Areas of application

WINEMAKING AND DISTILLATION

L’Atelier De Fermentation (France)

A mini-brewery in southern France (Cevennes), opened by an Englishman for educational purposes.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-26s

Figure 1. Pressing wild lemons using the hydraulic press GP-26s

Likörerei Mühlberger e.U. (Austria)

Manufacturer of natural liqueurs of the highest quality.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-26s
- fruit crusher ESE-018, 230 V, 50 Hz

Figure 2. Crushing strawberries using the electric crusher ESE-018

L'Âne Brasseur(France)

A craft mini-brewery. After prolonged maceration of fruits, the beer is drained, but there is still a lot of liquid left in them. Therefore, a hydraulic press is used to extract the maximum amount of liquid from the fruits.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GBP-26

Figure 3. Pressing beer after prolonged maceration of fruits using the hydraulic press GBP-26

JUICE, BEVERAGE PRODUCTION AND FARMS

SIA Ābolis (Latvia)

Producer of apple juice with chili pepper, ginger, black currant twigs, and spicy aromas. "SIA Ābolis" also produces apple vinegar, ginger apple juice sauce, cider, apple distillate, birch and maple sap with lemon and ginger.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-30
- hydraulic juice press GPA-100
- screw juice press VP-100
- juice filling system for Bag-in-Box® and “Stand up Pouch” BIBF-20
- electric juice pasteurizer ESP-20, 400 V, 50 Hz
- screw press VP-075

Figure 4. Hydraulic juice press GP-30 at a farmers' market

"IEVGRAVAS"(Latvia)
In the gardens of "IEVGRAVAS" they grow quince and engage in beekeeping. The press and crusher are used to extract juice from quince and berries and subsequently make syrups.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-50s
- fruit crusher ESE-055, 230 V, 50 Hz
- juice pasteurizer SP-22

Video 1. Crushing quince using the electric crusher ESE-055

Video 2. Pressing quince juice using the hydraulic press GP-50s

Petit Broc de nature(France)

A farmer from Pampro who grows and processes fruits and vegetables. From seeds to tasting.

Equipment used:
- electric apple crusher ESE-055, 230 V, 50 Hz
- juice collection tray made to customer specifications

Figure 5. Crushing apples using the crusher ESE-055

Singing Frog Orchard (Canada)
A farm that produces apple juice and cider.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic press GP-50s
- apple crusher ESE-055, 120 V, 60 Hz
- juice pasteurizer SP-50

Figure 6. Crushing apples using the crusher ESE-055

Vivita un Modris Posses (Latvia)

In the Ergeme parish, sugar beets are grown and processed into syrup.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic press GP-50s
- apple crusher ESE-055, 230 V, 50 Hz

Figure 7. Crushing sugar beets using the crusher ESE-055

Joseph Reitzer (France)
At the request of a client who produces cider, an apple crusher ESE-055 with a 3-phase motor was manufactured.
The client designed and built a special elevator for the crusher, allowing apples to be fed into the crusher's hopper, and after crushing, the crushed mass goes directly into the press basket.

Equipment used:
- Electric fruit crusher ESE-055, 400 V, 50 Hz

Figure 8. Homemade elevator for the apple crusher ESE-055

Nikola Dzony (Montenegro)

Production of natural juices, as well as fruit processing services.

Equipment used:
- Hydraulic juice press GP-50s
- Electric fruit crusher ESE-055, 230 V, 50 Hz

Figure 9. Pressing apple juice using the press GP-50s

RESTAURANTS, CAFES, HOTELS (HORECA)

Linderhof (Russia)

Linderhof is a Bavarian cuisine beer restaurant located in Moscow. Chef Ilya Romanov uses the press to prepare various drinks and wines.
The stainless steel piston is used as a weight when preparing fermented red cabbage.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-12s
- screw juice press VP-3
- stainless steel piston GP-12s

Figure 10. Filtering drinks using the basket of the press GP-12s

Maison Caillet (France)

Maison Caillet is a Michelin-starred restaurant and hotel in Valmont (Normandy). Chef Pierre Caillet uses an apple crusher in his restaurant to prepare natural juices from apples and pears.

Equipment used:
- electric apple crusher ESE-055, 230 V, 50 Hz

Figure 11. Crushing apples using the crusher ESE-055

EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

INRAE (France)

Researchers at INRAE use an apple crusher and press in a fully anaerobic chamber to obtain apple juice for cider that is not exposed to oxidation. This juice is then used in a controlled oxidation reactor to study the oxidation reactions of polyphenols.

Equipment used:
- electric fruit crusher ESE-018, 230 V, 50 Hz

Figure 12. Obtaining apple juice in a protective environment of carbon dioxide using the crusher ESE-018 and screw press

HOUSEHOLDS

James Downer (USA)

A family from Arizona that makes apple juice and cider.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-100s

Figure 13. Assembling the hydraulic press GP-100s

Lucia Tarase (Romania)

A family from Romania that makes their own wine from grapes grown on their plot next to their house.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-50s

Figure 14. Pressing juice from grapes using the hydraulic press GP-50s

Mark Alekseev (Russia)

A family from Pskov that makes juice from apples grown on their country plot.

Equipment used:
- screw juice press VP-20
- electric apple crusher ESE-018, 230V, 50 Hz

Figure 15. Pressing apple juice using the screw press VP-20

Dmitry Teteruk (Russia)

A family from Moscow that bought a house in the Moscow region and moved to live in the countryside. Dmitry makes cider for himself and his acquaintances.

Equipment used:
- hydraulic juice press GP-26
- electric apple crusher ESE-018, 230 V, 50 Hz