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. 333-25555, 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, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of
Paragon Technologies, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and
the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003,
and the related financial statement schedule, which report appears in the
December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K of Paragon Technologies, Inc. Our
report refers to a change in the method of accounting for goodwill and other
intangible assets.




                                  /s/ KPMG LLP





Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 25, 2004