PCL CONTROL INSTRUMENTS

Products Supplied

Faulty-Container Pneumatic rejecters:

• Standard Speed double-action pneumatic rejecter for positive and accurate
ejection of faulty containers up to 850 cpm
• Sanitary Stainless Steel Shrouded standard speed rejecter for positive and
accurate ejection of faulty containers up to 1,000 cpm
• High -Speed Stainless Steel Shrouded double-action pneumatic rejecter for
positive and accurate ejection of faulty containers up to 2000 cpm

Can or Container Inspection:

DUD detection, or Closure-integrity monitoring, of Vacuum or Pressure in cans, jars, bottles for seal integrity at in-line production speeds to ensure consistent and optimum long-life of conserved foods:

• Inductive Closure Monitor for 2 & 3-piece cans with metal ends with Plain or
Easy-Open (Ring-pull) ends:
• Ultrasonic Closure Monitor for cans, plastic and glass containers with non-
metallic capsor ends
• Closure Monitor for glass and plastic glass jars with metal ends
• Closure Monitor with separate Remote Display for elevated and inclined
conveyors or cable track installations
• Closure Monitor for tall tapered-neck glass jars & bottles
• Double-end (top & bottom) closure monitoring for 3-piece cans, and fish cans
• Aluminium or Foil Laminate Lids or membranes closure monitoring through
PET jars plastic screw caps with nitrogen-flushed headspace for optimum
product shelf-life

Canning line controls:

• Diversion of cans from one lane to an adjacent lane based on selective
quantities
• Lane Selector of cans into two or multiple lanes
• No-lid detector on can seaming in processing

Food processing and Packaging Applications:

• Post-seaming and filling of hot, or cold products with steam-flow closure
• Pre-continuous cooker protection in eliminating potential crash situations
caused by faulty cans imploding and creating major downtime and loss of
product and production capacity
• Post-continuous cooker discharge condition monitoring to ensure consistent
vacuum achieved for optimum product shelf-life.

There are no overseas Rep descriptions registered for this organisation

Companies represented in the UK

Food Instrument Corporation, USA:

Manufacturer of on-line detectors for vacuum and closure-integrity faults in cans, jars & bottles.

Noramar Company, USA:

Monitoring salt levels in food products in production and processing.

Prime Controls Inc, USA:

Metal sensing and leak testing in can & ends manufacture.
Double sheet detection to protect expensive metal pressing equipment

Data Support Co., Inc. USA:

Microfibre Filter pads for microwave moisture analysers.

Trade names

• ADR-50D Vacuum Detectors or Can DUD Detectors
• DiCromat Salt Analysers
• MicroSquares Moisture Sample Pads
• Double Sheet Detection