Key Technology has introduced the VERYX B210 machine, what it describes as “the highest capacity digital sorter in the food processing industry”.
Recognising objects’ colour, size, shape and structural properties, VERYX sorters remove foreign material and product defects to improve product quality while virtually eliminating false rejects to increase yields.
With an inspection area over two metres wide, the machine offers a production capacity in excess of 23 metric tons of product per hour, depending on the application.
Key Technology – which was acquired by Duravant last month – said that with an inspection area more than 10% wider than other sorters with a similar footprint, VERYX improves sorting accuracy and “enables processors to increase their throughputs by up to 15% while conserving floor space”.
The B210 and other belt-fed VERYX sorters are said to be ideal for wet and frozen potato strips and specialty potato products as well as fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, leafy greens, potato chips and other snack foods, confections and seafood.
Key Technology advanced inspection systems product manager Marco Azzaretti said: “In many food processing plants, there is a trend toward new, higher capacity production lines, as well as efforts to maximise throughput on existing line installations.
“Our VERYX B210 supports both of these scenarios. In some layouts, the B210 is capable of replacing two smaller capacity sorters to make the line flow more efficient.”
The next-generation cameras and laser sensors on VERYX are said to offer twice the resolution of previous generation sorters to detect smaller foreign material and more subtle product defects. With up to four channels of information from cameras and up to eight channels of information from the laser scanner, combined with advanced LED lighting that operates at optimal frequencies in relation to each sensor, every VERYX sorter is designed to match the customer’s sort requirements.
In a statement, Key Technology said: “VERYX’s separation/ejection system is also tailored to each product application with configurable air nozzles with respect to their pitch and power. The air nozzles’ actuation is controlled by intelligent software to strategically suit the size, shape and weight of each object targeted for separation.
“These features allow VERYX to remove from the product stream only objects that have been targeted for ejection, either because they are a contaminant or present quality defects, without disturbing good product.”
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