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New KAUP Barrel Handler attachment eliminates manual handling of wine barrels
Newly developed technology has transformed barrel handling. Originally manufactured by KAUP Australia for one of Australia’s largest winery facilities, Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), the KAUP Barrel handler forklift attachment slips on to a conventional forklift. This new equipment designed by both KAUP and the Treasury’s engineering team, provides the seamless lift and transport of barrels on and off master cradles at wineries.
In the wine industry, barrel handling is a critical operation, as wooden barrels are essential
for aging wine and enhancing its flavour. The KAUP 0.8T405/130 Barrel handler is an innovative attachment that helps to streamline operations while also enhancing safety and improving process efficiency for material handling. This new attachment is a specialised forklift attachment designed to safely handle heavy wine barrels, typically made of oak, which can weigh up to 272kgs (600 lbs) or more when full.
The KAUP Barrel handler allows wineries to transport barrels from storage areas to racking systems, move them for blending or tasting, or position them for filling and emptying. Not only does this attachment lift barrels it can also rotate them into place. Picking up barrels from a vertical position, then clamping one or two barrels at a time and laying them down so they can be put into storage racks used in wine cellars. This precision is essential to preserve the integrity of the wine and prevent any spillage or oxidation.
Mike Barton, Managing Director at B&B Attachments, KAUP’s sole UK distributor, comments; “It is possible for this attachment to be customised further to consider barrel sizes as well as other factors including machinery sizes. For wineries dealing with large volumes of barrels, this new attachment will streamline the aging process and ensure proper wine production practices are followed. This one piece of equipment has the potential to improve the handling process across the whole winemaking sector.”
The KAUP Barrel handler is available throughout the UK from B&B Attachments, the leading forklift truck attachment company in the UK and Ireland.
Hot and Cold Cosmetic applications demonstrated in new Silverson videos
Silverson Machines has recently released two new videos in collaboration with Beauty Science Labs UK, demonstrating the capabilities of their L5M-A Laboratory homogeniser mixer in two different cosmetic applications.
The first video shows how a Cold Process Gel can be formulated using a Silverson Laboratory Mixer.
In this video, Tumi Siwoku, Principal Chemist at Beauty Science Labs, shares her experience in the cosmetics industry and walks Silverson’s James Cardus through the step-by-step process of creating a clear, viscous, aeration-free gel. She explains how pH-sensitive polymers like acrylates copolymer respond to sodium hydroxide and how proper mixing technique makes all the difference.
The resulting product is a cold-processed gel base. These neutral gels are widely used across the cosmetics and personal care sector, serving as the foundation for gel moisturisers, styling products, topical treatments, and various skincare formulations, and can be easily customised with active ingredients, fragrances, or colourants.
The gel is created solely using a Silverson multi-purpose Laboratory mixer. The same high
shear mixer is used in the second video demonstrating a Hot Process emulsion, highlighting the versatility of the Silverson L5M-A mixer.
In the Hot Process video, Tumi explains the concept of a Hot Process Emulsion and how the Silverson laboratory homogeniser enables the formation of high-quality creams and lotions. She also explains the different phases, the ingredients in each phase and the importance of mixing each of the phases at the correct temperature. Viewers are able to see how the Silverson Laboratory mixer is able to maintain uniform mixing throughout, delivering a consistent, stable emulsion.
As mentioned, Silverson Laboratory mixers are used for a variety of mixing processes from simple liquid/liquid blending, forming emulsions and reducing particle size to more complex mixing applications. They are ideal for all routine laboratory work, research and development, QA analysis and small scale production.
The ‘standard’ L5M-A model is the latest development in high shear laboratory mixing. The advantage of a Silverson over simple agitators and stirrers stems from the specially designed rotor/ stator workhead; the high speed rotation of the rotor blades draws materials into the workhead where they are intensively mixed, before being projected back into the body of the mix at high velocity. With this method, ingredients are fully incorporated and any agglomerates are eliminated.
With its integral tachometer, ammeter and programmable timer, the L5M-A laboratory homogeniser offers a level of instrumentation invaluable in applications where process validation and repeatability are required. The L5M-A can also be supplied with a temperature probe which can be invaluable in this application, as seen in the Hot Process video.
As Tumi explains, temperature plays a critical role, not only in combining the oil and water phases, but also in determining when to add temperature-sensitive components. Ingredients such as fragrances, colorants, preservative systems, and extracts must be incorporated below a specific threshold to maintain their efficacy and stability.
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48 MAY 2025 | FACTORY&HANDLINGSOLUTIONS
Silverson
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