Bespoke metal detector

Whitefish processor, Kirwin Brothers, purchased its first Fortress Technology ‘Phantom’ metal detector to fulfil the production requirements of a new customer. Installed at the end of a completely new line, the bespoke unit is inspecting wet fish fillets sold in bulk by either weight or count and packed under a covering of ice.

It was custom designed by leading specialist in food industry metal detection, Fortress, to fit on a low level line rather than standard operating height, making it easier for operatives to lift the heavy containers from the conveyor belt to the cold store.

The success of the first system prompted Kirwin Brothers to buy a second metal detector four months later to help meet the increased volume of new pre-packed products being supplied to leading supermarket retailers.