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Napa Technology enhances WineStation
Napa Technology launched a new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant AccuServe Smartcard Universal Design Module for its WineStation dispensing unit, which lowers the control panels to provide easy access for consumers in wheelchairs. Details: napatechnology.com.
New Holland launches limited edition harvester
New Holland Agriculture, New Holland, Pa., celebrated the 50th anniversary of its self-propelled forage harvester with the anniversary edition of New Holland’s FR9000 series, produced in a limited run of 50 units worldwide. Details: newholland.com/na.
100% Cork pops new site
100% Cork, San Francisco, Calif., recently launched CorkWatch, an online directory of more than 1,500 wines sealed with natural cork. Details: 100percentcork.org.
SureHarvest extends grower relations tool
SureHarvest announced an expansion of the SureHarvest Farming Management Information Systems (MIS) offering for managing grower relations. By providing data collection tools for grower reps, companies can extend the SureHarvest technology for improved yield estimation and quality management to contract growers. Details: sureharvest.com.
Sonoma Wine Co. joins with Winesecrets
Sonoma Wine Co., the full-service crush-to-bottle contract winery service provider has partnered with Winesecrets to offer cross-platform services to their respective clients. Details: sonomawineco.com and winesecrets.com.
O-I slims down
Glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois, Perrysburg, Ohio, is expanding its line of lightweight wine bottles in North America. The 750ml bottles, manufactured in California, weigh 14 ounces and are part of the O-I Lean+Green initiative. Details: o-i.com.
Yale elevates new lift truck
Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., has unveiled its next generation of electric lift trucks with the ERC-VA series. The new series was designed to lower overall operating costs and energy consumption while maximizing productivity. Details: yale.com.
Global Package spins new bottle
Global Package, Napa, Calif., announced its new Berasategui System bottle, designed by Basque restaurateur Martin Berasategui to prevent wine sediments from reaching the wine glass during decantation. Details: globalpackage.net.
G3 expands closure options
G3 Closure Division adds Royal 90 Performa to screwcap production capabilities. Under the Royal 90 Performa design option, distortion printing enables G3 to offer customers a lower cost alternative to traditional top and side printed caps. Details: g3enterprises.com.
Intelligrated sorts it out
Mason, Ohio-based Intelligrated announced the IntelliSort tilt-tray, double-tray and cross-belt solutions as the latest additions to its line of IntelliSort sortation solutions, which also include sliding shoe, pop-up wheel and strip belt sorters. Details: intelligrated.com.
GCoP extends eViticulture
Created by the Grape Community of Practice (GCoP) and extension, eViticulture offers the latest in science-based information for viticulturists. Details: eviticulture.org.
T&D debuts data collector
T&D Corp., Saratoga Springs, N.Y., introduced its RTR-500DC, a handheld wireless data collector designed to monitor items that are in motion or for which physical access to the data logger is inconvenient or impractical. Details: tandd.com.
The ABCs of depalletizing
A-B-C Packaging and Machine Corp., Tarpon Springs, Fla., introduced a sweep-off style bulk depalletizer with special features to run reverse taper bottles and unstable lightweight containers. Details: abcpackaging.com.
iPhone app by iVinoX
iVinoX, Windsor, Calif., developed an iPhone app to connect wineries with wine enthusiasts planning wine tasting tours. Details: ivinox.com.
TeeJet guides growers
TeeJet Technologies, Springfield, Ill., introduced the Matrix Pro Guidance System with RealView video-based guidance. As the newest generation of the Matrix guidance system, Matrix Pro helps save time by storing multiple field boundaries and guidelines for use in future operations. Details: teejet.com.