METTLER TOLEDO PRODUCT INSPECTION

The product inspection division of METTLER TOLEDO produces a suite of high quality, very reliable inspection equipment for use in high speed, demanding manufacturing production lines. Our track and trace solutions include serialization and aggregation software, hardware and product handling using stations or integrated kits for existing packaging machinery. Our vision inspection systems automatically check the product to ensure perfect presentation and that all required markings are present, and checkweighers complete a 100% weight check of all items. In addition, our metal detectors ensure that any metal contamination is found and eliminated from the production line, and x-ray inspection systems are able to effectively detect dense physical contaminants as well as measure mass and check for missing or damaged product inside closed packages.

SERIALIZATION SOLUTIONS

A Track & Trace and Checkweighing combination solution aimed at small and mid-market pharmaceutical manufacturers in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, the CT33 system gives operators a deep level of integration between Mark & Verify, serialization, and precision weighing capabilities. This lets them achieve compliance, better brand protection, quality control, and supply chain traceability.

Serialization solutions enabling easy tractability and tracking of individual product packages.

Fully automated aggregation, compliance with regulations and industry standards, and flexibility and modularity. Solutions for the marking, verification and Code verification of aggregated product packages from carton to crate.

Entry-level Serialization for Small Batches.

The T2811 Label Serialization Compact prints and inspects labels with serialized data in one integrated system.

Compact, fully integrated system for marking and verification of pharmaceutical Track & Trace products.

Track & Trace Compliant Labelling and Aggregation of Outer Boxes.

The T2650 is a module for aggregating outer boxes in the Track & Trace process. By verifying all items in a shipping box, it ensures transparency and process safety within the pharmaceutical packaging process.

The station printer generates a label with an individual serial number for the pallet. The technical data is provided by the capture of all shipping cases. The hand scanner provides the readout of label data for all shipping cases as well as the corresponding pallet.

The Advanced Bundle Station (ABS) uses a high resolution camera to read the 2D codes of every single carton aggregated into a bundle. Once these codes have been verified the external database will assign the bundle a unique serialization code. This code is then printed directly onto the bundle and verified. The bundle is then registered with all data for the cartons contained within a bundle.

The Pilot Line Manager Software is an innovative software management system which controls all printing devices on pharmaceutical packaging stations via an Ethernet network. The software system collates all relevant data to create an electronic audit trail complaint to 21 CFR Part 11. A central user-interface handles and monitors all sensors, code readers, cameras and printers.

METAL DETECTION AND X-RAY INSPECTION SOLUTIONS

METTLER TOLEDO Safeline pharmaceutical metal detector systems are designed to offer maximum flexibility in process areas. A compact footprint enables systems to be inserted into areas where space is restricted. Robust, low profile, fully rotating castors provide ease of mobility, enabling the system to be used in multiple locations. Flexibility is further enhanced by the ability of the metal detection head to be adjusted easily (without the need for tools) in all three axes to suit any configuration.

A missing or cocked cap on a product package can result in unnecessary product waste and costly rework, which leads to lost profits. Our systems can quickly identify products with missing or improperly-applied caps, removing them from the production line and alerting operators to the issue.

Designed to meet the exacting standards and regulations of the pharmaceutical industry, METTLER TOLEDO Safeline pharmaceutical metal detectors provide the ultimate solution in fully integrated product inspection and rejection systems for tablets, capsules, powders and granules. Our metal detection systems are designed to detect all metal contaminant types, including ferrous, non-ferrous and even the most difficult-to-detect non-magnetic stainless steels.

X-ray inspection systems for packaged products offer maximum contamination detection sensitivity at high throughputs for a diverse range of food and pharmaceutical applications. Typical packaged applications include the inspection of foil and plastic containers, cartons/boxes, foil pouches, bags and sacks, trays, tubes, sachets, flow-wraps, PET bottles and blister packs.

Gravity fall metal detection systems controlled from a full-colour touchscreen operator interface, for the inspection of powders and granular products.

Gravity FlowSD metal detection systems deliver unrivalled levels of detection sensitivity to all metal contaminants in bulk, free flowing powders and granular products. All systems incorporate an integrated high-speed reject valve.

Designed for easy integration into food production lines, the Signature Touch metal detector delivers high-performance on-line metal detection. When combined with material handling systems such as conveyors, product inspection can be fully automated.

Delivers up to 50 percent improved sensitivity to detect smaller metal contaminants when inspecting products that are wet, hot, chilled, cooling or packed in metallized film.

PowerPhasePRO Throat Metal Detectors are designed for use in vertical packaging applications. These food processor metal detectors are normally installed between the weighing and vertical bagging process where they inspect for all types of metal contamination in the free falling product.

Vertical packaging metal detector, with full-colour touchscreen operator interface, optimised to deliver maximum sensitivity for inspecting free falling products in-flight.

Metal detection systems for sausage manufacture and inspection of high viscosity liquids.

Designed and built to comply with FDA, GMP standards and to satisfy the demands of the industry, Pharma GF pharmaceutical metal detectors are designed for the inspection of gravity fall fine powders. Capable of detecting and rejecting all metal contaminants in flight, Pharma GF is a fully integrated product inspection system.

Tablex MC pharmaceutical metal detectors remove all metal contaminants in tablets and capsules from pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Offered with a compact material handling system, they feature adjustable conveyor infeed and outfeed heights enabling elimination of dedusters or vacuums employed to lift tablets to catch bins.

Designed and built to comply with and exceed FDA and GMP standards and to satisfy the demands of the pharmaceutical industry regulation, Pharma GF-PRO metal detection systems provide the ultimate in fully integrated product inspection and rejection systems for fine powders.

The X39 X-ray System is specifically designed for the inspection of frozen-formed products, ensuring your products are free from contaminants and product defects.

Designed for loose bulk-flow food products, the X36 Series Bulk x-ray system offers outstanding contaminant detection before further value is added to the product, saving costs.

The X38 x-ray system can inspect pumped products such as slurries, semi-solids and fluids, ensuring food safety before final packaging and further value is added to the product.

The X33 Series Bulk Variant x-ray system provides exceptional contamination detection in unpackaged products in a bulk flow format. Inspecting up to 5,000kg of product per hour.

Complete inspection of glass containers at high line speeds up to 1200ppm, ensuring outstanding detection sensitivity of physical contaminants in jars up to 130mm in diameter.

The X3735 examines each product at two angles ensuring contamination detection and various product integrity checks are conducted on each product, eliminating blind spots.

The design of the X3725 ensures consistent product presentation thanks to an integrated conveyor and product specific guiderails, ensuring maximum detection of contaminants.

Designed and built to comply with and exceed FDA and GMP standards and to satisfy the demands of the pharmaceutical industry regulation, Tablex-PRO metal detection systems provide mobile, fully integrated product inspection and rejection systems for tablets and capsules.

Designed and built to comply with and exceed FDA and GMP standards and to satisfy the demands of the pharmaceutical industry regulation, Pharma GF-PRO metal detection systems provide the ultimate in fully integrated product inspection and rejection systems for fine powders.

The X3710 is capable of inspecting up to 1,800 products per minute (dependent on product dimensions), ensuring future-proof inspection capabilities.

A flexible food x-ray system designed to inspect a diverse range of food applications at high line speeds, such as metal or composite cans, plastic containers and doypacks.

The X3730 food x-ray system offers outstanding detection sensitivity in cans and glass containers, using an x-ray split beam to expose contaminants in the whole container.

Document your production and control your product inspection devices with data management software ProdX.

The X37 Series offers the most technically advanced x-ray inspection system on the market for tall, rigid containers. The X37 Series provides the customer with the tools to achieve compliance with industry standards such as HACCP.

Designed for ease-of-use, the X33 offers high detection capabilities, safeguarding brands and consumers, while its low energy consumption reduces the Total Cost of Ownership.

Highly configurable, the X36 offers the highest level of integrity checks across multiple product lanes at high throughput rates for complete brand protection and compliance.

Growing with Your Business
PowerPhasePRO Metal Detectors enable manufacturers to configure functionality and feature sets to meet their individual business requirements. By employing a basic, high performance metal detector and a selection of optional hardware and software bundles "pre-installed" in new machines or through "retro-fittable" upgrades, detector performance can be further enhanced.

Throat and SuperThroat models of Safeline metal detectors are designed for installation in vertical bagging and filling applications in the food industry. Mettler-Toledo Safeline's patented "zero free metal zone" technology and custom support frames significantly reduce the space required between scales and baggers/fillers.

Gravity FlowHD metal detection systems deliver unrivalled levels of detection sensitivity to all metal contaminants in bulk, free flowing powders and granular products. All systems incorporate a fully integrated high-speed reject valve.

The Bandoleer x-ray inspection system is suitable for the inspection of blister packs, powder and sachet bandoleers before cutting and packaging. It is the first x-ray inspection system in the world which allows simultaneous filler feedback and inspection at the filler station.

Despite its popularity, glass packaging poses a significant safety risk and the effects of glass-in-glass contamination can be highly damaging. Safeline manufactures automated x-ray inspection systems for contamination detection and quality control checks for a wide variety of food, beverage and pharmaceutical products packaged in glass bottles, containers and jars of all shapes and sizes.

Designed primarily for use in the inspection of bulk products, PowerPhasePRO RB metal detectors provide easy integration into all process lines.

METTLER TOLEDO SAFELINE is the world leader in customized metal detection and x-ray inspection solutions for food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries.

Safeline Zero Metal Free Zone (ZMFZ) metal detectors are designed to meet the ultimate inspection standards for food processors. Safeline’s patented Internal Cancellation Field (ICF) technology eliminates interference from nearby metal structures, ensuring highest frequency and maximum stability in reduced spaces.

Safeline Pipeline Metal Detectors are intended predominantly for use in the food industry. These rugged, compact detection systems are suitable for the inspection of all liquids, pastes and slurries and are able to detect all types of metal contamination.

When choosing a test sample the most important factor to consider is the application in which it will be used.

CHECKWEIGHER SOLUTIONS

Product Handling Flexibility
Highly customizable with 200 performance and productivity enhancing options. Wide selection of product handling variants to ensure smooth product flow

Precision and Versatility.
Precision checkweigher delivering maximum brand protection with dedicated options for pharmaceutical process safety and functionalities supporting FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and GMP requirements.

Our pharmaceutical checkweighers are sensitive enough to detect variations in weight as slight as the presence of a sheet of paper - meaning that packages that are missing instructions for use are identified and removed before they can reach consumers. This is of critical importance when it comes to pharmaceutical products, as missing instructions for proper use can trigger a product recall causing damage to your brand and reputation. It can also have disastrous consequences for end users too.

The C35 Pharma checkweigher is fitted with numerous configurable options and features to meet the requirements of today's pharmaceutical production companies.

4-in-1 Solution for Highest Process Safety
A high quality advanced inspection solution integrating four processes in one compact system: the XS2 MV TE checkweighing and marking system combines ink jet printing and vision verification with highly accurate in-motion weighing and tamper evident sealing to ensure global traceability and assist fraud protection for highest process safety in pharmaceutical industry.

 

A throughput of up to 300 packs per minute, a weighing range from 7 g to 7.5 kg and very high weighing accuracy positions the CM33 PlusLine at the forefront of checkweighing and metal detection technology.

The CV35 AdvancedLine is the first product on the market that combines checkweighing and vision inspection - designed to prevent label mix-up and weight verification in a single process.

Dynamic checkweighing, marking, verification, precision product handling and reliable sorting – the perfect combination of all processes in one compact system. The XS2 MV checkweigher combines accurate weighing, marking and vision verification control in compliance with global traceability and fraud protection requirements. The product codes printed onto the collapsible box by the printing system are verified for accuracy and legibility and serve as a key for legally required quality certificates.

The Starweigh XS is a unique and highly precise checkweighing system delivering laboratory accuracies at high production throughput rates.

Tailored for pharmacists, the C3570 Pharma checkweigher is fitted with numerous configurable options and features to meet the requirements of today's pharmaceutical production companies.

Imagine a checkweighing system engineered to precisely meet your requirements. A checkweighing system that is adaptable in the best possible way to numerous applications with a robust reliable design. This, and an outstanding performance is your key to a future-proof dependable investment.

The CM9400 checkweigher, ideal for round containers such as cans and bottles, uses the patented Hi-Speed technology that eliminates timing screws and integrates timing, spacing, and scale sections, allowing seam-to-seam weighing.

The Hi-Speed CS3600 is an in-motion scale for weighing large packages such as boxes, cartons, cases, bags, or sacks for either general industrial or harsh wash down environments. The proven design delivers accurate and repeatable weights while a wide variety of accessories allow it to be tailored to specific application needs.

The systems check that the weight is correct and that the product is free from metal in a single procedure, while also offering centralized inventory management, reporting on the checkweigher terminal, fast product changes and ejection of defective products.

Whether you're working with oval cans, flat bags, rectangular boxes or even square ones, the C3570 checkweigher uses outstanding precision and speed to weigh products in all types of packaging. In addition to its large product setup memory, it stands out from the crowd thanks to its ability to be integrated into production lines with ease, variety of data communication interfaces and wide range of options.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection

1571 Northpointe Parkway

Lutz, FL 33558

UNITED STATES

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