At PPMA 2015 Fortress Technology revealed the Interceptor, said to increase stainless steel detection by 100% compared to the most recent generations of metal detectors.

It accurately inspects wet and conductive products and helps to eliminate false rejects.

Designed to tackle the challenge of high product rejects when using metal detectors to inspect meat, dairy, ready meals, bakery and fortified cereals applications, Fortresss latest technology splits the frequency signals. This means that the machine can clearly differentiate between the signal generated by the product as a result of moisture or mineral content and any metal contaminant, putting a stop to a potential stainless steel signal being swamped by product effect.

Although stainless steel contamination in products is a rare occurrence, the metal is prevalent in industrial food preparation equipment. The sensitivity of the Interceptor means it can pick up metal contaminants half the dimensional size previously identifiable.