Key Technology introduces Veryx Digital Sorters for fresh cut, hydroponically grown leafy greens. Veryx sorters integrate with Iso-Flo vibratory conveyors to find and remove defective product and foreign material (FM) to improve product quality while simultaneously increasing yield.
Key director of Marketing Marco Azzaretti said demand for hydroponic leafy greens is skyrocketing. “Hydroponic greens are a premium product, typically costing two or three times the price of traditional, field-raised greens. Hydroponic growers must consistently achieve the best quality to meet their customers’ high expectations. They want every single leaf to be perfect,” Azzaretti said.
Veryx is the only belt-fed leafy greens sorter that can inspect product entirely in-air with top and bottom sensors to see all sides of the product with no blind spots, enabling Veryx to eliminate more FM and defects.
It can also be equipped with Key’s proprietary Pixel Fusion technology, which combines pixel-level input from multiple cameras and laser scanners to create a unique, unambiguous ‘signature’ for each type of substance in the product stream.
