Key Technology Introduces Sort-to-Grade with Artificial Intelligence
Key Technology recently introduced new, artificial intelligence- (AI-) driven Sort-to-Grade® (STG) software for Key digital sorters. STG’s advanced AI algorithms for potato strips enable the technology to digitally resolve clumps of overlapping product and better identify individual pieces, maximizing the sorter’s precision in measuring the length of each strip on the production line.
Employing STG software on a Key digital sorter—such as VERYX®—enables potato processors to eliminate the use of traditional mechanical length graders, which may require offline strip length analysis. The software also provides access to real-time length profile data to control upstream processes and better maintain final product specifications. STG can reduce costs, maintenance, and floor space requirements while improving product quality and increasing yields.