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News Release from: Key Technology | Subject: Smart Shaker
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 March 2007
Ocean Spray relies on vibratory shakers
from Key
Producing the finest sweetened dried cranberries is a science that Ocean Spray has been working to perfect, and a major input have been the sanitary Smart Shaker solutions from Key Technology
Producing the finest sweetened dried cranberries (SDC) is a science that Ocean Spray has been working to perfect From its fourth Craisins line, which started up in May 2006 to its fifth US line, scheduled to start up in the Spring of 2007, Ocean Spray relies on sanitary Smart Shaker solutions from Key Technology
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 20 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our goal is to produce the thickest, juiciest, plumpest SDC we can, and Key helps us achieve that goal," said Bob Lowder, Manager of Capital Engineering and MRO programmes.
"The willingness of Key to customise equipment, and the expertise of their engineering staff have been instrumental to our success".
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Ocean Spray maximizes product quality and line productivity to produce 10 to 12 million pounds of SDC per year on each of its Craisins production lines.
The Iso-Flo vibratory shakers from Key do more than just convey product at Ocean Spray.
While moving product between the units of operation that slice, extract, infuse, dry, and package, Iso-Flo shakers are used to clean, wash, dewater, de-syrup, size, and grade as well as convey.
The cranberries have dramatically different characteristics at each stage - from frozen product at the start to hot, sticky product after the dryer - and each stage requires a unique solution to handling the challenging product.
With Iso-Drive frame-mounted drives and StrongArm spring arm assemblies, Iso-Flo distributes energy to the conveyor bed in a controlled natural-frequency operation.
The low amplitude, high frequency movement minimises product degradation and reduces maintenance.
"For the new line going into Markham, we'll use Key shakers again," noted Lowder: "Their technology is clearly at the forefront and we couldn't be happier with them.
But we are trying something new in Markham, too - we'll be installing the new Key laser sorter.
After running two sorters side-by-side, we decided that the Key Raptor is the right system for us in this application".
The new Optyx with Raptor Laser Technology going into the Ocean Spray Markham facility combines the proprietary state-of-the-art Key colour cameras and laser technology on one powerful sorting platform.
Colour sorting maximizes the removal of defects while laser sorting maximises the removal of foreign material.
Combining laser sorting with colour sorting achieves unmatched product quality and optimises food safety.
"Ocean Spray uses state-of-the-art equipment to ensure the highest product quality and product integrity.
I know a lot of food and beverage companies talk about quality and integrity.
But at Ocean Spray, it's much more than a message or a tag line, it's a way of life," commented Lowder.
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