Xnext S.p.A.

Real-time inspection technology

Xnext produces and develops the most advanced inspection technology available today, to perform in-line real-time material characterisation: XSpectra® in few millisecond identifies contaminant, foreign body or defect in food manufacture, Not Destructive Testing and properly distinguish different kind of material in recycling.

Markets served: food processing, pharmaceutical production, security controls, material recycling and every market moving towards zero-defects production.

XSpectra® x-ray inspection system for food processing

Despite advances in food processing and high safety standards, food safety continues to constitute a worldwide public health concern. Foreign bodies such as plastics, insects and other materials are frequently found. Faced with this phenomenon, enforcement authorities are losing credibility, companies can attend financial and reputational damage and consumers increasingly distrust food products.

XSpectra® is capable to detect both low – and high – density foreign bodies and contaminants with a high degree of accuracy. Besides, the technology is the first and only machine in the world capable of assessing the conformity of the food products with the quality requirements.

Pharmaceutical x-ray inspection system

The XSpectra® technology can take quality and safety in the pharma production to the next level.

Increasing attention is paid every year to the quality of pharmaceutical products. European and North American regulations, in particular, continue to raise quality levels required for drug commercialisation.

Given the current situation, our innovative inspection XSpectra® makes it possible to go the extra mile, combining different technologies and their benefits. It thus provides for a complete and fast inspection, and identifies defects and contaminants non-detectable by the current technologies.

Inspection technology for material recycling

XSpectra® makes materials recycling more effective by improving sorting and characterisation of waste.

Transitioning to a more circular economy and minimising waste is essential to develop a sustainable, low carbon, resource-efficient and competitive economy. An efficient material characterisation before recycling can boost companies' competitiveness, creating new business opportunities and innovative, more efficient ways of producing and consuming.

In a number of countries and in various industry situations, waste is already separated during the collection process: mixed plastic waste can then be sorted and separated into broad material categories (e.g. polyolefin, polyesters, vinyl, etc.) using various physical and optical methods.