FOTON-XF

System Overview

FOTON-XF 4535PNB is a dedicated food X-Ray quality control device for food manufacturers — detecting the full spectrum of physical contaminants including metal, stainless steel, glass, plastic, stone, bone and rubber with high precision in a single inspection pass. Its dual-energy X-Ray technology discriminates between materials that standard single-energy systems cannot differentiate.

The system operates at 0.2 m/s standard (1 m/s optional for high-throughput lines) across a temperature range of 0°C to +40°C — covering fresh product, chilled production environments and ambient packaged lines. It handles both packaged and unpackaged product in single and multi-lane configurations, integrating into existing conveyor systems without structural modification.

Customisable foreign matter classification profiles allow operators to define material detection priorities relevant to their specific production line hazard analysis.

Dual Energy X-Ray

Detects: Metal · SS · Glass · Plastic · Stone · Bone · Rubber

0.2 m/s Standard · 1 m/s Optional

Automatic Detection + Warning + Rejection

Fresh & Frozen · Packaged & Unpackaged

Single & Multi-Lane

Customisable Material Classification

IP65 — Washdown Safe

The Dual-Energy Advantage

Why FOTON-XF Detects What Others Miss

Single-energy X-Ray measures one attenuation value per material. Dual-energy measures two — enabling discrimination between materials of similar density that are invisible to each other on a single-energy image.

Metal

Ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless steel detected simultaneously. High sensitivity even in small fragment sizes — performance unaffected by product moisture.

Glass & Stone

Dense inorganic materials clearly distinguishable even within complex mixed-ingredient food matrices. Detected regardless of product packaging format.

Rubber & Plastic

Dual-energy advantage: Low-density materials like rubber seals and soft plastics produce nearly identical single-energy signatures to food material. Dual-energy discrimination resolves the difference — detecting what single-energy systems cannot.

Technical Specifications

FOTON-XF 4535PNB Engineering Data

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Imaging Technology

X-Ray — Single/Dual Energy: Dual EnergySuperior detection

Conveyor Belt Speed

0.2 m/s standard · 1 m/s optional high-speed configuration

Energy Consumption

1.5 kW

Rejection System

Automatic — configurable rejection mechanism (depends on need)

Foreign Matter Classification

Yes — customisable material classification profiles

IP Protection

IP65 — dustproof, water jet protection from all angles

Metal (ferrous/non-ferrous)

High precision — all metallic types simultaneously

Stainless Steel

High sensitivity — superior to metal detector performance

Glass

High precision — through packaging and dense product

Plastic (hard)

Detected in dual-energy mode

Rubber / Soft Plastic

Dual-energy advantage — detects low-density materials single-energy missesKey benefit

Stone / Dense Mineral

High precision detection in all product formats

Bone

Detected — dual-energy discrimination within complex food matrices

Product Compatibility

Fresh or frozen — packaged and unpackaged

Lane Configuration

Single lane and multi-lane production lines

Packaging Compatibility

Tray, film, foil and vacuum packaging — X-Ray penetrates all standard formats

BRC Compliance

Satisfies Physical Hazard CCP requirements — BRC Global Standard Issue 9

Operating Temperature

0°C to +40°C — chilled production environments compatible

IP Rating

IP65 — dustproof, water jet protection from all angles

Enclosure Material

Hygienic stainless steel — food-grade compliant construction

Cleaning

Washdown-compatible — food-grade processing environment rated

Quality Standard

ISO 9001:2015

System Operation

How FOTON-XF Works

Product enters, dual-energy X-Ray images the full depth, AI classifies against customised contaminant profiles, automatic rejection removes non-conforming product. Full event log captured.

Product Feeds — Packaged or Unpackaged

Product is fed onto the FOTON-XF conveyor in its production line format — packaged or unpackaged, fresh or frozen, single lane or multi-lane. The system does not require product removal from packaging, product repositioning or special handling.

At 0.2 m/s standard — or 1 m/s in the high-speed configuration — the system integrates into existing conveyor lines without becoming a throughput bottleneck. The 0°C to +40°C operating range covers chilled deboning rooms, ambient packaging halls and all production environments in between.

Packaged & unpackaged 0.2 – 1 m/s 0°C – +40°C Single & multi-lane

FOTON-XF — packaged product entering inspection conveyor

Packaged or unpackaged — no product removal, no handling disruption

Dual-Energy X-Ray Scans the Full Product Depth

The dual-energy X-Ray source fires two simultaneous energy levels through the complete product depth — penetrating packaging, ice glaze and product mass. The system measures how each material attenuates at both energy levels, generating a material classification map of the complete product in real time.

This dual-energy signature is the key advantage over both metal detectors and single-energy X-Ray: rubber seals, soft plastic fragments and low-density contaminants that appear identical to food material at a single energy level are differentiated when measured at two.

Dual energy simultaneous Penetrates packaging Low-density detection Customisable profiles

FOTON-XF scan output — contaminant detected in packaged food product

Dual-energy material map — rubber and plastic detected where single-energy cannot

Automatic Rejection — Warning — Full Event Log

Any product where the AI classification engine identifies a contaminant matching the configured detection profile triggers the three-stage response automatically: the system generates an alert, the rejection mechanism removes the affected product from the line, and the event is logged with detection type, time and image reference.

The event log satisfies BRC Global Standard Issue 9 Physical Hazard CCP documentation requirements and major UK retailer technical code requirements for foreign body inspection evidence.

Auto detection + warning Automatic rejection Full event log BRC CCP evidence

Food processing line — automated inspection and quality control

Three-stage automatic response — reject, alert, log — no operator involvement required

Use Cases

Detection in Real Production Environments

FOTON-XF is in active use across food production environments — from chocolate wafer manufacturing to packaged protein lines. These examples illustrate the system's versatility across product types.

Case Study — Chocolate Wafer

Defect & Fracture Detection in Front and Back Layers

FOTON-XF X-Ray imaging detects structural defects and fractures across the complete cross-section of chocolate wafer products — both in the front-facing and reverse layers simultaneously. Missing portions, air voids and foreign material inclusions are all identified in the same inspection pass.

Case Study — Packaged Chocolate

Detection of Obsolete Product in Sealed Packaging

X-Ray penetrates sealed packaging to detect product that has lost structural integrity — identifying degraded, obsolete or incorrectly formed units that would otherwise only be discovered by the consumer. Waste reduction without line disruption.

Production Line Applications

Where FOTON-XF Operates

Designed for any food production environment where multiple contaminant types must be detected — and where single-energy X-Ray or metal detection is not sufficient.

Packaged Food Lines

End-of-line inspection of sealed packaging — tray, film, foil and vacuum formats. Detects all contaminant types through packaging without product removal.

Through-packaging detectionAll sealing formats

Ready Meals & Multi-Ingredient

Multi-ingredient products carry contaminant risk from every supply chain input. FOTON-XF inspects the assembled final product — detecting contaminants regardless of origin component.

Multi-ingredient capableBRC CCP evidence

Seafood Processing

Foreign material detection in fish fillets, shellfish and processed seafood products — including bone fragments in species where FOTON-X dedicated bone detection is not required.

Fresh & frozenPackaged or bulk

Confectionery & Bakery

Structural defect and foreign material detection across confectionery, biscuit, wafer and bread product ranges — including through-packaging inspection of sealed retail units.

Structural defect detectionWaste reduction