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2004 : NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

 

Time/Place: 10 & 11 June Montana Brancott Winery, Marlborough New Zealand

Key Note Speaker: Mr Gerry Gregg (Brancott Winery Manager, Montana Wines)
Mr Phillip Gregan (CEO, New Zealand Winegrowers)

Statistics: 158 Delegates, 21 Presentations, 20 Exhibitors

Dinner: MC Gerry Gregg (Montana Wines) with entertainment by one-man-band Pete Madsen

Other info: A tour group of 18 people, visited eleven New Zealand Wineries and several places of interest, as they wound their way from Auckland to Blenheim in the week leading up to the conference.

SPEAKER LISTING

coordinated by Ken Johnson

Thursday 10 June 2004

Conference Welcome: Geoff Patritti (WEA Vice-President)
Official Opening: Mr Gerry Gregg (Montana Wines)
Keynote Address: Mr Phillip Gregan (New Zealand Winegrowers)
The Future for NZ Wine Companies: Jonathon Tommy (Montana Wines)
The New Regulatory Environment for NZ Winemaking: John Barker (NZ Food Safety Authority)
Wine Crossflow Systems - How to Make Your Choice: Dave Wyllie (Pall NZ)
Primasoft - a Gentle Continuous Wine Press: Dr Peter Smolenaers (Vitquip)
Understanding Centrifuge Technology in Winery Applications: Nigel Bartlett (Westfalia Separator NZ Ltd)
Microfiltration: Fabio Sfoggia (Vitis NZ)
Preventative Maintenance: Marc Taylor (Vitis NZ)
New Generation Plastics / Backflow Prevention: Paul Eagleton (Wavin Plumbing) Robin Best (Mico Plumbing)
Voltage Support for Large Starting Loads in Rural Networks: Steve Jenkins and Stuart Gordon (Connell Wagner)
The Economics of Insapipe: Nigel Hill (Insapipe)
Craggy Range Fruit Receival Project: Mike Finlayson (Transfield Worley)
Load Scheduling for Winery Refrigeration Systems: Dr Inge Merts (Massey University)

Friday 11 June 2004

Improving Manufacturing Operations and Efficiencies Through Automation: Nigel Williams (Rockwell Automation)
Stainless Steel in the Wine Industry - Design, Fabrication and Maintenance: Les Boulton (Les Boulton and Assoc Ltd)
Welding Stainless Steel: Peter Moore (Atlas Specialty Metals)
New Technology Implementation in the Wine Industry: Dr Vincent O´Brien (Provisor)
Taylor Tipping Tanks: Gary McKernan (Montana Wines) Wayne Taylor (Taylor Engineering)
Recent Developments in Wine Recovery from Grape Marc: Rod Zemanek (Predict International)

 

EXHIBITION & SPONSORS

coordinated by Trevor Leighton

Scheduled maintenance, painting & cleaning

Filtration media & equipment Transfield Worley

ATI Engineering
Conveyor Industries
Corus Metals
Crown Sheetmetal
Engineering Plastics
Global Science
HD Process Control
Insapipe Industries
Iplex Piplines
Jamesprint Labels
NDA Engineering
Pall New Zealand
Patrick Charles Pty Ltd
Programmed Maintenance Services
Provisor
Scott Automation
Taylors Engineering Ltd
Transfield Worley
Trans Tasman Engineering Ltd
Tyco Flow Control
Vitis NZ Ltd
Wavin Plumbing Supplies
W.E. Ware & Co
Westfalia Separator Pty Ltd