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Success Story:Winery

Market Served

Food and Beverage

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German Winery Toasting New Eaton Filters

Location:

Germany

Problem:

Improve the efficiency of the

filtration process without

sacrificing quality or taste.

Solution:

Eatons BECOPAD mineral

free depth filtration media.

Results:

The winery increased the filtration

volume from 23,775 to 52,834

gallons (90,000 to 200,000 liters)

with 25 filter sheets.

Eaton CorporationFiltration Division70 Wood Ave. SouthIselin, NJ 08830USA732-767-4200www.eaton.com

"The winery increasedits filtration capacitymore than 200% whileachieving betterclarification andretention of flavor andaroma of the wines."

Background

Theres much more to makingwine than just pressing ormashing grapes.

Filtration is an important partof the process that ensureswine quality and microbiologicalstability. A combination ofdifferent filter media helpsachieve these results.

The German winery Kallfelztraditionally used a specialcombination of filters in theirproduction. To supply the bottling

lines, the wines were sentthrough conventional depth filtersheets followed by 0.6 micronprefilter cartridges and 0.65micron membrane filtercartridges.

However, after filtering 23,775gallons (90,000 liters) withtwenty-five 16" x 16" (40 x 40cm) filter sheets, the sheetsclogged. A new set ofreplacement filter sheets wereneeded to secure filtrationcapacity of the downstreamfilter cartridge combination aswell as the microbiological

security of the entire bottlingprocess.

Challenge

The winerys challenge was toincrease filtration capacity whmaintaining constantmicrobiological retention.

There were a few options toincrease the filtration capacityOne possibility was to use filtsheets with coarser pore sizeHowever, the risk ofmicrobiological infectionincreases during the bottlingprocess, which could result inthe loss of product quality oreven a product recall. Another

option was to add an additionfiltration step during the bottliprocess to reduce filter cloggisubstances, but this way wasneither cost effective noracceptable from the quality poof view.

After eliminating those optionthe cellar master at the winerturned to Eaton for cost effectfiltration that would improve tefficiency of the filtrationprocess without sacrificingquality or taste.

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Solution

The solution was EatonsBECOPAD filter media, aninnovative depth filter mediacomposed solely out of purecellulose. Unlike conventionaldepth filter sheets, BECOPADfilter sheets are mineral free.The new structure andcomposition improves thefiltration capacity by constantlymaintaining high microbiologicalretention.

The Kallfelz winery ultimatelyselected the BECOPAD 220media for germ-reducingfiltration. The BECOPAD filtersreduced the rinsing volume by50% and zero drip loss providedan additional benefit. Becausethe BECOPAD filters are 100%compostable, the winery simplydisposes of them into thevineyards.

To further optimize the process,wine enzymes from the EatonsBegerow Product Line degradefilter clogging substances like

pectins and -glucans. Thisresults in a better clarificationand retention of flavor andaroma of the wines.

Additional benefits:

No product loss withinnovative drip-free filtration

Increased consumer safetywith unsurpassedmicrobiological retention rate

Environmentally friendly

- Reduced rinsing volume

(50% less waterconsumption during neutralrinsing)

- Pure cellulose sourced fromcertified and sustainableforest management (naturaland 100% compostable)

Result

By using Eatons BECOPAD 220filters in combination with0.6 micron pre-filter cartridgesand 0.65 micron membrane filtercartridges the winery increasedthe filtration volume from 23,775to 52,834 gallons (90,000 to200,000 liters) with twenty-five16" x 16" (40 x 40 cm) filtersheets. The efficiency ofBECOPAD filters convinced thecustomer of its exceptionalqualities.

Those benefiting the most, ofcourse, are the many Kallfelzcustomers enjoying an abundantsupply of quality wine thatconsistently satisfies even themost sophisticated of palates.

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