Wines & Vines

March 2015 Wines&Vines 25 product NEWS New services by Chatterbox Chatterbox Wine Marketing Ser- vices, which provides relation- ship-based telesales and tasting room reservation management through vinovisit.com, has an- nounced multiple new omni-chan- nel services that will support winery direct-to-consumer (DtC) sales and digital marketing ef- forts. The new services include Chatterbox mail, mobile, social, SEO and direct mail to help cli- ents utilize marketing best prac- tices for reaching customers at every step of a DtC strategy. chatterboxwinemarketing.com Enclosed end rider by Yale Yale Materials Handling Corp. in- troduced a new line of warehouse trucks, the MPR080VG and the MPR100VG, enclosed end riders designed for warehouse, cross- docking, shipping and receiving applica- tions. Engi- neered for multi-shift applica- tions, the enclosed end riders offer 8,000 pounds (MPR080VG model) and 10,000 pounds (MPR100VG model) of lifting ca- pacity. yale.com S8000 sensor by Sensorex The new S8000 modular pH/ORP sensor platform by Sensorex can be installed as a retrofit, submer- sion or inline sensor to provide accurate readings in production or water and waste- water operations. The S8000 unit pairs with the Sensorex TX2000 transmitter to form a complete monitoring system. sensorex.com No-compressor wine cabinets by Haier Wine storage cabinet manufactur- er Haier unveiled a new line of cabinets that do not require com- pressors to provide refrigeration at the recent International Con- sumer Electronics Show. The sol- id-state refrigerating wine cabinet, magnetic refrigerating wine cabi- net and smart wine-cool cabinet feature no moving parts and de- liver "a perfect, no-vibration, no- noise storage environment for red wine." haier.com More efficient engines for Hyster forklifts Hyster Co. launched a new line of industrial engines designed to in- crease productivity and fuel econ- omy for its 3,000- to 7,000-pound Class IV and V product lines. The Hyster S30-40FTS cushion tire trucks and H30-40FTS pneumatic tire trucks include the new PSI 2.0L LP engine. Higher capacity models including the Hyster S40- 70FT and S50CT cushion tire trucks and H40-70FT and H50CT pneumatic tire trucks contain the new PSI 2.4L LP or dual fuel en- gine. hyster.com SecureRF releases new NFC tag Security and authenticity systems supplier SecureRF released its new LIME Tag NX01, a secure near-field communication (NFC) tag that utilizes public key infra- structure technology to deliver identification and authentication without needing a database or In- ternet connectivity. The device does not require a battery or other external power source and is available as an inlay, card or chip for integration into existing prod- ucts, labels or tags. securerf.com Data processing for ag drones Agribotix announced it has launched a new cloud-based "Bring Your Own Drone" data- processing solution for anyone using a drone for agricultural data collection. "During our first year flying our own drones over crops, we discovered that drone pilots need a simple way to produce re- ports that are useful to a farmer. This includes everything from an overhead view of a field used to spot problem areas to a zone map for precise fertilizer applica- tion," said Agribotix CEO Paul Hoff. agribotix.com Mobile POS system Active Club Solutions unveiled its new mobile point-of-sale system, which is integrated with the com- pany's wine club software and e-commerce system. Active Club Solutions president Arne Haug- land says the new POS is fast, easy to use and an extension of club and inventory management offering pickup signatures, card updates and other services. activeclubsolutions.com Improved de-casing unit A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.'s Model 156 de-casing and single-filing unit now features an "Intelligent Control" package to automatically monitor container flow and adjust the de-casing speed as neces- sary to ensure a continuous fill rate. Operating at speeds of up to 50 cases per minute, the machine opens the case flaps, uncases and single files the containers, then uprights the emptied cases for conveying to case packing. abcpackaging.com Lux bung maker wins patent The inventor of the "Lux" barrel bung, a glass bung with a remov- able silicone end cup, announced that he had received a patent for the product. Don Corson, wine- maker and owner of Camaraderie Cellars, developed the bung to provide an effective and stylish bunghole stopper. The Lux bung fea- tures a silicone cap that wraps around the glass bottom of the bung to provide a seal on the bunghole. The silicone cap can be removed for cleaning, sanitizing and re- placement. Corson trademarked the design in 2012 and, with the help of consultant Angelo Span- drio, received a patent in 2014. luxbarrelbungs.com New compact tractor by Kubota The L2501 is a new, compact tractor by Kubota that features a 24.8-horsepower diesel engine on a larger chassis. The transmission features four main-shift speeds in two ranges for high and low, for a total of eight forward and four re- verse speeds. The gear drive transmission models come in 2WD or 4WD, and the optional HST transmission offers simple forward and reverse change and 3-range shifting for optimal oper- ating efficiency. Optional cruise control is also available on HST models. kubota.com Laser bird-deterrent system Bird Control Group has released its Agrilaser Autonomic laser bird- deterrent system to prevent crop loss in vineyards and orchards. A laser trajectory is pro- grammed with a laptop or tablet to provide random laser sweeps within a designated area. Bird Control Group reports birds do not get accus- tomed to the laser and continue to perceive it as a threat. The unit can be configured to the dimen- sions of multiple areas and with different trajectories, depending on the level of bird activity in different areas during the day. birdcontrolgroup.com Product News Latest offerings and announcements Send your product news to edit@winesandvines.com

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