Key Technology VERYX C70 chute-fed digital sorter

The Key Technology VERYX C70 is a small chute-fed sorter. It is suitable for low- to mid-capacity production lines. With inspection technology tailored to the needs of each application, the sorters maximise the accuracy of defect and foreign material removal and/or product grading based on objects’ colour, size, shape and/or structural properties. This precision enables food processors to achieve their product quality specifications while virtually eliminating false rejects to increase yields.

The product is designed to sort line capacities ranging from less than 1000 up to 5000 kg of product/h. Its 700 mm-wide inspection zone enables it to maintain a higher throughput within a similar footprint and better singulation of product to improve sorting accuracy.

It sorts free-flowing foods such as nuts, dried fruit and IQF products including fruit, vegetables, seafood and more. Chute-fed sorters have a concave-shaped slide that stabilises the product as it enters the inspection and ejection zones to produce a consistent trajectory that improves sorting accuracy. The systems include infeed and collection shakers designed specifically for each application to maximise sorting performance.

The product features information analytics, a set of data acquisition and connectivity capabilities that allow users to benefit from a broad range of product and operational data from the sorter. Data can be shared for offline analysis, integrated with other equipment on the line or exchanged directly with a user’s SCADA, manufacturing execution system or PLC network.