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WINEMAKING Italian cooper Garbellotto had a large display at the show and also won an innovation award for its new "precision" barrels. Stelvin Inside range of screwtop liners with varying oxygen transfer rates. Amorim Cork also took a new technology award for its Helix cork, which is a reusable cork with threading similar to a screwtop closure. Vineyard equipment LaCruz Solutions made a basic design change to the harvesting system its machines use to remove grape clusters from the vine. The firm's representative Valentino Cirivello said the new system can provide a 30% improvement in both yield and time savings. Cirivello said the beaters feature a longer surface that requires fewer beats per second, resulting in "less stress for the grape and the stock." Martignani won an innovation award for electrostatic sprayer technology that "keeps the drift down by blowing it back into the canopy in combination with the electrostatic droplets charge," said Stefano Martignani, the company's director and general manager. Solex Corp. of Dixon, Calif., handles the company's sales in the United States. stage of a press cycle. The second stage employs a pneumatic press. The total cycle time is reduced by average 30% because of the hybrid press function. American Tartaric Products represents Siprem in the United States. Bucher Vaslin earned an award for its new Delta Rflow sorting table. The machine employs a high-powered air jet to sort grapes and remove MOG at high speed. Italian firm Gruppo Bertolaso received an innovation award for its system of "simplified bottle handling parts within packaging machines." SCREW Making the move to screw cap? Closure award winners A trio of closure suppliers earned new technology awards. Nomacorc was honored for its Select Bio Series, which it claims offers wineries a zero carbon footprint closure for their wines. The Select Bio is 100% recyclable and made with polymers derived from sugar cane. Amcor Flexibles earned an award for its Want to run roll-on and torque-on with the same machine? Arol's flexible capping technology applies everything from corks, to torque-on aluminum closures. We custom design your machine for your specific application. With over thirty years' experience and 15,000 machines to-date, we have a perfect solution for your application. Contact us at: AROL North America 450 Satellite Blvd NE | Suite A Suwanee, GA 30024 | Tel: 678.318.1290 www.arol.com Amcor's Stelvin Inside capsules feature a varying range of oxygen transfer rates. See us at Unified booth #D2 Win es & Vin es ja n ua ry 20 14 87