Food scraper in safety with POM-C detectable- test
Looking at filling machines in the food industry, most of them use a scraper in the funnel to ensure a constant flow of the food, e.g. meat or sausage meat. The scraper is usually made of the thermoplastic material TECAFORM AH natural, a food grade acetal that exhibits high stiffness combined with a good wear rate against stainless steel.
In some instances the scraper may get broken if the load is unexpectedly high. Most of the time, as this is a fully automated process, the damage is detected very late. As a result of the plastic contamination in the food, the whole production lot of the current production run has to be disposed of, as it is now damaged food.
Increased scraper safety
No surprises in the production process
With TECAFORM AH ID blue, the production process is stopped immediately if there is an unexpected breakage of the scraper and plastic is identified in the food. Even smaller pieces, which might break off, can easily be detected using standard metal detectors in line, either by the operator or by camera thanks to the blue colour of the material. The material complies with EU10/2011 and FDA requirements. This is ensured by carefully selected raw materials and material processing in accordance with GMP 2023/2006/EU as well as migration tests performed on Ensinger semi-finished products.
Not only did the customer improve safety in the production process, but also benefitted from a massive reduction in waste and chose an economically optimum solution.
