Manufacturer of Precision Closure Inspection Equipment

 

Food Instrument Corporation (FIC) was incorporated in 1965 by company President Richard V. Kudlich to provide precision closure inspection equipment for laboratory and quality control analysis for the canning industry. From an austere beginning, FIC has steadily grown in size, scope and volume. Laboratory instrument applications were quickly followed by customer requests for on line, automated instruments to improve product quality and process efficiency. Initial on line instruments proved successful and gained widespread demand in the Food & Beverage processing community.

Specifically, the exceptional demand for the original ADR (Automatic Deflection Rejecter) led to company expansion, growth and widespread recognition for reliable, easily used, accurate equipment at competitive, market leading pricing, augmented by a relentless pursuit of quality in products and customer service.

Since then, FIC has been engaged in the development, manufacture and worldwide distribution of automated equipment for the online detection and removal of containers with defective closures for more than thirty five years. Our staff designed and was granted patents for the first successful online instruments to offer food and beverage processors protection against improperly sealed or leaking containers. We continue to improve our products to meet the changing needs of the industry and to incorporate the advancing technology of food processing and packaging.

Our quality control monitoring equipment is used all over the world, by every size and type of food processor on virtually every size, shape and composition container. Closure inspection continues to remain the core interest and company orientation. Our concentrated focus on the quality of our equipment and customer service has resulted in successful accomplishments in the Food and beverage industry along with the introduction of new models, which like the original ADR, establish new standards for inspection precision, ease of operation and features, and a facility sized to accommodate the growing needs of the company, customers and products well into the 21st century.

Mechanical Vacuum Leak Detector

 
   Bantam  |   DIV-10  |   ADR-50C  |   ADR-50D  |   ADR-50DU  |   ADR-50DD  |   Camel  |   MLD-35  |   Options

 

Equipment Function Synopsis

 

The ADR (Automatic Deflection Rejector) series of instruments developed by Food Instrument Corporation uses the basic principal of measuring the deflection of the metal lid via electromagnetic, electro-mechanical proximity sensing. Microprocessor-based electronics, preprogrammed to the selected parameters, determine the quality assurance level desired. Elimination of defects is accomplished by means of an air-ram/solenoid rejector mounted online firing bad product containers into a carry-off bin or conveyor.

Each processed container will normally develop a vacuum (in some applications, pressure), which will be consistent for all same-configuration containers under consistent process conditions. This vacuum or pressure will cause the lid to draw in (or bulge) a distance proportional to the difference in internal pressure and outside atmospheric pressure.

The upper and/or lower limits for an acceptable range of deflection can then be calculated. All product containers falling outside these preset limits will be removed from the conveyor processing line.

Total Quality Management can then be employed using customer defined Statistical Process Control parameters enabling Continuous Quality Improvement. Unacceptable quality product may result from any number of deviations in the manufacturing process. Reliable removal of defective product is a must in today's consumer-driven market economy.

Virtually all name-brand food & beverage processors insist upon making these quality checks during processing rather than risk waiting until the process is finished and containers have temperature stabilized (or finished incubation period). Corrective action can be implemented immediately if excessive rejects occur or such functions as the rolling average program are utilized and monitored to alert operating personnel to manufacturing and production deviations in real time. 

In these times of lean human resources, manufacturing facilities demand nothing less. Our manufactured equipment comes standard with a NEMA Type 6 Rating water proof electronics enclosure designed to withstand CIP (Clean in Place) wash down procedures. In addition we provide a remote configuration in which the control panel is located in our locking stainless steel & windowed NEMA Type 4X rating sealed-cabinet. This remote configuration minimizes unit exposure to extreme environments while maintaining immediate access to instrument operation. 

This total quality control lid seal integrity equipment enables each processor to meet their own high quality standards & the demanding requirements of today's consumer driven food market place. FIC has climbed to the top, succeeding as one of the top manufacturers of quality control monitoring equipment.

 

Service and Repair

 

FIC will provide in plant installation and also classes on setup, maintenance and operation of our equipment.  Please call or email us for pricing on our service visits.

All units can be sent back to us for testing and repair.  No RMA is required.  Please send all repairs to:

Food Instrument Corporation
115 Academy Avenue
Federalsburg, MD  21632

 

We do ask that when you send your unit in for repair that  your contact name and also information on what the symptoms are would accompany your unit for a quicker turnaround.

 

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