A Blend of Old-World Tradition with Modern HMI/SCADA

Because Omnia Technologies regularly works with all these operations—and many of them are similar in nearby industries such as distillation plants, breweries, juice-making facilities, and others—the company has gained a deep understanding of the challenges faced by producers and has created a flexible, winery-specific platform that could streamline operations without sacrificing tradition.

“The design team set out to create a complete winery software platform called i-Get Winery to empower winemakers with modern traceability, process historization, precise batch control, and the ability to meet regulatory requirements,” said Zanusso. “The platform features a modular architecture with standardized features meeting the majority of typical requirements, while also providing the adaptability and customization necessary to address diverse winery requirements.”

The i-Get Winery platform’s modular design allows wineries to start small and expand as needed, covering critical areas such as:

• Vinification: Winemaking, also known as vinification, encompasses not only the grape and fermentation processes but also the selection of grapes and the production of various types and styles of wine. This software module provides standardized supervisory recordkeeping for these activities.
• Fermentation: Fermentation is a key batch step in winemaking, encompassing many characteristics—including temperature, pressure, level, stirring, and more—that must be precisely curated, and then monitored and controlled in production, much like any recipe.
• Tracking: Batch and lot traceability is essential for providing precise tracking of production batches from inception to completion, and for ensuring consistency and repeatability.
• Log: Successful wineries need a database listing to manage not only the grapes and wines, but the entire ecosystem of bottling products, suppliers, customers, and more. In addition, they require a historical record of all process and management data, providing comprehensive oversight and complete auditing documentation, to achieve the highest production standards.
• Lab: While many instruments can be added inline directly to the process, some measurements require sample analysis in a laboratory, so the software must be able to accept these manual results.
• Ingredients: Wineries are about more than just the grapes; they need the ability to manage an entire supply chain of products and materials used in the process.
• Bottling: When it comes time to bottle the finished product, the equipment used to handle bottles, sanitize, fill, and label them—and then package them into cases and pallets—represents a unique activity worthy of its own module.
• Energy: Improved energy efficiency and sustainability, made possible by better access to digital data and automation, are high-priority goals in every modern process system.
• Visualization and Control: Modern human-machine interface (HMI) graphics provide a window into instrumented systems and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Advanced graphics and control functionality simplify user interactions with the production system, streamline operator workflows, and promote a paperless environment.i-Get Winery solution goes far beyond typical industrial process visualization functionality with winemaking-specific interfaces for lot histories, product family trees, fermentation curves, and more.Emerson

Built on Emerson’s Movicon.NExT industrial-grade HMI/SCADA platform, the system connects with a wide variety of PLCs and devices through open protocols like OPC UA and Modbus. This flexibility enables deployment across different winery setups without forcing customers to use proprietary hardware.

“As an HMI/SCADA created for industrial process and manufacturing operations, Movicon provides a complete front end so users can visualize information and make control and data entries,” said Martino Caranti, South Europe leader, Software and Systems for Emerson. “It comes with a significant library of standard objects, which the team leveraged to create standardized displays, along with the ability to customize them.”

The platform’s intuitive interface minimizes operator training, while PostgreSQL database integration ensures secure, on-site data storage with the option for remote access.

Higher quality, lower costs

Early adopters of i-Get Winery have reported impressive gains:

• 30% reduction in batch processing errors through precise recipe control.
• 40% faster quality control report generation.
• 50% cut in paper usage via digital documentation.
• 20% decrease in energy costs through optimized tank cooling.
• Enhanced product quality and consistency, backed by data-driven insights.

Perhaps most valued by winemakers is the seamless digital traceability that replaces labor-intensive manual tracking, offering a clear, visual representation of each wine’s production journey.

A modern vintage for the future

By merging intuitive HMI/SCADA technology with centuries-old winemaking practices, TMCI Padovan has delivered a solution that preserves craftsmanship while driving operational excellence. The i-Get Winery platform proves that automation isn’t just for large-scale producers—it’s an accessible tool that can help wineries of all sizes produce exceptional wines more efficiently.