Developed by the Italian company Dylog, and distributed in France by HTDS, the Dymond 120 Bulk X-ray scanner has been designed specifically for the search and detection of foreign bodies that may enter unpackaged bulk products.

A compact, high-performance solution, the RX Dymond 120 Bulk scanner is a bulk product scanner with automatic detection and ejection. It features the same architecture and advantages as its little brother, the RX Dymond 80 Bulk scanner, but with twice the hourly throughput capacity. 

This machine boasts a much wider detection zone (570 mm vs. 370 mm for the Dymond 80). For the same thickness of "bulk product bed" passing through the X-rays, it offers new possibilities and high speeds: 20 tons/h of product instead of 10 tons/h.

Suitable for controlling bulk products in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, the RX Dymond 120 Bulk scanner combines precision and inspection speed, enabling it to reliably identify a wide range of contaminants and foreign bodies, even those of low density, whatever the size of the product being analyzed.

Featuring functions for detecting non-conforming products, missing products or foreign bodies, the RX Dymond 120 Bulk scanner is a certified, non-destructive solution that provides inspection capabilities for bulk products that cannot pass through curtains due to their weight or shape, and enables foreign bodies to be eliminated at an early stage in the production process to protect products and machines.

According to HTDS, the equipment features an inspection unit that combines very high detection performance, unrivalled reliability and carefully thought-out ergonomics. 

Available with multiple outlet systems for product separation (standard or multi-segment ejector), with conveyor belts adapted to the diameter of the granules and the maximum height of product allowed on the belt during inspection, this new product offers a solution designed for bulk products, with a perfectly adapted set of equipment (filling hopper, reject hatch and curved belt).  

As a curtainless solution, the equipment complies with radiation protection regulations. Users also have the option of adding a filter to the cooling system in high-dust or high-humidity production areas (IP69K). 

Symex, a leading manufacturer of customized mixing and homogenizing systems for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, will be present at the Make-Up in Paris trade show, May 29-30 at the Carrousel du Louvre. 

This is the first time the German manufacturer has exhibited at this event, enabling cosmetics brands and formulators to discover its custom-designed mixing systems. According to symex, these systems offer efficiency, flexibility and reliability.

"We are delighted to present our innovative, patented blending technology at Make-Up in Paris, explains Stephan Schultz, Sales & Process Engineering. Our turnkey mixing systems enable cosmetics developers and manufacturers to increase their productivity and create exceptional, high-quality products in the shortest possible time."

At stand J58, visitors will have the opportunity to discover symex's new Industrie 5.0 concept. This combines advanced mixing and homogenization technology with the latest IT technology, transforming processes and guaranteeing, according to the manufacturer, perfect product consistency in every batch.

symex offers customized mixing and homogenizing systems for the production of liquid to highly viscous emulsions and suspensions, as well as for powder processing in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. The product range includes stationary and mobile mixing systems from 4 to 20,000 liters for laboratory, production and continuous processes.

At Make-Up in Paris, the symex team will be on hand to discuss customized blending solutions tailored to each company's needs. Attendees are invited to book a personal consultation to discover how symex technology can transform their development and production capabilities.

Real-time monitoring and control of color throughout the production process requires compact, robust, process-oriented instruments. The Memosens Wave CKI50 process spectrometer designed by Endress+Hauser, specialists in the development of measuring instruments, meets these requirements. This eliminates the need to take samples and send them to the laboratory for analysis in order to release the batch.

For consumers, a consistent color is often a sign of product quality and recognition. When the color changes, they may assume that the product has changed too. However, everyday products made from natural ingredients and substances, which are appreciated by consumers, are strongly influenced by the natural effects of time and light, which affect the quality and color of the final product. 

To meet consumer expectations, color is in most cases adjusted during production. When a wide variety of products are involved, many different colors quickly come together. This implies a need for reproducibility and control. 

Greater production safety

In addition to color control, ensuring that the right product goes into the right container - a bottle, for example - is also essential. Measuring color can therefore be a means of control. It is used when changing products or cleaning piping. Color measurements can detect whether the line contains residues of a previous product or a new, pure product. 

As a result, manufacturers will be able to monitor the color of the product in the pipe or tank in real time, enabling them to adjust the color as closely as possible to specifications, carry out on-line quality control before batch release, and monitor the quality of high value-added products.

Real-time measurements

The Memosens Wave CKI50 process spectrometer measures color using visible spectroscopy. It scans the 380 nm to 830 nm wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum in real time, and displays the measured color in a normed space (a three-dimensional color space).

The four main benefits of this spectrometer are as follows: time savings in batch release, but also in detection and decision-making in response to non-conformity; reduced material losses in sorting phases, with instant and reliable detection of product change; simple commissioning thanks to Memosens technology - a technology introduced by Endress+Hauser in 2004 and continuously improved - and Endress+Hauser's Liquiline transmitter; and long-term reproducibility and reliability of color measurements, even in demanding process environments. 

Compact and robust, the Memosens Wave CKI50 combines probe and spectrometer in a single device. Adaptation to different process conditions and simple integration enable on-line measurements under a wide range of industrial conditions. 

The equipment incorporates a long-life halogen lamp and a module for separating and analyzing each wavelength individually.

_{Photo: Memosens Wave CKI50 spectrophotometer and Liquiline CM44P transmitter}