Leaking packages cost your business time, money and reputation. Leaks often occur when food packages are simply not hermetically sealed completely. This can be due to poor sealing or physical damage such as pinholes, or when product gets caught in the seal. They result in loss of shelf life, damage to products and/or poor product appearance, all of which good business practice tries to avoid.
So BOC has launched a new way to detect leaks at Booth 548 at AUSPACK. MAPAX LD offers high speed and non-destructive in-line leak detection, because it uses hydrogen as the detection gas.
“This globally patented technology uniquely allows 100% of packages to be tested in a non-destructive manner which can prolong shelf-life. This is particularly important in the food industry. Previously production pauses and visual or water testing could only test the integrity of random samples of packages,” explained Jon Hawton, market manager, food & beverage bulk gases, BOC.
MAPAX LD is used on modified atmosphere production lines for a wide range of packaged goods. It allows all products to be tested and individual defective items to be removed. This reduces spoilage and minimises environmental impact, because only the leaking packs need to be destroyed instead of the entire batch.
“If only random checks are applied, this means that when a leak is found, the whole batch produced since the last check either has to be repackaged, disposed of or even recalled. MAPAX LD can help companies reduce these inefficiencies and keep production costs down,” Hawton added.
The MAPAX LD is now available throughout Australia and New Zealand.
