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 Standard-Knapp, Portland, Conn., debuted Versatron Case Packer with lowering head module, ideal for gentle, positive handling of product and partitionless packing of products made with glass, aluminum, PET, or other materials. Partitionless packaging allows for the use of less material in packing, in the move towards sustainability. 

 Munters IceDry unit reduces or prevents ice and frost buildup in cold storage areas. 

Ross Industries, Midland, Va., introduced the next generation of its Boundary Layer Control (BLC) Impingement Tunnel.

Processors can automatically produce yogurt and dessert parfait cups with the Hinds-Bock Parfait Cup Line, produced by Hinds-Bock Corp., Seattle, Wash.

Atlas Copco presented its latest innovations—oil-sealed vacuum pump systems.

 Fully automatic Rollstock Vacuum Packaging Machines from Rollstock, Kansas City, Mo., offer simple reliability in low-cost machines.  

 The new BlueTherm Duo from ThermoWorks, Lindon, Utah, allows users to monitor and record two temperature probes remotely on an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Android device as part of an industrial, scientific or foodservice process. 

Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., developed a new Peel and ReSeal Lidding Film for Ready Pac, Inc. retail lettuce trays.

Pearson Packaging Systems, Spokane, Wash., introduced the new CE35-UG compact fully-automatic case erector.