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38 WINES&VINES January 2018 PRODUCT NEWS Fining and tartrate stabilization in one step Oenodia added STARS XF to its lineup of services. The new ser- vice includes centrifuge, cross- flow microfiltration and tartrate stabilization in a single pass, helping to reduce wine loss and water and electricity use. The company added STARS XF as a mobile service in December 2017. oenodia.us New oak chips Xtrachêne oak introduced Xtra- Pure and XtraVan oak chips. The supplier describes XtraPure chips as a "winemaker's best ally to protect must and wine from destructive oxidation." The French oak chips offer a high level of anti-oxidant capacity and receive a gentle heat treat- ment that makes them similar to untoasted oak. XtraVan chips add notes of vanilla and "ex- tend generosity and roundness on the palate." The chips are produced with mainly French sessile oak and some American white oak; they are best used for long seasoning. xtrachene.fr Visible light spectrophotometer Hanna Instruments released the iris-visible spectrophotometer that measures all wavelengths of visible light. The device's optical system includes a replaceable tungsten-halogen lamp, beam splitter with reference detector and a combined concave grat- ing. The supplier reports the iris does not need to warm up and features a new design that elimi- nates the issue of stray light from the monochromator. The unit can store up to 9,999 mea- surements that can be trans- ferred via flash drive or USB cable, and it comes with a re- chargeable lithium battery. hannainst.com Multi-function bottle washer Aquatech-BM's multi-function washer can wash 450 to 600 bottles per hour with an insulated hot water booster that can deliv- er water heated to 200° F. The fully automated machine offers three pre-programmed wash cy- cles, plus an included ¾ HP pro- peller pump and soap and sanitizer pump. Built with grade- 304 stainless steel, the washer has a 22-inch access opening. aquatech-bm.com Printer for interior case printing Sun Automation Group released its Spectrum printer unit that can run single-pass printing on both sides of a corrugated box, opening up the inside of case boxes for logos and other mar- keting copy. The Spectrum unit can be retrofitted to fit nearly any machine and features servo controls and a harmonic drive digital register for accurate sheet control and higher pro- duction speeds. sunautomation.com Crop nutritional monitoring AGQ is now offering its Crop Nutritional Monitoring technolo- gy for use in vineyards. The company offers to help farmers increase water efficiency, de- crease fertilizer costs, improve quality and quantity and mini- mize the environmental impacts of farming. The company installs its own patented suite of moni- tors and runs analysis on soil solution, leaf tissue analysis and crop nutritional response to form recommendations for optimal vineyard management strategy. agq.com Compact titrators Metrohm introduced a new line of compact, FDA-compliant ti- trators. The company reports the KF Ti-Touch titrators are de- signed as "easy-to-use and compact systems" featuring a color touchscreen display and shortcuts to favorite methods. Test results can be compiled as a PDF and saved to a USB stick or transferred via Ethernet connection. metrohm.com Unique, lightweight bottle molds Glopak introduced the Monty Burgundy bottle mold and Chan- cellor Bordeaux mold that it de- scribes as economical, lightweight options that provide a traditional appearance. The Monty weighs 500 grams, and the Chancellor is 490 grams; both feature deep punts and carre neck finishes. glopakbottles.com Additional email, POS features Active Club Solutions introduced a new html email editor to en- able winery staff to design, send and track emails directly from the club management program. The system can be used for all winery emails including sales and marketing, promotions, business transactions and inter- nal communications. Active Club Solutions also unveiled a new employee shift clock that allows employees to punch in and out through the iPad POS system and managers to create and ad- just schedules. activeclubsolutions.com Guaranteed technical cork Spanish cork company Trefinos opened a U.S. office to sell its new line of CWINE technical corks di- rectly to the North American wine industry. The corks are produced with the company's own process of using super-critical carbon di- oxide to strip TCA and other impu- rities out of the cork granules. Trefinos offers CWINE corks with three different levels of oxygen permeability and guarantees each closure to be TCA-free below quantifiable levels. trefinos.es High-speed roll-up door ASSA ABLOY's Albany RR300 high-speed door is designed with a modular design to suit a wide variety of interior applications in- cluding high-traffic areas, differ- ent temperatures and more. The Product News Latest offerings and announcements Faster utility vehicle Kubota debuted the RTV- XG850 Sidekick, which it de- scribes as its fastest utility vehicle yet. The gas-powered Sidekick has a 48-horsepower engine that can reach 40 miles per hour. Other features in- clude a continuously variable transmission with centrifugal clutch and a steel cargo box that can haul up to 1,000 pounds. The vehicle's standard trailer hitch provides 2,000 pounds of towing capacity on level terrain. kubotausa.com