For more than 20 years, the Sturdie electrical team have enjoyed a close association with the iconic Wolf Blass winery either directly, or through their long association with Sage Automation. From tank farms, crushers and fermentation tanks to centrifuges, pumps and electrical infrastructure, the team has been relied upon to deliver for one of the greatest wine names in Australia. Over the years, Sturdie’s projects and tasks have been wide and varied, covering an array of needs and projects.
Managing the complete electrical disassembly and removal of a bank of 56 ten-tonne fermenter tanks from Penfolds Winery, and their re-installation in Wolf Blass’s new “icon” building. Then, in 2000, Sturdie completed the full electrical works for the installation of an early bank of 68 fermenter tank.
Sturdie was also engaged with installing the 1200Amp supply and entire electrical system into two new cask halls on site including lighting, switchboards, cabling, and power outlets to meet a range of electrical requirements and power demands. This also required running three 630mm aluminium cables per phase through the tank ‘farms’ into the cask halls.
And most recently, Sturdie supplied and connected a new main switchboard to the winery, as well as liaising with SA Power Networks on a new transformer, including a power factor corrector unit.