Microprocessor-based electronics, preprogrammed to the selected
parameters, determine the quality assurance level desired. Elimination
of defects is accomplished by means of an air-ram/solenoid rejector
mounted online firing bad product containers into a carry-off bin or
conveyor.
Each processed container will normally develop a
vacuum (in some applications, pressure), which will be consistent for
all same-configuration containers under consistent process conditions.
This vacuum or pressure will cause the lid to draw in (or bulge) a
distance proportional to the difference in internal pressure and
outside atmospheric pressure.
The upper and/or lower limits for
an acceptable range of deflection can then be calculated. All product
containers falling outside these preset limits will be removed from the
conveyor processing line.
Total Quality Management can then be
employed using customer defined Statistical Process Control parameters
enabling Continuous Quality Improvement. Unacceptable quality product
may result from any number of deviations in the manufacturing process.
Reliable removal of defective product is a must in today's
consumer-driven market economy.
Virtually all name-brand food
& beverage processors insist upon making these quality checks
during processing rather than risk waiting until the process is
finished and containers have temperature stabilized (or finished
incubation period). Corrective action can be implemented immediately if
excessive rejects occur or such functions as the rolling average
program are utilized and monitored to alert operating personnel to
manufacturing and production deviations in real time.
In these times of lean human resources,
manufacturing facilities demand nothing less. Our manufactured
equipment comes standard with a NEMA Type 6 Rating water proof
electronics enclosure designed to withstand CIP (Clean in Place) wash
down procedures. In addition we provide a remote configuration in which
the control panel is located in our locking stainless steel &
windowed NEMA Type 4X rating sealed-cabinet. This remote configuration
minimizes unit exposure to extreme environments while maintaining
immediate access to instrument operation.
This total
quality control lid seal integrity equipment enables each processor to
meet their own high quality standards & the demanding requirements
of today's consumer driven food market place. FIC has climbed to the top, succeeding as one of the top manufacturers of quality control monitoring equipment. Service and Repair FIC
will provide in plant installation and also classes on setup,
maintenance and operation of our equipment. Please call or email
us for pricing on our service visits. All units can be sent back to us for testing and repair. No RMA is required. Please send all repairs to:
Food Instrument Corporation
115 Academy Avenue
Federalsburg, MD 21632 We
do ask that when you send your unit in for repair
that your contact name and also information on what
the symptoms are would accompany your unit for a
quicker turnaround.
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