Key Technology and Heat and Control form partnership

Key Technology and Heat and Control have entered into a strategic partnership to support customers in Australia, New Zealand and India. Under the terms of the agreement, Key has appointed Heat and Control as their exclusive agent to sell and service Key’s digital sorters, vibratory conveyors and other automation systems in the three countries, effective immediately.

The companies said in a release that the partnership uses Heat and Control’s sales and service organization to sell and support all of Key’s equipment in the defined regions, including providing application testing, field service and spare parts. Additionally, Heat and Control will manufacture select Key-designed vibratory conveyors at their facilities in Australia and India in accordance with Key’s specifications.

“Their products complement ours perfectly in terms of their innovation and reliability, yet they offer adjacent capabilities that target the same or similar product applications,” said Jim Strang, CEO  for Asia/ Pacific, Europe and Africa at Heat and Control.

By leveraging Heat and Control’s facilities in Australia and India, the release said, Key can better support customers with demonstration and application testing capabilities as well as local manufacturing to reduce shipping and expedite delivery of Key’s products.