Electronic Sorting

Key’s electro-optical sorting systems and laser inspection systems enable processors to enhance marketability and to ensure product integrity, food safety, quality, and appeal to end-users.

Manta™
High-Capacity, High-Performance from Key. Manta’s two-meter (79”) wide scan area—the maximum available today—combines with its powerful, modular vision engine to give large-volume processors added throughput and sorting strength. Manta features the flexibility of camera-only, laser-only or a camera- FluoRaptor™-laser combination for the most comprehensive sort possible.

Optyx® 3000 Sorter
Inspects product by color, shape, and size with Key’s industry-leading cameras. Its one-meter wide (40”) footprint is designed for lower-volumes and tight spaces; also used to recover usable rejects for top yield.

Optyx® 3000 Raptor Sorter
Combines precision laser sorting with Optyx® 3000’s color cameras to detect foreign material (FM), such as glass, rocks, insects and other debris in addition to product defects

Optyx® 3000 Sorter for Tobacco
Removes defects and FM from the product stream and may be used to reclaim stripped tobacco for further use. Its compact size lets it slip easily into existing layouts.

Optyx® 6000 Sorter
Sorts product with twice the capacity of the Optyx® 3000, exceptional color recognition, and15 distinct camera configurations to meet specific application needs.

Optyx® 6000 Raptor Sorter
Detects and ejects foreign material and defective product with cameras, Raptor laser technology, and twice the throughput of Optyx® 3000—without precision loss (a Key-only advantage).

Tegra® In-Air Sorter
Provides 360° vision, precisely targeting hidden defects and EVM; handles up to a million objects a minute, ejecting unacceptable material within a millisecond of detection.

Tobacco Sorter™ (TS3)
Recognizes more than 2 million colors to detect and remove FM and subtle product defects from strip tobacco, tobacco stem and other leafy product (such as tea).

KROMA-SORT® & VHS-OPTISORT™ G6 Upgrade
Protects earlier optical sorter investments and extends equipment life and ROI with advanced, updatable G6 modular components and new high-performance cameras.

Optyx® & Tegra® G6 Upgrade
Updates existing optical inspection systems with the modular electro-optical platform found in all new Optyx® and Tegra® systems, keeping processing lines at peak performance.

Prism® & Prism® 2 G6 Upgrade
Allows maximum ROI for these discontinued systems by updating applicable modules with cutting edge G6 technology, rather than replacing the entire sorter.

Tobacco Sorter™ 2 & 3 G6 Upgrade
Ensures long-term value of existing tobacco inspection equipment. The latest G6 modular technology helps ensure profitability in this competitive, quality-conscious market.