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The pen is famously mightier than the sword! Well, we can’t think of many reasons you might need a sword in your food production facility, but there's a thousand and one mighty good reasons to have a reliable pen.

Our best-selling Metal Detectable & X-Ray Visible Elephant Pens are particularly suitable, because they're manufactured with our unique food-safe detectable polymer.

With their innovative design and robust performance, these pens have been specifically designed to help reduce your risk of foreign matter contamination.

Why Choose Metal Detectable Elephant Pens?

 

These pens have been designed and fabricated to be perfect for environments where safety is paramount.

Shatterproof Design: The robust construction ensures durability and reliability even in demanding settings.

Customisation: We offer a range of colour options to support your colour-coding systems, improve traceability and reduce cross-contamination risks.

Customisation options include:

9 body colours: blue, black, red, green, yellow, white, purple, orange & pink
4 ink colours: blue, black, red, green
4 ink types: standard, gel, fine tip & cryo
Customisable end cap colours
End clip, no clip or lanyard options
Laser engraving
Pad printing

Usability: The triangular textured surface offers enhanced grip, making the pens easier to use with gloves and other PPE.

Sustainability: Refillable cartridges allow for extended use, minimising waste, extending the work life of your pens and aligning with environmental goals.

Detectability: And, of course, as with all our products, our Elephant Pens are manufactured from our unique EU and FDA food-contact approved detectable polymer.

Regulatory Compliance: Detectamet’s Elephant Pens meet stringent EU and FDA food contact regulations. Their detectable and shatterproof designs ensure these pens align with the highest food safety standards, helping you to reduce or even avoid contamination risks and costly recalls.


The Range: Which Elephant Pen is Right for You?


At Detectamet, we’re always responding to the needs of our customers. Over the years, you’ve told us about the various uses you put our pens to and the variety of features you need for maximum efficiency. In response to that, we offer a wide range of different Elephant Pens, each of which is, in turn, customisable.

In this way, we ensure you have the tools you need to maintain production, to uphold the highest standards of food safety and to avoid, as much as possible, the dangers of foreign matter contamination.



Depending on your need, you’ll find the pen you need here (and, if you don’t see what you need, get in touch - we’ll see what we can do):


1. Standard Ink Retractable Elephant Pens

Features:
Each component is Metal & X-Ray Detectable.
Ideal for ambient conditions (0°C to 30°C).
1mm writing line width, with a write-out length of approximately 9,400 metres.

Best For:
General use in food processing environments.

Check out the high standard of the features in detail here

2. Sequentially Numbered Detectable Retractable Elephant Pens

Features:
Sequential numbering with laser engraving, providing clear accountability and traceability.
Fully metal detectable and X-Ray visible, including the ink cartridge.
Compatible with fully detectable refills to minimize environmental impact.

Best For:
Facilities prioritising traceability and accountability.

Count the number of features here.

3. Sequentially Numbered One-Piece Elephant Pens

Features:
One-piece design reduces contamination risks.
Sequential numbering supports traceability in high-security environments.

Best For:
Facilities needing heightened traceability and accountability.

Check out the sequence of features here.

4. Gel Ink Retractable Elephant Pens

Features:
Each component is fully-Detectable.
Optimised for cold and dusty environments (-5°C to 30°C).
Smooth 0.7mm writing line width with a write-out length of 850 metres.

Best For:
Operations in refrigerated or challenging conditions.

Check out the features in detail here.

5. Fine Tip Ink Retractable Elephant Pens

Features:
Precise 0.7mm writing line width, ideal for detailed work.
Available in blue or black ink with customisable housing and end caps.

Best For:
Tasks requiring precision and clarity.

Check out the fine details here.

6. Cryo Ink Retractable Elephant Pens

Features:
Specifically designed for extreme conditions (-15°C to 60°C).
Performs on powdery, greasy or wet surfaces and even underwater.
1.2mm writing line width with a write-out length of 6,000 metres.

Best For:
Freezer and cold store environments, as well as wet and greasy workspaces.

Check out all the cool features here.

7. Floating Elephant Pens (Non-Detectable)

Features:
High-visibility orange design for easy retrieval helps with your dropped object prevention protocols in foreign material exclusion (FME) zones.
Available in Standard and Cryo (Pressurised) Ink for ultimate performance.
Built-in lanyard loop for easy tethering.

Best For:
Situations requiring floating, tethered pens in high-visibility environments.

Float over to our site to check out the details here.

 

Why Detectamet?

With decades of experience in food safety, Detectamet leads the way in detectable products. The Elephant Pens represent the perfect blend of practicality, innovation and food safety. They’re built not only to perform but also to help protect your business, your employees and your customers.


Ready to upgrade your safety standards? Explore Detectamet’s choice of Elephant Pen options today!

View the full range here.