Cerberus guards the food safety gates

24 August 2020

Automation of inspection processes is on the rise, particularly in High Care food production environments where COP compliance and food safety assurance are integral to productivity. Delivered in one space-saving unit, Sparc Systems’ Cerberus is an automated metal detection and checkweighing combination machine.

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Rather than slotting two systems together, the Cerberus provides complete mechanical and electronic integration with single point controls and trend feedback.

Sparc is one of the few global inspection suppliers that offers cohesive reporting, data capture and COP testing in a combination system. The most transparent system of its type, contract packers and manufacturers supplying multiple retailers can select from an unlimited list of retailer COP by product type.

Specifically designed for High Care food production environments, the Cerberus ensures fast and accurate rejection of up to 200 out-of-tolerance or contaminated packs per minute. An integrated metal detector identifies ferrous and non-ferrous particles down to 1.5mm, and stainless-steel down to 2.0mm in bags weighing up to 60kg.

The high-spec checkweighing station offsets the potential for both costly product giveaway and incomplete packages reaching the market. In some cases, customers have reported a 55% reduction in product giveaway.

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