Ishida and Rice Lake Retail Solutions, Rice Lake, Wis., released a new wrapper for North American retail marketers—the WM-4000—a fully automatic tray wrapper capable of speeds up to 35 parts per minute.

LT Industries, Gaithersburg, Md., introduced NIR Dairy Analyzers, designed to improve quality control and production in dairy processing of milk, powders, creams, butter, cheese and intermediate products.

Brenton, Alexandria, Minn., unveiled BrentonPro Mach-4 servo-continuous motion case packer, a high-speed, small-footprint machine capable of packing smaller 6- and 4-pack cases and fragile loads at speeds typically reserved for stable products.

 Heat and Control, Hayward, Calif., reduced the length—but not the performance—of its latest breading applicator. Two feet shorter than standard models, the SureCoat Breading Applicator handles everything from flour to crumb coatings. 

Hinds-Bock Corp., Seattle, introduced an automatic system that denests buckets and tubs at speeds of 10 containers a minute or more. Automatic filling with a bottom-up feature for stiff products is optional.

Anchor Packaging’s new 16-ounce polypropylene containers and lids are designed to maximize performance and minimize cost.

Polypack’s new intermittent motion tray loader-former runs at speeds up to 20 trays per minute.

Paradox Software Consulting, Shelby, N.C., introduced the ParaTrans Router, a vehicle routing and scheduling application built specifically for the para-transit industry.

Heat and Control’s new FastBack FDX Force Displacement drives are said to be 40% smaller than comparable inertia drive horizontal motion conveyors and convey up to 2,500 pounds, making it ideal for transfer runs up to 100 feet long and product accumulation up to 300 cubic feet.