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


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.
333-10181, No. 333-25555, No. 333-36397, No. 333-59226, and No. 333-65870) on
Form S-8 and No. 333-40834 on Form S-3 of Paragon Technologies, Inc. of our
report dated March 8, 2002, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
Paragon Technologies, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and
the related statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, and for the ten months ended
December 31, 1999 and the related financial statement schedule, which report
appears in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 10-K of Paragon
Technologies, Inc.



                                  /S/ KPMG LLP






Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28, 2002