Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Brewerton, N.Y., said today it acquired the assets of S&R Machinery, a supplier of random and uniform case sealers based in Olyphant, Pa. Schneider specializes in end-of-line solutions for case packing and palletizing.

Used to gently stack cups of yogurts and other food products at very high speeds prior to multipacking or case packing, the flexible Quattro robots are easy to deploy and easy to maintain.

Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms, Landsdale, Pa., introduced a new white bottle that is said to protect the purity of milk by blocking light intake. The dairy processor, a brand of Dean Foods, is using the name Pure Protect for the opaque container.