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OCT OBER NEWS Product News Use your smart phone as a pH meter TeeJet 540 Manifold TeeJet has unveiled its new Send us your latest offerings and announcements by emailing edit@winesandvines.com. Items may be edited for clarity and brevity. 540-series manifold for sprayer booms. They employ a gear-driv- en, plunger-style design to provide long-term reliability in a more compact size. Details: teejet.com. The new Sensorex PH-1 turns an iPhone, iPod or iPad into a portable pH meter. Sensorex's patent-pending acces- sory plugs into the standard Apple dock connector and employs a Sensorex pH electrode to measure pH at a range of 0-14 and within .01 accuracy, according to the company. Details: sensorex.com. AmBrew cleaner for wineries LOGIC Inc. has unveiled its new AmBrew alkaline cleanser, which it says can be used in winemaking. The cleanser is designed to break down soils and fermenta- tion byproducts and also can be used in che- lating water hardness and neutralizing tartaric, malic and lactic acids. Details: ecologiccleansers.com. New patio heaters Alfresco Heating now distributes, sells and services even- GLO heaters made by IR Energy of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada. The heaters, which are suited for outdoor tasting areas, are equipped with new technol- ogy the producer claims can emit more heat, adding that the reflector is "so strong that it can support a foot of snow." Details: alfresco-heating.com. ITW Muller The new Cobra Plus semi- automatic, stretch-wrapping machine by ITW Muller is designed to wrap large and oddly shaped loads that are unstable or heavy. The Cobra Plus can wrap up to 35 pallets per hour and pre-stretch film up to 260%. Details: itwmuller.com. 'Cobra' by A-B-C unveils new partition opener/inserter The new Model 70 is equipped with a dual servo-powered parti- tion-handling device that A-B-C Packaging says blends the open- ing and insertion of case partitions into one action for more ef- ficient case packing. Details: abcpackaging.com. Wine and the Web package JMB Web Consulting released its Wine and the Web package for small wineries. The package includes a website hosted on Word- Press servers merged with the Vin65 "commerce engine" branded for the client winery. Details: wineandtheweb.com. 22 WINES & VINES OCTOBER 2012 New wireless intercom Free version of system Use Raflatac stocks with EFI printers More than 30 UPM Raflatac labelstocks can now be used on EFI digital Jetrion industrial inkjet systems including the 4000, 4830 and 4900 series. EFI's presses can be used for new products, tar- geted marketing campaigns and boutique labels. Details: Details: upmraflatac.com, efi.com. Keep wines chilled from the inside out The vinOice is a slender, stainless steel chill rod with a pour spout on one end. The rod contains a food- safe gel that freezes in 30 minutes and can keep wine chilled for up to an hour. Details: corkpops.com. The new DoorCom wireless intercom system has a range of 350,000 square feet and works with a portable two-way radio or desktop base station. Details: ritron.com. for winery reservations CellarPass, a winery-reservation service, is now offering a free version of its system called "CellarPass Lite." The service allows guests to make tasting appointments online 24/7. Clients can track event availability, and CellarPass updates the winery's guest database with each reservation. Details: cellarpass.com. Entice winery visitors with Dori Poles Consort Display Group claims its new Dori Pole nylon pennant system will help winery owners attract new custom- ers. The Dori Pole system consists of a telescoping fiberglass pole and a 15- or 8-foot-long nylon pennant. Details: doripole.com. New Holland improves IntelliSteer system New Holland's IntelliSteer auto-guidance system has been up- graded to allow a four-wheel-drive vehicle to engage a guidance swath in reverse. Once engaged, the IntelliSteer system will align the machine with the next swath while backing to the edge of the field. The operator can then drop the implement to begin working the next pass. Details: newholland.com/na.