ADR® 4

Key’s Automatic Defect Removal (ADR®) systems process over 95 percent of the world's frozen potato strips. The ADR® 4 combines high-resolution Vis/IR cameras, our patented belt conveyor, our patented rotary cutter, and our Iso-Flo® high-speed vibratory conveyors to align, singulate, scan, and trim potato strips with unparalleled speed and precision. This system eliminates manual trimming and inspection, and improves cutting accuracy and good-product recovery.

Features and Benefits

Benefits

Enhanced defect detection for peel-on products
Flexibility for varied product specifications
Better recovery of good product
Higher capacity
Optimal performance for a variety of products
Quick, easy changeover from one product to another
Economical—simple, fast sanitation and maintenance

Image Sensor

Detects both visible and infrared light—identifies peel, good flesh, and defects
For peel-on product, recognizes peel as good product
For peeled product, recognizes peel as defect

Illumination

All solid-state
No calibration
No bulbs

“SmartCutting”

Selectively cuts for length, and at the same time removes defects, at lower capacities
Ignore internal minor defects if cutting would create shorts
Halves over-long fries to control size reduction and grade
Reduces downstream breakage of over length fries
Allows for product pre-grading to blend with higher percentages of short cuts

Common Product Applications

Potato strips

Sorter Reference Information

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