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With a conventional 2D X-ray inspection device, images are captured “only” from a fixed position. Therefore, it is not possible to see the internal structures and components of the product and understand their position. This means that if, for example, a foreign body is in a position at an unfavorable angle to the X-ray source, you can’t see it.

Mito, Biometic’s in-line 3D X-ray inspection device, uses a rotating X-ray source. With a processing speed on the production line of 40m/min, in 1 second, the X-ray source makes 2 rotations around each individual object and captures about 400 internal images. These are processed in real-time and transformed into 3D reconstructions to complete evaluation of the examined product.

With Mito in your company’s production line, you can scan multiple products simultaneously, paired or side-by-side on the conveyor belt, at a maximum speed of 40 m/min.
However, Biometic’s solutions are constantly expanding, both in terms of development and functionality. Contact us now to find out if we have the application for you ready.

It depends on the type of Biometic solution application and the product your company processes. But in general, spacing foods products from each other is not necessary.
For example, with the 3D X-ray inspection system Mito, different containers can be scanned simultaneously, even if they are side-by-side and paired.
With Q Eye XP, an X-ray device for the end-of-line inspection of boxed fruits and vegetables and packaged food products, you can simultaneously scan multiple products within a box or package.
Also, with the smart optical sorter Q Eye, you can scan multiple lines of fruits or vegetables side by side at the same time.

Mito takes advantage of all three dimensions (length, width, and depth) to capture up to 400 high-resolution 0.5 mm internal images for each object scanned.
Images are taken along all three axes (0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 mm) for a resolution of 1 voxel.

In general, in identifying foreign matter within food, not everything is possible or is always possible.
In fact, the detection of foreign matter in food products by Mito depends on the density difference between the foreign body and the matrix.
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At Biometic, we are known and appreciated by our customers for the precision and thoroughness with which our technicians perform testing on various applications.
We want to make sure we offer only the best to our customers.
For the many applications tested with Mito, the false rejection rate of products with hard-to-detect foreign bodies was under 1% for the most difficult cases and under 0.1% for the most standard cases.
We also had an excellent result for the false rejection rate based on food weight measurement, considering that it is an indirect measurement: under 1%.

Depending on the application and the quality features that the customer’s product has, we set Mito’s algorithms to rule out false positives and false negatives.
For example, if a food producer of toast bread produces a bread with air bubbles, and within certain size limits, he/she doesn’t consider them a defect, Mito will reject only those products with air bubbles larger than the established limits from the production line.
If, for example, a producer of jars of sauces or preserves doesn’t want to have false positives caused by air bubbles, Mito can easily detect and discard the containers containing them to exclude false positives.

The ejection system, as well as the configuration of the chosen Biometic solution, are evaluated and chosen by Biometic together with the customer based on the application, the food product, and the production line layout of the company.
For the ejection systems, you can think, for example, to install mechanical or compressed air ejectors.
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The standard conveyor belt width of the Mito is available in a 250 mm or 500 mm variant. The scanning section is circular, but the configuration depends on where the belt is placed to take advantage of all three dimensions depending on the product.
There is no need to line up products to be scanned or position them in a particular direction to be scanned correctly by Mito. That’s because Biometic’s 3D X-ray inspection system takes advantage of all three dimensions (length, width, and depth) to scan products from all sides, so you get a three-dimensional (3D) inspection and image of the product.

Sure. Data produced by Biometic solutions can also be retrieved and exported at a later date.
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Because there is currently no other in-line 3D X-ray scanner technology in the food industry that can detect foreign objects, and, more importantly, that enables active, real-time intervention in production processes.

Mito’s multidimensional approach not only enables classic foreign object detection, but also extends its scope to manufacturing processes where it actively intervenes to improve results.

Thanks to high-resolution scanning images of 0.5 mm, Mito not only localizes the smallest foreign bodies inside foods but also determines the quality characteristics of the product itself (such as the amount of filling) and the mandatory presence of key ingredients (such as a whole hazelnut or the proportion of air).
The scanned product thus remains unaltered because Mito acquires the data through a non-destructive analysis.

With its X-ray vision, Mito locates and measures in real-time, for example, the number and distribution of air bubbles inside the bread. But it can also determine the customer’s established “acceptable” percentage of dough and air bubbles. Mito uses these values as expulsion criteria for products that do not meet individual quality standards.
Of course, the inspection requirements are adapted according to the product and the company’s needs.

Ensuring food traceability is necessary not only to meet mandatory regulations but more importantly to satisfy your customers. Hence the need for food manufacturers to be able to trace any food through the various stages of production, processing, and distribution.
This need is growing rapidly, given the benefits of improved traceability processes.
With its complete traceability system, from the goods delivered to the final product, F-Trace guarantees full traceability of your products, even those in stock.
It can be integrated on existing plants using the data collected with the machines already present in your line to guarantee you total control and greater visibility of production processes, speed in identifying and recalling exactly the contaminated products of a given lot, and reduction of recall management costs.
Of course, traceability requirements are tailored to your company’s needs.

With a traditional 2D X-ray inspection device, only images are acquired from a fixed position. That means that it does not see the product’s internal structures and components and understand their position.
Therefore, for example, you cannot detect a foreign body in a position at an unfavorable angle to the X-ray source.
To create a 3D radiographic image, however, Mito’s radiographic source rotates 360° around the food to be analyzed, thus making a cylindrical spiral movement, more or less like the computerized tomographs used in the medical field.
Together with the application of mathematical algorithms, the helical movement reconstructs a complete 3D image of the scanned product.

As a company’s productivity increases, human error is more likely to occur.
With Mito’s technical support, your employees can feel more comfortable in the workplace and make appropriate decisions about defective goods.

If Mito finds a contaminated and/or defective product in a food company’s production line, production operators must act immediately.
With Mito, manufacturers know the cause of the contamination and quality defect and can immediately remove only the contaminated or defective products before they reach consumers.

Mito controls and inspects every single product. With documentation created during the manufacturing process, the manufacturing company using Mito’s in-line 3D X-ray inspection has the evidence in hand and can defend itself in the event of fraud.

Year after year, corporations are investing more and more in security. Very few systems provide manufacturers with real-time information of the right composition to comply with to optimize value for money. Mito is one of them.

Nothing determines the end result as much as the raw material used. With Biometic’s in-line 3D X-ray inspection device, you can check the quality characteristics of the raw material before it goes to processing and determine which parts you can get the most out of.

Manufacturers work closely with their main customers, the retail trade. The latter increasingly invest in safety measures to protect consumer health.
With Mito, an in-line 3D X-ray inspection device, the retail trade can, on the one hand, resell the product at a higher price and, on the other hand, guarantee customers a high degree of product safety.
In a nutshell, both the manufacturer and the consumer benefit from using our inspection system.

Given current demand, delivery times start at 3 months and up. Specifically, this always depends on the hardware and software applications needed.
Depending on your company’s needs, we will further adapt the software application to best manage your production process.

Yes, some of our in-line 3D X-ray inspection systems have already been installed, such as at the dairy cooperative Latteria Vipiteno. But such a system is not suitable for all types of companies in the food industry. There are a number of criteria that must be met in order to achieve meaningful results.
For this reason, we provide you with our corporate know-how and consulting services to help you choose the best Biometic solution for your needs and your company. We will support you step by step along this path:
We thought of offering you an online demonstration, during which we can find out together if you and your company can also benefit from the installation of Mito in your production.
Should Mito be suitable for your product range, we will ask you to send us samples, which we will use for initial testing.
In a subsequent appointment at our company, you will be able to see first-hand the added value you can achieve by installing our solution in your production line.
Together we can also visit one of the companies where Mito is already in use.

We offer you all these services completely free of charge because we are convinced that we are the right partner for you. Contact us now to learn more!

Mito can, e.g., provide alerts to your line’s ingredient dispensers, overdoses can be reduced in real-time.

Most processed foods contain various ingredients that often, to meet standards set by the manufacturer and the law, are added in larger quantities, such as the number of cookies in a package or the amount of fruit preparation in a yogurt.
However, with Mito, you’ll be able to measure the exact quantities in volume and weight of these ingredients. Thus you’ll avoid waste and save on resources.

If you do not use a 3D X-ray inspection device, the damage that results from marketing defective products can cost you dearly, both in terms of money and reputation.

The radiation dose is indicated in the Gray or Sievert unit of measurement. WHO has set defined limits for irradiated foods in Codex Alimentarius 1. As an example, the maximum radiation dose absorbed by food must not exceed 10 kGy.
For example, products passing through Mito, the 3D in-line X-ray inspection device, absorb a maximum of 200 mGy per second when exposed to radiation for 1 second. Mito’s radiation dose is, therefore, 50,000 times lower than the allowable limit.

Thanks to the very low radiation dose of 0.5 microsieverts per hour (μSv/h), and meeting Biometic’s installation criteria, all types of food can be inspected.
If a food manufacturer produces special foods for specific purposes or needs to have scanning algorithms specifically developed for their products, they can be requested in individual cases.
Contact us now, and let’s evaluate together the possibilities for inspection of your products.