While an increase in demand
from around 12,000 cereal
bars a day to more than
20,000 was welcomed by
manufcturer Devonvale, it
brought with it the problem
of how to increase production
in a relatively small space.

The ingredient preparation
and mixing equipment was
able to handle the higher
production, but the wrapping
line was already running at
capacity and an additional
line, with end of line metal
detection, had to be installed
in the smallest space possible.

Having installed a compact
metal detector from S+S
Inspection on its first
packing line seven years ago,
Keith Upham, MD, was
impressed by its reliability; it
had suffered only one fault
and needed only one belt
replacement. Even so, he
looked at other systems. All
except the S+S ECOLINE D
were too long to fit the
available space. The S+S
system requires a very small
metal-free zone and is just
750mm long. Like the earlier
model, it complies with IFS
and HACCP and meets all
hygiene requirements.