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LeN° 409 - March 13th, 2014Vigneron - 2,52  du Val de vEQUIPMENT NEWS A monster made in Chalonnes

meters long, 5 meters tinent in May. There it will chined, manufactured and come to us with new ideas. high, 5 meters wide be reassembled by the Fran- assembled on site in This is how we have created 14 and 27 tons. This is co American team. Chalonnes sur Loire. The a vertical press for the red the latest press coming out For the Chalonnes factory wiring, the electrical cabinet, wines called JLB, the initials of the production line at this is the second time that the press membranes... just of its creator. We have then Bucher Vaslin and it is off a press of this size is making about everything is done in- developed it with him.” the scale. the news. In 2007 the com- ternally. “From A to Z we Every year the factory pro- It can contain 750hl of fruit, pany had delivered a press want to control the produc- duces about 1,000 machines, the equivalent of a 15 to 20 of equivalent size to Australia. tion” insists Corinne Delpy, a majority of presses, but hectare Before the departure of the Marketing Manager. Living also filters, sorting tables..., harvest in one single press press, Bucher Vaslin, world proof that Industry can still with 66% sold to export mar- load. The press has been or- leader in press market, invited have a place in ... kets. Bucher Vaslin runs dered by the Gallo family in a hundred guests, amongst A success which comes sales operations in Italy, the USA for their production them many wine growers, to from working on innovation. Chile, USA and Australia. site in California. Once dis- visit the factory which counts 10% of all personnel is ded- The company works with 60 mantled, the monster will 280 employees. icated to Research and de- dealerships in France. be shipped by sea and will This was the opportunity velopment and design. “We arrive on the American con- to explain that all is ma- also have inventors who vPatrick Touchais

Vigneron du Val de Loire N°409 - March 13th, 2014