• Key Technology Inc

Laser-Based Food Sorter

Key Technology introduces FluoRaptor(TM), the new fluorescence-sensing laser sorter designed to maximize the detection and removal of defects, extraneous vegetable matter (EVM), and foreign material (FM) based on differing levels of chlorophyll as well as color, size, and shape. Using the most powerful laser in the food industry in combination with Key's proprietary color cameras, FluoRaptor achieves superior product quality and speeds product changeover for processors of fresh cut products and a variety of fresh and frozen vegetables and potato products. Featuring a new high-power laser and new optics, Key is extending its successful Optyx® Raptor family of laser inspection systems by leveraging its ten-year expertise in camera-based fluorescence-sensing sorting. Now, using the most powerful laser in the food industry, which is protected by the only Class 1 laser enclosure in the industry, Key's new FluoRaptor detects the presence of chlorophyll in products. This enables an easy separation from those obje