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WineLines February 2020 Issue

Newsletter of the Winery Engineering Association

In This Issue • Presidents Report • WEA Sponsorship • WEA Membership • WEA Website • 2020 WEA Conferences • Get to know your committee – Cesar Chaparro – WEA Deputy Business

Development • Teralba Industries – Dimpleflo Must Transfer Lines • STS – High Performance Clarification • Ifm – Real Time Maintenance – The Bridge to Predictive Maintenance • Non -Alcoholic Wine & Beer Market Size Worth $43bn by 2025

The Winery Engineering Association proudly acknowledges the support of its : Patron Sponsor Founding Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

President

Ben McDonald Treasury Wine Estates

Ben.McDonald@tweglobal.com

Treasurer

Peter Stone Best Bottlers

PeterS@bestbottlers.com.au

Secretary Ray Pender

Australian Vintage Limited rpender@australianvintage.com.au

Postal Address

PO Box 433 BURONGA NSW 2739

Phone

03 5022 5100

Facsimile 03 5022 5135

Conference Organizer Trevor Leighton

PO Box 432 Buronga

NSW 2739 Ph. 03 5024 8611 Fx. 03 5024 8925 Mb. 0417 597 956

tleighto@bigpond.net.au

Speaker Coordinator & WineLines Editor

David Clark Ph. 03 5358 2059 Mb. 0412 518 685 djc2@bigpond.com

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In this edition of ‘WineLines’ we are pleased to be able to announce the dates, venues and theme for our WineEng 2020 conferences, the first being our National Conference in the Barossa Valley during July and the second being our bi-ennial conference in New Zealand’s Marlborough region during October plus this edition’s ‘Get to Know Your Committee’ segment profiles WEA Deputy Business Development Manager Cesar Chaparro. We are also pleased to announce our sponsors for the 2020 calendar year and are extremely grateful for their support . A number of supplier-based articles are also included in this edition for your reference and the edition finalises with an interesting and eye opening article on the projected value of the non-alcoholic wine and beer market by 2025 ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Welcome to 2020. As we commence the 2020 vintage with some regions already well underway, we look forward to what the harvest will produce. By this stage we have either completed our pre vintage maintenance and capital programs, or more often than not, adopting the ‘just in time’ principal and completing tasks as the fruit arrives. This year has come with its own challenges with a very dry growing period, frost in some instances, and unfortunately for some of our colleagues, the impact of bush fires across the country. Our thoughts go to those that have been impacted and wish them a speedy recovery. As the lights of wineries and vineyards glow throughout the night, let’s fastened the seatbelt and enjoy the ride that vintage offers. See you on the other side. Cheers, Ben Ben McDonald – WEA President -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WEA Sponsorship Opportunities The WEA has a range of sponsorship options available (Gold, Silver & Bronze) each of which have significant cost benefits for those companies taking on such sponsorship ranging from exposure to the wine industry via WEA publications, complementary WEA memberships and conference registrations through to the allocation of exhibition booths at our conferences. Being an organization running on a not for profit basis we depend greatly on sponsorship support in order to be able to continue to keep wineries up to date with advanced technology and systems therefore assisting them in remaining globally competitive via reduced production costs and improved product quality.

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3 Apart from generally supporting the WEA, being a sponsor also brings with it cost benefits as outlined above that more than offset the cost of each level of sponsorship. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2020 period are still available and for more information please contact either David Clark – djc2@bigpond.com / 03 5358 2059 or Trevor Leighton - tleighto@bigpond.net.au / 0417 597 956 2020 WEA Sponsors

We are pleased to be able to advise that in addition to our Patron Sponsor - and

Founding Sponsor the following companies have committed to sponsoring the WEA during 2020 : - Australian Tank Insulation – Gold Sponsor

PALL Australia – Silver Sponsor

Aggreko – Silver Sponsor

JMA Engineering - Bronze sponsor

Separator Technology Solutions – Bronze Sponsor

Gordon Brothers Industries – Bronze Sponsor

We are most grateful for the ongoing support from Rockwell Automation, Programmed Property Services, PALL Corporation Australia, Aggreko and JMA Engineering with whom the WEA has had a close relationship over many years, We also welcome and appreciate the support of new sponsors Australian Tank Insulation as Gold sponsors and Separator Technology Solutions as Bronze sponsors.

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If you are not already a member of the WEA we would strongly recommend that you join as soon as possible in order to ensure that you are kept up to date with WEA events and news plus continued access to the download section of the WEA website therefore allowing you to access presentation materials from previous WEA conferences. Membership renewals are now handled separately from the conference registrations with the objective being to try and ensure that your membership does not lapse and that in turn you are kept fully informed of all WEA events well in advance of them taking place.

Those of you who are already existing members, If you know of any colleagues who you believe would benefit by becoming a member of the WEA, please encourage them to apply for membership by either going to our website www.wea.org.au or contacting Trevor Leighton on 0417 597 956 / trevorleighton@wea.org.au The annual cost of being a member is currently only $65 which not only entitles members to receive the newsletter and other updates but also entitles you to reduced registration fees to our conferences which can result in savings of at least $50 / year _______________________________________________________________________________________

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We are pleased to be able to advise that a new and improved WEA website is now up and running and is a vast improvement and far more user friendly than our original website with the new site having both iPad and iPhone connectivity. We encourage you to logon www.wea.org.au and we are keen to receive your feedback on how we can further improve the site, as with most sites it will be under constant review and further development.

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We are pleased to advise that in addition to our annual National conference we will also be running a conference in New Zealand during 2020, progress is underway with the planning of both conferences with the dates and venues being as follows: -

• 2020 Australian Conference Date: Wednesday 29th & Thursday 30th July Venue: Vine Inn – Nuriootpa – Barossa Valley – South Australia

• 2020 New Zealand Conference Date: Thursday 29th & Friday 30th October Venue: Marlborough Convention Centre – Blenheim – Marlborough Region – New Zealand South

With the theme title of the 2020 conferences being “Engineering Technologies for Sustainable Wine Production” the conference programs will focus on a range of topics associated with ensuring that your winemaking operations personnel are aware of the latest technologies available that in turn are designed to ensure that your operations remain competitive and sustainable by having the tools and knowledge to take on the challenges of a rapidly changing world both in terms of the environment and global competitiveness. We are in the early stages of putting together the conference programs and would welcome any suggestions you may wish to make regarding technical presentations you would like to see included in the conference programs and/or speakers that you believe should be invited to present a technical paper.

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• Renewable energy options inc a number of winery case studies • Energy procurement options • Instrumentation and automation opportunities for wineries • Advances in filtration & separation technology • Waste reduction and recycling • Refrigeration alternatives

Those of you representing suppliers of equipment and services to the wine industry who in turn would like to take up the opportunity of exhibiting at these events please contact Trevor Leighton via 0417 597 956 or tleighto@bigpond,net.au for further information and the opportunity to reserve your preferred booth at the exhibitions. Please do not hesitate to pass on this information to your colleagues and contacts and should you require any additional information regarding these events please contact either David Clark via 0412 518 685 / djc2@bigpond.com or Trevor Leighton. Finally, don’t forget to place the above dates in your 2020 diary/planner ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cesar Chaparro

Deputy Business Development & Committee Member

Employment Profile – Regional Reliability Manager – Treasury Wines Estates

• Variety of job experiences prior to the present role

I studied chemical engineering at university in the north of Argentina. A few months before finishing my degree, I started working in a large brewery as a laboratory technician, completing analysis in the brewhouse in particular. Soon after, I joined the Management Program of this multinational (later becoming AB Inbev) which took me to the different roles in the regional corporate offices in Buenos Aires for over 6 years. During this time, I worked with consumer complaints, innovation, crisis management, sensory science and other topics focusing in the market of both beer and soft drinks. As I always had an interest in numbers, I found the time to complete a Master’s in applied economics which fulfilled a personal interest rather than a job requirement. My last role with AB InBev was Site QA Manager for a beer and soft-drink plant in Montevideo, Uruguay before moving to Australia in 2013. I didn’t know much about wine but living in South Australia there are high chances to work in a wine related business, so I ended up working at Treasury Wines Estates as Continuous Improvement Lead at Wolf Blass Winery. I later moved to a Reliability Manager position and finally to my current position as Regional Manager.

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8 • Current Employer & Location I’m based in Nuriootpa in the beautiful Barossa Valley. I work for Treasury Wines Estates overseeing the Maintenance and Reliability functions for the 2 wineries and 2 packaging plants based in the Barossa. • Current variety of roles As part of my current role, I work with the teams to define the strategies and the best ways to maintain our assets as well as providing input to the Engineering team about equipment requiring replacement. I lead simpler capital projects from end to end when required. Part of the role is to set up the contracts with suppliers and looking to share resources and best practices when possible. I also have a continuous improvement hat which requires getting involved in topics such as glue change and a landscaping hat when discussing ideas or problems with the grounds and garden team. • The best thing about the job The best thing about the job is to be able to have the choice to work outdoors at a winery and indoors at the bottling plant on the same day and jumping in between completely different working environments. The vintage season at a winery brings people together and is good to see the extra collaboration at this time of the year. • Current challenges By now I have worked in a few countries and many locations and the challenge is always the same which is working with people. Almost everything else can be measured or predicted, but the impact of decisions or projects are always unknown until they are implemented no matter how much consultation has happened previously. • Future Challenges Continue to embrace technology in the winemaking processes at the same speed as changes are occurring. I believe other beverage industries are less risk-averse to identify new opportunities to expand their markets and ways of working. • Pet hates in a winery All the equipment used for vintage such as crushers, fermenters, presses, etc. We only utilise them 3 months of the year and I’m always thinking if there are other ways of using these assets all year round. • Outside interest/hobbies etc, etc I enjoy watching movies either in the cinema or at home. I have watched my favorite movie 32 times, so I already know most of the lines. I enjoy spending time outdoor with my family and teaching Spanish to my 4-year-old daughter. • Copy of any amusing industry related photos you may have One of the interesting characteristics of the wineries is that they can be designed in very different ways and each country seem to have a “decided” a way of building them. On my last trip to Mendoza, I visited a few places which look very different compared to Australian wineries, so I think this was worth sharing.

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Teralba Industries Advertorial Heat or Cool Must In-Line Pipelines form an integral part of every winery – large or small. Teralba Industries, who design, and manufacture Dimpleflo Must Chillers, also produce in-line heat exchangers. Where long runs of pipework are required from the crusher to presses etc, this provides an ideal opportunity to heat or chill products in line, using Dimpleflo Must Heat Exchanger Lines. The Dimpleflo Must Line is a derivative of the innovative Dimpleflo Double Tube Heat Exchanger where individual Heat Exchanger Modules are joined in series, to form a pipeline. Combined with stainless steel or Colourbond clad rigid insulation, Dimpleflo Must Lines provide a space efficient means of heating or chilling must and juice, minimizing the footprint of the heat exchanger that maybe required to complete the heating or cooling duty. Dimpleflo Must Lines can be made with a variety of different alloys and stainless steels and are available in 4” (100mm), 6” (150mm) and 8” (203mm) configurations. Service media can include; steam, hot or chilled water and glycol.

For further information on Dimpleflo heat transfer lines email: greg.haak@teralba.com Or call: 0429 394 801 Teralba Industries 1300 20 70 20

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STS (Separator Technology Solutions) Advertorial

Separator Technology Solutions (STS) is a wine industry centrifuge specialist with tried and tested expertise that grew out of the Australian wine industry. Operating in Australia, USA, France, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa since 2006, STS is fast becoming the global wine industry centrifuge standard. STS is overseen globally by Managing Director Ashley Whittington based in the USA office with the Australian head office based in Melbourne led by General Manager Blair Hanel and After sales/Spare parts support led by Andrea Birrell and a dedicated team of experienced technicians based in key winemaking areas to service our customer’s needs. STS manufactures centrifuges of differing capacities:

• STS 45 – (can be upgraded to a 60) – located on Stainless Steel Skid! • STS 95 – (can be upgraded to a 120) • STS 200 – (can be upgraded to a 250) • STS 500 – high capacity low solids applications

STS also offer full servicing packages and total spare parts for other makes and models. Please contact us for all your centrifuging needs: Blair Hanel Andrea Birrell New Website coming soon: 0437 804 712 0429 415 150 www.sts200.com Blair.hanel@sts200.com Andrea.birrell@sts200.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjBQX6ndd0

STS 200 STS 45 Skid Mounted

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Ifm Article

The changing approach to maintenance The healthy functioning of machinery is at the core of all industries. While maintenance is essential, the approach to maintenance is evolving to become more efficient. It’s not just about downtime, but the costs involved if parts are replaced at the wrong time, which can happen with scheduled maintenance. With the intelligent sensor technology and network connectivity we have today, businesses are already adopting a real-time monitoring and condition-based approach to maintenance. This is an essential bridge to the future of predictive maintenance and the next global industrial revolution: industrie 4.0. A brief background of maintenance Humans have been performing maintenance since they invented tools. The first industrial revolution occurred in the late 18th century and mass industrial production was in full force by 1900. In the early 1900s maintenance was basically only performed when there was a machine breakdown, otherwise known as ‘Breakdown Maintenance’ or ‘Reactive Maintenance’. In the late 1940s, the concept of ‘Condition-Based Maintenance’ was introduced in the US1. In actuality it

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14 was ‘Preventative Maintenance’ that was being practiced. This is characterised by the development of scheduled techniques employed to improve the longevity of manufacturing production equipment. The early Preventative Maintenance approach involved routine maintenance activity such as inspection, adjustment, and parts replacements performed on a planned basis in order to prevent equipment failure. While this was more effective than Breakdown Maintenance, it also became problematic in other ways – scheduled parts changes for example could be costly for operators, especially if they weren’t necessary. The emergence of ‘Reliability-Centred Maintenance’ The inefficacy of certain Preventative Maintenance techniques led to the development of what is known as ‘Reliability-Centred Maintenance’ methodology. The term Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) was coined by engineers of United Airlines in the US. It was used to describe a process that determines optimal maintenance requirements for aircraft in the 1970s, namely with the emergence of the Boeing 747. After investigations into heightened numbers of jet aircraft crashes, studies performed by airline senior management and the US Federal Aviation Administration found that the fundamental principles of engineering maintenance were wrong. There was a shift in the paradigm of physical machinery asset management – one inspired by RCM2. The RCM methodology maintained that the vast majority of failures were not necessarily linked to the age of the asset and that managing the process of failure was more efficient that predicting an asset’s life expectancy. It was determined that assets needed to be assessed in terms of their condition, rather than their age and that there were basic maintenance routine tasks that could be used to keep the assets working well. The standard SAE JA1011 was created to define the exact evaluation criteria for RCM3. Companies still use this standard to ensure their processes, services and software all conform to what is defined as RCM in order to establish safe minimal levels of maintenance. In a more recent manual describing the principles of the SAE JA1011, authors say that for a process to be identified as RCM, the following steps must be taken:

• Delineate the operational context and the functions and associated desired standards of performance of the asset.

• Determine how an asset can fail to fulfil its functions. • Define the causes of each functional failure. • Describe what happens when each failure occurs. • Classify the consequences of failure. • Determine what should be performed to predict or prevent each failure. • Decide if other failure management strategies may be more effective.4

When the above process is undertaken by businesses and coupled with modern technology, better efficiency can be achieved. Modernising the maintenance approach With increased pressure on businesses to optimise their productivity and delivery times to meet modern demands, effective policy and processes for machine maintenance is essential. If machines break down, that downtime translates to lost sales, machine repair and part costs in addition to the salary costs of idle

15 employees. This kind of event also has other consequences. It reflects badly on the business’s reputation, which may deter potential customers. For this reason, many industries are adopting maintenance processes that combine the RCM methodology with intelligent sensor technology and software that provides real-time monitoring. This enables businesses to better anticipate when their machines need maintenance and avoid break downs completely. The improved accuracy of sensor measurements and software-generated data has been instrumental in achieving effective condition-based maintenance. One of the more trusted brands in Australia for providing this type of technology – as well as the service expertise – is ifm. This German company was founded in 1969 with the mission to develop high quality, reliable and innovative sensor technology. German products, local solutions The worldwide brand of ifm is well-respected. This is partly due to the company’s commitment and reputation for being close to their customers at all times. It is also owing to the exceptional quality of their products – a statement that is reinforced by the fact that the company offers a blanket 5-year warranty on all products. The ifm product range is extensive and includes condition-monitoring systems such as: systems for vibration monitoring and diagnostics; flow meters for compressed air; flow meters for water; systems for oil quality monitoring; pulse evaluation systems; systems for evaluation of standard signals; signaling and display systems; and systems for signal conversion. Importantly, their level of customer service ensures that local businesses have the right solutions in place for their specific needs. Preparing for industrie 4.0 There has been a lot of buzz about the next industrial revolution and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. In reality, we’re in the beginnings of a revolutionary phase with industries already adopting automated machinery. Predictive maintenance is the next step in ensuring the vitality and longevity of these machines – and removes the chance of human error. In the interim, employing intelligent technology such as sensors and software that provide real-time condition monitoring as well as adopting an RCM process, will ensure businesses are industrie 4.0-ready. Businesses that are interested in an assessment of their processes and to improve their current capabilities can rely on ifm to provide products and holistic solutions. References 1. Overview of predictive condition based maintenance research using bibliometric indicators, Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences, February 2018

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksues.2018.02.003 2. Nowlan, F. Stanley, and Howard F. Heap. Reliability-Centered Maintenance. Report Number AD-A066579". United States Department of Defense. 1978. Archived from the

original (PDF) on 2013-08-01.

3. Evaluation Criteria for Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Processes JA1011_200908 https://www.sae.org/standards/content/ja1011_200908/

4. Sifonte, Jesús & Reyes-Picknell, James. Reliability Centered Maintenance-Reengineered: Practical Optimization of the RCM Process with RCM-R(R), CRC Press, 7 April 2017

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Rising prevalence of coronary diseases and heart related health risks has fuelled the non-alcoholic wine and beer market, which has grown exponentially in the past few years along with improving living standards of consumers. Owing to the notable concerns of consuming excess alcohol, worldwide efforts to explore the benefits and production techniques for making alcohol-free or low-alcohol beverages, have escalated. The non-alcoholic wine and beer industry has profited from an incredible shift in preference by millennials and the disease-prone geriatric population, who wish to lower the probability of cardiovascular diseases.

Compared to alcoholic beverages, studies have shown that non-alcoholic beers exhibit boosted anti-oxidants, increased Vitamin B6 and slower blood coagulation, all of which help to prevent heart conditions. Additionally, benefits such as effective stress control and suitable for consumption by pregnant women have highly endorsed the global non-alcoholic wine and beer market.

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18 A major cause of obesity and heart issues is unrestrained consumption of calories from beverages containing high sugar content. Boasting annual earnings of over $23 billion in 2017, the Non-Alcoholic Wine and Beer Market consists of products with significantly less proportion of calories than the alcoholic options. Consequently, a number of institutions and national level events have been promoting less or non-alcoholic beers and wine in their demonstration portfolio to support companies that aim to brew craft beers and non-alcohol containing wines.

Representing the industry penetration of the non-alcoholic wine and beer market, the Great British Beer Festival, happening every year since 1977, has recently confirmed that it will offer alcohol-free beer for the very first time that is produced by a Netherland-based craft brewer, Braxzz. The company sells both low and no-alcohol beers and the festival organizers expressed an interest due to the increasing importance of such products in the market, which has caused the sale of alcoholic drinks to decline.

Referring to 2018 statistics, the U.K. non-alcoholic beverages market grew by more than 15 per cent over the previous two years with health-conscious consumers looking for lower-alcohol content in drinks. Aldi, a major supermarket chain, in July introduced two non-alcoholic wines in response to the upsurge in demand. These wines are said to have less than half of the calories found in other alcoholic wines and are also cheaper. With the presence of several prominent liquor producers and having one of the highest consumption rates, Europe generates huge revenues for the non-alcoholic wine and beer market and registered a demand in the excess of 1 billion litres in 2017. U.K., Germany, Ireland, France and Italy are some of the biggest consumers of alcoholic drinks and the growing intensity of health problems in these countries will encourage the development of the Europe non-alcoholic wine and beer industry.

Non-Alcoholic Wine Market, By Material, 2025, (USD Million) A number of popular brands such has Carlsberg, Heineken, Bernard Brewery, Erdinger Weibbrau, among others have dominantly stepped into the non-alcoholic wine and beer market. Seeking to capitalize on the swift expansion of the non-alcoholic wine and beer market, the world’s second largest beer producer Heineken has launched a non-alcoholic lager for the Irish market. Beer is the more preferred alcoholic beverage in Ireland having a 46 per cent market share in 2016 and contributed close to $2.7 billion to the country’s economy in the same year. The company claims that the alcohol-free lager, Heineken 0.0, has half the calories of regular beer and taster better than most other products in the category.

As the Heineken 0.0 experiences strong sales in Spain, Netherlands, Russia and many other countries, the non-alcoholic wine and beer market will undergo a significant transformation with other brands also attempting to sell health-friendly low-alcohol beverages through retail stores and ecommerce platforms. Over the past few years, researches have continuously been conducted to compare the effects of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on the human body, primarily inspired by the explosion of cardiac disorders globally. A study performed on 67 men, who had diabetes or displayed three or more risk factors of heart diseases, involved observing the effect of red wine containing alcohol and one without alcohol. Interestingly, when the men drank alcohol-free red wine their blood pressure lowered down to levels which reduce the risk of heart diseases by 14 per cent and chances of stroke by 20 per cent.

Europe Non-Alcoholic Wine and Beer Market, By Product, 2018 & 2025 Global non-alcoholic wine and beer industry are driven by rapid technological development and innovations across the beverage sector. Industrialization and changing consumer lifestyle in the emerging economies of China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brazil has stimulated the demand for the product. Rapid improvisations in the brewery industry for alcohol content reduction including improved membrane-based technologies and vacuum distillation is enhancing the quality of the beverage. Moreover,

19 rising demand for low alcohol content in various alcoholic beverages regarding suitability for occasional & health concerned consumers will foster the product portfolio expansion. Developing economies such as Mexico, India, China, Brazil, and Indonesia will substantially impact the product development owing to a larger customer base coupled with increasing preferences for low and no alcohol beverages.

All in all, the need for healthier drinks with enhanced antioxidants and electrolytes that can be incorporated in daily life has stimulated the non-alcoholic wine and beer industry, accentuated by disorders like liver cirrhosis, CVD and certain cancers that originate from alcohol abuse. Offering an affordable solution for people who want to socialize without consuming alcohol or those who are restricted from drinking alcohol-infused beverages, the non-alcoholic wine and beer market is anticipated to record an impressive 7.6 per cent CAGR from 2018 to 2024.

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