London-based Aspar Pharmaceuticals has installed two more Tablex metal detectors from Mettler Toledo on its two new production lines.
Designed specifically for inspection of solid-dose tablets, the Safeline SX-M Tablex detectors find minute fragments of metal at rates in excess of 10,000 tablets per minute. This capability, combined with high sensitivity and reliable performance, convinced Aspar to add two more.
The new machines will inspect a range of tablets including paracetamol, aspirin, dispersible aspirin, ibuprofen and saccharin. Aspar's routine test procedures confirm that its Tablex machines can consistently detect and reject stainless steel test spheres as small as 0.39mm.
The metal detectors are fitted with a number of fail-safe features, including a bi-stable solenoid designed to move the diverter valve to the reject position should a power failure occur. They also feature automatic balance control and a crystal-controlled oscillator and advanced detector head design deliver stability. Its high frequency coil system provides sensitivity to all metal types without the need for periodic adjustment.
Aspar's relationship with Mettler Toledo goes back to 1996 when the company commissioned its first Safeline SX-M.
Manufacturing manager Tom Burke said: "Our Safeline equipment has never let us down. It is consistent, reliable, and provides us with an extremely high standard of metal screening."
Mettler Toledo is a global manufacturer of precision instruments for use in laboratory, industrial and food retailing applications.