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Dry Processing Technology

Buhler SORTEX FA1 optical sorter

August 13, 2018

The Bühler SORTEX FA1 optical sorter is a compact optical sorter designed to be the final quality check in fruit and packaging vegetable lines.

Field Reports

Blueberry processor uses digital sorter to improve defect removal

Digital sorter more accurately removes foreign material

Casey Laughman

June 9, 2017

In 2016, Quebec Wild Blueberries purchased a VERYX digital sorter from Key Technology. Replacing an existing laser sorter, VERYX more accurately removes defects and foreign material from the product stream.

Technology Sourcebook

Digital sorters

August 12, 2016

Key Technology VERYX belt-fed and chute-fed digital sorters offer all-sided surface inspection to detect foreign material and product defects.

Technology Sourcebook

Sizing/grading systems

May 12, 2016

Key Technology rotary sizing and grading systems size and grade fruit, vegetables and potatoes by diameter or length, while conveying and removing field debris, slivers, small pieces, fines, seeds, juice and other targeted material.

Technology Sourcebook

Digital sorting platform

October 28, 2015

Used for sorting fresh, frozen and dried vegetables, processed potato products and nuts, the Key Technology VERYX digital sorting platform is a suite of belt- and chute-fed sorters that share a common user interface.

Engineering R&D

Engineering R&D: Trimming the fat

Controlling the fat content of meat means getting top dollar for each grade and keeping customers pleased that they’re getting what they expect for their money.

Wayne Labs

October 26, 2015

FPL Food (Augusta, GA) is one of the largest privately owned processors of fresh beef products and value-added meat selections in the US. It provides several brands of high-quality beef to retail and foodservice customers.

Technology Sourcebook

Tomato/peach sorter

April 10, 2015

Offering low-, medium- and high-speed modes, the TOMRA Sentinel II sorter has a capacity range of 40 to 200 tons of tomatoes or peaches per hour.

Technology Sourcebook

Digital sorter

October 7, 2014

Manufactured for nut and dried fruit processors, the Key Cayman BioPrint chute-fed digital sorter combines broad-spectrum hyperspectral imaging hardware with intelligent software and algorithms to recognize the unique biological characteristics of objects; the chute feeds product in a monolayer with a consistent trajectory to the hyperspectral camera and ejection valves.

Dry Processing

Optical sorters

August 7, 2014

Bühler SORTEX A and SORTEX B optical sorting machines are designed to improve yield, performance and product quality for the optical sorting of dry commodities including nuts, seeds, pulses, grain and coffee.