General Purpose Metal Detection
General Purpose Metal Detection for Production Lines
A general purpose metal detector is the workhorse of food and industrial quality control: a balanced-coil search head that flags ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless steel contamination in product passing through its aperture, so contaminated packs never leave the line. Merit Berg supplies and installs metal detection for manufacturers across Malaysia.
Where General Purpose Detection Fits
- Meat, poultry and fish processing
- Bakery and dough lines
- Convenience food and food-to-go packing
- Confectionery, snack foods and dried goods
- Cereals, grains and powder handling
- Non-food industrial lines where tramp metal damages downstream equipment
Specifying the Right Search Head
Aperture size, product effect, packaging material, line speed and the sensitivity you have to prove to your customer or auditor all drive the specification. A smaller aperture gives better sensitivity, so the aperture should be sized to the product, not to the conveyor. Wet, salty and high-protein products carry a strong product effect and need multi-frequency or product-signal suppression to hold sensitivity without false rejects.
Rejection, Records and Compliance
Detection is only half the system. A compliant installation also needs a reject device sized to the pack, a lockable reject bin, reject confirmation, fail-safe behaviour on air or power loss, and a test and verification routine that produces the records your HACCP plan and retailer audit require.
Talk to Us About Inspection Equipment
Merit Berg supplies, installs and integrates inspection equipment into new and existing production lines across Malaysia, including line modification, guarding and reject handling through our conveyor systems and equipment installation teams, with ongoing maintenance and repair once commissioned. Request a quotation or site visit.
Other Metal Detection and Inspection Options
See the full metal detection range, or the application-specific pages for general purpose metal detection, conveyorised metal detection, pipeline metal detection, biscuit and chocolate inspection, pharmaceutical metal detection and automatic checkweighers. For foreign-body detection beyond metal, see our x-ray inspection systems.
