ORGANISERS of PPMA Show 2021 have revealed the event is ready to provide a ‘long-overdue’ opportunity for industry stakeholders to explore emerging technologies and latest trends.
The live event for the processing and packaging industry returns to the NEC Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from September 28-30. It will be the first major PPMA live event since September 2019, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
PPMA Show 2021 will feature more 250 exhibitors, with organisers highlighting recent research conducted among PPMA audiences which revealed 70% of respondents see trade shows as an ‘essential platform’ for reviewing and making future product purchases.
This year’s exhibitor line-up includes major names from the industry including Winkworth, Ulma, AVE, Evolution Bottling and Packaging, Mettler-Toledo, Ilpra, Holmach, Stellar-Technik, Endoline and Brillopak.
Show director Richard Little said, “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 definitely there, as well as the enthusiasm to resume business as usual. We’re setting out to support our community’s business recovery.”
A number of exhibitors have already announced plans for this year’s show, including:
• AVE UK will launch the OMNIA B cross flow filtration system for brewers and a mozzarella ball processing line for processing and dairy visitors.
• Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd will debut its new zero-contaminant pandemic-recovery Raptor Series including X-Ray first.
• Carlo Gavazzi will discuss the latest innovations and advantages in IO- Link Sensors, solid state relays, motor soft starters and energy management.
• OMRON UK will show off the RB1200 cobot palletiser.
• Clearmark is launching the ICE Vector Pallet Labelling System.
• Dustcontrol UK will be showcasing its upgraded GFF (Good For Food) range of food and pharma grade dust extraction equipment.
• Olympus Technologies will launch an upgraded universal robot palletising system.
• Ehcolo will give visitors the opportunity to see its stretch hooder.
• Rollon has expanded its seventh axis range with an offering aimed at the light and collaborative robotics market, as well as an enhancement of the range intended for larger robots.
• Yamato Scale Dataweigh will unveil its new Epsilon range of multihead weigher, dubbed the new ‘Stick’ machine, as well as its x-ray inspection machine, the TSDN-3.
• TrakRap will showcase the Trakcoder, a low carbon alternative to ITF labels.
• Brillopak will be in attendance with its new UniPAKer robotic crate packing platform.
• Endoline Robotics will demonstrate its entry level, ‘plug & play’ robotic palletising system.
• Lift Safe will be showcasing one of its new ranges of mobile access platforms: the self-propelled MA50.
• Cobalt Systems will be featuring its industrial automation solutions.
• Engilico will be presenting a new tray inspection solution that uses hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology to detect contamination in the seal of trays with a much higher contrast than standard vision cameras.
• Travtec is introducing new additions to its conveyor accessories range.
• Piab will present a selection of new products developed to complement the firm’s existing range of solutions.
• Ishida Europe revealed it has introduced a holistic complete product offering across its entire X-ray portfolio that delivers a guaranteed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of less than 3% per annum over a 5-year period.
• Apex Dynamics be featuring several new products exhibiting for the first time at PPMA and highlighting others in its servo gearbox range.
• Valco Melton will be introducing the new all-electric EcoStitch Melter Series.
