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Ready for business: PPMA Show 2021
Countdown begins to first UK live event for the processing and packaging industry
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n a few weeks’ time, PPMA Show 2021 will return to the NEC Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, from September 28th- 30th.
As the fi rst major PPMA live event since September 2019, following the postponement of all live events in 2020 and early 2021 due to the COVID pandemic, exhibitors and visitors are getting ready to do face-to-face business. With a focus on supporting the processing and packaging communities with sustained business recovery following the challenges of the last year, PPMA Show 2021 will bring together over 250 exhibiting companies, off ering businesses a long overdue opportunity to see emerging technologies and explore the latest trends in the industry. Recent research conducted among PPMA’s audiences reveals a strong appetite for the live event, with 70% of respondents seeing trade shows as an essential platform for reviewing and making future product purchases. Leading exhibitors at the show include:
Winkworth, Ulma, AVE, Evolution Bottling and Packaging, Mettler-Toledo, Ilpra, Holmach, wwStellar-Technik, Endoline and Brillopak. Richard Little, Show Director of PPMA Show 2021 comments: “Although online platforms help people to gather information about products, our research shows that visitors want to move on from virtual product launches and events to get closer to the technology hands-on and to speak face-to- face with product and application experts. The appetite for investment is defi nitely there, as well as the enthusiasm to resume business as usual. We’re setting out to support our community’s business recovery.” Renowned by the industry as a platform for launching new products, the 2021 show will be no exception, with multiple exhibitors announcing plans ahead of the show: • AVE UK (Stand B40) will showcase two innovative solutions for the food and
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beverage sector with the launch of the OMNIA B cross fl ow fi ltration system for brewers and a mozzarella ball processing line for processing and dairy visitors. With the mozzarella ball processing line due for delivery to London-based mozzarella manufacturers, Fratelli Amodio, this will be the only opportunity to see the line. • Carlo Gavazzi (Stand G80), a leading manufacturer in industrial automation and energy management will be on hand to discuss the latest technological innovations and advantages in IO- Link Sensors, solid state relays, motor soft starters and energy management.
• Responding to manufacturers’ end- of-line labour challenges including staff shortages, social distancing measures and self-isolation, OMRON UK (Stand B34) will show the RB1200 cobot palletiser. Developed in partnership with OMRON’s automation partner Reeco, the systems off er a 50% cost saving, rapid delivery within weeks, as well as modular plug-and-play system architecture.
• Digital coding innovator Clearmark (Stand D72) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of the ICE Vector Pallet Labelling System. • Dustcontrol UK (Stand E30) will be showcasing its upgraded GFF (Good For Food) range of food and pharma grade dust extraction equipment. The range is designed to off er effi cient dust extraction and cleaning of food contact areas while opening up new recycling possibilities. • Olympus Technologies (Stand A94) is launching an upgraded Universal Robot Palletising System.
• Rollon (Stand J36) has expanded its seventh axis range with an off ering aimed at the light and collaborative robotics market, as well as an enhancement of the range intended for larger robots. The new range of axes – 3 single-axis and 2 double-axis – introduces
the belt drive with zero-backlash pulleys, simplifi ed handling and overall effi ciencies by positioning the motor on board the machine, reducing the overall weight and avoiding the need to manage cable handling. • Secondary packaging company, TrakRap (Stand B26) believes it has solved one of the biggest barriers to fully-recyclable secondary packaging for the food and drink sector with the launch of the Trakcoder, a low carbon alternative to ITF labels.
• Brillopak (Stand H26) will showcase its new UniPAKer robotic crate packing platform, its most compact and energy- effi cient system to date.
COVID precautions Participants can rely on all the necessary health and safety precautions relating to COVID and, to reassure visitors with regards to cleanliness and safety, the NEC has introduced advanced cleaning measures, with hand-sanitising stations located at all entrances and various points around the venue. Physical touchpoints will be reduced throughout the show and there is also ample outdoor space at the NEC for visitors wanting to get some fresh air and to take a break from the exhibition fl oor during their visit. There will, of course, be diff erences in the way the 2021 event runs compared to previous years. For example, on-site catering provisions have been modifi ed and we’re also advising visitors travelling to the show to limit what they bring. Pre-registration will be compulsory for all visitors this year. Visitors should follow the latest local guidance at the time of the show with regards to face masks, isolating and symptoms to ensure the safety of themselves and others in attendance. Registration for the PPMA Show 2021 is now open. To register for your FREE visitor badge, visit the PPMA Show website at:
www.ppmashow.co.uk
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