RE80 Dimple-Mag Saves Thousands in Winery Equipment Repair
Case Studies / August 14, 2018
One of the largest risks to profitability in winemaking is damage to expensive processing equipment.
Metal contaminants such as wire and vine fencing staples, and small-medium sized tools such as hammers and brackets, enter the grape receivals area and cause significant damage to downstream equipment.
Magnattack™ Global technicians were recently contacted by a winemaker in the Barossa Valley who was experiencing this problem. Loss of productivity and costly emergency repairs and replacements during the grape crushing period were impacting the business.
The Magnattack RE80 Dimple-Mag Extraction System.[/caption]
Some of the metal contaminants collected by the Dimple-Mag after installation.[/caption]
Typical damage costs associated to intakes without adequate magnet protection:
SOLUTION
After investigating the application, Magnattack™ technicians recommended the RE80™ Dimple-Mag™ Extraction System. The system consists of a specially designed Magnetic Plate paired with a high-intensity RE80™ 10-11,000 gauss Magnetic Separation Bar. It was designed by Magnattack™ to overcome problems associated with grape bunches and debris becoming entangled around Multi-Finger Receival Bin Magnets, another magnetic system that has become popular throughout Australia and New Zealand. The configuration of the system improves the capture of magnetics and without hindering product flow or compromising product coverage as experienced with conventional bar/grate magnets. The Dimple-Mag™ was installed in the de-stemmer hopper under the grape receival discharge screw. [caption id="attachment_510" align="alignnone" width="400"]
RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENT
- Reduced equipment maintenance and repair costs
- Reduced downtime in production for repairs
- Reduce unplanned shutdown
- Fast return on investment – the magnet paid for itself over within the first week
- Control over incoming foreign metal contaminants

- $2,500 for repair of bag press (or $15,000 - $20,000 for replacement)
- $8,500 repair of pump
- $8,000 repair of de-stemmer
- Plus costs of downtime for investigation/repairs and loss of production.
