The modern, high-performance X-Ray Inspection Systems developed by Ishida have rapidly built a reputation for reliably detecting bone fragments in poultry fillets.
Now their effectiveness in filleted fish is causing excitement in Nordic markets.
Best known as the world brand leader in multihead weighers, Ishida has been supplying X-ray inspection systems for over 10 years and its IX-GA range embodies much customer- and application-centred learning as well as state-of-the-art technology.
The impact of the Ishida IX-GA certainly reflects this. An independent study by a major European meat research institute evaluated six leading X-ray inspection systems as regards their ability to detect steel, plastic, glass and bone contaminants, and the IX-GA went straight to the top of the class.
Image enhancement (by repeated processing of the image) is one reason why slender pieces of bone can be reliably detected at high belt speeds using X-rays. The Genetic Algorithm technology of the Ishida IX-GA takes this facility further, however. Uniquely, it can be rapidly set up or adjusted by the operator, without expert intervention.
The IX-GA has recently attracted the interest of major fish processing companies owing to its success in detecting bones in filleted fish. Results have been particularly good with fresh fish, and Ishida has just received one of the prestigious Icelandic Fisheries Awards for 2008.
Nick Clark, who accepted the award on Ishida’s part, is very pleased: “The fishing industry is one of those we have had very much front-of-mind in developing the IX-GA, so this recognition means a lot to us”, he said.
