loma celebrates 30 years in north america at pack expo carol stream, il september 2012 loma systems, the world&rsquos leading engineering and manufacturing company specializing in metal detection, checkweighing and xray inspection systems, is pleased to invite visitors to booth 2000, pack expo 2012 chicago, il and take a closer look at some of the most innovative inspection solutions on the market for the food processing and packaging industries. loma is celebrating 30 years serving north america with this year&rsquos theme &lsquodifferentiating through excellence in service.&rsquo&ldquowe can&rsquot think of a better way to celebrate 30 years in north america than to give away one of our flagship inspection systems, the lcw 3000 checkweigher,&rdquo said laura studwell, marketing manager for loma. &ldquothis checkweigher comes with all the upgrades including an air blast device, rejection bin and automatic stack light. all you need to do is visit us at booth 2000, pick up your prenumbered metal detection test stick and check our website to see if you&lsquore the lucky winner.&rdquothe 2012 pack expo is a marketplace for ideas that help shape the industry. the event brings together over 1,800 suppliers and over 46,000 buyers from around the world. &ldquowe&rsquore excited because the 2012 pack expo will give food processing and packaging professionals the opportunity to meet the loma team behind the key innovations entering the north american market,&rdquo said craig scachitti, loma&rsquos general manager. loma&rsquos theme, &lsquodifferentiating through excellence in service&rsquo will help the company showcase the industry&rsquos freshest service ideas, latest technologies and newest developments in food inspection.staying consistent with this year&rsquos theme, loma&rsquos booth will be staffed with an aftersales service team. &ldquoour goal is to promote what we&rsquore known for, which is providing quality service when and where you need it,&rdquo said scachitti. &ldquofrom our booth design to the events we&rsquore hosting and the products that will be available for handson demonstration we&rsquore fully committed to &ldquodifferentiating through excellence in service.&rsquothis year, loma will showcase a new upgrade to their existing range of metal detector heads &ndash the iq control package, an intuitive solution for customers that currently use an iq2, iq3 or sentry metal detector head. the iq control package extends the life of existing metal detector heads by adding a full color, graphical touch screen complete with an extensive timestamped reporting feature to ensure compliance with haccp and internal quality standards.another new development being showcased at the 2012 pack expo is the quickship flex&trade, a metal detector conveyor inspection system with a quick availability time. this design enables customers to take a standard metal detector conveyor system and adjust dimensions to meet their unique user and application needs. it provides customers with a fullyfunctional system without the normal lead time of a custombuilt system.the loma x 500 spacesaver is the latest in xray inspection technology that allows food processing and packaging companies to accurately detect contaminants through 3d modelling, while at the same time saving production space and improving inline efficiency. with the x 500 spacesaver xray users can detect metallic and nonmetallic contaminants with sensitivity rates at over 3x other products.during the event, visitors will have the opportunity to demo the lcw 3000 checkweigher available for the giveaway. visitors can view firsthand how loma&rsquos lcw 3000 checkweigher eliminates external interference and delivers the ultimate in noisefree detection, even at a crowded tradeshow. the lcw 3000 checkweigher helps food processing and packaging companies protect brand value and ensure compliance with quality control measures.in addition to these key innovations, loma also addresses the service needs of food processing and packaging companies with its comprehensive suite of startup and ongoing maintenance services, which are represented through this year&rsquos theme &lsquodifferentiating through excellence in service.&rsquoloma metal detection, checkweighing and xray inspection systems are versatile and can be setup to meet unique user and application requirements. when loma performs a startup, their inspection systems are proven to offer greater reliability, uptime and overall peace of mind. loma&rsquos specialized startup package includescalibration for the best accuracytechnical and software trainingsafety and maintenance traininginstallation and environment consultationbest practices trainingas part of loma&rsquos focus on providing bestinclass service and support, loma also offers ongoing maintenance services to help customers realize the maximum uptime from our metal detection, checkweighing and xray inspection systems. loma boasts the industry&rsquos leading technical experts and engineers to ensure you get service when and where you need it. loma&rsquos customizable service suite includesonsite repairremote diagnostics and supportplanned maintenancespare parts and kitsfull systems integrationrefurbishmentsquality assurance and compliancepreventative maintenance&ldquoonce the customer has the right inspection system in place, they receive access to loma&rsquos awardwinning service team of technical consultants and engineers that offer bestinclass ongoing maintenance. the service team brings 30 years of industry best practices to the north american market,&rdquo says david hewitt, loma&rsquos aftermarket business manager. &ldquowe fully understand the importance of uptime.&rdquoloma is a global provider of startup and ongoing maintenance services to help food processing and packaging companies optimize their production environments. through a worldwide network of service professionals in 100 countries, loma provides technical, professional and consulting services to help customers focus on meeting production goals, protecting their brand and effectively managing compliance. all loma metal detection, checkweighing, xray inspection and data capture systems are backed by highlytrained loma service professionals who are always &lsquodifferentiating through excellence in service.&rsquoabout loma systemsloma systems is the world&rsquos leading engineering and manufacturing company specializing in metal detection, checkweighing and xray inspection systems. our products are uniquely engineered for consistent quality with a low cost of ownership. we have successfully partnered with the world&rsquos largest food and packaging companies, located in over 100 countries, to comply with product safety standards, weight legislation and retailer codes of conduct.loma systems welcomes you to the 2012 pack expo. for more information and a demonstration of these products, please visit loma at booth 2000 or visit our website www.loma.comendsfor press and reader inquiries please contactlaura studwell, marketing manager north america283 east lies road, carol stream, il 60188p 630.681.2055e laura.studwell@loma.comw www.loma.comt @lomasystems
