The Application segmentation isolates the functional roles that X‑ray inspection fulfills within canned food processing: metal detection, foreign‑object detection, seal integrity verification, and regulatory compliance monitoring. Metal detection remains the baseline requirement, contributing the largest share (approximately 45 %) because it addresses the most common safety hazard. Foreign‑object detection—targeting glass, stone, plastic, and bone fragments—adds roughly 35 % to market value, reflecting heightened consumer‑safety expectations. Seal integrity verification, which assesses can closure quality to prevent post‑process contamination, accounts for about 15 % of revenues. Finally, regulatory compliance monitoring, encompassing traceability and documentation functions mandated by food‑safety authorities, represents the remaining 5 % of the market. These application categories directly influence system specifications and pricing, and their relative weights are illustrated in the accompanying pie‑chart under the market taxonomy.