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Cutting, frying, freezing, and inspection technology — the lines and machinery behind every frozen fry.
Key Technology's Optyx pairs high-resolution cameras with in-air lasers to inspect potato products, fries and snacks in the stream, ejecting defects and foreign material at up to 12 tonnes an hour. Here's how the light-to-medium-capacity belt sorter works and where it sits in Key's lineup.
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Camera-and-sensor sorting systems now scan every potato strip in flight, ejecting defects and foreign material at high speed. Here's how AI-driven optical sorting is changing yield and food safety on the modern fry line.
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From field potato to freezer aisle: the full industrial process for frozen french fries — washing, peeling, cutting, blanching, drying, par-frying, freezing and packing — and why each step matters for the final fry.
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