Belt-fed optical sorter from Key Technology to debut at Pack Expo
Key Technology’s new belt-fed optical sorter will debut at Pack Expo Las Vegas, set for Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
The COMPASS belt-fed optical sorter is designed for wet, sticky and delicate products, according to a news release.
“We launched our COMPASS family of optical sorters two years ago with the chute-fed system, which is achieving great results in production facilities worldwide,” Jack Lee, Duravant Group president, said in the release. “Now, after extensive development and testing, we’re launching the belt-fed COMPASS to serve additional markets. This new system requires minimal training and delivers exceptional value to more types of food processors.”
Key Technology is a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Group.
The COMPASS is suited for produce and other products that cannot be handled by chute-fed sorters. The belt configuration provides gentle handling for delicate applications, reducing product breakage while maintaining high throughput. Unlike chute-fed systems, which require elevation changes, belt-fed sorters are installed horizontally, minimizing facility modifications and reducing installation costs, according to the company.
Recipe-driven operation ensures consistent sorting performance on every product run. Processors can create new recipes in under 10 minutes and switch between products in less than a minute, according to the release.
Powered by Key’s advanced NEXT sort engine, COMPASS finds and rejects plastic, glass, paper, wood and other organic and inorganic foreign material, as well as processor-specified product defects.
