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Sapphire Recruitment Events

We’re Sapphire Inspection Systems, designing and developing x-ray inspection systems for the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. Our technology leads the field and we’re looking for candidates from science and technology backgrounds to join us. Meet some of our Technical and Engineering team at the following events to find out more about the projects we’re …

Are We Ready for the War with Plastic?

The single use plastic ban imposed by Glastonbury this year forced on-site retailer Co-op to seek out sustainable solutions, such as compostable packaging for sandwiches and spring water in aluminium cans. With a growing number of events banning single use plastics on their sites, retailers and manufacturers are turning to alternative packaging that satisfies the …

How Well Do You Know Chocolate?

With Easter weekend almost upon us, our thoughts are very much on chocolate! To set our team a challenge we’ve put several popular chocolate bars through an x-ray inspection. Either we have some serious chocolate fiends in our staff or this challenge is easier than we first thought. Take a look at the images below …

Reduce Production Line Stoppage with Training from Sapphire

It takes some time to establish the answer to the question; Is it your machine not running correctly, or are people not correctly running your machine?

Life at Sapphire: Cortney Alderson, Assistant Manager Rework & Rental/Marketing Assistant

Cortney is based in our Barnsley office where we offer rework services and manage x-ray inspection machine rental. When and how did you start with Sapphire? Thanks to family connections, I have a broad working knowledge of the food industry. After some time working in catering and then retail until a position in the new …

Life at Sapphire: Senior Design Engineer

In the second of our Life at Sapphire series we head to the Engineering quarters to talk to David and discover his contribution and aspirations for Sapphire.

Life at Sapphire: Service Technician

To introduce working life at Sapphire Inspection Systems we present the first in our series of team introductions.
Josh White has been with Sapphire for 8 years and has worked across numerous areas of the business.

5 Reasons You Should Choose X-Ray Inspection Over Metal Detection.

In recent years the cost of x-ray systems has fallen and with entry level models available for the same price as some metal detectors the market is now in serious competition. So why should you choose x-ray inspection over metal detection?

Service Engineer Contact at Christmas

We know that very little stops for manufacturers over the Christmas and New Year period.

Welcome Sapphire SAC

We are delighted that Sapphire Inspection Systems have teamed with Scan American Corporation in the USA. This exciting joint venture will create new opportunities for the x-ray inspection market in North America.