Key Technology

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Company Description

Key Technology's potato processing equipment includes optical inspection systems, laser sorters, sizing, grading, and packaging conveyors, and revolutionary Automatic Defect Removal (ADR®) systems.

Key's extensive line of technology helps operations worldwide meet quality, safety, and capacity demands every day.

Other brand names of Key Technology are Optyx, ISO-FLO and Impulse.

The company has facilities in the United States (Walla Walla, Washington), Europe, China, Australia and Mexico.

Key Technology merged with Visys early 2013.

Key Technology became a Duravant company in 2018.

A subsidiary of:
Duravant
Duravant
Subsidiaries and Factory Locations
Duravant
Herbert B.V.
Herbert is a manufacturer of quality handling systems for the agricultural, fresh pack and food processing industry, with focus on the potato industry
Duravant
Key Technology - Australia
Key Technology facility in Australia
Duravant
Key Technology - Belgium
Key Technology facility in Belgium
Duravant
Key Technology - Mexico
Key Technology facility in Mexico
Duravant
Key Technology - Netherlands
Key Technology facility in Netherlands
Duravant
Key Technology - Redmond USA
Key Technology facility in Redmond USA.
Products Offered
Key Zephyr Horizontal Motion Conveyor
Key Zephyr Horizontal Motion Conveyor Zephyr™ provides gentle, high-capacity and low maintenance conveying for processors of frozen, fragile, seasoned, breaded or coated products.
Key Technology and PPM Technologies' new fully-integrated nut processing line combines industry-leading sorting, roasting, seasoning, and packaging solutions for consistent quality and efficiency
Key Technology and PPM Technologies Integrated Nut Processing Line The fully-integrated nut processing line by Key Technology and PPM Technologies offers a turnkey solution for nut processors.
Key Technology COMPASS Belt-Fed Optical Sorters
Key Technology COMPASS® Belt-Fed Optical Sorter The COMPASS® Belt-Fed Optical Sorter, by Key Technology of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Group, inspects and sorts wet, sticky, and delicate foods like produce and snacks, removing contaminants and defects while preserving quality and yield.
Key Technology launches its new COMPASS® optical sorter for chips, unveiled at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2025, designed to enhance food safety and quality for snack processors.
Key Technology COMPASS® Optical Sorter for Chips The COMPASS® optical sorter, developed by Key Technology (a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Group), is a belt-fed sorting system specifically designed for potato chips, tortilla chips, and other similar snack products. It combines advanced sorting technology with user-friendly operation to ensure food safety, product quality, and operational efficiency.
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News for this Company
Interpack 2026
March 16, 2026
Global Processing and Packaging Industry Set to Meet at Interpack 2026 in Dusseldorf
Interpack is set to open its doors in Düsseldorf in eight weeks. From 7 to 13 May 2026, the global processing and packaging industry will gather to discuss artificial intelligence, automation, innovative materials and workforce skills.
Germany
Key Technology ADR X
February 14, 2026
Key Technology will Introduce ADR X Automatic Defect Removal System for Potato Strips at Interpack 2026
Key Technology (Key), a member of Duravant’s Food Sorting and Handling Group, introduced its new automatic defect removal system for potato strips – ADR X – at Interpack in Hall 6 / B73.
Germany
Key Technology, Represented by Duravant China, Showcases Next-Generation Potato Processing Innovations at Potato Expo China 2025
October 27, 2025
Key Technology to Showcase Innovative Potato Processing Solutions at Potato Expo China 2025
Join Key Technology at Potato Expo China (Oct 27–29) at booth B002-10/11! Discover how ADR boosts fry yield, COMPASS sorter eases operations, and Zephyr conveyor handles potatoes gently with minimal damage.
China
Key Technology launches its new COMPASS® optical sorter for chips, unveiled at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2025, designed to enhance food safety and quality for snack processors.
September 24, 2025
Key Technology Unveils new COMPASS® Optical Sorter for Potato Chips at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2025
Key Technology introduces COMPASS® optical sorter for potato chips at Pack Expo. Belt-fed with easy-to-use interface, it removes defects and foreign material, ensures food safety, boosts efficiency, enables fast cleaning, and offers IIoT analytics.
United States
Agents for this company
Cima Comercial Barcelona
CIMA Comercial Barcelona we specialise in the sale of equipment for packaging, packing, inspection, transport and quality control of solid food products.
Exeter Engineering
Exeter Engineering masters the art of building electronic sorting, washing, receiving, and various other machinery used for packing fresh produce, including potatoes.
Flo-Mech Ltd
Flo-Mech Ltd provides a complete range of SYSTEMS (Equipment), SERVICES (Project Management), and SOLUTIONS (Engineering) to the Food Processing Industry.
Juan Neustadtel SAS
Juan Neustadtel SAS is a Colombian company representing European and American companies producing equipment, materials and supplies for the food processing, packaging and inspection industry

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Key Technology

  • 150 Avery Street
    Walla Walla Washington 99362
    United States

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