EXHIBIT 23.1
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The Board of Directors
Paragon Technologies, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form S-8 of Paragon Technologies, Inc. of our report dated February 28, 2001,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Paragon Technologies, Inc. and
subsidiary as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2000, for the ten months ended December 31, 1999 and for the year
ended February 28, 1999 and the related financial statement schedule, which
report appears in the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Paragon
Technologies, Inc.



                                    /s/ KPMG LLP
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                                    KPMG LLP







Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 25, 2001