Advanced Optical Sorting Solution Enhances Food Safety and Product Quality
Key Technology, a key player in Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, has introduced the COMPASS optical sorter, designed specifically for individually quick frozen (IQF) products. This innovative system caters to a variety of applications, including fruits, vegetables, seafood, poultry, and meat, by identifying and removing foreign materials (FM) and product defects, thereby ensuring superior food safety and product quality.
Features and Benefits
The COMPASS optical sorter is engineered to provide enhanced flexibility and precision in high-changeover environments, where processors frequently handle different products and undergo multiple changeovers each day. Jack Lee, President of Duravant Group – Food Sorting and Handling Solutions, highlights that “on IQF production lines, optical sorters need to be highly adaptable and accurate despite frequent product changes.” COMPASS excels in this aspect, featuring an intuitive user interface and recipe-driven programming that enables even entry-level operators to achieve optimal performance without requiring advanced technical skills.
Key Advantages
- Versatile Sorting: COMPASS is suitable for a broad range of products including whole items, slices, dices, crumbles, and product mixes. It employs in-air inspection to view all sides of the product, effectively detecting and rejecting contaminants such as plastic, glass, metal, stones, and extraneous vegetable matter (EVM), including leaves and toxic weeds. Additionally, it can identify and eliminate product defects with minimal false rejects.
- Ease of Use: The sorter boasts an ergonomic interface akin to smart devices, facilitating effortless navigation. Its open, washdown-compatible design enhances sanitation and simplifies maintenance. Recipe-driven programming allows for consistent performance across product runs, and operators can easily adjust or create new recipes as needed.
- Modular Design and Data Analytics: COMPASS is available in various sizes to meet different capacity needs and features sophisticated shape sorting algorithms. Its intelligent ejection system enhances sorting accuracy while reducing false rejects. The sorter is also equipped with Key Discovery, a robust data analytics and reporting tool that provides valuable insights into operational patterns and trends.
Global Support
Key Technology ensures worldwide support through its extensive sales network and global service team, offering robust assistance to customers across the globe.
