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In The Winery

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Reliability, Performance & Versatility

Determine Winery Pump Choices

By: Gerald Dlubala
W winery, there’s a pump to match applications because they are less complicated to
“ hen it comes to pumps used in the our Yamada series are popular for wine transfer

every size and budget, and usually,
and service. Positive displacement pumps like our
those two variables are the deciding factors,” said operate, gentle on your juice and easy to maintain
Ross Battersby, sales and equipment design profes- Waukesha 130 are winery workhorses. They are
sional for Carlsen and Associates, an industry lead- popular choices and loved throughout the wine
er in winemaking equipment and systems. industry because of their portability and versatility.
By simply using a different diameter of hose, you
“But speed can also play a part,” he said. “Large can easily use the same pump for many different
scale wineries are usually more interested in that applications throughout the winery, including must,
aspect, but for the smaller volume wineries, it’s moving 30 to 320 GPM.”
best to use something that gives the user the
ability to move it around the facility for different Battersby told The Grapevine Magazine that
applications. Air operated diaphragm pumps like Carlsen Waukesha’s positive displacement pumps

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