Food Material Handling News

  1. Key Technology Expands The Value Of Digital Sorting With Information Analytics 1/15/2015

    Key Technology announces the availability of Information Analytics, a powerful suite of software capabilities embedded within Key’s digital sorters. Enabling the collection, analysis, and sharing of data across the food processor’s enterprise, this intelligence is tailored to meet the specific needs of each customer.

  2. Patent Issued For DynaClean Conveyors 1/13/2015

    Dynamic Conveyor Corporation announced recently the issuance to it by the US Patent Office of a patent that gives the ability for quick conveyor belt access which is necessary for the accelerated cleaning process desired by the food processing and packaging industry.

  3. Optyx Sorters Maximize Product Quality At Tayto 12/16/2014

    Tayto is the largest British-owned manufacturer of potato chips/crisps and the top selling brand of chips in Northern Ireland. Their mission is to make superior products by using superior technology.

  4. Key Technology Introduces New Integrated High-Capacity Sorting System For Fresh Spinach 11/19/2014

    Key Technology introduces a new sorting system for fresh spinach. The integrated system includes an Iso-Flo fines removal shaker or dewatering shaker together with an acceleration belt and Manta digital sorter to inspect fresh spinach and other leafy greens such as cut cabbage, romaine, and iceberg lettuce. 

  5. Key Technology Introduces CIT Hyperspectral Imaging Module For ADR 5 To Detect And Remove 'Sugar End' Defects From Potato Strips 11/18/2014

    Key Technology introduces hyperspectral imaging on its popular ADR 5 automatic defect removal system for potato strips. Featuring Chemical Imaging Technology (CIT), an advanced value-added hyperspectral solution that evaluates the chemical composition of objects, CIT detects “sugar ends,” an invisible defect that plagues potato processors, which the ADR then cuts from the wet strips, along with all other defects, to recover the good product.

  6. Key Technology Introduces New Veo DS Sorter For Seed Corn Ears 11/12/2014

    Key Technology expands its popular Veo family of seed corn ear sorters with the introduction of the new Veo DS, which will be exhibited at Seed Expo.

  7. Key Technology Introduces New Sanitary Belt Conveyor For Bulk Foods 10/30/2014

    Key Technology introduces its new Sanitary Belt Conveyor for transporting bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines.

  8. Poindexter Nut Company Selects Cayman BioPrint And Optyx Digital Sorters 10/28/2014

    As one of the five largest walnut processors in the world, Poindexter Nut Company is an innovative industry leader. When designing their new production facility in Fowler, California USA, they searched for the technologies that would maximize their competitive edge.

  9. Handling Rolls Of Material With The Rotating Cradle Lifting Attachment 7/31/2013

    The new ‘rotating cradle arms’ lifting attachment enables rolls of material, handled by the roll’s internal mandrel, to be lowered in to a shrink-wrap machine

  10. SKF Introduces Extensive Range Of Roller And Engineered Chain Solutions Ideally Suited For Power Transmission And Conveyor Applications 9/26/2012

    SKF introduced an extensive range of roller and engineered chain solutions ideally suited to meet the demanding requirements of power transmission and conveyor applications in the food and beverage, mining and cement, and steel industries, among many others.  The chains join a growing portfolio of SKF power transmission products offering optimized performance and long service life