Eagle Product Inspection Enhances Pack 550 PRO X-Ray System

LUTZ, Fla. — Food processors operating under HACCP and FSMA Preventive Controls frameworks are under increasing pressure to demonstrate consistent foreign material detection at designated critical control points (CCPs), Eagle Product Inspection said. In response to this challenge, the manufacturer announced it has enhanced its Pack 550 PRO x-ray system. 

The Pack 550 PRO is designed to minimize factors such as variability across operators, shifts or production conditions to deliver stable inspection results that support ongoing compliance requirements, Eagle Product Inspection reported. 

According to the manufacturer, the Pack 550 PRO is built to support processors by:

• Delivering consistent inspection performance at designated CCPs
• Supporting documented HACCP verification requirements 
• Reducing operator-dependent variability
• Lowering false rejects that interrupt production
• Aligning with retailer and regulatory inspection expectations

The system is built for packaged food applications and inspects products in large bags, pouches, cartons, thermoform trays and multipack containers. It provides 549 mm (21.6”) of detection coverage and supports line speeds up to 90 meters per minute (295 feet per minute), according to Eagle Product Inspection. 

The system also supports multilane configurations, allowing processors to inspect multiple lanes of the same or dissimilar products, or dedicate one lane to production and another to rework, Eagle Product Inspection said. In addition to contaminant detection, the system performs inline verification checks such as mass measurement, package integrity assessment and component confirmation, according to the manufacturer. 

“Critical control points are where inspection performance has to hold up under real production conditions, not just in validation,” said Christy Draus, head of marketing at Eagle Product Inspection. “The Pack 550 PRO helps processors maintain stable, repeatable inspection at those points, reducing variability across shifts while supporting the verification requirements built into HACCP and FSMA programs.”