Wineries often rely on stainless steel components (such as channels and walkways) to allow employees to safely reach fermenters, presses, and other machining equipment, but modern FRP products have a significant advantage over traditional materials in producing high purity products.
Wine production or winemaking may be modernized according to large-scale production to meet the needs of the world market, but the industry still has a very discerning consumer base that requires high quality products. This means that wine must be produced in an environment with tight control parameters and specialized equipment to ensure that all products are of superior quality.
This mentality explains the industry's reliance on durable but expensive materials such as stainless steel. However, FRP products can reduce the cost of stainless steel factory parts without affecting the mechanical and physical requirements of modern health and safety regulations, thereby benefiting the entire wine industry.
FRP products for the wine industry
Stainless steel grids are physically strong and low corrosive and therefore popular in the wine industry, which requires constant rinsing to maintain cleanliness levels around fermentation and pressing equipment. However, even alloys used in high-sensitivity environments such as wine production exhibit corrosiveness over time. Stainless steel alloys may contain up to 30% chromium, which gradually oxidizes with repeated use, especially in the presence of water or steam.
FRP products such as grilles for sidewalks or handrails have better corrosion resistance than stainless steel, as well as good flexibility in running around complex fermenters or grape presses of various shapes.
The highly corrosion-resistant system offers round armrests and molded 90° angles to remove sharp edges and improve the overall safety of the part. This is mainly used in a variety of food and beverage industries, as the reduction of the accumulation of particles such as dirt and dust, the wine industry can obtain significant benefits to improve the cleanliness of the overall plant, thereby improving the quality of the end product.
