Key Technology, Inc., a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, and Heat and Control Pty Ltd. announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to support customers in Australia, New Zealand and India. Under the terms of the agreement, Key has appointed Heat and Control as their exclusive agent to sell and service Key\u2019s high performance digital sorters, vibratory conveyors and other automation systems, in Australia, New Zealand and India, effective immediately.<\/p>\r\n
The partnership leverages Heat and Control\u2019s extensive sales and service organization to sell and support all of Key\u2019s equipment in the defined regions, including providing application testing, field service and spare parts. Additionally, Heat and Control will manufacture select Key-designed vibratory conveyors at their facilities in Australia and India in strict accordance with Key\u2019s specifications.<\/p>\r\n
Bringing these two well-established, world-class suppliers together to achieve a common purpose augments both companies\u2019 value propositions and benefits customers. Key Technology\u2019s line of equipment is highly complementary to Heat and Control\u2019s processing and packaging portfolio, giving processors convenient access to a more complete line solution from a single-source. By leveraging Heat and Control\u2019s facilities in Australia and India, Key can better support customers with demonstration and application testing capabilities as well as local manufacturing to reduce shipping and expedite delivery of Key\u2019s products.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cWe have a long-standing history with Heat and Control that has now resulted in a collaborative partnership to deliver innovative, optimized solutions to processors in Australia, New Zealand and India,\u201d said Jack Ehren, President of Key Technology. \u201cTogether, we can deliver added value to our customers through our combined industry expertise, extensive product offering and strong infrastructure of sales and service organizations.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThe Heat and Control team is excited about this new partnership with Key. Their products complement ours perfectly in terms of their innovation and reliability, yet they offer adjacent capabilities that target the same or similar product applications,\u201d said Jim Strang, CEO \u2013 Asia \/ Pacific, Europe and Africa at Heat and Control. \u201cKey\u2019s equipment, which includes their best-in-class VERYX\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0digital sorters and Iso-Flo\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0vibratory conveyors, is ideal for processors that want to elevate their product quality and food safety while improving efficiencies and yields in an increasingly competitive market.\u201d<\/p>\r\n By adding Key Technology equipment to their product offering in Australia, New Zealand and India, Heat and Control has expanded their already large portfolio of processing and packaging solutions. Heat and Control now provides a wider range of solutions for manufacturers of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, potato products, nuts, snacks, meats, poultry, seafood and other food products in Australia, New Zealand and India.<\/p>\r\n Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of automation systems including digital sorters, conveyors and other processing equipment. Applying processing knowledge and application expertise, Key helps customers in the food processing and other industries improve quality, increase yield, and reduce cost. Key manufactures its products at its headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington, USA; Beusichem, the Netherlands; Hasselt, Belgium; and Redmond, Oregon, USA. Key offers customer demonstration and testing services at five locations including Walla Walla, Beusichem, and Hasselt as well as Sacramento, California, USA and Melbourne, Australia; and maintains a sales and service office in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico.<\/p>\r\n Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, Duravant is a global engineered equipment company with manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Through their portfolio of operating companies, Duravant delivers trusted end-to-end process solutions for customers and partners through engineering and integration expertise, project management and operational excellence. With worldwide sales distribution and service networks, they provide immediate and lifetime aftermarket support to all the markets they serve in the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors. Duravant\u2019s market-leading brands are synonymous with innovation, durability and reliability. Visit\u00a0www.duravant.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n Heat and Control is world leading single source supplier in the design and manufacture of food processing and packaging technology. Founded in 1950, Heat and Control has played an integral role in the development of industrial cooking systems, transforming the food processing industry and pioneering continuous cooking equipment. Heat and Control\u2019s innovative and collaborative thinking is driven by its team of experts including engineers, food technologists, skilled tradespeople and support teams to provide food manufacturers with confidence to achieve their production goals. With unparalleled industry knowledge, the company understands the specific commercial, technical and collaboration challenges involved with taking a project from inception through to completion.<\/p>\r\n Headquartered in Hayward, California, Heat and Control\u2019s global manufacturing facilities are located throughout the USA, and in Australia, Mexico, China and India, with a total of 12 manufacturing facilities, nine test centres and over 30 offices worldwide, supported through a network of regional sales offices including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dubai, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa and The Netherlands.<\/p>\r\nAbout Key Technology, Inc.<\/h3>\r\n
About Duravant<\/h3>\r\n
About Heat and Control<\/h3>\r\n