Resources
An Inspirational Optics Leader: Dr. Romauld (Romek) Pawluczyk
Dr. Romauld (Romek) Pawluczyk is an internationally recognized expert in the field of photonics and spectroscopy. He also recently retired as the Chief Scientist at PPO. Over the last 50 years, he’s contributed to the field in various capacities. And he is a strong...
People at PPO: Kesha Bodawala, Software Developer
Curious to know more about PPO? "People at PPO" is a blog series that highlights the work our team does every day. In each post, we interview one of our team members to get an inside view of PPO and to learn about their experience working here. Join us as we tell...
Webinar – The More The Merrier: A Multi-Hurdle Approach to Detection
On June 24th 2021, PPO and Food Safety Tech presented a webinar titled, "The More The Merrier: A Multi-Hurdle Approach to Detection." This webinar was presented by Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of PPO; Maria Fontanazza, Editor-in-Chief at Food Safety Tech; and Jeremiah Johnson,...
People at PPO: Fraser Robinson, Hardware Intern
Curious to know more about the team at PPO? "People at PPO" is a blog series that highlights the work our team does every day. In each post, we interview one of our team members to get an inside view of PPO and to learn about their experience working here. Join us as...
Pride at PPO 2021
Happy Pride Month! Every June, we honour Canada’s Pride history. In 1981, a raid known as "Operation Soap" happened in Toronto. Police stormed four gay bathhouses and arrested 286 people. In response to the police brutality and injustice of the raid, Torontonians held...
People at PPO: Rachel Bobb, Applications Technician Co-op
Curious to know more about the team at PPO? "People at PPO" is a new blog series that highlights the work we do every day. In each post, we interview one of our team members to get an inside view of PPO and to learn about their experience working here. Join us as we...
3 Reasons Why Food Processors Should Know About Spectrometers
Spectrometers are the heart of PPO’s Smart Imaging System. A lot goes into building these precision instruments. Our recent video series “Lights, Cameras, Spectrometers” gives you an insider view on how PPO builds our spectrometers. But how do these sensitive tools...
Xenics and PPO: A Case Study
Xenics Infrared Solutions recently featured P&P Optica in their white paper titled "Automated Assessment of Food Quality and Safety". Xenic's Cheetah cameras are an important part of PPO's spectrometers. This white paper outlines PPO's inspection solution for food...
Webinar – Preventing Contamination: It’s All About Detection
On February 11th 2021, Olga Pawluczyk, CEO of PPO; and Casey Gallimore, Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) presented a webinar on detection methods for food processors.The webinar covered tools you can use to...
Preventing Food Contamination: It’s All About Detection
When it comes to finding foreign materials, there are a lot of options available to food processors: X-rays, metal detectors, visual detection systems and manual inspectors, to name a few. But no matter what methods you choose to make sure your products are free of...