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Welcome to the WineEng 2020 Forum & Trade Review

2020 will no doubt go down as one of the most challenging years not only for the wine industry, but also society in general.

If we look at our industry, we have had drought, fires, extreme weather, and COVID-19 to contend with.

The impact of COVID-19 has seen a change to work practices across the industry with some members of the Winery Engineering Association experiencing reduction in work and most having to work at home for periods of time. We are yet to see the end of this, but hope that all members and their families remain safe.

One of the biggest impacts of COVID-19 for the Winery Engineering Association has been the cancellation of the annual conference in Australia and the biennial event in New Zealand.

As a consequence of this, and in order to provide a forum for our members, the Winery Engineering Association is excited to have partnered with Winetitles Media to deliver this forum and trade review here in the pages of the Grapegrower & Winemaker and online.

This new format of printed and electronic presentations ensures that we remain informed and connected through these trying times.  It also enables the Winery Engineering Association, in collaboration with Winetitles Media, to broaden our reach through their audience, therefore introducing our association to those that may not be aware of the function the Winery Engineering Association performs.

Together with Winetitles Media, we can maintain, in a new and different format, our major annual event to our members and the broader wine community, a conference that is still relevant to those that both contribute and participate.

We must remember that we belong to an industry that is world leading and the Winery Engineering Association continues to remain relevant and this opportunity provides us with an avenue to maintain our mission statement: “Providing a forum for New Technologies & Processes; Advocates Industry Standards and Best Practice; Promote and Develop Fellowship and Networking ”.

I encourage all existing members and suppliers to support this event, and thank Winetitles Media for their support in delivering such an event that can be far reaching in restricted conditions.

Cheers,
Ben McDonald
President, WEA

Welcome to the WineEng 2020 Forum & Trade Review

2020 will no doubt go down as one of the most challenging years not only for the wine industry, but also society in general.

If we look at our industry, we have had drought, fires, extreme weather, and COVID-19 to contend with.

The impact of COVID-19 has seen a change to work practices across the industry with some members of the Winery Engineering Association experiencing reduction in work and most having to work at home for periods of time. We are yet to see the end of this, but hope that all members and their families remain safe.

One of the biggest impacts of COVID-19 for the Winery Engineering Association has been the cancellation of the annual conference in Australia and the biennial event in New Zealand.

As a consequence of this, and in order to provide a forum for our members, the Winery Engineering Association is excited to have partnered with Winetitles Media to deliver this forum and trade review here in the pages of the Grapegrower & Winemaker and online.

This new format of printed and electronic presentations ensures that we remain informed and connected through these trying times.  It also enables the Winery Engineering Association, in collaboration with Winetitles Media, to broaden our reach through their audience, therefore introducing our association to those that may not be aware of the function the Winery Engineering Association performs.

Together with Winetitles Media, we can maintain, in a new and different format, our major annual event to our members and the broader wine community, a conference that is still relevant to those that both contribute and participate.

We must remember that we belong to an industry that is world leading and the Winery Engineering Association continues to remain relevant and this opportunity provides us with an avenue to maintain our mission statement: “Providing a forum for New Technologies & Processes; Advocates Industry Standards and Best Practice; Promote and Develop Fellowship and Networking ”.

I encourage all existing members and suppliers to support this event, and thank Winetitles Media for their support in delivering such an event that can be far reaching in restricted conditions.

Cheers,
Ben McDonald
President, WEA

About Winetitles Media

Winetitles Media is the major publisher to the Australian and New Zealand wine and viticulture industries. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, its print and online publications focus on industry news, views, research and development, and offer solution outcomes to industry communities. Winetitles Media produces the industry’s longest-running and highest-circulating print publication, Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker, first published in 1963, as well as specialist publication Wine & Viticulture Journal and Australia’s only daily industry online e-newsletter, Daily Wine News. It also publishes the annual flagship product, Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory, and a range of specialist wine industry books.

About Winery Engineering Association

The Winery Engineering Association provides a forum for those who engineer the winemaking process and is intended to compliment the existing forums for wine makers. The Winery Engineering Association represents the hundreds of people who provide engineering, maintenance and wine production services within and to the Australian and New Zealand wine industry. In the early 1980s, a small group of people responsible for winery maintenance and engineering got together annually and discussed items of common interest and helped each other. That annual gathering has grown into the WineEng National Conference of the Winery Engineering Association. The two day conferences have been held in most of the major wine regions of Australia, and now the WEA also holds a conference in New Zealand every second year.

SPEAKERS

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Rebecca Hellweg

National Sales Representative, Pera Pellenc Winemaking Technologies

With over 12 years wine industry experience, as well as a B.Sc. (Agr.) and M.WBus, Rebecca is experienced in all facets of wine production, from harvest to bottle. She is passionate about helping winemakers to improve wine quality through automation and advancements in technology, whilst respecting the balance between the science and art of winemaking.

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Christopher Hoey

Managing Director (Pacific) – Bürkert Fluid Control
Systems

As Managing Director for Bürkert Australia and Sales Director for the Asia-Pacific region, Chris Hoey offers over 35 years’ experience in Process Control and Automation. Whilst having a diverse international portfolio, Chris remains hands-on to the challenges faced by industry, and in turn strives to be part of developing applications that use both new and well-proven technologies, aligned to the needs of each customer.

During his career, Chris has been an active committee member of the Profibus/Profinet Association in Australian and South-East Asia, as well as being highly involved as a member with the local Institute for Industrial Control and Automation (IICA). Chris’ enthusiasm for industry evolution and success is second to none.

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Glen Jacob

Food & Beverage Industry Manager – Australia and New Zealand, Rockwell Automation

Glen has over 25 years’ experience helping manufacturers apply automation and OT technology solutions to make their manufacturing operations more productive. Motivated by the goal of sustainable growth for the Food & Beverage industry in the Australia and New Zealand region Glen works with F&B manufacturers to solve productivity challenges and drive value from investments in IT/OT technologies and solutions.
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