The fascination of oenology & technology

Wine presses with patented technology since 1918
To the presses

1951

WiLLMES launches the world's first pneumatic press, known as the tube press
.

Produced from 1951 - 1980
Patent no.: 977234

1976

Another innovation follows: the world's first hermetically sealed pneumatic tank press with half membrane and horizontal juice channels.

Produced from 1976 - 2003
Patent no.: P1046082

1985

The world's first tank press with double diaphragm and vertical juice channels made of slotted stainless steel is launched. Later known as MERLIN.

Produced from 1985 - today
Patent no.: P0145948

2000

The innovation continues: the world's first hermetically sealed press with vertical juice channels with stainless steel slotted sieves, double membrane and central juice outlet.

Produced from 2000 - 2012
Patent no.: EP01925534.8-2316

Today

And today WiLLMES is still the innovation leader, with the world's first hermetically sealed press with
vertical Flexidrain juice channels with flexible high-performance fabric, double membrane, central juice drain and all options for modern wine processing. Scalable for all performance requirements.

Produced from 2003 - today
Patent no.: EP1438185

Our vision

Our vision is to support winegrowers with the best grape press in the world in the processing of their wines and sparkling wines. This is what we stand for with all our passion and manpower. We achieve this through the continuous further development of technologies that combine all current and future requirements of the ambitious winegrower in one system.
I would be delighted to invite you to Lorsch to meet you in person and get you excited about the WILLMES "family".
We value fair and trusting dealings, which should pay off for the benefit of all - your company and the WILLMES company.

See you soon - and for the good of
Ulrich Willmes

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