
Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025
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Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Landscape Professional Research Report 2025
Research Summary
Food X-ray inspection equipment is a specialized technology used in the food industry to ensure the safety and quality of food products. This equipment employs X-ray technology to scan and inspect food items for contaminants, foreign objects, and defects that may compromise consumer safety or product quality. The X-ray beams can penetrate the food product, revealing internal structures and detecting anomalies such as metal, glass, bone, or other foreign materials. Food X-ray inspection is particularly crucial in industries producing packaged goods, where it helps identify and remove any unwanted elements before products reach consumers. This technology plays a vital role in quality control, compliance with food safety regulations, and safeguarding against potential hazards in the production process, contributing to the overall integrity of the food supply chain.
According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment market size was valued at XX Million USD in 2024 and is projected to reach XX Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of XX% (2025-2032). Notably, the China market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2024, China's market size is expected to be XX Million USD, representing approximately XX% of the global market share. By 2032, it is anticipated to grow further to XX Million USD, contributing XX% to the worldwide market share.
The major global manufacturers of Food X-ray Inspection Equipment include Techik, Anritsu Infivis, Mettler-Toledo, Minebea Intec, Ishida, COSO, Meyer, Loma Systems, Sesotec GmbH, Easyweigh, Gaojing, SHANAN, NongShim Engineering, Thermo-fisher, Multivac Group, Dylog Hi-Tech, Mekitec, Bizerba, WIPOTEC-OCS, JUZHENG Electronic and Technology etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.
This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Food X-ray Inspection Equipment. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.
The regions and countries in the report include North America, Europe, China, APAC (excl. China), Latin America and Middle East and Africa, covering the Food X-ray Inspection Equipment market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Food X-ray Inspection Equipment industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.
The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.
Global Key Manufacturers of Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Include:
Techik
Anritsu Infivis
Mettler-Toledo
Minebea Intec
Ishida
COSO
Meyer
Loma Systems
Sesotec GmbH
Easyweigh
Gaojing
SHANAN
NongShim Engineering
Thermo-fisher
Multivac Group
Dylog Hi-Tech
Mekitec
Bizerba
WIPOTEC-OCS
JUZHENG Electronic and Technology
Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Segment Include:
Packaged Product Inspection Equipment
Bulk Product Inspection Equipment
Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Application Include:
Processed Food
Animal Food
Plant Food
Chapter Scope
Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trends
Chapter 2: Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Industry PESTEL Analysis
Chapter 3: Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Industry Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Chapter 4: Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Major Regional Market Size (Revenue, Sales, Price) and Forecast Analysis
Chapter 5: Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Forecast by Type and Application Analysis
Chapter 6: North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 7: Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 8: China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 9: APAC (Excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 10: Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 11: Middle East and Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis (Market Size, Key Players and Market Share, Product Type and Application Segment Analysis, Countries Analysis)
Chapter 12: Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)
Chapter 13: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)
Chapter 14: Industrial Chain Analysis, Include Raw Material Suppliers, Distributors and Customers
Chapter 15: Research Findings and Conclusion
Chapter 16: Methodology and Data Sources
Table of Contents
170 Pages
- 1 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
- 1.2 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product by Type
- 1.2.1 Packaged Product Inspection Equipment
- 1.2.2 Bulk Product Inspection Equipment
- 1.3 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product by Application
- 1.3.1 Processed Food
- 1.3.2 Animal Food
- 1.3.3 Plant Food
- 1.4 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
- 1.4.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.4.3 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
- 1.5 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Industry Trends and Innovation
- 1.5.1 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Industry Trends and Innovation
- 1.5.2 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Drivers and Challenges
- 2 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market PESTEL Analysis
- 2.1 Political Factors Analysis
- 2.2 Economic Factors Analysis
- 2.3 Social Factors Analysis
- 2.4 Technological Factors Analysis
- 2.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
- 2.6 Legal Factors Analysis
- 3 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 3.1 Competitive Rivalry
- 3.2 Threat of New Entrants
- 3.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 3.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 3.5 Threat of Substitutes
- 4 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Analysis by Regions
- 4.1 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Overall Market: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.2.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.2.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 4.3 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales and Forecast Analysis (2020-2032)
- 4.3.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales and Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
- 4.3.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales and Market Share Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
- 4.4 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
- 5 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type and Application
- 5.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 5.1.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.1.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
- 5.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales and Forecast Analysis by Application (2020-2032)
- 6 North America
- 6.1 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 6.2 North America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 6.3 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 6.3.1 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 6.3.2 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 6.4 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 6.4.1 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 6.4.2 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 6.5 North America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Country
- 6.5.1 US
- 6.5.2 Canada
- 7 Europe
- 7.1 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 7.2 Europe Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 7.3 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 7.3.1 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 7.3.2 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 7.4 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 7.4.1 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 7.4.2 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 7.5 Europe Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Country
- 7.5.1 Germany
- 7.5.2 France
- 7.5.3 United Kingdom
- 7.5.4 Italy
- 7.5.5 Spain
- 7.5.6 Benelux
- 8 China
- 8.1 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 8.2 China Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 8.3 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 8.3.1 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 8.3.2 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 8.4 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 8.4.1 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 8.4.2 China Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 9 APAC (excl. China)
- 9.1 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 9.2 APAC (excl. China) Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 9.3 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 9.3.1 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 9.3.2 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 9.4 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 9.4.1 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 9.4.2 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 9.5 APAC (excl. China) Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Country
- 9.5.1 Japan
- 9.5.2 South Korea
- 9.5.3 India
- 9.5.4 Australia
- 9.5.5 Southeast Asia
- 10 Latin America
- 10.1 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 10.2 Latin America Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 10.3 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 10.3.1 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 10.3.2 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 10.4 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 10.4.1 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 10.4.2 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 10.5 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Country
- 10.6 Latin America Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Country
- 10.6.1 Mexico
- 10.6.2 Brazil
- 11 Middle East & Africa
- 11.1 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size and Growth Rate Analysis (2020-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East & Africa Key Manufacturers Analysis
- 11.3 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Type
- 11.3.1 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Type (2020-2032)
- 11.3.2 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Type (2020-2032)
- 11.4 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Application
- 11.4.1 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales by Application (2020-2032)
- 11.4.2 Middle East & Africa Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Revenue by Application (2020-2032)
- 11.5 Middle East Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Size by Country
- 11.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 11.5.2 South Africa
- 12 Competition by Manufacturers
- 12.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Sales, Revenue and Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.1.1 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.1.2 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.1.3 Global Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
- 12.2 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
- 12.2.1 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Competitive Landscape Analysis
- 12.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter Location and Key Area Sales
- 12.2.3 Market Dynamic
- 13 Key Companies Analysis
- 13.1 Techik
- 13.1.1 Techik Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.1.2 Techik Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.1.3 Techik Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.2 Anritsu Infivis
- 13.2.1 Anritsu Infivis Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.2.2 Anritsu Infivis Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.2.3 Anritsu Infivis Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.3 Mettler-Toledo
- 13.3.1 Mettler-Toledo Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.3.2 Mettler-Toledo Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.3.3 Mettler-Toledo Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.4 Minebea Intec
- 13.4.1 Minebea Intec Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.4.2 Minebea Intec Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.4.3 Minebea Intec Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.5 Ishida
- 13.5.1 Ishida Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.5.2 Ishida Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.5.3 Ishida Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.6 COSO
- 13.6.1 COSO Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.6.2 COSO Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.6.3 COSO Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.7 Meyer
- 13.7.1 Meyer Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.7.2 Meyer Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.7.3 Meyer Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.8 Loma Systems
- 13.8.1 Loma Systems Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.8.2 Loma Systems Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.8.3 Loma Systems Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.9 Sesotec GmbH
- 13.9.1 Sesotec GmbH Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.9.2 Sesotec GmbH Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.9.3 Sesotec GmbH Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.10 Easyweigh
- 13.10.1 Easyweigh Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.10.2 Easyweigh Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.10.3 Easyweigh Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.11 Gaojing
- 13.11.1 Gaojing Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.11.2 Gaojing Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.11.3 Gaojing Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.12 SHANAN
- 13.12.1 SHANAN Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.12.2 SHANAN Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.12.3 SHANAN Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.13 NongShim Engineering
- 13.13.1 NongShim Engineering Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.13.2 NongShim Engineering Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.13.3 NongShim Engineering Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.14 Thermo-fisher
- 13.14.1 Thermo-fisher Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.14.2 Thermo-fisher Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.14.3 Thermo-fisher Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.15 Multivac Group
- 13.15.1 Multivac Group Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.15.2 Multivac Group Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.15.3 Multivac Group Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.16 Dylog Hi-Tech
- 13.16.1 Dylog Hi-Tech Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.16.2 Dylog Hi-Tech Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.16.3 Dylog Hi-Tech Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.17 Mekitec
- 13.17.1 Mekitec Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.17.2 Mekitec Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.17.3 Mekitec Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.18 Bizerba
- 13.18.1 Bizerba Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.18.2 Bizerba Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.18.3 Bizerba Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.19 WIPOTEC-OCS
- 13.19.1 WIPOTEC-OCS Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.19.2 WIPOTEC-OCS Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.19.3 WIPOTEC-OCS Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 13.20 JUZHENG Electronic and Technology
- 13.20.1 JUZHENG Electronic and Technology Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
- 13.20.2 JUZHENG Electronic and Technology Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Product Portfolio
- 13.20.3 JUZHENG Electronic and Technology Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
- 14 Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.1 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Industry Chain Analysis
- 14.2 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Industry Raw Material and Suppliers Analysis
- 14.2.1 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Key Raw Material Supply Analysis
- 14.2.2 Raw Material Suppliers and Contact Information
- 14.3 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Typical Downstream Customers
- 14.4 Food X-ray Inspection Equipment Sales Channel Analysis
- 15 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 16 Methodology and Data Source
- 16.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 16.2 Research Scope
- 16.3 Benchmarks and Assumptions
- 16.4 Date Source
- 16.4.1 Primary Sources
- 16.4.2 Secondary Sources
- 16.5 Data Cross Validation
- 16.6 Disclaimer
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