Sensor-based food inspection and sorting

Abstract

Food inspection based on sensors for the visual, shortwave infrared, UV and X-ray realms in connection with automated sorting and classification methods has become a major field of application for advanced image capture systems and infrared cameras such as those made by Xenics.

Ensuring quality, freshness and appearance of fruits, vegetable, grain and meat products by removing unwanted or dangerous materials before packaging and customer delivery according to accepted quality and safety standards is one reason for the widespread deployment of food sorting systems throughout the delivery chain. Improving yield, productivity, cost efficiency and competitiveness as well as cutting down on waste is another – which is growing in importance worldwide.

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By Christiaan Fivez(1) and Raf Vandersmissen(2)

(1)Christiaan Fivez - Technical Director TSS of Tomra Sorting Solutions | Food.

Tomra Sorting NV, Research Park Haasrode 1622, Romeinse straat 20, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. www.tomra.com

(2)Raf Vandersmissen - CEO of sInfraRed Pte, Ltd - a Xenics company.

sInfraRed Pte. Ltd., Blk 28 Sin Ming Lane #06-143, Midview City, Singapore 573972, Singapore. www.sinfrared.com