• Key Technology Inc

Spinach Sorting System

Key Technology has introduced 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. It is ideal for sorting fresh product at receiving, after cutting, or after washing and drying. This integrated system improves the accuracy of foreign material (FM) and defect removal to enhance product quality and food safety while increasing throughput and maximizing yield. In tests, this new sorting system removed 100 per cent of the foreign material while achieving a false reject rate of only 0.5 per cent. Successfully stabilising the spinach enabled Key to increase the belt speed of Manta by 30 per cent, which increases capacity. Featuring a Manta 2000 series sorter, this new fresh spinach sorting system inspects up to 13,000 lbs (5.9 metric tonnes) of spinach per hour.