New KPM Analytics Vision Inspection Manufacturing Facility Supports Baking and Snack Food Brands

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — KPM Analytics announced an expansion of its vision inspection system manufacturing facility to meet increasing demand from baking and snack food producers seeking to elevate quality control and food safety on the line.

The 22,000-square-foot operation, located in Pergine Valsugana, Trento, Italy, more than doubles production capacity for the company's line of vision inspection systems, including the Q-Bake In-Line Vision Inspection System, EyePro Laner for packaging lane balancing and TheiaVu E-Series At-Line Vision Measurement System. On high-speed baking and snack food production lines, KPM Analytics' vision inspection systems detect and monitor product quality and safety attributes such as color, shape, size, topping and foreign material contamination.

In addition to producing inspection systems, the site will host factory acceptance testing, customer training and hands-on demonstrations to help baking and snack food operators get the most from their equipment. Additionally, the new location has dedicated facilities for developing advanced hardware and software applications for improved food safety, including hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence model development for foreign material detection.

"The facility expansion is a direct response to the growing needs of our customers who are under increasing pressure to meet rigorous quality standards," said Andrea Bertuolo, KPM Analytics' general manager for vision inspection technologies. "With the extra capacity, we are better prepared to improve our production throughput to meet their evolving demands."

KPM Analytics acquired EyePro System in 2021, representing a significant moment in KPM Analytics' mission to assist food processors in their efforts to control product quality and amplify food safety throughout their organizations, said the company. In recent years, the division has emphasized progressive applications that merge quality inspection with AI machine learning for advanced foreign material detection. 

"Baking and snack brands are facing tighter quality specs and higher volumes," said Brian Mitchell, KPM Analytics CEO. "The ability to catch defects, process deviations or foreign materials instantly — not downstream — is essential. The investment in our new vision inspection facility ensures we meet customer expectations more effectively while continuing to innovate alongside them."

The new Pergine Valsugana location joins KPM Analytics' 11 other manufacturing, sales and support offices worldwide and is the latest business expansion investment following similar projects in Orem, Utah; Villeneuve, France; Ottawa, Canada; and Westborough, Mass.