Sorting Fresh-Cut Produce

January 15, 2009 – Key Technology announces the availability of its new white paper titled, “The State of the Industry Report: Sorting Fresh-Cut Produce.”  Developed to educate processors on how various cameras, lasers, and wavelengths can be combined to most effectively identify and remove defects and foreign material when sorting fresh-cut products, Key’s new white paper is intended to help processors select the ideal sorter for their specific applications.  To download this new white paper, visit http://www.key.net/files/downloads/sorting-fresh-cut.pdf.

Tightening restrictions on pesticide use and the growth of organic products are making defects more common while the scarcity and cost of labor and consumers’ increasing scrutiny of fresh-cut product quality is rising.  Given these market dynamics, processors are looking to improve inspection.  Learning how technology can be leveraged to better remove defects and foreign material, processors can maximize product quality and food safety while reducing labor costs and improving operating efficiencies. 

Teri Johnson, Fresh-Cut Industry Manager at Key Technology, will expand upon this material at FreshCONEX in Berlin, Germany on February 6, 2009 during a presentation called, “Optical Inspection.”  To register to attend the FreshCONEX tradeshow and Johnson’s conference session, visit www.freshconex.com.

About Key Technology, Inc.

Key Technology, an ISO-9001 certified company, is a leading designer and manufacturer of process automation systems, integrated electro-optical inspection and sorting systems, and processing systems. Key® systems help processors to improve quality, increase yield, and reduce cost. With worldwide sales representation, the company maintains demonstration and testing facilities at its headquarters and manufacturing divisions in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, and at Key Technology BV in Beusichem, the Netherlands.  The company's common stock trades on the Global Market tier of The NASDAQ Stock MarketSM under the symbol: KTEC.