X-ray Inspection Machines

A x-ray product inspection detects all substances whose density differs significantly from the product being inspected. Contaminants with a density differential can include impurities, air bubbles, breaks, or other defects that can compromise the safety or integrity of a product.

Two are two common types of x-ray machines:

• A manual x-ray machines and industrial x-ray machines. A manual x-ray machine captures an image that is reviewed by a human operator—for example, a manual x-ray machine used in an airport for baggage review or in medical applications.
• An industrial x-ray machine is reviewed by image analysis software. This software includes image processing and analysis algorithms unique to each industrial x-ray inspection machine manufacturer. CASSEL Inspection software offers fast and flawless image processing with enhancement features and multiple views.

An x-ray inspection machine is designed to detect unwanted physical contaminants. An x-ray machine is able to detect:

• Metals
• Glass
• Ceramics
• Plastics
• Stone
• Bone
• Teflon

X-ray inspection machines are unable to detect anything that floats on water. Some examples include nylon, rubber, ice, wood, insects, and hair.

Contaminant detection is a critical requirement for many industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, chemicals and plastics, and textiles. But what type of inspection system is right for your application?

X-ray inspection and metal detection are both excellent options to protect your valuable products.

However, in the food industry, many packaged foods passing through a metal detector will cause a signal unbalance, mimicking the presence of metal contaminants. Metalized film packaging, like potato chip bags or candy wrappers, and prepared food in foil trays are best suited for x-ray inspection. In addition, products from farms that may contain rocks or glass are also great candidates for x-ray inspection.

An industrial x-ray machine should provide between 5-10 years of service. Unique in the industry, our exceptional 2-year warranty assures that CASSEL Inspection remains at your side for the life of the system. Our engineers provide on-site or remote assistance and have the expertise to help you succeed.

CASSEL’s XRAY SHARK systems offer up to four x-ray beams sensitive enough to detect dense contaminants in a variety of containers. The ability to reliably provide relative density variation is key. 

X-ray sensitivity can be affected by:

• Product thickness, density and texture
• Detection software
• Line speed
• Detector pixel size

As with any industrial machine, it is important to consider the safety considerations for x-ray equipment. CASSEL industrial x-ray inspection machines use an x-ray beam that is not generated from a radioactive source. Instead, our machines use an electronically generated beam that is designed to emit energy only when the source is turned on. CASSEL Inspection x-ray machines are designed to meet the most stringent global safety requirements to protect the safety of all machine operators.