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KPM Analytics has launched an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) business division to integrate its vision inspection and foreign material detection technologies, including AI applications, directly into food processing equipment.

The division covers KPM’s EyePro System, Sightline Process Control and Smart Vision Works brands, with a combined 50 years in vision inspection and 17 years in AI model development for food applications. It will work directly with equipment manufacturers in sectors such as baking, meat and poultry, confectionery and root crops.

KPM’s systems can detect surface and structural defects, monitor product uniformity and meet customer specifications.

KPM's managing director for vision inspection systems, Andrea Bertuolo, said: "We have become a reference for the industry on vision inspection technology for food production thanks to our longevity and experience in the industry. By embedding our inspection systems into OEM equipment, we are helping manufacturers deliver tools that add real value for processors on day one."

KPM's CEO, Brian Mitchell, added: "As food manufacturers face mounting demands for quality assurance, operational efficiency, food safety and transparency, our new OEM business division aims to make our vision-based inspection technologies more accessible than ever."

"Our OEM division gives equipment manufacturers and integrators a direct pathway to incorporate KPM's vision inspection expertise into their designs."