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News Release from: Key Technology | Subject: G6 Upgrade Programme
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 November 2005
Upgrade programme for Key sorting
systems
Key Technology introduces the G6 Upgrade Programme to support customers using a wide assortment of Key legacy optical sorting systems.
Key Technology introduces the G6 Upgrade Programme to support customers using a wide assortment of Key legacy optical sorting systems The G6 Upgrade Program aims to eliminate the risk of obsolescence that customers with early generation sorters face as replacement parts become scarce
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 20 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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By updating the electronics and optics in legacy sorters with the new Key G6 system, processors extend the life of their sorters and maximise their long-term return on investment.
This comprehensive migration path is available to customers with Key sorters up to 20 years old, including VHS-OPTISORT, KROMA-SORT, Opti-Sort II, ColorSort II, ADR II, ADR III, Prism, and Tobacco Sorter II systems.
Processors using more recent sorting systems, such as pre-G6 generations of Tegra, Optyx, ADR 4, Prism 2, and Tobacco Sorter 3 can also benefit from the operational versatility inherent in G6, but customers with sorters more than ten years old are expected to experience the greatest advantages of the G6 Upgrade Program.
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Compared to replacing an entire sorter, upgrading is less expensive and less disruptive, yet achieves like-new sorter performance.
Installation of the G6 Upgrade in the field does not require the removal of the existing system or changes to the current product conveying and distribution system.
The modular electro-optical G6 foundation includes the Key advanced vision engine and an array of new, high-performance colour and VIS/IR cameras.
The G6 platform features broadband connectivity standards including Camera Link, FireWire, and Ethernet, which maximise the underlying technology flexibility and prepares users for future improvements that enhance defect removal and recovery rates.
In addition, the G6 platform enables communication of system status and sorting statistics to plant networks.
Customers upgrading legacy sorters with G6 will have the most advanced image processing in the industry.
The new G6 Image Processing Module features Key proprietary FPGA (field-programmable gate arrays) chipset technology, which puts the power of an entire electronic rack in a single chip.
With twice the number of filter stages, G6 enables more subtle feature identification and more robust detection of defects.
Many customers will benefit immediately from enhanced performance capabilities, such as sorting based on product size or shape or defining a defective product based on where the defect lies on the product.
The G6 Upgrade includes an intuitive colour touchscreen control panel that reduces operator training requirements and simplifies optimum operation of the sorter.
The graphical user interface (GUI) resides locally on the system's controller but can also be accessed remotely via network or Internet, enhancing the flexibility in the operating environment and easing access for remote factory troubleshooting and application assistance.
Sophisticated real-time and on-demand diagnostics help avoid costly downtime and detect conditions that could compromise inspection.
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