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24 WINES&VINES December 2016 PRODUCT NEWS Predicting climate change's effects on harvest Enologix released a 2° C Climate Change Model, which it describes as the first model to deliver "a clear pathway" to determining grape harvest dates for a 2° C warmer Napa Valley by 2049. The company calls its model a "his- toric opportunity to put the luxury winemaker on higher quality course to meet the current cli- mate change challenge." Enologix already offers a model that wine- makers can use to make short- term (30-90 day) predictions and plans to offer growers long-term (five-year) advice for vineyard de- velopment in Napa Valley. enologix.com Specialty label printer Primera released the LX2000, a color label printer that the com- pany reports can produce labels up to 6 inches in size per second and is 25% faster than the com- pany's LX900 printer. The printer employs separate ink cartridges for cyan, magenta, yellow and black ink. Other features include pigment-based inks, a built-in "pizza-wheel" cutter, viewing window to see label stock levels and Ethernet, USB or wireless connectivity. The printer can be used with several substrates in- cluding inkjet label materials, white and clear polyester and white BOPP and paper labels in high-gloss, semi-gloss and matte finishes. primeralabel.com Customizable lift truck Yale Materials Handling Corp. de- scribes its new GP040-060MX lift truck as offering the "versatility, durability and efficiency to thrive in a range of applications and in- dustries." The new lift truck fea- tures a PSI engine available in dual fuel or LPG and is equipped with the company's "Flex Perfor- mance Technology" to adjust en- ergy power output based on the requirements of the job. Other features include the company's "Hi-Vis 2" mast and guard design to enhance operator visibility and sealed connectors and hydraulic fittings to reduce leaks. An op- tional side shifting fork position can enable faster fork width ad- justment. yale.com Air-pillows for packing shipments Parcel Packaging introduced a new, low-cost system for produc- ing plastic air pillows to fill voids in shipping containers and cush- ion products. The Fill-Air-Flow is a wall-mounted device that can produce 500 air pillows. Ten of the pillows provide 1 cubic foot of filler, and the Fill-Air-Flow also of- fers high- and low-fill options. The self-contained unit also is free of heater wires, blades, Tef- lon tape, sealing wheels or infla- tion nozzles. parcelpkg.com Six-bottle wine dispenser Wineemotion added the SEI wine dispenser to its line of commer- cial products. The SEI can dis- pense wine from six bottles while also preserving the wine for 30 days and features a double glass door. The SEI can be used behind the bar or set up for customer use and offers two climate zones for serving white and red wines, three adjustable pour controls, LED lighting and LCD display for pricing and general information. wineemotionUSA.com pH and conductivity meter Mettler Toledo unveiled its new SevenCompact Duo pH and con- ductivity meter. The SevenCom- pact Duo can run analyses for pH and conductivity simultaneously or independent of each other and also features a color display and menu settings. The sensor is also equipped with "automatic buffer recognition" to expedite routine calibration and prevent errors. mt.com App for coordinating harvest schedules ZAM Apps collaborated with Trea- sury Wine Estates (TWE) to build a web-based tool to schedule pick dates. The new app is part of ZAM Apps' existing product vinoEZ.com, and during the 2016 harvest TWE used it to manage the harvest schedules of all of its California wineries. zamapps.com Tool carrier for compact tractors Earth & Turf Products LLC un- veiled the CarryCat tool carrier to fit three-point hitches of compact tractors. The attachment is de- signed to carry the most com- monly used hand tools. Features include stand-alone storage with adjustable stand-off feet to suit a variety of tractor sizes, adjustable gasoline-can holder, soft-lined chain-saw mount and receiver for drawbar. The rack is made with a heavy-duty, powder-coated finish. earthandturf.com By-the-glass wine dispenser Plum unveiled its new by-the- glass wine dispenser that it says is "a sophisticated marriage of haute technology and elegant design." The machine can be fitted with two standard 750ml bottles, and an integrated computer scans the labels of each bottle and then dis- plays the label images on a full- color, 7-inch touchscreen that controls the dispenser. The dis- penser can preserve wine for up to 90 days. plum.wine New options for shoot scanning Fruition Sciences is now offering two new options for its Physiocap service: laser-scanned measure- ments of individual shoots for di- ameter, shoot number and wood index maps. The supplier reports the information can be used to monitor vine balance and find vari- ations not detected in NDVI imag- ing to make better decisions about pruning, cover crops, fertilization, crop load and irrigation. Physiocap scanning units are now available for sale, and Fruition Sciences will generate the maps, or the compa- ny can do the scanning and pro- vide the maps. fruitionsciences.com Product News Latest offerings and announcements Expanded Green Line of wine closures Nomacorc launched its new "Green Line" of closures that the company describes as a "funda- mental shift toward the use of re- newable plant-based materials" for its entire portfolio of products. The Green Line comprises the Reserva, Select Green, Classic Green, Smart Green and the new Zest! Premium closure for sparkling wines. Nomacorc, which is part of Vinventions, reports that the closures are produced with natural materials in a sustainable manner and offer improved oxygen-trans- mission rates. nomacorc.com Send your product news to edit@winesandvines.com