Key Technology Promotes Quentin Kemph as Area Sales Manager for The South Central United States

March 11, 2020 – Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the promotion of Quentin Kemph as Area Sales Manager for the South Central United States. Kemph is responsible for bringing Key’s high performance digital sorting, conveying and other automation systems to customers that process fruits, vegetables, potatoes, nuts, snack foods, poultry and more.

“During his lengthy tenure at Key, Quentin has amassed a great deal of technical and application knowledge, which puts him in a wonderful position to deliver enormous value to food processors. Partnering with customers to understand their goals and their challenges, he helps design the solutions that best satisfy each unique application,” said Ray Kramer, Senior Director of North American Sales at Key. “We’re thrilled to have Quentin expand his role and build our momentum in the South Central U.S.”

Kemph has been with Key for more than 30 years, holding a variety of positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently, he was Sales and Applications Technical Support Specialist where he worked closely with customers and Key teams to customize equipment that improves product quality, increases yield and reduces operating costs. Previously, he was Senior Applications Specialist and prior to that, Service Technician and Precision Welder/Supervisor. Innovative problem solving has led Kemph to develop five patents at Key.

“As a well-respected market leader, Key is known for world-class technology, quality engineering and exceptional after-sales support. I’m excited to get out in the field and meet food processors at their facilities to explore how our VERYX® digital sorters and Iso-Flo® vibratory conveyors can improve their operations,” said Kemph. “As I pivot my career to become more directly involved with customers, I’ll continue to be available to our applications and technical support teams, as needed.”

Prior to Kemph’s appointment, Jeff Nielsen was responsible for Key sales in both the Southeast and South Central United States. To better serve this large 12-state area, Nielsen will now focus on the Southeast territory as Kemph takes on the South Central region.

About Key Technology, Inc.

Key Technology is a global leader in the design and manufacture of automation systems including digital sorters, conveyors and other processing equipment. Applying processing knowledge and application expertise, Key helps customers in the food processing and other industries improve quality, increase yield, and reduce cost. Key manufactures its products at its headquarters in Walla Walla, Washington, USA; Beusichem, the Netherlands; Hasselt, Belgium; and Redmond, Oregon, USA. Key’s domestic facilities are certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Key offers customer demonstration and testing services at five locations including Walla Walla, Beusichem, and Hasselt as well as Sacramento, California, USA and Melbourne, Australia; and maintains a sales and service office in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico. Key is a Duravant Company.

About Duravant

Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, Duravant is a global engineered equipment company with manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Through their portfolio of operating companies, Duravant delivers trusted end-to-end process solutions for customers and partners through engineering and integration expertise, project management and operational excellence. With worldwide sales distribution and service networks, they provide immediate and lifetime aftermarket support to all the markets they serve in the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors. Duravant’s market-leading brands are synonymous with innovation, durability and reliability. Visit www.duravant.com.

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