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Key Technology announces the launch of new industry-specific blogs to provide information and insight of interest to food processors and to encourage the expansion of visionary ideas through collaboration.

It will come as no surprise to insiders of the potato processing industry that the worldwide flakes industry finds itself in a favourable position over the last 1½ years. Demand for this versatile ingredient mainly driven by savoury snacks

Key Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTEC) announced today that Gordon Wicher, Sr. Vice President of Global Operations, will retire from the Company effective May 30, 2008. "Gordon has served Key Technology with energy, wisdom, integrity, and vision f...

Todd Michael of Urbana, OH, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Michael is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairman ...

Key Technology introduces Manta™, a new state-of-the-art high volume, high performance sorter featuring a two-meter wide scan area that dramatically increases throughput within a space-saving footprint. Handling up to 27 metric tons (60,000 pounds) of ...

One of the PotatoPro readers tipped us on the following event which we would like to share with you:   The development and implementation of a successful waste-to-energy or energy conservation bio-processing facility requires extensive planning, a cl...

Quality is a top priority at Frigemo, the Swiss food processor that manufactures french fries for McDonald’s. To consistently match product quality to specifications, Frigemo relies on ADR® 4, an automatic defect removal system for potato strips from ...

Key Technology announces the promotion of Tim Reardon to the new position of Potato Industry Marketing Manager. Reardon is responsible for planning and managing activities that enable potato processors worldwide to experience the greatest value in util...

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging provided for Convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including: packaging designed for easy stacking/storing ...

Key Technology introduces the redesigned AV Sealer for packaging fresh-cut produce reliably and consistently. Ideal for small to medium size produce packers, this semi-automatic packaging machine heat seals a variety of bag sizes with or without a vac...

2008 marks the 20th anniversary of Radix Systems Limited. This experience is reflected in the latest generation of Autosorts, constantly evolving to meet the increasing demands of today’s food producers.

Key Technology announces the promotion of David Johnsen to Product Marketing Manager for Processing Systems. Johnsen is responsible for planning and managing activities that support the development and sales of a group of products that includes Key’s T...

Key technology stock reached monday a 52-week high.

Key Technology introduces new OPC-compliant network communication software for all G6 optical sorters and automatic defect removal (ADR®) systems. The new software allows the G6 systems to easily interface with plant networks, extending machine monito...

Auckland company Taste Technologies has developed a sorting method that can find out if potatoes have the Zebra chip disease before they are sent to manufacturers. NIR (or near-infrared) technology works by shining a light on the potato as it travels...

Fluctuations in mass flow can have serious consequences for the product quality in the freezing or frying process. In addition, not running a line optimally can result in increased downtime, as operators must stop the line to clean the conveying belt....

On January 24th, 2008 eighty years of potato chip manufacturing
on Chicago's south side will come to a close with the public
auction sale of equipment from Jays Foods manufacturing headquarters
on East 99th Street.

Manufacturers seeking networked motor control solutions for wash-down environments now have several options from Rockwell Automation. The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 40 AC drive and the ArmorStart product lines have packaging options that are now rated by ...