Stefano Peruzzi and Tomasso Cucinotta have taken to one of the fields, where the grapes are slowly growing ready to be turned into quality Italian wine. B lue-white welding flashes light up the workshop in Verona, Italy, at brief intervals – just a few seconds at a time. They are then extin- guished as the item is examined, before lighting up again as the work continues. It is important that the pipe welds are perfect, so the quality of the whole system is top class. This applies to all parts of the process leading up to the finished system. Just a few metres away, innovation and technology take centre stage when Innotec’s engineers design their solutions for wine production. The systems are used to feed additives such as gum arabic to the wine to enhance the taste, but also to clean the production equipment, so the next batch of wine is not tainted by the previous one. customers worldwide every year. And they must all meet the highest standards. “We must ensure consistency in the taste of our wines. Our customers must be sure to get the quality experience they expect. And this work begins in our production. The fact that the solutions from Innotec and Grundfos allow us to ensure a uniform and clean process every time we produce wine is extremely important to me,” says Cesare Lazzarini, who is responsible for quality at Gruppo Vini Italiano. Tailor-made technology Well-functioning technology is key to Innotec. Several elements have to be in place before the system can fulfil the company’s strict demands, and the customers’ individual requirements. “Quality is of utmost importance in this field. Our customers cannot compromise on the quality of their products, and neither can we. We are therefore constantly working to refine our technology and our solution,” explains Stefano Peruzzi, Research Director and CTO of Innotec. Their tailored systems for customers incorporate Grundfos pumps, such as our metering pumps and controls, to ensure precision and reliability. Tradition and innovation Not far away, just outside the small town of Pastrengo, lie Gruppo Vini Italiano’s headquarters, surrounded by green vineyards. Top-quality Italian wine is bottled here and shipped around the world. With full respect for the traditions of the winemaking craft, but also with a sense for using new solutions in their efforts to create the best wine experiences for their customers. Thirty-nine million bottles of Italian wine are shipped to “Quality is of utmost importance in this field. Our customers cannot compromise on the quality of their products, and neither can we.” Stefano Peruzzi “We are very keen to tailor the exact solution that the customer needs. But one of the things we focus on, and which is the same every time, is our quality and high technological level. We are therefore pleased with our collaboration with Grundfos, because the pumps are good and reliable, and advanced enough to match our requirements,” he says. “These requirements are one of the reasons why we appreciate working with Innotec,” explains Tommaso Cucinotta, who is the person at Grundfos responsible for the industrial metering business in Italy and Israel, and collaborates closely with Innotec. “They place high demands on us. It is very satisfying to know that we will get the opportunity to exploit the great technical potential offered by our metering pumps etc., and which greatly differentiates us in the market,” he explains. JOURNAL18
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