Key Technology VERYX B140 digital sorter

The VERYX B140 from Key Technology is a medium-capacity belt-fed sorter with a 1400 mm-wide inspection zone — which is 15% wider than comparatively sized sorters, according to the company — to attain a higher throughput within a similar footprint and better singulation of product on the belt.

It features innovative system architecture and inspection technology to maximise the detection and removal of foreign material (FM) and product defects based on objects’ colour, size, shape and/or structural properties while minimising false rejects to enhance product quality and increase yields.

Suitable for production lines running 5–10 t of product per hour, the product complements Key Technology’s existing range of chute and belt-fed VERYX sorters of various widths. All belt-fed VERYX sorters can be configured 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. Chute-fed VERYX sorter configurations are suitable for nuts, dried fruit, IQF products and other free-flowing foods.

The product uses multisensor Pixel Fusion — a feature that combines pixel-level input from multiple cameras and laser sensors sharing the same line of sight to clearly differentiate good product, defects and FM. Sensor types, sensor positions, lighting, the ejection system, product handling and software are designed to meet each processor’s requirements and can be easily upgraded in the field with additional or different sensors as customer requirements evolve over time.