[LETTERHEAD OF HINCKLEY, ALLEN & SNYDER APPEARS HERE]


                                                  Exhibit 5
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                                        July 18, 1995



Vitronics Corporation
4 Forbes Road
Newmarket, NH  03857

    Re:  Registration Statement on Form S-8
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Gentlemen:

    We have acted as counsel to Vitronics Corporation, a Massachusetts
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the filing by the Company of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission relating to 300,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), to be issued
pursuant to the Vitronics Corporation 1995 Key Employees' Stock Option Plan (the
"Plan").

    In connection with this opinion, we have examined the Company's Articles of
Organization as amended, the bylaws of the Company, as amended, the Registration
Statement, corporate proceedings of the Company relating to the issuance of the
Common Stock, the Plan and such other instruments and documents as we have
deemed relevant under the circumstances.

    In making the aforesaid examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures and the conformity to original documents of all copies furnished to
us as original or photostatic copies.  We have also assumed that the corporate
records furnished to us by the Company include all corporate proceedings
regarding the issuance of the Common Stock taken by the Company to date.

    Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan has been duly authorized and
when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.

 
Vitronics Corporation
July 18, 1995
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    We hereby consent to the use of our opinion as herein set forth as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.  This opinion is rendered to you in
connection with the Registration Statement, and except as consented to in the
preceding sentence, may not be relied upon or furnished to any other person in
any context.  In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        /s/ Hinckley, Allen & Snyder