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FlexXray: How External X-Ray Inspection Helps Close the Gap on Foreign Material

24 min • 17 juni 2025

Kye Luker serves as the Chief Product Officer at FlexXray, where he leads the development of the company's innovative X-ray inspection process and technology. With over two decades of experience in the service, CPG, food, and beverage industries, Kye brings a wealth of knowledge in continuous improvement, quality assurance, and formulations to his role.

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Mr. Luker [1:15] about:

Why foreign material (FM) contamination is a major challenge for food processors, and how processors have tried to control FM to date
How external X-ray inspection services can assist companies in responding to an FM contamination event
How FlexXray helps fill gaps in inspection programs with innovative technologies
How external X-ray inspection services are different from in-house inspection systems
How companies are leaning on external inspection services in innovative ways
The ways in which X-ray inspection technology is evolving, and the trends in supplier requirements for X-ray inspection
New and exciting developments happening at FlexXray, and how these technology advances can help processors better assure food safety.

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FlexXray® Foreign Material X-Ray Inspection Services

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