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SORTING
EQUIPMENT
Doing so reduces product
waste, enabling processors to
maximize profitability.
The latest model uses 20
 ADR EXOS by Key Technology
" For example, with french fry
companies, it's very important for
them to know how much length is in
the potato, " Bos said. " And nobody's
grading in length. "
Oculus machines, Bos said, are able
to measure in length and organize
product in a way that helps processors
decide what quality they can make
with what they have. Product quality
is, after all, what sets processors apart
from their competitors.
" Our equipment is very gentle on the
crop, " Bos said. " Our idea is that the
customer has to make money with his
crop, and that's where he should add
value, and good quality should stay
good quality. "
ADR EXOS by Key Technology
In November, Key Technology
launched its newest automatic defect
removal system for potato strips -
ADR EXOS - at Interpom Primeurs
in Belgium. Karel van Velthoven,
manager of customer engagement
at Key Technology, said it's the only
vision system on the market that's
designed specifically to cut out defects
from potato strips, turning bad product
into good.
" Typically, a sorter would eject the
entire french fry, " Van Velthoven said.
" This one cuts out the bad part and then
sends the good piece through. So this
is a significant improvement. Where
you lose a lot of good product with a
regular sorter, here you actually only
lose the bare minimum. "
ADR EXOS features a cutter-wheel
design with small knives, which cut
out defects as product moves through
the sorter. ADR EXOS is coupled
with intelligent software to better
manage strip quality and length.
PRODUCE PROCESS ING
15
percent more knives, which
Van Velthoven said results in
28 percent smaller cuts - or
more precise cuts - which
means 28 percent more yield.
" We had a terrible summer. For the
potato growers it was bad because of the
drought and heat, so it was a very bad
potato year, " he said. " Every small piece
of french fry is worth a lot of money now. "
ADR EXOS can process up to 17,000
pounds per hour.
" The return on investment is so
easy to calculate, " said Van Velthoven,
who said ADR EXOS could improve
recovery value by as much as €150,000
(approximately USD $170,000).
ADR EXOS is available as a completely
new system and as a field upgrade kit
that allows existing ADR 5 users to
access all the benefits of the new EXOS
product technology.

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