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Fortress to debut smart data solution at PACK EXPO

Managers can troubleshoot issues remotely.

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Fortress to debut smart data solution at PACK EXPO
Fortress Technology launches Contact 4.0, allowing authorized users to log into the web-based browser from any networked device, including laptops and tablets.
Fortress Technology Pack Expo 2022

Events captured by Contact 4.0 include faults relating to reject confirmation, as well as the live status of bin doors, air pressure, infeed, and encoders.

Fortress to debut smart data solution at PACK EXPO
Fortress Technology Pack Expo 2022
August 3, 2022

At PACK EXPO International 2022, Booth 1752, food safety and contaminant detector expert Fortress Technology will unveil its newest digital reporting feature: Contact 4.0.

Leaning into the concept of smart factories and AI-driven technology, Contact 4.0 adopts a futuristic approach to food production. Narrowing in on food safety and digitized QA documentation, Fortress Technology’s smart data capture solution combats the digital disconnect experienced by manufacturers when operating multiple metal detectors, weighing machines, and combination systems simultaneously. 

Utilizing web-based architecture, Contact 4.0 captures production data across an entire suite of networked Fortress inspection machines. It can remotely monitor the performance of equipment, track events, and document all potential product risks, turning potentially massive data streams into tightly monitored operational insight.

With Contact 4.0, food processors can, for the first time, tether multiple front-end inspection machines to back-end reporting software in real time: live, streamlined, and centralized. 

Rather than react to production scenarios, Fortress customers can now export dashboards and reports in the format that is most closely aligned to their common reporting standards. Enhancing traceability and giving operational staff the information needed to address time critical events and minimize machine downtime. 

Company president Steve Gidman says: “Our cohesive reporting system facilitates the remote management of an unlimited number of metal detectors and checkweighers within a food processors’ global IT network. Storing data on the appliance itself, or optionally another network location, Contact 4.0 is a simpler, faster, and safer way to document and share performance data.” 

Production, QA, and maintenance managers can troubleshoot issues remotely. Logging into the secure browser from any networked device, Contact 4.0 removes the need for costly human intervention, propelling production lines into a smarter, streamlined future.

Contact 4.0 can be installed on all Fortress digital Stealth, Interceptor, and Interceptor DF metal detectors, as well as the Raptor Checkweigher, Raptor XL Caseweigher, and Raptor Combination unit.

Get immersed in the world of high-end and digitized data processing solutions at Pack Expo International 2022. Visit the Fortress Technology Booth 1752. 

Source: Fortress Technology

KEYWORDS: Fortress Technology

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