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Testrods.com, as a division of Regal Packaging Services, has held ISO Certification since November of 2018. ISO stands for the “International Organization for Standardization and is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. [It] was founded on 23 February 1947, and … has published over 24,500 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing.”1

There are a wide variety of reasons ISO Certification is important. But what it really means to you, as a Testrods customer, is that we’ve taken the time to make sure our manufacturing and sales practices are trustworthy.  It means we’re held accountable for the way things work both in our manufacturing, sales, and customer service. We test and retest products.  When we send an order out, we know it meets the standards necessary for your success as it relates to food safety. And we acquire our materials from the right sources so we know they can be trusted on your behalf.

To ensure this is always true, we maintain the following set of quality policies:

Customer focus: As an organization we have made a commitment to understand our current and future customers’ needs.  We strive to meet your requirements and exceed your expectations.  While others are looking solely at the bottom line, we’re careful to look at the end user of your product (your consumer), and we treat them as if they were sitting at our own family table.  If it’s not safe for them, it’s not safe for us, and it doesn’t belong on the market.

Leadership: Our Management Team has committed to creating and maintaining a working environment in which people become fully involved in achieving our objectives.  We want our employees to be satisfied at their jobs and proud of our end-product.  We work to create an atmosphere that is productive yet personal, profitable yet individually empowering, challenging yet supported by a setting of team-wide achievement.

Engagement of people: As an organization we recognise that people are the essence of any good business and that their full involvement enables their abilities to be used for our benefit.  Every person on our staff is valued and respected.  We want them to know we are as committed to them as we expect them to be to the company and our goals.

Process approach: As an organization we understand that a desired result is achieved more efficiently when activities and related resources are managed as a process or series of interconnected activities.  Our methods and procedures are designed to ensure that we send out consistent, quality, certified products.  Every step of the manufacturing chain is well thought out and well supported.  A series of checks and balances means we’re able to keep defective products off the shelf and out of the marketplace.

Improvement: We have committed to achieving continual improvement across all aspects of our quality management system; it is one of our main annual objectives. We never assume that because we have been doing something a certain way that it cannot or does not need to be changed to produce a better result. We approach every day with an attitude that asks, “Can I do this better?”  We are not afraid to find new suppliers or investigate new ways to make custom products to meet the needs of your specific application.

Evidence-based decision making: As an organization we have committed to only make decisions relating to our QMS following an analysis of relevant data and information.  We also never assume that what we “think” is happening is really occurring without checking the data to verify the accuracy of our thinking.  We work to resolve anything that may appear puzzling on the surface before we make any change to a process or a material.

Relationship management: Regal Packaging Services-Testrods Division recognizes that an organization and the relationship it has with its external providers are interdependent and a mutually beneficial relationship enhances the ability of both to create value.  We’re constantly looking for suppliers who can meet the demands of the industry and our need for certification.

In the end analysis, when it comes to ISO certification, we want to be absolutely certain we can say with confidence that what we deliver to you is exactly as good as we claim it is.  For us, it is a matter of corporate responsibility and personal integrity.  You can shop here at Testrods.com without concern about what kind of product you will be getting.  We are here to make this part of your work as effortless as possible.  If you have any questions, call us at 866-691-8560 or email testrods@testrods.com.

 

 

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization

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Floatable Thermoform Test Cards

Some applications involve large tubs, vats, or some other type of product travel where it would be nice to have a test piece that floats. Once again, our thermoform cards provide the simplest solution. We simply insert some type of structure that forces the thermoform card to retain air, which, of course, is what makes it float. We have also manufactured floating rods, which are more difficult because there is less space to close in enough air to make the rod float but is doable.

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We took an ordinary plastic “chip clip” as defined by the customer and embedded the contaminant into the clip. The clip can be attached to the product on the line without damaging or opening the product for testing purposes.

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Bone is a difficult contaminant to find because it can vary widely based on the size, age, and calcium content (as well as feed used) of the animal. After working with several customers, Regal Packaging Services offers Pork, Beef and Chicken Bone Simulate. We have a small range of sizes at a variety of depths to simulate whatever you might expect to find in the product. Our recommendation (assuming your x-ray has visual display) is always to start with a multi-card. Using a multi-card gives you an easy way to test several sizes and depths to determine what matches the bone you’re using. Once you’ve made a comparison, testing the card against the bone you’re looking for, you can purchase a card with a single contaminant for regular testing.

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This small pill shaped test piece is used in a system with a vacuum tube that shoots the test piece through the aperture and returns it to the “home” base. Your system may never be like it, but the point is that we can make a customized solution no matter how unusual or impossible it might seem.

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As you may have seen in some of the other thermoform card descriptions, we can put nearly as many seeds as you can imagine on a single card. Pictured here you will find a wide variety of configurations and contaminants. Just let us know your specs: size of the card (up to 8” x 8”) along with size and type contaminant(s) and we’ll get you a quote as quickly as possible. Working with a multi-card is especially helpful when you are looking for multiple types of contaminants or when you want to determine what size of the same contaminant you are able to detect. In that event, once the size is chosen, you can order individual card(s) for regular, standard inspection and detection.

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There are a wide range of applications that require a test piece much longer than our standard 5” or 6” Testrods. We can make up to 3/8” x 34” or 1/2” x 34” rigid test pieces which can then be extended well beyond that length with a “handle” made of acetal cylinder larger than the 3/8” or 1/2” extension. In the photos, we used a 1” x 24” cylinder handle with a 3/8” x 24” inch extension.

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Test pieces can be made in a variety of sizes and given a pointed end in applications that require the contaminant (metal) to be inserted into a food package such as sugar or some other soft packaged food product. This allows the metal to reach the center of the aperture.

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Double-End Test Whips are also available, with metal in both ends. One consideration is to make certain that the whip is long enough to keep the metal on the non-testing side of the whip outside the metal free zone of your detector. If you insert, for instance one end of a whip with 2.0mm and 3.0mm Ferrous, you need to make certain that the 2.0mm metal doesn’t affect the detection of the 3.0mm metal (and vice versa). If the 3.0mm metal is inside the metal free zone, then the detector will be reacting to the 2.0 as well as the 3.0 as if they were combined.

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Multi-seed laminate test cards are designed for seeds 4.0mm or less. Multi-cards are useful in x-ray inspection to determine what sizes and types of contaminants your system can achieve. They can be especially useful in temperate environments and applications. If your application is rugged or wet, or your standards are larger, we recommend our thermoform multi-cards.

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We can simulate a variety of packaging in an application where you need the test piece to mimic what is traveling down the production line. In this case, we manufactured a clear “package” with the seed inside. With this method, the customer is able to reject the container appropriately, and, in the event the package is not rejected, it is easily seen by the line worker for manual removal.

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There are two types of “candy bars” pictured here – one similar to a flat candy bar and the other in a custom, near perfect copy of a candy bar. Since we’re now able to produce many variations using colored material, the copy was made in red (Fe), green (NFe) and blue (SS 316). We have the equipment to accomplish nearly anything you can imagine, and these kinds of designs are proof positive.

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Need a test piece that looks and handles like chicken nugget? We can do it. Interestingly enough, in this situation, our first version for the customer left too much “void” in the hole where the metal was placed. Given the sensitivity the customer system was using, the void had the effect of causing false positives. We were able to minimize that hole and supply the test piece with almost no void. It’s an example of how we can work with you before, during and after manufacturing to ensure all the specifications were met.

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Our standard acetal card is 2 1/4"x3 3/8,” but if needed, we can cut that size down to as small as 1 1/4” x 1 1/4” (with limited engraving). If a larger card or a card with multiple seeds is needed, see our Custom Shape-Size Blocks and Tablets.

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This distinctive test piece was created to mimic an actual hamburger patty. The customer supplied photos of the raw product, which we were able to reproduce and then we placed blue glove contaminant. Using this configuration, the customer was able to determine what size piece the vision scanning system could detect with the raw burger as the background. Had they simply used a blank card with the glove, the system could easily have achieved contaminant rejection, but they needed to be sure the system could “see” the blue against the product itself.

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A card with 100 seeds in a 10x10 configuration is used to place beneath whole chickens on a production line. This gives the x-ray system operator the ability not just to see IF the equipment can detect the metal in the card, but also WHERE the equipment can detect it. If there is a problem, the operator (or company) can make any changes necessary to achieve the end goal – safe chicken in this case. This card really highlights another valuable facet of our thermoform cards.

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In this scenario, a company processing sugar needed to have a “bag” simulated with the same weight in order to accurately fall through the reject mechanism. A lighter test piece had the risk of passing over the reject mechanism.

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Our standard cubes are 1” and 1.5,” but we can also manufacture other sizes if needed. The cubes shown here are 1/2" in dimensions. Cubes can be helpful in applications where a ball or cylinder may bounce or roll away during testing, making their retrieval difficult, or, in some cases, present a hazard to the product or production equipment.

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This is a test piece that is dropped into a bottle. It’s designed so that the metal appears in the center of the aperture when testing the metal detector. In addition, the round stop makes the test piece easily removable after testing.

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Hexagonal Shaped test pieces can be very useful in places where a cylinder or ball might roll or bounce around a production floor whether dropped by a line worker or ejection from a reject mechanism. Hexagons are similar in weight to the 1inch cylinders without having the smooth, rounded cylinder edge.

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Our customer in this plant needed a test piece with a thickness less than 5.0mm. Because we have the capacity to customize sizes and shapes, we were able to mill down a product that met their specifications. That’s always our goal, meeting the specs you need for your product, testing environment and contaminants.