Exhibit 23.1
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            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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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
22, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Paragon
Technologies, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, 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, 2005,
which report appears in the December 31, 2005 annual report on Form 10-K of
Paragon Technologies, Inc.



                                  /s/ KPMG LLP






Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28, 2006