Fortress upgrades quality control at bulk rice mill
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FORTRESS TECHNOLOGY
Fortress upgrades quality control at bulk rice mill
One of the largest rice cooperatives in North America has more than 50 Fortress Technology metal contaminant inspection units installed in its processing plants , including 13 ground-breaking incline conveyor metal detectors . Being able to upgrade to the latest , greatest inspection features is why this bulk rice processor has remained loyal to Fortress for close to two decades .
The ‘ Holy Grail ’ of any food machinery investment is to maximise Total Cost of Ownership in a sustainable way , without compromising performance and consumer safety . Continuing to benefit from Fortress Technology ’ s contaminant detection ‘ Never Obsolete ’ pledge , this dry rice manufacturing and packing facility now has in excess of 50 gravity , bulk , lab unit and incline conveyor metal detectors .
Processing and packaging more than 100 long and medium-grain rice brands - supplying retailers , restaurants , food service companies and exporting globally - Fortress has supported the farmer-owned rice cooperative by issuing a number of technology and machine upgrades .
Analogue metal detectors more than 10 years old have been converted to digital to improve contaminant detection and add data logging and reporting capabilities . Making them comparable to new Fortress metal detectors . However , in the latest and largest project , Fortress surpassed itself by reconditioning and mounting 13 existing metal detector heads onto new incline conveyor frames robustly designed to transport heavier bags of rice , introducing an innovative bidirectional sweep reject .
One of the largest rice cooperatives in North America has over 50 Fortress metal detector systems installed in their mill processing and packing plants .
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