Eagle Enhances Pack 240 PRO to Overcome Metalized Packaging Challenges

Eagle Product Inspection is enhancing its technologies to help manufacturers detect contaminants and optimize quality in dense metal packaging formats. Processors can deploy the updated Pack 240 PRO, equipped with advanced imaging software and photon-counting X-ray technology.

The Pack 240 PRO with Eagle’s proprietary SimulTask PRO software delivers a high greyscale range with up to 65,535 values for image clarity and deep contrast, said the company. The accompanying Photon-Counting X-Ray Technology, or PXT, captures data at the photon level for sensitivity. When paired, the resulting system detects small contaminants in dense or metalized packaging — down to 1.5 mm stainless steel — and delivers the insights processors need to maintain quality and compliance, said Eagle.

In addition to reducing food safety risks in applications ranging from snacks in metalized bags to tinned fish products, the Pack 240 PRO also conducts quality checks like in-line weight verification and fill level inspection in a single pass without sacrificing throughput, said Eagle. Real-time trend reporting, image storage and audit-records are available to provide manufacturers with the validation needed in the event of any issues and to document performance.

“Given today’s need for strict food safety measures, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and labor optimization, X-ray machines like Pack 240 PRO are valuable because they perform multiple functions simultaneously,” said Christy Draus, head of marketing at Eagle Product Inspection. “Processors with this system can achieve greater inspection accuracy, reduce false rejects and optimize their operations — all while maintaining throughput and regulatory standards.”

For more information, visit https://www.eaglepi.com/products/x-ray-machines/pack-240-pro/.