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CASE STUDIES
STREAMLINING
WINERY
OPERATIONS
Certa Compact positive displacement
pump from MasoSine has the juice
BY ROB BERUBE, WATSON-MARLOW FLUID TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
L
abor shortages caused by the
pandemic, exacerbated by high
housing costs and made worse
by wildfires, have posed challenges
for California vineyards. Crush
Fabrication & Mechanical (Crush Fab)
has emerged as a crucial ally to the
winery industry, offering innovations
that help mitigate these challenges
and enhance efficiency and product
quality. The Certa Compact positive
displacement pump from MasoSine is
proving to be an especially effective
solution, providing wineries with a
highly efficient and versatile pump
that saves on labor.
Crush Fab is gaining national
recognition for pioneering winery
automation solutions. Crush Fab
specializes in automating " pump
over, " a traditionally labor-intensive
process of frequently circulating
liquid to ensure even fermentation
and avoid the growth of undesirable
bacteria that could negatively affect
the wine's quality and flavor.
NEED FOR AN EFFICIENT
AND PORTABLE POSITIVE
DISPLACEMENT PUMP
Pumps are essential in every stage of
winery operations to keep operations
flowing. Instead of requiring
multiple specialized pumps, Crush
Fab's customers look for pumping
technology that can multitask without
compromising performance in any
specific application.
" Our customers want a single
pump that does it all and does it
well, " says Crush Fab's Chris Price.
" This is especially true for small
wineries operating with constrained
capital budgets and limited space.
They need a high performing,
affordable, versatile and portable
positive displacement pump, and we
found the ideal solution in the Certa
Compact Sine pump from MasoSine,
Watson-Marlow. "
SINUSOIDAL
PUMP TECHNOLOGY
A single sinusoidal rotor creates
four evenly sized chambers as it
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rotates. Fluid is " pulled " through the
inlet into each chamber in turn. As
the chamber rotates, it closes, and
then discharges fluid through the
outlet port. At the same time, the
opposite chamber opens to draw in
more fluid, resulting in a smooth flow
with virtually no pulsation. A gate
functions as a seal between the inlet
and outlet sides of the pump, thus
preventing pressure equalization
and stopping fluid escaping from the
higher-pressure outlet to the lowpressure
inlet. Notably, the chambers
are moved as a whole, meaning their
volume does not change during the
pumping process and the product
is not subject to any significant
mechanical load. As a result, product
integrity is maintained as it moves
gently from inlet to the outlet.
SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT
MUST APPLICATION PUMPING
Crush Fab previously achieved
outstanding results using standardsize
Certa Sine® pumps in must
pumping applications in conjunction
with its specially designed hopper/
auger assembly to receive fruit
directly from the destemmer.
" Significant efficiency gains
are realized through streamlined
fruit reception, with our customers
typically reducing harvest fruit
unloading time by a third compared
to other pump types, " adds Price.
" Previously ten to twelve hour days
have been shortened to six to eight
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