December 23, 2025 - Magnetic and recycling equipment provider Eriez recently manufactured the largest X8 metal detector in the company’s history at its facility in Caerphilly, Wales, in the United Kingdom.

The detector, which will be joined by a second one with the same dimensions, features an aperture measuring 47 inches by 47 inches (1.2 meters by 1.2 meters).

“This landmark build expands the capabilities of the X8 line while maintaining the precision, sensitivity, and reliability that define Eriez inspection technology,” the Erie, Pennsylvania-based company says.

Eriez says the detector, which will be joined by a second one with the same dimensions, features an aperture measuring 47 inches by 47 inches (1.2 meters by 1.2 meters).

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The X8 is used in food processing and packaging applications as well as in plastics production and recycling processes and in other recycling applications where steel or other metals are considered contaminants. 

“Whether a customer needs a standard compact unit or a large custom build, the X8 delivers the same uncompromising accuracy across the product range,” says Tom Pickwick, product specialist at Eriez-Europe. “Our global team is fully equipped to support every system in our comprehensive inspection portfolio."

The company says all X8 systems are built to the same rigorous performance standards, ensuring superb detection capability regardless of product size or industry application.

Eriez, established in 1942, has more than 1,000 employees and 12 wholly owned subsidiaries that provide magnetic separation, flotation, metal detection and material handling equipment for the mining, recycling, food, packaging, aggregates and other processing industries.