Key Technology Appoints Ricardo Andrade as Director of Latin American Sales

August 27, 2024
Key Technology (Key), a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, announces the appointment of Ricardo Andrade to Director of Latin American Sales. Andrade is responsible for the strategic management and execution of sales activities that bring Key’s optical sorters and food handling systems, as well as food handling and processing solutions from ... Key Technology Appoints Ricardo Andrade as Director of Latin American Sales

Key Technology and PPM Technologies Join Duravant Lifecycle Services Network

August 15, 2024
Key Technology (Key) and PPM Technologies (PPM), both members of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, announce that their customer service teams have joined Duravant Lifecycle Services, a global aftermarket network that helps deliver enhanced local services from equipment purchase to installation, parts, service, maintenance and performance upgrades as well as end-of-life replacement. Through ... Key Technology and PPM Technologies Join Duravant Lifecycle Services Network

Key Technology Introduces COMPASS® Optical Sorter for IQF Products

July 29, 2024
Key Technology (Key), a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, introduces their COMPASS® optical sorter for individually quick frozen (IQF) products such as fruits, vegetables, seafood, poultry and meat. COMPASS identifies and removes foreign material (FM) and product defects to protect food safety and final product quality. With simplified operation, cleaning and ... Key Technology Introduces COMPASS® Optical Sorter for IQF Products

Key Technology and PPM Technologies Consolidate Sales and Service Organizations in the Americas Region

July 18, 2024
Key Technology (Key) and PPM Technologies (PPM), both members of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, announce they have combined their sales and service organizations in North and South America as well as Australia and New Zealand. In these areas, Key and PPM are offering a single point of access to sales and aftermarket ... Key Technology and PPM Technologies Consolidate Sales and Service Organizations in the Americas Region

Key Technology Introduces Optical Sorters for Processed Protein Products

January 24, 2024
Key Technology (“Key”), a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, introduces optical sorters for processed protein products, such as frozen chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, fish sticks, plant-based meat alternatives and more. Automatically removing product defects and foreign material (FM), Key’s optical sorters including COMPASS® and VERYX® help optimize product quality while improving ... Key Technology Introduces Optical Sorters for Processed Protein Products

Key Technology Introduces RemoteMD® 2.0 for Optical Sorters

December 14, 2023
Key Technology (“Key”), a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, introduces RemoteMD® 2.0 remote support service for their optical sorting systems. RemoteMD enables Key service technicians to securely connect to a customer’s sorter for real-time remote monitoring as well as technical support. Now with 24/7 call center support and delivery of quarterly ... Key Technology Introduces RemoteMD® 2.0 for Optical Sorters

Key Technology Introduces New Enhancements for Rotary Sizing and Grading Systems

November 14, 2023
Key Technology (“Key”), a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, introduces new features for their Rotary Sizing and Grading Systems. This versatile family, which includes the Precision Size Grader (PSG), Rotary Size Grader (RSG) and Sliver Sizer Remover (SSR), enables vegetable, potato and fruit processors and packers to mechanically size and grade ... Key Technology Introduces New Enhancements for Rotary Sizing and Grading Systems

Key Technology Introduces New Conveying Systems for Robotic Pick-and-Place Packaging

October 12, 2023
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their new vibratory conveying systems designed to feed pick-and-place robots on packaging lines. Each series of integrated conveyors meters, separates, singulates and/or aligns product, depending on the application, to provide the optimal product separation, speed and orientation for ideal presentation to the robotic ... Key Technology Introduces New Conveying Systems for Robotic Pick-and-Place Packaging

Key Technology Introduces All-New COMPASS® Optical Sorters

August 22, 2023
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces the all-new COMPASS® family of food optical sorters. Powered by next-generation inspection technology as well as a new sort engine and ergonomic user interface, COMPASS is the easiest to use optical sorter on the market, achieving consistently accurate foreign material (FM) and product ... Key Technology Introduces All-New COMPASS® Optical Sorters

Key Technology Promotes Rudy Sanchez to Food Handling Systems Product Manager – Americas

March 14, 2023
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the promotion of Rudy Sanchez to Food Handling Systems Product Manager – Americas. Sanchez is responsible for managing activities throughout North America and Latin America that support the development, marketing and sales of Key’s high-performance food handling equipment, including vibratory conveyors, rotary sizing ... Key Technology Promotes Rudy Sanchez to Food Handling Systems Product Manager – Americas

Cockerill Relies on Key Technology’s Herbert Oculus Optical Sorters for Whole Potatoes

February 1, 2023
From humble beginnings growing vegetables for hungry neighbors during the Great Depression, R S Cockerill has grown to become one of the largest independent potato packers in the United Kingdom today. They credit much of this success to their top-quality potatoes and budget-friendly prices. These often-conflicting goals are both addressed with the help of Key ... Cockerill Relies on Key Technology’s Herbert Oculus Optical Sorters for Whole Potatoes

Key Technology Introduces Enhanced Herbert Oculus Optical Sorter for Whole Potatoes

January 25, 2023
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their enhanced Herbert OCULUS optical sorter for whole potatoes at Fruit Logistica hall 6.1 stand A-60. Ideal for fresh market potatoes or whole potatoes prior to processing, this enhanced system improves performance to better find and remove potatoes with defects. Its superior sorting ... Key Technology Introduces Enhanced Herbert Oculus Optical Sorter for Whole Potatoes