The World ofFood Processing
Chute-type optical sorter for grains, seeds and nuts in a mill, with its inspection lights glowing between the two halves

Maker · United States

Key Technology

4 machines on The World of Food Processing, in one machine type, with figures from the maker's own documents.

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The maker

Key Technology

www.key.net/en/ ↗Verified 2026-10-23

Key Technology makes food processing equipment, including optical sorters, and is a member of the Duravant family of companies. It manufactures at its headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington, and in Beusichem in the Netherlands, Hasselt in Belgium and Redmond, Oregon. Its sorting range includes COMPASS belt-fed and chute-fed sorters, the VERYX platform and the ADR automatic defect removal system for potato strips.

machines listed
4
machine type
1
based in
United States

The line-up

On the line at: Food Safety & Inspection

Every figure

Optical sorters

ModelMaker · countryCapacityCapacitySorting width
COMPASS B120datasheet (PDF)Key Technology · US——1200 mm
COMPASS B60datasheet (PDF)Key Technology · US——600 mm
COMPASS C120datasheet (PDF)Key Technology · US——1200 mm
COMPASS C60datasheet (PDF)Key Technology · US——600 mm

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