Fresh-Cut Leafy

From the moment leafy greens enter your plant, Key offers technologies for reducing production costs while assuring food safety and speed to market. We have optical sorting systems designed specifically for removing core from cut iceberg and romaine lettuce, as well as leaf defects and foreign material.  Investigate these options for a typical fresh-cut line:

Material Handling

• Conveyor, Belt
• Conveyor, Feed and Spreader Vibratory
• Conveyor, Fines Removal Vibratory
• Tote Bin Dumper
• Trimming Lines

Sorting/Sizing

• Diameter Sizer
• Sliver Sizer Remover
• Small Piece Remover
• Sorter, Optyx® 3000

• Sorter, Optyx® 6000
• Sorter, Optyx® 6000 Raptor
• Sorter, Tegra®
• Vis/IR Technology

Washing

• Conveyor, Dewatering Vibratory
• Dryer, Compact
• Wash Systems, Direct Stream™
• Wash, Basket
• Washer, Vibratory

Conveying

• Control Systems, Forté™

Drying

• Dryer, Automatic
• Dryer, Compact

Packaging

• AVSealer Packaging Machine
• Conveyor, Distribution Vibratory
• Conveyor, Impulse™ Compact Vibratory
• Conveyor, Impulse™ Compact Vibratory Standard
• Conveyor, Impulse™ Electromagnetic Vibratory
• Conveyor, Iso-Flo® Smooth-Cycle™ Scale-Feed Vibratory

Literature

• Brochure (1,728 KB)
• Fresh-Cut Leafy Sorting Overview (299 KB)
• Innovations for Fresh-Cut Processors (280 KB)

Case Studies

• True Leaf Farms (232 KB)

Video

• Fresh-cut Leafy.wmv

News

• AV Sealer Packaging Machine from Key Technology Maximizes Production Flexibility for Fresh-Cut Produce
• Key Technolgoy Introduces Optyx® with Raptor for Fresh-Cut Core Removal
• Key Technology Appoints Teri Johnson as Fresh-Cut Industry Marketing Manager
• Key Technology Introduces the Redesigned Compact Dryer for Fresh-Cut Produce
• Key Technology Launches New Blog for the Fresh-Cut Produce Community
• Key Technology Introduces New Raptor Laser Combination for Sorting Processed and Fresh-Cut Vegetables