Smiths Detection Inc.

Heimann Systems Gmbh

Todd Schrock

Adam Williamson

Earl Smith

Brook Nash

Norbert Hartwig

Dick Wyman

James Nabors

Richard L Wyman

A system and apparatus for scanning food products to determine at least one property of the food product. In one embodiment, two sources of the food product, such as a low fat and a high fat source, controllably feed into a grinder. The grinder feeds into an x-ray analysis apparatus which is adapted to determine the desired property of the food product by x-ray analysis. A controller then forms a feedback loop which controls the relative amount of food product being feed from each of the food product sources.

Method and apparatus for meat scanning

An apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of materials housed in containers involves orienting an X-ray beam emitter and detector to direct and detect an X-ray beam at an angle substantially parallel to a sloped surface of the container to be inspected. A first X-ray apparatus is located opposite a second X-ray apparatus, and both the first and second X-ray apparatus are adapted to provide two X-ray beams. This arrangement provides for imaging of the entire area of a sloped portion of the container without any shadow or hidden spots.

Non-destructive inspection of material in container

An apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of materials housed in containers () involves orienting an X-ray beam emitter () and detector () to direct and detect an X-ray beam () at an angle () lying in a range of from 8&#xb0; to 20&#xb0; to a conveying direction () of a conveyor () along which the materials are conveyed. The beam angle to the conveying direction works best between 8&#xb0; and 12&#xb0;, with an optimum being at approximately 10&#xb0;. This arrangement de-emphasizes the leading and trailing edges of the containers while not substantially changing the image from that of a perpendicular beam, so that the detector images are still relatively easy to analyze. Thus, a one-detector system is adequate in many cases.

Apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of material in containers

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