What JUCLAS does

JUCLAS (JU.CLA.S. Srl) is an Italian plant engineering company founded in the late 1980s as the acronym of 'Juice Clarification Systems,' specializing in winery and beverage processing equipment. The company operates as the plant engineering division of VASONGROUP, headquartered in Settimo di Pescantina (Verona), Italy, and serves winery and beverage producers worldwide through direct sales and post-sale technical assistance.

Its product portfolio is built on proprietary membrane and electrodialysis technologies, anchored by the MASTERMIND® family — pH (demineralization for acidity adjustment), REMOVE (membrane contactor dealcoholization at ambient pressure and temperature), REMOVE LAB UNIT (December 2025 launch for pilot-scale R&D), and MASTERMIND® FILTRATION — alongside the patented AROMALOC® aroma preservation system (EP 2986700), ELETTRODIALISI® for tartaric stabilization, flotation systems (its founding technology), oxygenation tools (MICRODUE®PLUS, MACRODUE®, OXYDUE BARRIQUE®), gas management systems (CARBO SMART, GAS-MIXER, MMR-PLUS), and a complete filtration line including tangential, orthogonal, and biological cold stabilization modules. The technology stack emphasizes room-temperature, non-denaturing membrane processes that address oenological pain points such as climate-driven excess alcohol, tartaric instability, and aromatic compound loss during fermentation.

JUCLAS earns revenue primarily through one-time capital equipment sales of customized process lines, supplemented by professional services including technological process consulting, water treatment consulting, and ongoing technical assistance (remote support, scheduled maintenance, telephone service) delivered by qualified oenological and technical personnel. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market is sales-led with worldwide direct engagement, sustained trade fair participation (SIMEI, VINITECH SIFEL, Enomaq, Intervitis, Valpolitech), and ecosystem collaboration with sister company Enologica Vason (AURORAS® sub-brand) and partners Alfa Laval and Perfect Wine. Recent strategic emphasis has been on innovation-led platform extension — notably AROMALOC® (dual SIMEI 2024 and VINITECH SIFEL 2024 awards), MMR-PLUS, and the 2025 lab unit launch — rather than disclosed scale expansion.

Name

JUCLAS

Legal name

JU.CLA.S. Srl

Website

https://juclas.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JUCLAS is an Italian B2B plant engineering company and VASONGROUP division that designs and manufactures membrane and electrodialysis-based winery processing equipment — flotation, dealcoholization, tartaric stabilization, aroma preservation, oxygenation, and filtration — for wineries and beverage producers worldwide, complemented by technical assistance and consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery Processing Equipment

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Wineries (31213)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Clarifying & Finings Agents (Beer/Wine/Juice) (AFAJAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alcoholic Beverage Blending, Bottling & Private Label (Non-Distilling) (AFAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Winery processing equipment
• Electrodialysis systems
• Wine dealcoholization equipment
• Oenological membrane technology
• Must flotation clarification

Headquarters

HQ city

Pescantina

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Winery Equipment Sales: Sale of specialized winery processing equipment including flotation systems, electrodialysis units, de-alcoholization plants, filtration systems, and oxygenation equipment
2. Technical Assistance Services: Post-sale technical support including remote assistance, scheduled maintenance reviews, and telephone support for operational needs
3. Consulting Services: Technological process consulting and water treatment consulting services for wineries and beverage sector companies

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JUCLAS designs, manufactures, and services specialized processing equipment for the wine and beverage industry. Its portfolio spans flotation must clarification systems, electrodialysis-based tartaric stabilization, membrane contactor dealcoholization (MASTERMIND® REMOVE), ion-exchange pH/acidity adjustment (MASTERMIND® pH), membrane-based aroma preservation (AROMALOC®), micro/macro oxygenation, CO2 dosing and gas management, and filtration systems. The company also delivers technological process consulting and post-sale technical assistance to wineries and beverage producers worldwide.

Product overview

JUCLAS is a plant engineering company specializing in winery technologies for the wine and beverage sector. The product portfolio centers on the MASTERMIND® product family for pH management (MASTERMIND® pH), alcohol reduction (MASTERMIND® REMOVE and MASTERMIND® REMOVE LAB UNIT), and filtration (MASTERMIND® FILTRATION). Supporting equipment includes oxygenation systems (MICRODUE®PLUS, MACRODUE®, OXYDUE BARRIQUE®), gas management (GAS-MIXER, CARBO SMART, MMR-PLUS), tartaric stabilization (ELETTRODIALISI®), aroma preservation (AROMALOC®), and grape processing (GRAPE WASHER). The AURORAS® sub-brand groups JUCLAS products with Enologica Vason offerings focused on reducing oenological impact and sulfite use. Cleansing is addressed through the LINEA DETERSIONE range. The company operates as part of VASONGROUP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AURORAS®: A brand grouping selected products from JUCLAS and Enologica Vason, designed to reduce the impact of oenological practices on wine, providing a healthier and more respectful product of raw materials, meeting consumer demands for transparency and responsibility.

Products and services

• GRAPE WASHER Equipment for washing grapes prior to processing, part of the pre-fermentation treatment line for wineries.
• AROMALOC® Membrane-based aroma preservation technology that reduces natural aromatic compound loss during alcoholic fermentation by acting on the headspace gas in tanks. Covered by patent EP 2986700.
• MASTERMIND® pH Demineralisation plant for must and wine providing targeted action on pH and acidity through direct passage over ion exchange resins, certified UNI EN 1672-2. Available in automatic and manual models (200-1000 L resin capacity).
• MASTERMIND® REMOVE Alcohol reduction system using membrane contactor technology to lower alcohol content while preserving wine structure, color, and aroma profile. Operates at ambient temperature and pressure with models MMR 10-20 (up to 20 L/h) and MMR 50-100 (up to 100 L/h).
• MASTERMIND® REMOVE LAB UNIT Laboratory-scale dealcoholization unit reproducing the industrial MASTERMIND® REMOVE process for pilot sampling, preliminary tests, and alcohol sweet-spot definition.
• MMR-PLUS System for regulating dissolved gas concentration in wine, also capable of performing alcohol reduction.
• GAS-MIXER Gas dosing and micronisation equipment for liquid transport lines using sintered steel porous candle for gas bubble micronisation, improving dissolution efficiency for CO2 saturation and oxygenation.
• CARBO SMART Compact CO2 dosing system for small bottling plants for carbonation of still wines, beer, cider and other beverages, with touch panel control, automatic flow-proportional dosing, and CIP compatibility.
• ELETTRODIALISI® (ELECTRODIALYSIS) Electrodialysis system for tartaric stabilization using selective permeable membranes with electric field technology, stabilizing wine at room temperature. Models from ED 15 SA (15 hL/h) to ED 150 PLUS A (150 hL/h).
• MICRODUE®PLUS Micro-oxygenation system for controlled oxygen addition to wines and musts during production.
• MACRODUE® Portable macro-oxygenation tool for oxygen provision during fermentation, hyperoxygenation, reduction management in large volumes, and meso-oxygenation processes.
• OXYDUE BARRIQUE® Portable controlled oxygenation system for wines in barrique casks using a ceramic membrane diffuser to manage reduction phenomena in small volumes.
• LINEA DETERSIONE (CLEANSING LINE) Complete cleansing line including FOAM AIR SISTEM® low-pressure foam dosing system, LAVABARRIQUES barrique washing system, and specific detergents for membrane cleaning.
• Filtration Systems Portfolio Complete filtration portfolio including tangential filtration (MFTC, MFTS®), orthogonal filtration (MASTERMIND® FILTRATION HYBRID, MASTERMIND® FILTRATION, manual microfiltration), automatic biological cold stabilization (SOFOS®), lees filtration (SMARTLEES®), and integrity testing (AUTOCHECK).
• Technical Assistance Services Post-sale technical support including remote assistance, scheduled maintenance reviews, and telephone support for operational needs, provided by qualified technical and oenological personnel.
• Technological Process Consulting and Water Treatment Consulting Technological process consulting and water treatment consulting services for wineries and beverage sector companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Electrodialysis achieves extremely secure tartaric stability levels unthinkable with cold technique
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alfa LavalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2017Technical-commercial alliance for the sale of the patented 'process solution' for dynamic separation of musts. The partnership combines Alfa Laval's centrifuge technology with JUCLAS's dosing experience and Vason's coadjuvants. Awarded at SIMEI 2015 and recognized by Assoenologi in 2016.
• VASONGROUPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJUCLAS is the plant engineering company of VASONGROUP, a group that includes Enologica Vason and other wine technology companies. JUCLAS was founded at the end of the 1980s as part of this group, specializing in winery technologies and innovative technologies for the food and wine sector.
• Perfect WinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the three-way synergy with Alfa Laval and VASONGROUP for the dynamic must separation technology, bringing expertise in wine processing applications.
• Enologica VasoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within VASONGROUP, contributing wine coadjuvants and research & development expertise to complement JUCLAS equipment solutions. Also collaborates on the AURORAS® product line.
• KeeplinminorOthersVerona-based creative studio responsible for JUCLAS's 2022 visual rebranding, including logo redesign and development of graphic patterns and structural elements for coordinated communication.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Della Toffola Group: Italian-based manufacturer of equipment for the wine industry (floating, filtration, pasteurization, bottling). Directly comparable to JUCLAS as a domestic competitor serving the same wineries with overlapping product categories.
• Padovan / GAI Costruzioni (IMA Group): Italian winery and beverage processing equipment manufacturer (tanks, presses, filtration, bottling). Comparable geography, customer base (wineries and beverage producers), and B2B equipment sales motion.
• Enologica Vason: VASONGROUP sister company focused on oenological coadjuvants and winemaking services. Same end customers as JUCLAS, co-develops the AURORAS® sub-brand and shares overlapping technical and commercial teams.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large-cap manufacturer of process equipment for food, beverage, and dairy, including membrane filtration and separation. Overlaps with JUCLAS in membrane-based processing for beverage producers, but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Alfa Laval: Global separation, heat transfer, and fluid handling specialist with a large food-and-beverage equipment portfolio. JUCLAS's strategic alliance partner (2017) on dynamic must separation; competes broadly on filtration/centrifugation in the same winery accounts.
• Krones AG: German global leader in beverage bottling and packaging lines. Addresses overlapping wineries and beverage plants (filling, CO2 dosing, filtration prep) but is much larger, more diversified, and process-engineering focused.
• Scharlab / Bühler Group (Food Processing): Process technology supplier for grain, food, and beverage industries (milling, brewing, filtration). Comparable membrane/filtration technology and beverage customers (notably brewing), though much broader portfolio.
• Bucher Industries (Bucher Vasatech): Swiss manufacturer of fruit processing and juice/beverage equipment with strong wine industry presence. Overlaps with JUCLAS on juice processing and aroma/clarification technologies, particularly for wineries and large beverage producers.
• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Industrial filtration and separation specialist now within Danaher; supplies cross-flow and membrane filtration to beverage and food producers. Competes with JUCLAS on tangential filtration modules but from a much broader cross-industry footprint.

Emerging players

• Winegrid / IoNovo (Vinbot): Italy-based emerging wine-tech companies applying IoT/automation to winemaking processes. Adjacent in winery process innovation but focused on digital monitoring rather than mechanical/membrane equipment; signals the direction of technology convergence in JUCLAS's market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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