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Metal Detection Solutions for Free-Flowing and Pumped Products.

Food Products that require gravity drop or pipeline metal detectors

For nearly 25 years, Advanced Detection Systems has been providing metal detectors for the food processing, packaging, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and industrial applications. The ProScan Max® III conveyor metal detector system is ideal for running packaged and some larger loose products. However, when it comes to free-flowing granule sized products or pumped viscous liquid and semi-liquid […]

Metal Detector Test Wands: What They Are and How They’re Used

Metal Detection Test Pieces

The Reason For Testing Your Product & Your Metal Detection Equipment The automation of the food processing industry guarantees that the food we eat will come in contact with various types of equipment, from automated pickers in the field, to conveyance, to processing and packaging equipment. Inevitably, equipment wears down and sometimes breaks, allowing for […]

Metal Detector Accessories for Industrial Applications

ADS Industrial Metal Detector with Accessories

Metal Detection for Aggregate & Mining Applications In industrial applications, metal detectors defend production lines from tramp metal and ferrous impurities that can damage your conveyors and processing equipment. Proper use of an industrial metal detector also improves the purity of your product. Today we’ll discuss three different optional accessories that will make your metal […]

How is Sensitivity in Metal Detection Measured

Metals that can be detected by metal detector in your product

When you’re looking at metal detection systems for use in your product line, have you wondered “How small of a piece of metal will this detect?”  “How do they determine that?” Good questions! How is Metal Detector Sensitivity Determined? Metal detector sensitivity is defined as: The smallest diameter sphere that can be detected, 100% of […]

How Does Metal Detection Work: The Basic Principles

Metal Detector Aperture

The Theory Behind Metal Detection Balanced Coil All metals are either magnetically conductive, electrically conductive or both. When they enter an electro-magnetic field, they create a detectable disturbance or “signal”. Modern metal detectors operate on the balanced coil, full loop system which allows detection of this signal. A balanced coil consists of three coils looping […]

How Is Product Contaminated with Metal Removed from the Food Production Process?

ProScan Max III Conveyor Systems

Metal detection is essential for the food processing and packaging industry. Not only do metal detectors protect the processing equipment, but they are also important in ensuring product purity and consumer safety. But have you ever wondered how metal is detected and removed during food processing? Metal detection is a two-step process.  When metal has […]

How to Size your Protector Metal Detector

Determining the proper height and width of your metal detector ensures that your application is getting the best possible sensitivity; both height and width play critical roles in sensitivity and ease of installation. The Protector metal detection system is designed to fit rails utilizing standard CEMA-approved rollers. In most instances, the detector will drop directly […]

What Are Metal Detector False Trips & What Causes Them?

Metal detection is crucial to operation for a number of industries. Our metal detectors are used to ensure product purity, protect consumers and protect expensive equipment; making accurate, consistent and reliable detection extremely important. However, when your industrial metal detector has a false trip, production can come to a standstill, product can be unnecessarily wasted, […]

Benefits of the Protector Metal Detection System’s Product Monitor Feature

The SurroundScan Protector series of industrial metal detectors have a unique Product Monitor feature that Displays real time product signals. It is one of Advanced Detection Systems’ core technologies that allow our metal detection systems to provide superior detection of ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless-steel tramp metal necessary to ensure product purity and protect your processing […]