Snacks & Convenience Foods

In the snack manufacturing industry, metal contamination represents a critical hazard requiring stringent control throughout the supply chain. Risks emerge at multiple stages:

Raw Material Risks:

Agricultural ingredients (e.g., flour, grains) may contain metal debris from worn farming equipment (e.g., wire fragments, screws) during cultivation or primary processing. Nuts and spices are equally vulnerable to metal residues during shelling or grinding.

Production Line Hazards:

High-intensity processing accelerates equipment degradation - broken mixer bearings, chipped cutting blades, or detached conveyor fasteners can introduct metal shards into products. This risk escalates in high-speed lines (e.g., extruded snacks, confectionery), where mechanical stressed is extreme.

A single contamination incident triggers massive costs: recall expenses (destroying inventory, reverse logistics, compensations) of exceed millions, and more importantly, such crises amplify rapidly in the social media era. It’s both financial and reputational fallout.

Our metal detectors can help with this problem.

It’s compatible with high-speed lines and can automatically reject unqualified product without decreasing production speed. And with multi-frequency technology, it’s also suitable for products with aluminum foil package.

And in the snack industry, automatic checkweighers have evolved into mission-critical equipments, delivering measurable value across efficiency, quality control, cost savings, and compliance.

1.Precison Weights: Eliminating Waste & Non-Compliance Risks

Net weight accuracy directly impacts consumer trust and regulatory:

Underweight packages (e.g., missing potato chips, empty candy slots) trigger complaints and regulatory penalties for “short-filling.”

Overfilling (e.g., +2g per bag) seems marginal but cumulatively wastes 200 tons of raw materials annually for a 100-million-unit production line.

Equipped with high-precision load cells, automatic checkweigehrs reject non-compliant packs in real time, saving mid-sized manufacturers millions yearly.

2. End-to-end Automation & Data Traceability

Seamless line integration: Can be synchronized with fillers, sealers, and labelers

Real-time Data Recording: By capturing and recording product weight data in real time, the system provides plant managers with a comprehensive view of production line dynamics.

Industry Shift: From “Nice-to-Have” to “Must-Have”

We can provide suitable checkweighers for you.

Dongguan Coso Electronic Tech Co., Ltd.