Packaging PPMA Show 2014 Preview
Packing them in
As growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector continues to accelerate, the staging of the PPMA Show 2014 – the complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery – is well timed.
attracts hundreds of machinery manufacturers and component suppliers across a wide range of industries including food, drink, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, dairy, snacks, construction and electronics. Birmingham’s NEC will welcome over 320 exhibitors from the processing and packaging machinery industry as they gather to present and showcase a wide range of new products and innovative processes to help UK manufacturers improve productivity, effi ciency and sustainability.
N EXCLUSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
Attendees to the event – which takes place on 30th September to 2nd October 2014 – will be able to view a number of exclusive machinery demonstrations. Packaging machinery manufacturer Kliklok
International (stand E32) will be launching its new Certiwrap Elite wraparound cartoning system. Capable of improving functionality, repeatability and fl exibility on the production
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ow in its 27th year, the show, sponsored by Lloyds TSB, has been recognised as the only UK event that
line thanks to new modular infeeds which help manufacturers adapt to increasingly fast-paced market requirements, the Elite can be tailored to different pack styles, sizes and formats.
Neil Fowell, managing director of Kliklok
International, said: “Elite is designed as an evolution of the previous models and combines our engineering expertise gained over the last 50 years and drive for innovation to create a wrap-around cartoner that stays at the forefront of carton and product control while simplifying the set up process for manufacturers.”
End-of-line automation specialist Endoline Machinery (stand D30) will address the need for packing speed and fl exibility with the launch of its latest Smart machines – including the UK debut of the 744 Fully Automatic Random Case Sealer, believed to be the fastest of its type in the world. “We are expecting to see a marked increase in interest at the PPMA Show this year for fl exible, high-speed machinery from a growing number of manufacturers,” said Alan Yates, managing director for Endoline Machinery. Automation expert Pacepacker
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Services (stand C50) will be showcasing a wide range of pick and place solutions. Six different pick and place systems will demonstrate the innovative ways to handle a variety of unpackaged and packaged FMCG goods. As well as Pacepacker’s own equipment, robot technology from FANUC and Festo will also be on show.
SPEAKERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Several high-profi le seminar speakers have already been announced, including former cabinet minister, politician and journalist Michael Portillo who will provide this year’s opening address on the 30th September and discuss the resurgence of British manufacturing and its role in rebalancing the economy. Following his address, which takes place at 10:15, Mr Portillo will take to the show’s fl oor to speak with exhibitors and further discuss the points covered in his address.
Also announced for the opening day of the exhibition, Christine Tacon, the Government’s fi rst appointed supermarket ombudsman is set to steal the spotlight with a combative talk on the UK’s leading supermarkets. The seminar
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