Food X-Ray Inspection
& Optical Sorting
Precision inspection platforms for poultry processing and packaged food production — ISO 9001:2015 certified.
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Precision inspection platforms for poultry processing and packaged food production — ISO 9001:2015 certified.
Three platforms covering the full food safety and quality control spectrum — from poultry X-Ray bone detection to dual-energy multi-contaminant inspection and AI optical sorting.
Select a detection technology to understand its operational strengths, product compatibility and recommended applications across the Vision Atk FOTON food inspection portfolio.
Food X-Ray inspection penetrates packaged and unpackaged product to detect dense foreign materials and bone fragments invisible to conventional cameras or metal detectors. The FOTON-X platform inspects fresh, frozen, individually portioned or bulk product with no format changeover — compatible with both single and multi-lane production lines.
The FOTON-XF 4525F uses advanced X-Ray technology to distinguish between materials that standard inspection systems cannot reliably differentiate. This enables detection of difficult contaminants including rubber and soft plastics within complex food matrices. The integrated automatic detection, warning and rejection system removes defective products from the production line without operator intervention — packaged or unpackaged, fresh or frozen.
The FOTON-Sort P2021/P2022 uses multi-angle 360° optical imaging combined with precision weight sensing at ±2g accuracy to classify, grade and sort chicken feet and similar poultry parts. AI-powered defect detection identifies colour anomalies, shape defects and surface contamination simultaneously — at 30,000 units per hour production capacity. Proven at major European and Turkish poultry processors.
All three FOTON platforms share an AI-powered detection engine trained on production data from major poultry processors including Beypiliç, Şenpiliç, Erpiliç, Lezita and Keskinoğlu. The system learns product-specific profiles — adapting detection thresholds to reduce false rejects while maintaining accuracy on genuine defects. Statistical reporting for production management and quality documentation is built in.
A bone fragment or foreign object in a consumer food product triggers recalls, regulatory action and brand damage that takes years to recover from. Detection at the production line — not after dispatch — is the only reliable standard.
Metal, glass, dense plastic, cartilage and rubber fragments embedded inside packaged or bulk product are invisible to the human eye. Food X-Ray inspection penetrates packaging, ice glaze and product mass to identify contaminants that standard methods cannot detect.
At high-volume throughput, no manual process can sort, grade and inspect consistently. Automated optical and X-Ray systems operate at full line speed — maintaining inspection accuracy whether you're running 3,000 or 30,000 units per hour.
Food safety auditors and quality-conscious buyers increasingly require documented inspection data, reject logs and production traceability. FOTON systems generate statistical reports and visualisations that satisfy these documentation requirements.
Standard metal detectors catch ferrous and non-ferrous metal. FOTON-X goes further — detecting bone fragments, cartilage, glass, hard plastic, stone and rubber simultaneously within the same scan pass. Fresh or frozen, packaged or bulk: the FOTON-X 3020FP inspects product at line speed, designed for seamless integration into both single and multi-lane production environments.
Manual grading of chicken feet is slow, inconsistent and labour-intensive. FOTON-Sort P2021/P2022 eliminates this entirely — combining 360° multi-angle optical imaging with precision weighing at ±2g accuracy to classify against seven criteria and route to the correct output channel in a single automated pass. 30,000 units per hour, every unit graded to the same standard. Operational at Beypiliç, Şenpiliç, Erpiliç, Lezita and Keskinoğlu.
The FOTON-XF 4525F is a dedicated inspection device for food manufacturers, equipped with an advanced foreign object detection system. It distinguishes defects and foreign materials that are difficult to detect with traditional methods — ensuring maximum safety and effective quality control on the production line. Packaged or unpackaged, fresh or frozen, the system automatically removes defective product without operator intervention.
Select your production environment to see recommended system configurations and key integration considerations for food manufacturers.
Poultry deboning lines present one of the highest bone contamination risks in food processing. FOTON-X 3020FP is purpose-built for this environment — detecting bone and cartilage fragments at the throughput speeds modern poultry plants demand, integrated directly into single or multi-lane production lines.
Ready meal production combines multiple ingredients from multiple supply chains — multiplying the foreign object risk at every stage. FOTON-XF 4525F inspects final sealed packaged product, detecting contaminants regardless of type or position within the product matrix.
Fish bone detection is one of the most demanding food X-Ray inspection challenges. FOTON-X handles this with its X-Ray imaging architecture, delivering high detection probability for fine bones — particularly in fresh and frozen fish fillets where manual inspection is unreliable at production speeds.
Chicken feet for Asian export markets demand precise weight grading and surface quality control to command premium prices. FOTON-Sort P2021/P2022 automates this entirely — consistent grade standards at every unit, every shift, at 30,000 units per hour. Operational at Beypiliç, Şenpiliç, Erpiliç, Lezita and Keskinoğlu.
High-resolution food X-Ray imaging penetrates packaging, ice glaze and product mass to reveal embedded contaminants invisible to any other inspection method. Standard and advanced detection modes available across the FOTON platform range.
Machine learning algorithms trained on real production data from major processors distinguish genuine contaminants from product density variation — maximising detection while minimising costly false rejects.
Multi-angle optical imaging with precision weighing enables complete surface inspection and weight classification in a single pass. AI models detect colour, shape and surface defects simultaneously at 30,000 units per hour.
All FOTON platforms are IP65-rated for food-grade processing environments — with washdown-compatible enclosures, food-safe materials and easy-access inspection points for rapid cleaning between production runs.
FOTON systems are operational at major poultry processing facilities. The AI detection engine has been trained on real production data from these high-volume environments.
FOTON inspection systems are CE certified and ISO 9001:2015 manufactured — engineered for direct production line integration with full commissioning and operator training managed by Vision ATK's engineering team.
Every FOTON system carries CE certification and is manufactured under ISO 9001:2015 quality management — providing the documentation and traceability that production and quality assurance teams require.
FOTON systems are designed for seamless integration into existing poultry and food processing lines — fresh or frozen, packaged or unpackaged, single or multi-lane — with full installation and commissioning managed by Vision ATK.
MS Spektral FOTON systems are operational across high-volume poultry and food processing facilities in Europe and beyond — with reference installations at Beypiliç, Şenpiliç, Erpiliç, Lezita and Keskinoğlu, and exhibited at IFFA 2025.
Our UK engineers will assess your production line, review your quality requirements and recommend the exact inspection configuration your food safety programme requires — FOTON-X, FOTON-XF, FOTON-Sort or a combination of all three.