Cantine Riunite, the world-leading wine producer of Lambrusco and sparkling Emilian wines, won many advantages by incorporating VLT® FlexConcept® into a bottling line expansion project.The key factors for a highly efficient system, fine-tuned to increase the productivity of bottling lines were:
The energy-efficient choiceThe decentralized high-performance Danfoss VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302 was integrated with the hygienic, energy-efficient Danfoss VLT® OneGearDrive® gearmotor.
Over 80 highly energy-efficient complete driving systems were installed in the wine bottling line, which processes 18,000 bottles per hour. Each driving system comprised a reduction gearbox plus frequency converter.
Engineer Matteo Zanoli, Head of Production, reports: ”Our supplier, a world leader in the bottling line and machinery sector, suggested that we use the Danfoss VLT® FlexConcept® operational solution on our conveyors - we immediately accepted. The fact was that we wanted to make a choice which continued our tradition of quality and innovation, so we took the opportunity to equip ourselves with a highly energy-efficient system, fine-tuned to increase line productivity”.
Exceeds IE4The Danfoss VLT® OneGearDrive® reduction gearbox is equipped with a permanent magnet motor and has an efficiency equal to 96%, which is higher than the IE4 standard. This value thus not only exceeds current legal requirements, providing significant immediate energy savings, but also meets future legislative developments for at least the next decade.
Cantine Riunite’s decision to use the complete Danfoss VLT® FlexConcept® system, which offers overall energy efficiency levels of 90%, allows them to continue production with savings of more than 30% in comparison to a traditional solution, which guarantees that they will recover their investment in just over a year.
Few variants, few spare partsSaving energy is only the first of the many benefits guaranteed by the Danfoss operations solution:
Maximum energy efficiency, easy in-depth cleaning, minimal maintenance and smaller warehousing are the advantages from which Cantine Riunite can now benefit by opting for the Danfoss VLT® FlexConcept® solution for bottling their high-quality wines.
VLT® FlexConcept® VLT® FlexConcept® offers the option of centralized or decentralized control:
Cantine RiuniteCantine Riunite is a world-leading wine producer of Lambrusco and Emilia sparkling wines, and is a major global exporter of Italian wine.
Riunite Lambrusco is distributed to over 50 countries. In some countries, such as the United States, it has been synonymous with the essence of Italy and quality sparkling wine for decades. Cantine Riunite is the first Italian wine producer to equip itself with a production process that is UNI EN ISO 9002 certified from start to finish.
Every year, the company plant in Campegine, in the province of Reggio Emilia, produces 70 million bottles, destined for Lambrusco and Riunite wine lovers scattered over every continent.
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