In the modern day processing of food, industrial equipment is an integral component of the production chain. From Pizza to bread to chicken wings, lots of the food you eat will have come in contract with industrial equipment at some point in the production chain. Sometimes defects in the machinery will cause the food to become contaminated with metal parts, leading to health and safety risks in the consumer. Because of this, With itsSUSTARIN® C MDT and Polystone® M MDT materials, Röchling offers plastics that can also be traced with the usual metal detectors.

The risk of food being contaminated with metal parts can lead to not only health risks, but also costly recalls, which can result in bad publicity, and ultimately a loss in customers. To prevent this, many production lines use metal detectors that can detect food contaminated with metal.

As plastics have become an increasingly integral component of the industrial food processing line, the have replaced metal materials at multiple points in the line of production. Because of this, it was necessary for the plastics to easily integrate with the already existing metal detection systems. As a result, Roechling has introduced plastics materials that can detected by the already existing metal detectors in food processing facilities. This has allowed plastics to be easily integrated into the already existing systems, and will continue to provide the highest safety measures for consumers and companies alike.