FLOOR TALKS
Monday, 22nd July 2019
SPEAKER
Jamie Gilchrist
Co-Founder/Director
Vintrace
10.30am-11:20am
Utilising mobile technology in the winery
Capture real time data
- Stop being chained to your desk
- Stay on top of data entry, no late nights catching up
- Access crucial information to make decisions while on the move
- Stay compliant
- Powerful bar coding for instant Access to crucial data and job completion
SPEAKER
Sean Meneaud
Innovation Project Manager
Visy
11.30am-12:20pm
Insights and Innovation
There are a number of challenges facing brand owners today when dealing with the evolving demands of new supply chains. Visy is uniquely positioned to understand these demands from the creation of new pack formats, filling and packing, merchandising, shipping and finally the recycling of your product. Sean Meneaud will explore some of these trends and challenges to provide insights on ways to simplify the process of launching products and understanding the impact of sustainability as a trend on your business.
SPEAKER
Anthony Heinrich
Global Wine Marketing Director
AB Biotek
12.30pm-1:20pm
Novel non‐conventional wine yeasts from AWRI and their impact on sensory characteristics
The wine microbiome is diverse and only recently are scientists understanding its potential for new and novel yeast, bacteria and other organisms that can add value to wine. Dr Cristian Varela was the principal scientist in leading the project at The AWRI to isolate non-Saccharomyces yeast strains with the potential to produce lower alcohol yields compared to existing commercial yeast strains. In collaboration with AWRI, AB Biotek has now manufactured these strains as active dry yeast and performed two years of vintage trials with surprising results to be shared in this presentation.
SPEAKER
Marc Schelcher
Asia Pacific Sales Director | Vinventions LLC
Jet Technologies
1.30pm-2:20pm
Optimal Shelf Life, How bottling and closure oxygen ingress are key factors.
Differences between corks and screwcaps, how measuring the Head Space Oxygen can give a more comprehensive and accurate indication on the shelf life, and how the choice of the closure will influence the evolution of the wine.
A talk for winemakers, marketers and retailers.
SPEAKER
James Balzary
Founder/CEO
Ailytic
2.30pm-3:20pm
AI Optimisation in Winery and Packaging Operations
The nature of the upstream wine supply chain from intake to distribution has not traditionally leant itself to an integrated planning philosophy. Barriers still exist due to organisational and operational differences. Winemaking and Packaging operations are struggling to understand each other in an integrated way and decisions are often made in silo’s. In this talk we will analyse some critical reasons why this is the case and explore the drivers of operational efficiency for improved decision making when allocating personnel, equipment and materials in winery and packaging operations. A driving force for change is the use of smart IIoT and AI technologies to assist in increasing profitability.
SPEAKER
Dan Wilmott
Regional Sales Director,AU and NZ
Thinfilm
3.30pm-4:20pm
Connecting with the Modern Consumer
Customer-driven disruption, personalized consumer experience, relevant messaging that is contextually meaningful – these are the things that the modern consumer expects. The following floor talk will take a deep dive into the why and how to connect with the modern wine consumer, and the importance of being able to meet their information needs across emerging channels. In our session, Thinfilm will show how brands can deploy smart packaging solutions to connect to consumers, driving engagement, first-party data insights, and brand protection – all with a tap of a smartphone.
Tuesday, 23rd July 2019
SPEAKER
David Zerbo
CEO
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Phillip Kittle
Sales Manager
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Massimo Pivetta
Sales Manager TMCI Padovan
Ridgelea
10.30am-11:20am
Developments and Applications in the Pump Sector
Streamline Your Vintage Using Continuous Systems
Highlighting Emerging Technologies
Outlining new designs and bespoke wine industry solutions. Using highly automated systems to go from grape intake to inoculation in less than 6 hours. A presentation of improvements based on existing methods as well as completely new technologies.
SPEAKER
Christopher Hoey
Managing Director (Pacific)
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems
11:30-12:20pm
The disruption of the automation industry is making it better for winemakers
21st Century control systems are no longer complex, expensive or difficult to maintain… so why is this still a misconception for operators? Disruption to any industry brings change and for the automation industry, change has been for the better. Gone is the complex and expensive field wiring, field boxes and dinky displays, control room with special PCs and screens, lack of maintenance data and gone is the difficulty in servicing it all. The new generation is plug and play connectivity, iPad portability displaying web-based data acquisition, giving you control directly in your hot little hands. This might sound like utopia, and we understand your focus is on making wine, not in the mechanics of control systems…but what if you could have it all? Craft married with automation technology, without compromising tradition? Because you can, it’s here and it’s now. In this talk Chris will take you through the current best practice in automation strategies, drawing on over 70 years of Bürkert’s history in the wine industry.
SPEAKER
Sonia Viladevall
BioSystems Business Unit Manager
Metrohm
12.30pm-1:20pm
Application and uses of photometric tests during the wine process
When it comes to quality control in the cellar, opinions about value vary widely. Some wineries are equipped with the latest and greatest tech¬nology and measure well beyond the basics. Others measure Brix and pH and rely on their palates and past experience for the rest. However, when looking to improve quality, repeatability and control of a product, quality-control measurement is the key. Photometric test help us with the entire process, from grape to finish wine.
SPEAKER
Radek Petlak
Wine Energy
1.30pm-2:20pm
A supplier of innovative equipment
Wine energy is a supplier of innovative equipment for the Australian Wine Industry
Please join us to find out about our newest offerings
Find out about our mobile Nitrogen generator that can replace your gas bottles
Find out about easy CO2 & Dissolved Oxygen gas management
Find out about fully integrated fermentation management (controlled via a computer in the office)
Find out about non-blocking, hygienic sample taps
Find out about the latest grape sorting technology
We look forward to sharing with you and answering your questions
SPEAKER
Bayard Sinnema
ANZ Regional Business Development Manager
O-I Australia
2.30pm-3:20pm
Innovation by O-I Glass Australia – O-I : EXPRESSIONS
Unleashing glass packaging customization & late-stage differentiation:
• Changing consumer trends are forcing brands to be more agile and offer personalized packaging experiences
• As a result, packaging suppliers need to adopt their processes to offer highly differentiated packaging and personalization at low volumes and with shorter lead times
• Enabled by digital printing, O-I : EXPRESSIONS enables brands to create highly personalised and customised glass packaging at flexible volume, industrial speeds, and with an unprecedented range of colour and design possibilities…turning glass bottles into canvases
SPEAKER
Ben Daking
Manager
Australia Frost Fans
3.30pm-4:20pm
Frost fans for protection of wine grapes
How frost fans work to protect wine grapes from frost damage and cold injury. An update will be provided on current frost fan technology and automation. An overview of the FrostBoss Return on Investment (ROI) tool will also be provided, which allows growers to input their own data to calculate returns.
Wednesday, 24th July 2019
SPEAKER
Paul Ahn
BDM
Flavourtech
10.30am-11:20am
Removing alcohol from wines
Removing alcohol from wines may be performed via different methods but the use of spinning cones is still the preferred technique in the wine industry. The use of centrifugal force thin-film, low residence times and low temperatures in the Flavourtech Spinning Cone Column (SCC) all contribute to the alcohol being efficiently removed while still maintaining the quality of the delacoholised wine. An important part of this process is in the capturing of the delicate, natural wine aroma (produced from the grapes and further developed by the fermentation process) through the SCC upfront, with this makes the SCC the preferred choice.
SPEAKER
Erwin Ona
Senior Applications Engineer
3m
11.30am-12:20pm
3M Liquicel – Gentle & precise control of CO2 and O2 in wine
3M Liqui-cel gas contactors are used in a wide variety of industries to precisely control the dissolved gas levels in a fluid. In the wine industry this means better control of dissolved CO2 and O2 in wine as well as the potential for significant savings in processing time and in the use of CO2 and N2 in the winery. In order to evaluate the potential for the gas contactors in the local market 3M has built a trial skid and run a series of trials at a number of Australian wineries. This talk will cover the various applications covered and the results in comparison to the industry practices.
SPEAKER
Don Thorp
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Michael dePalma
Territory Sales Managers
TracMap
12.30pm-1:20pm
Customer collaboration brings operational accuracy and efficiency
Presenters Michael De Palma and Don Thorp discuss how putting the customer at the centre of all design decisions led TracMap to develop a highly relevant solution equipped to mitigate the issues and challenges faced on the vineyard. Comprised of an in-cab GPS display unit and a cloud-based job management system called TracMap Online, easily monitor the movement of staff and machinery across vineyard sites, record and analyze fertilizer application and harvesting activity. The rich data collected helps determine where operational improvements can be made, while managing multiple jobs at once, increasing the ability to quickly increase the scale of your operation.
