P&P Optica
Waterloo builder of in-line food inspection systems for meat processors, using its own patented spectrometers and hyperspectral imaging with AI to detect foreign material and grade product quality.
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Source: ppo.caP&P Optica builds in-line inspection systems for meat processors, combining hyperspectral imaging with machine learning to detect foreign material and grade product quality. The distinguishing technical claim is that the company designs its own optics: its own technology page states that "PPO's patented spectrometers deliver unmatched data quality and speed", with light passing "through a high-efficiency holographic grating inside our patented spectrometers" and being recorded "in 500 different continuous wavelengths". The company states it is proudly based in Waterloo, Ontario, and dates its origins to 1995 as a research and consulting company, shifting into food safety technology in 2004.
States that its patented spectrometers deliver its data quality and speed, with light passing through a high-efficiency holographic grating inside them. ppo.ca
Its systems record light in 500 different continuous wavelengths to identify materials in the product stream. ppo.ca
Leads a CAAIN project on meat quality and safety; CAAIN's contribution is $2,973,651 of a $9,214,562 total project value. caain.ca
Announced its first Smart Imaging System built in the United States, with partner Midwest Metalcraft, in January 2026. ppo.ca
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- Jan 26, 2026Partnership
PPO Celebrates First Smart Imaging System Built in the US in Partnership with Midwest Metalcraft
P&P Optica announced the first of its Smart Imaging Systems to be built in the United States, in partnership with Midwest Metalcraft.
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