Mettler-Toledo announces Open House at new Global Centre of Excellence , helping customers improve product safety and profitability
Food and pharmaceutical manufacturers and copackers can attend the Product Inspection Open House at the new Global Headquarters for x-ray in person or virtually , participating in a range of seminars , technology demonstrations and consultation sessions .
Royston , Hertfordshire , UK , 1st September 2021 – Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection will showcase new product inspection technologies , offer opportunities for face-to-face and virtual consultations , and deliver educational seminar content , at an Open House event which will officially open the new Global Centre of Excellence for x-ray in Royston , Hertfordshire .
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection ’ s new x-ray manufacturing facility in Royston , Hertfordshire sets the business up for continued expansion over the next decade and more . Set across a 1.4-hectare site , it expands the company ’ s UK manufacturing footprint by more than 80 %, enabling multiple development projects to be handled simultaneously . The facility will also help to expand the customer experience , with new factory acceptance testing rooms and a production observation area .
The COVID-safe event will take place over 6th and 7th October 2021 , giving brand owners , manufacturers and contract packers in food and pharmaceuticals the opportunity to experience the latest innovations and best practice in x-ray , metal detection , checkweighing and vision inspection , as well as discussing their specific product inspection needs and challenges with a Mettler-Toledo expert .
Manufacturers and contract packers 82 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk can book a free personalised 1-2-1 consultation , either virtually or in-person , enabling their teams to tap into Mettler- Toledo ’ s expert knowledge of areas such as compliance , product safety and digitalisation .
Mettler-Toledo ’ s latest product innovations will take centre stage , with 1-2-1 customised live demonstrations of a new metal detection system , a new x-ray inspection machine as well as the latest C33 Series checkweighers with FlashCell™ load cells and demonstrations of our vision inspection solutions and ProdX™ data management software .
The event will also include two educational seminars , both running at 8am and 2pm ( BST ) on their respective days :
Wednesday 6th October - How Product Inspection Innovations Improve Food Safety and Automate Quality Processes for Contract Packers – co-hosted with ECPA , featuring Ton Knipscheer of the European Co-Packers Association ( ECPA ); Rob Rogers , Senior Advisor Food Safety & Regulation and Niall McRory , Global Key Account Manager both from Mettler- Toledo Product Inspection .
Thursday 7th October – Good Inspection Practice : 6 Steps to Preventing Physical Contamination – co-hosted with BRCGS , featuring John Figgins , Senior Technical Manager from the BRCGS ;
Ian Robertshaw , Global Key Account Manager and Adam Green , Market Manager both from Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection .
“ We are really excited to officially open and showcase our new Global Centre of Excellence for x-ray inspection at our Product Inspection Open House event . The new Global Headquarters has been specifically designed to become Mettler- Toledo ’ s main hub for x-ray research and development plus manufacturing x-ray innovations . The significant investment we have made into developing the x-ray business is part of our strategic business development plans and is in response to customer demands for us to continually design x-ray inspection technologies to improve packaged product safety ,” said Niall McRory , Global Key Account Manager at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection .
“ Meeting customers and prospects faceto-face has obviously been difficult over the last year and a half , and we are very much looking forward to interacting with them again at our October Open House event , either in person at our new Global Centre of Excellence or virtually ,” continued Niall McRory . “ We ’ ve got a lot of gamechanging new innovations to show them , as well as some inspirational educational opportunities to share . The challenges of product safety and operational efficiency remain front and centre for every manufacturer , and that ’ s where our focus will be during this event . Whether they are in food or pharma , there will be something for every customer and prospect at the Open House , so we hope they will mark the dates in their diaries .
For more information , visit www . mt . com / pi-open-house-2021