An efficient winery must operate on a Total Cost of Filtration basis. This recognizes that superior filter performance will yield better economics over time. A Total Cost of Filtration approach also realizes that factors influenced by filter performance are often more costly than the filters themselves. These factors include:

• Filter Cartridge Cost
• Filter Throughput
• Wine Lost
• Bottling Line Downtime and Labor
• Cleaning and Sterilization Water and Chemicals
• Product Spoilage and Recalls

The Vitipore II PVDF final membrane offers:

• Lowest protein and color binding
• Highest membrane area and number of pleats per device
• Most throughput
• Only major symmetric wine membrane
• Higher membrane robustness and stress tolerance
• Most reliable integrity testing

A high quality filter cartridge is key to maximizing total throughput and reducing the Total Cost of Filtration.