Key partners with Heat and Control

Key Technology, Inc. and Heat and Control Pty Ltd. announce a strategic partnership that will support customers in Australia, New Zealand and India.

Under the agreement, Heat and Control will be the exclusive agent to sell and service Key’s high-performance digital sorters, vibratory conveyors and other automation systems in these regions effective immediately.
 
Heat and Control, which has an extensive sales and service organisation will also provide application testing, field service and spare parts. It will also manufacture select Key-designed vibratory conveyors at their facilities in Australia and India in strict accordance with Key’s specifications.

VERYX^® digital sorter inspects potatoes (photo courtesy: Key Technology)

 Key Technology’s line of equipment complements Heat and Control’s processing and packaging portfolio, giving processors convenient access to a more complete line solution from a single-source. By leveraging Heat and Control’s facilities in Australia and India, Key can better support customers with demonstration and application testing capabilities as well as local manufacturing to reduce shipping and expedite delivery of Key’s products.
 
“We have a long-standing history with Heat and Control that has now resulted in a collaborative partnership to deliver innovative, optimized solutions to processors in Australia, New Zealand and India,” said Jack Ehren, President of Key Technology. “Together, we can deliver added value to our customers through our combined industry expertise, extensive product offering and strong infrastructure of sales and service organizations.”
 
“The Heat and Control team is excited about this new partnership with Key. Their products complement ours perfectly in terms of their innovation and reliability, yet they offer adjacent capabilities that target the same or similar product applications,” said Jim Strang, CEO – Asia / Pacific, Europe and Africa at Heat and Control. “Key’s equipment, which includes their best-in-class VERYX^® digital sorters and Iso-Flo^® vibratory conveyors, is ideal for processors that want to elevate their product quality and food safety while improving efficiencies and yields in an increasingly competitive market.”
 
By adding Key Technology equipment to their product offering in Australia, New Zealand and India, Heat and Control has further expanded their portfolio of processing and packaging solutions. Heat and Control now provides a wider range of solutions for manufacturers of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, potato products, nuts, snacks, meats, poultry, seafood and other food products in Australia, New Zealand and India.