New Pall Filtration Technology Preserves Wine Flavor and Quality.Business Editors/Food & Beverage Writers Unified Wine & Grape Symposium 2003 EAST HILLS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Bacteria and yeast can turn good wine to bad. The process of keeping them out of the bottle without affecting the delicate taste or color of wine is a constant challenge. New technology from Pall Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PLL PLL - phase-locked loop ) solves this universal vintners' dilemma. The Pall OenoPure(TM) filter removes organisms that can adversely affect wine quality and shelf life without altering color or taste. The OenoPure filter effectively removes harmful contaminants during the critical filtration step before bottling. At the heart of the filter is a proprietary inert membrane that minimizes interaction with the wine and thereby preserves its characteristic flavor and color. This is critical, especially for premium brand wines. "This new filter technology is another leap forward in assuring the microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. stability of wine, which is key to a purer product," said Wolfgang Platz, Corporate Vice President, Pall Food and Beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. . "We are pleased to partner with the wine industry to help them balance long-standing traditions with today's requirements for production innovations." Pall offers integrated filtration and separation solutions for every stage of the winemaking process to vintners around the world. The characteristics of the OenoPure filter --- reliable microbial control, durability, and inert nature --- provide wineries with an efficient and economical solution to wine processing. Pall's proprietary Polyethersulfone filtration membrane is formed into a high surface area cartridge with Pall's Ultipleat(R) technology. This award-winning technology results in a highly efficient and mechanically strong filter. The filter can be sanitized san·i·tize tr.v. san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es 1. To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting. 2. with most currently used methods including hot water, steam and chemicals. Its durable PES pes (pes) pl. pe´des [L.] 1. foot. 2. any footlike part. pes n. pl. pe·des 1. The foot. 2. membrane can be repeatedly sanitized with hot water for over 500 cycles, further improving the economics of wine processing. The OenoPure filter is the latest addition to the Pall OenoVations line of products for wine processing. Complementary products in the line are the OenoClear(TM) and OenoStar(TM) filters, for the prefiltration steps in microbial stabilization, and the OenoFlow(TM) Hollow Fiber Microfiltration system, for clarification. The OenoPure filters will be on display at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, January 29-30, 2003, Sacramento, California at Pall booth #'s 1517, 1519 and 1521. About Pall Corporation Pall Corporation is the global leader in the rapidly growing field of filtration, separations and purification. Pall's business is organized around two broad markets: Life Sciences and Industrial. In addition to serving the food and beverage industry, the Company provides leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of customers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, transfusion medicine transfusion medicine Blood banking A subspecialty of clinical pathology or internal medicine which is involved in Pt management through administration of blood cells and blood products including fresh-frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate; TM specialists are versant in , semiconductors, municipal drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. and aerospace. Total revenues are $1.3 billion. The company is headquartered in East Hills, New York East Hills is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Village of Roslyn. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 6,842. , and has operations in more than 30 countries. Further information can be found on its Web site http://www.pall.com. |
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