AIS Advanced Inspection Services - AIS X-Ray

Advanced Inspection Services Ltd, often known as AIS X-Ray, provide product inspection, safety testing and recovery services for manufacturers and distributors throughout Europe.

We specialise in x-ray inspection of food products, pharmaceuticals, electricals and toys, ensuring continuity of quality standards  and delivering an extremely quick, confidential and cost effective service.

It is one of the most popular forms of food packaging, yet it can be difficult to detect contamination - particularly a suspected metal contaminant - after filling the can.

AIS X-ray are able to offer a complete range of inspection services for canned food, including in-case inspection (for large metal contaminants and filler nozzles), small metal contamination detection (down to 1mm in single cans), plus stone, glass and bone detection, under-fill and low-sauce fill detection.

Foil-wrapped food packaging often incorporates superior metalised films within their manufacture; as a result, foil packaged food and sachet contamination can be difficult to detect using conventional metal detection techniques, particularly if it's a stainless steel or non-metallic contaminant.

AIS X-Ray can offer an efficient and speedy x-ray inspection service for this type of packaging, even if the food is frozen. Able to detect large metal or dense fragments in whole case inspection or small metal, glass, stone, or bone fragment in individual packs, AIS' inspection equipment can also detect under-filled or missing components in multi-component trays and electrical cable covering and other dense plastics and rubber.

AIS provide x-ray inspection & non destructive testing (NDT) services, plus contamination detection for food products, pharmaceuticals, electrical assembly products, plus toy safety testing and product recovery services.

As the largest, most established product inspection and recovery provider in Europe, we are able to deliver a complete inspection service that is fast, accurate and reliable - at the best price - and we have been doing so for over twenty years.

A rapid response is essential when a toy product recall or safety issue arises. AIS are aware that this industry involves a strict 'safety first' policy, which is why we are on-hand to offer a fast, reliable and accurate toy inspection, safety testing and recovery service at any stage of this type of 'emotive' product recall.

We are able to ‘look inside’ without unpacking the goods to detect broken needles, metal fragments and dangerous items in soft toys or missing components in toy packaging. We also provide product inspection, safety testing and recovery services for novelty goods and gifts, ensuring the highest consumer product safety standards at all times.

AIS X-Ray can perform a wide-range of in-line quality checks for food and pharmaceutical products including:

• measuring mass
• monitoring fill levels
• counting components
• detecting missing or broken parts
• inspecting seal integrity
• identifying damaged packaging

We offer a broad range of advanced inspection equipment and applications for small, medium and large size packaging including in-case inspection for contaminant detection and container faults, and detection down to 1mm in single cans or cartons.

Our x-ray inspection systems adhere to the very best industry standards, delivering the highest sensitivity and ensuring accuracy and reliability, plus we offer while-you-wait evaluations and a fast turnaround, helping you avoid customer complaints, safety scares and product recalls.

AIS are a member of Campden BRI.