Constellation Europe has chosen Puresep Filtration Technologies, a provider of in-house manufactured filtration equipment, and Begerow, the liquid filtration specialist, to provide the latest Stepflow filtration technology at its new Winery in Avonmouth.
Two Stepflow systems now serve the winery's two bottling lines. Stepflow filters are fully automated bespoke systems. Each filter has its own control with an operator panel. The filters are on a duplex skid, each with two independent filtration streams: one in filtration and one in standby.
Wine is filtered through two stages: a pre-filter and a final sterilising filter. The pre-filter stage is a 30-fold cartridge housing using Begerow depth filter cartridges. The final sterile filter is a 24-fold cartridge housing with Begerow membrane cartridges.
While full automation minimises manpower, the system also reduces water consumption and eliminates the use of filter powders.
Craig Crosby, project manager for Constellation Europe, says: "Not only is the technology state of the art and bespoke to our needs, but the service levels provided by the local experienced engineers are second to none."
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