Loma Launches Cintex Brand Sentry VF, First-Ever, Variable Frequency Metal Detector

Carol Stream, IL - The first-ever, variable frequency metal detector is being launched by Loma Systems, Inc. under the Cintex Sentry VF brand name.

Packagers with multi-product requirements will now have a higher degree of metal detecting accuracy and flexibility than previously possible.

Historically, metal detectors were designed to operate on a single frequency which was calibrated to specific product characteristics. In recent years, the introduction of two- and three-frequency units expanded those capabilities somewhat, but still ended up statistically compromised.

The introduction of the Sentry VF, variable frequency metal detector dramatically alters the way a metal detector functions. The Sentry VF automatically analyzes "product affect" (temperature, moisture, salt content, speed, packaging material, etc.), reviews a broad band of frequencies and allows for the selection of the right one for the specific application.

Because the frequencies are not present when the unit is manufactured, packagers now have the flexibility of running a variety of products through the same unit. And the chance of operator error is minimized since the unit is now programmed to select the frequency.

The new Sentry VF metal detector relies on a digital frequency synthesis system which enables dozens of frequencies between 40 kHz and 900 kHz to simply be "dialed in" from the control panel. This technique can allow a "sweet spot" to be set which maximizes metal sensitivity for the product, providing higher accuracy than previously possible.

The Sentry VF metal detector is being sold under the Cintex brand which is being marketed in North and South America by Loma Systems. Ideal applications are production environments that need metal detection capabilities for a variety of products with different "affect" characteristics.

Loma Systems, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of metal detection, checkweighing, X-ray inspection, temperature measurement and management information systems. Part of the process technology group Spectris, Loma Systems is an international operation with manufacturing and service bases in the UK, USA, Canada and mainland Europe. Loma also has servicing distributors in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Source: Loma Systems, Inc.