Heather Galt

Heather Galt is the VP Marketing at P&P Optica. She leads all of PPO's marketing and public relation activities. Read her blogs and articles on PPO's website.

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Foreign Material Detection in Action on the Front Lines of Meat Processing

Anyone working in a meat processing plant knows that foreign materials are present. It’s the prevalence that’s a little harder to pin down. As PPO’s Onboarding Specialist and Sales Engineer, Philip Hancock has seen many PPO customers experiencing their first foreign material detection “a-ha moments”. Now he’s sharing these stories in a quick video interview,

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Four Experts Weigh in on Foreign Material Detection 

Foreign material contamination creates a multitude of issues for food processors and manufacturers. While the industry invests a huge amount of effort and resources into preventing and detecting foreign material in the food supply, as Shawn Stevens, founder of Food Industry Counsel, LLC, so aptly says, “Sometimes bad things do happen.”   Stevens was one of

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Experts Demystify Hyperspectral Imaging For Meat Processors

On June 22nd, PPO presented a webinar titled “Experts Demystify Hyperspectral Imaging For Meat Processors.” Tim Stork, Senior Solutions Engineering Manager, and Jamie Poholko, Customer Success Manager, presented this webinar. Tim kicked off the webinar by introducing the basics of hyperspectral imaging. He then explains how PPO’s Smart Imaging System incorporates hyperspectral imaging in its

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Before you Invest: How to Calculate the ROI for Automated Inspection Systems

Every meat processing plant leader wants to have the right mix of automated inspection systems calibrated to capture foreign materials without over-inspecting and negatively impacting yields. Budgeting realities require making data-driven decisions before investing in any technology. With so many inspection technologies to choose from, it can be challenging to know where to invest for

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