This new group brings together four Duravant operating companies to deliver a portfolio of optical sorters, vibratory conveyers, graders and other processing solutions for walnuts, almonds and pistachios, as well as dried fruits.

These extra-large, high-capacity conveyors can be engineered for grading, aligning, distributing and other specialized food handling functions.

Andrade has more than 25 years of experience in the food processing and packaging industries.

COMPASS is designed to identify and remove foreign material and product defects to protect food safety and final product quality.

Key Technology and PPM Technologies, both members of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group, have combined their sales and service organizations in North and South America, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

Key Technology’s new sorters are for processed protein products, such as frozen chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, fish sticks, plant-based meat alternatives and more.

Each series of integrated conveyors meters, separates, singulates and/or aligns product, depending on the application, to provide the optimal product separation, speed and orientation for ideal presentation to the robotic system for pick-up.

New grooved rollers on the SSR facilitate the same throughput as traditional SSRs but with more precise product grading.

The COMPASS line is powered by inspection technology and a new engine as well as an ergonomic user interface.

VERYX BioPrint analyzes data about the materials it is sorting to remove difficult-to-detect foreign material (FM) and product defects.