INSPIRATION
Automating various aspects of warehouses allows beverage manufacturers to increase productivity while minimizing labor and wastage costs. Smart warehousing ensures an effective material handling system that prevents damage or loss.Voice-controlled warehouse operations and the use of automated guided vehicles for product handling are on the rise,along with automated flow control and bottling solutions. In
addition, advanced warehousing solutions facilitate inventory management of final products as well as raw materials. Especially in fermented products, smart warehousing reduces spoilage due to unwanted exposure that may affect product quality. When combined with IoT, it also provides end-to-end visibility into temperature-controlled storage conditions of ingredients and products.
BarrelWise Technologies is a Canadian startup that provides a smart barrel management system for winemakers.The startup’s device allows cellar hands to eliminate handling and restocking of barrels to maintain sulfide levels. Toachieve this, it integrates barrels, allowing users to monitor wine characteristics without opening the barrels. The startup’s solution significantly reduces contamination risks during sampling while reducing the time spent on each barrel.
German startup Vinou provides a digital wine cellar management platform. The startup’s platform, Vinou-Cellar, combines all data generated within the cellar, including fermentation curves. It enables digital communication to the wine laboratories and provides an optional fully automated wine bookkeeping approved by the viticulture authority.Vinou,thereby, speeds up cellar operations and offers all the relevant information under a single platform, facilitating barrel,cellar, and sales management. Apart from these, the startup now offers near-field communication (NFC) chip-based solution to access wine tanks directly and monitor production processes.
