Key Technology, a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, has introduced its Compass optical sorter for nuts .The system identifies and removes undesirable product defects and foreign material, such as shells, shell fragments, rocks and wood sticks. It is suitable for sorting walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, peanuts, pecans, cashews and others.

Featuring a new, open-design mechanical architecture, Compass has no moving parts. Sensor and light windows are positioned away from product splatter, so accurate inspection is sustained throughout long production cycles without operator intervention.

Compass also features “Key Discovery”, a data analytics and reporting software that turns the sorter into an IIoT-connected device and information centre for the customer’s operation.

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Compass also features “Key Discovery”, a data analytics and reporting software

The system identifies and removes undesirable product defects and foreign material