Machinery Update January - February 2017

Issue 1, Volume XXVIII, January/February 2017 

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NEW MACHINERY 

A new range of continuous 

ink jet printers that is 

claimed to rewrite the rules 

of coding and marking has 

been launched to deliver 

measurable benefits 

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INSTALLATIONS 

A stretch seal pack has 

been used 

in Saudi 

Arabia 

to launch 

chicken 

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PLUS 

Dairy developments 

It has been a tough year across all of the dairy sectors but processing 

and packaging machinery manufacturers are continuing to develop 

new equipment to help the industry continue to innovate and grow 

The UKIVA is organising 

a one-day machine vision 

conference and exhibition 

on April 27 at MK Arena 

www.ukiva.org/MVC

Much more than simple technology 

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January/February 

Contents 

7 NEWS 

The PPMA has its 500th member 

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30 REGULAR FEATURES 

12 ALL4PACK REVIEW 

Equipment on show in Paris 

14 NEW MACHINERY 

A range of new kit is covered 

20 PACK EXPO REVIEW 

Record results seen in Chicago 

22 INSTALLATIONS 

Tablet counter meets needs 

30 SPECIAL FEATURE 

DAIRY 

This 18 page feature reports 

on the latest technology used 

in this sector that demands 

flexibility to stay competitive 

28 VISION 

A compact alternative to line 

scan cameras; an automated 

optical inspection unit and a 

camera that keeps its cool 

48 COMPONENTS 

New digital pressure switch; 

a transponder safety switch; 

a servo drive upgrade and valves 

that now include RFID chips 

52 REGULATIONS 

Even though PUWER has been 

around for nearly ten years, there 

are still common hazards and 

issues that still require attention 

54 WHO WHAT WHERE 

People, events and diary dates 

55 BUYERS’ GUIDES 

Machinery and services 

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Gail Hunt 

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Bill Lake 

BUYERS GUIDE CO-ORDINATOR: 

Chris Valdes 

ARTWORK CONTRIBUTOR: 

Barry Heath 

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PPMA matters 

Helping to stay 

positive in 

uncertainty 

Andrew Mint 

CEO PPMA GROUP OF ASSOCIATIONS 

(INCORPORATING PPMA, BARA AND UKIVA) 

AHappy New Year to all our readers! 

Few people would argue that 2016 was not a time of 

immense change, with most individuals and businesses 

being impacted by Brexit in some way. For businesses especially, 

there are continuing challenges ahead driven by key factors such 

as market confidence, exchange rates and uncertainty over where 

and when any future trade deals might land. But let’s stay positive 

during what is likely to be an extremely protracted process. 

I joined the Processing & Packaging Machinery Association 

(PPMA) a year ago, and, during that time I have been 

overwhelmed and thoroughly impressed by the drive, 

ingenuity and resilience of this industry. It is these very positive 

characteristics that I believe will take us forward during these 

tumultuous times while helping our customers to do the same. 

Come along to our machine 

vision conference and exhibition 

which forms part of our 2017 offer 

In any business environment, several key characteristics will 

always stand out. One is quality; another is innovation. 

I would argue that there will always be a market for innovative 

and high quality engineered products or services and our PPMA 

members offer these in spades. 

Throughout my career I have found that whenever there has 

been high quality, a competitive edge follows. One of the things 

I’ve learnt from speaking to other international organisations 

during my first year in this role is the high regard our members 

are held in throughout the world. Especially in terms of the 

innovation and quality their products offer. 

Innovation always stands out and makes us stronger, and, 

while it may be copied in the future, the value of inventors and 

true innovators cannot be underestimated. 

It is these qualities that I believe will see us through whatever 

challenges the market may throw at us in the coming months. 

Here at the PPMA, we also strive to maintain our quality and 

an innovative approach going forward and I urge you to read 

more about our latest initiative – a one day machine vision 

conference and exhibition taking place on 27 April at MK Arena 

in Milton Keynes. You’ll find further details on page 7. 

I wish all our readers a very successful 2017, and I hope for 

those of you looking to invest in new equipment, or looking for 

inspiration or new ideas, that many of them will come from the 

pages of Machinery Update throughout the year. 

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News 


PPMA celebrates double 

success for its 30th year 

The PPMA Group 

of Associations is 

celebrating a double run 

of success after it announced 

its 500th member as well as 

record bookings for its PPMA 

Show exhibition in 2017. 

Minebea Intec, formerly 

known as Sartorius Intec, 

supplies weighing, line 

inspection and process 

control equipment and is 

the latest company to join 

the association. 

Speaking about the decision 

to join the PPMA, Colin Maher, 

country manager – UK & 

Ireland, at Minebea Intec, 

said: “The PPMA provides us 

with a significant platform 

to highlight our new product 

range as well as networking 

with our peers and potential 

customers across the 

processing, packaging and 

manufacturing industries.” 

The company will also make 

its debut at the PPMA Show 

at the NEC, Birmingham in 

MPS LEARNED HOW TO LEVERAGE DIGITALISATION 

Tackling poor productivity 

Mark Garnier MP, ABB apprentice Josh Barber, managing director at 

ABB Ian Funnell and Graham Evans MP all attended the company’s 

annual House of Commons gathering before Christmas where Funnell 

talked about the urgent need to tackle the UK’s poor productivity 

record with much needed investment in automation and technology. 

With more than 6,000sq metres already booked, the show is set for success 

September (26-28) which will 

be co-located with Interplas, 

the UK’s leading plastics 

industry event. Minebea 

Intec will join more than 200 

exhibitors that have already 

booked stand space at the 

UK’s premier free-to-attend 

complete production line 

event for processing and 

packaging machinery. 

PPMA CEO Dr Andrew Mint 

says this is now the biggest 

the group has been since its 

launch in 1987 and a great way 

to start its 30th year. 

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W www.ppmashow.co.uk 

The Safety Council 

welcomes new HSE 

workplace strategy 

The British Safety Council has 

welcomed the HSE strategy 

focused on health and its 

importance in the workplace 

that was launched by Penny 

Mordaunt, Minister of State 

for Disabled People, Work and 

Health before Christmas. 

The Safety charity hopes that 

the HSE Health and Work 

Strategy will provide leadership 

and focus for the industry on 

this important issue. 

This new strategy, which 

is linked to the Helping Great 

Britain Work Well strategy 

launched a few months ago, 

is focused on reducing workrelated 

stress, lung disease and 

musculoskeletal disorders. 

Paul Wilson is chairman of the 

UKIVA, organisers of the event 

Come see the 

difference 

vision makes 

Strong support for the new UKIVA 

Machine Vision Conference (MVC) 

and exhibition sees over 30 

companies now signed up to the 

one day, free to attend event. 

Being held at the Arena MK 

in Milton Keynes on 27 April, 

the day is billed as providing 

something for everyone, whether 

completely new to machine vision 

or experienced vision engineers. 

“We already have 30 speakers 

confirmed and with eight 

separate presentation theatres 

we are offering a rich programme 

of the latest developments, 

technologies and applications as 

well as machine vision basics,” 

explains UKIVA chairman Paul 

Wilson who is also managing 

director of Scorpion Vision. 

“Visitors can therefore tailor their 

day according to their particular 

interests and level of knowledge. 

“This varied and interesting 

content, combined with plenty 

of opportunities to network with 

some of the leading exponents 

of machine vision technology, 

makes the MVC a ‘must attend’ 

one day event for anyone with 

an interest in vision,” he tells 

Machinery Update. 

The event has a brand new 

website (www.machinevision 

conference.co.uk) where visitors 

can find profiles of the speakers, 

details of the conference 

programme and information 

about exhibiting companies.

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News 

The machine vision sector was 

the focus at German exhibition 

Domino Ax-Series: 

Coding Without 

Compromise 

Rethinking Ink Jet 

The VISION Stuttgart 

exhibition bills itself as 

the industry highlight for 

imaging and machine vision 

and the event last November 

seemed to prove this point 

with record exhibitor and 

visitor numbers seen. 

Almost 10,000 visitors from 

58 countries attended during 

the three-day show and, 

according to Ulrich Kromer, 

president and CEO of event 

organiser Messe Stuttgart, 

this year’s event showed once 

again that VISION is and 

remains the most popular 

industry highlight for anyone 

who deals with machine vision. 

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THE RULES 

The UKIVA’s stand was successful 

“The number of product 

launches, as well as the 

numerous company 

anniversaries celebrated 

here, underline once again 

that our show is the absolute 

‘must attend’ event with 

international appeal,” he said. 

This view is echoed by the UK 

Industrial Vision Association 

(UKIVA), with 11 member 

companies exhibiting at the 

event. Its stand provided a 

welcome place for members 

to hold meetings as well as an 

opportunity to promote next 

year’s UKIVA Machine Vision 

Conference and Exhibition at 

Arena MK in Milton Keynes 

on 27 April 2017 (more details 

on page 7). This will provide 

the next opportunity to catch 

up with what’s new in the 

world of vision and to see many 

of the latest products in action. 

The next VISION exhibition 

will be held in Stuttgart from 

6-8 November, 2018.


Jenton and Dimaco join 

to offer inspection units 

Jenton International 

has taken a controlling 

interest in fellow-PPMA 

member company Dimaco. 

Jenton believes the 

automated vision and label 

inspection systems developed 

by Dimaco will be a perfect 

fit with the existing Ariana 

seal testing and automation 

systems range that it 

manufactures in Whitchurch. 

Dimaco supplies optical 

and image processing 

equipment within the 

packaging industry, in 

particular to the food, 

beverage, cosmetics and 

pharmaceutical sectors and 

all of these systems meet the 

automated vision inspection 

requirements of major UK 

supermarkets. 

These vision and label 

inspection products form a 

vital link in the traceability 

chain and ensure label quality. 

Taking control at the 

Bedfordshire-based business 

is Jenton technical director, 

Russell Sion. 

“Dimaco produce marketleading 

software for label 

verification and this has 

synergy with our own 

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The JentonDimaco on-line verification system is offered by the company 

inspection systems and waste 

reduction developments,” 

he tells Machinery Update. 

“The company is now part of 

the Jenton team and we will 

be strengthening each others 

offer, including utilising 

our joint service teams to 

improve service capability and 

incorporating each companies 

expertise into the other’s 

equipment – for example a 

new combined seal testing 

and label inspection system 

prior to an integrated stacker.” 

One of the first tasks for the 

business is creating a new 

showroom at the Bedford site 

as well as developing products 

for OEMs and export markets. 

The training area is now improved 

Move to larger 

premises offers 

better services 

Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK 

has moved to a new factory in 

Leeds and the greater space 

means its service department 

can now deliver improved service 

levels to customers. 

“The new premises means our 

service provision has increased 

and we are now able to keep 

more genuine spares in stock 

and we have better training and 

demonstration facilities,” says 

Yamato’s commercial operations 

manager Andrea Spencer. 

Indeed, the company has 

recently demonstrated its new 

fruit weighing and punnet/tray 

filling line in its first open house 

event at the new premises. 

Also, the company can now 

provide training programmes 

for customers as the move to 

new premises has enhanced 

its on-site training and 

demonstration facilities. 

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News 

US market is set to grow as it 

deals with the SKU explosion 

The value of US domestic 

shipments of packaging 

machinery is projected 

to grow at a compound annual 

growth rate of 2.4%, reaching 

$8.5 billion in 2020, according 

to PACK EXPO owner 

and producer PMMI, the 

Association for Packaging and 

Processing Technologies. 

More than half of this 

business growth is expected 

to come from the food and 

beverage sector. 

The report also notes the 

value of domestic shipments 

of US-produced machinery 

rose 0.3% to $7.51 billion in 

2015. Exports of packaging 

machinery in that year 

increased by 3.3% and are 

now $1.1 billion. 

PMMI released the findings 

of its 2016 State of the Industry 

US Packaging Machinery 

Report during the PACK 

EXPO International and 

Pharma EXPO exhibition last 

November (see pages 20-21 

for the full show review). 

The report analyses 28 

machinery categories 

and found that labelling, 

decorating and coding and 

case handling were sectors 

Jorge Izquierdo is from PMMI and is upbeat in his assessment of US market 

forecast to increase the fastest 

up to 2020. 

“The forecast for the 

packaging machinery 

market is strong,” says Jorge 

Izquierdo, vice president, 

market development at PMMI. 

“Factors such as changing 

consumer habits, new 

regulations as well as general 

economic development are 

fuelling this growth.” 

As for UK end users that 

visited the Chicago-based 

exhibition, Izquierdo felt 

there were three major trends. 

“The trend towards flexibility 

in packaging machinery is 

stronger than any other time 

in the past and throughput 

is taking second place as the 

industry plays catch up with 

the SKU explosion,” he tells 


“With more and more 

legislation on food safety 

and pharma, compliance is 

a job by itself,” he continues. 

“Machinery equipped with 

sensors, controls to monitor 

key operating procedures and 

the ability to communicate the 

information with ERP systems 

are now becoming a must for 

packaging and processing 

equipment,” he says. And 

finally, he talks about the 

emphasis on technologies 

designed to deliver tracability 

and brand protection. 

Asked how he thought 

Brexit will impact any future 

US/UK relationships, he felt 

there would be very little 

in the short term. He did, 

however think that this would 

go through a redefinition in 

the next years (2018-2019) 

and eventually strengthening 

in years ahead as American 

manufacturers tend to see 

the UK as potential partners 

in developing international 

markets. 

W www.pmmi.org 

Training meets need 

for production gains 

As part of an on-going strategy to 

further strengthen service delivery, 

food industry contaminant 

inspection company Loma 

Systems has established a global 

Customer Training Academy. 

This latest initiative is designed to 

maximise production efficiencies. 

A new electromagnetic machinery safety 

service will assist regulation compliance 

TÜV SÜD Product Service has 

launched its electromagnetic 

fields (EMF) machinery safety 

service which is designed 

to help both machinery 

manufacturers and end-users 

ensure that they comply with 

the Control of Electromagnetic 

Fields at Work Regulations. 

The regulations set the 

minimum health and safety 

requirements for the exposure of 

workers to potentially hazardous 

electromagnetic fields. TÜV 

SÜD’s new service will include 

EMF measurements and risk 

assessments of the machinery 

environment, to ensure 

compliance against a wide range 

of legislation and standards, 

including CE marking, the 

Machinery Directive 2006/42/ 

EC, and the Provision and Use 

of Work Equipment Regulations 

1998 (PUWER). 

“Exposure to unsafe levels 

of EMF can cause a rise in body 

temperature, burns, shocks 

and other adverse conditions,” 

says Neil Dyson, business line 

manager for Machinery Safety 

at TÜV SÜD Product Service. 

“It can also affect people 

indirectly if they wear 

implantable electronic devices 

such as heart pacemakers. 

“The Regulations state 

that a dedicated competent 

person undertakes a workplace 

assessment that must be 

fully trained in order to 

deliver against compliance 

requirements,” he continues. 

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Review 

Latest models underline 

versatility across sectors 

Aselection of recentlylaunched 

models from 

Ishida Europe at All4Pack 

underlined the company’s 

position as a supplier capable of 

building complete packing line 

solutions across a wide range of 

markets and applications. 

Among the highlights on 

show were models from its 

x-ray range, a special line for 

the precise and fast pick-andplace 

packing of cut-ups into 

trays and subsequent quality 

inspection, and the latest 

developments in multihead 

weighing and checkweighing 

technology. 

Two models from the new 

IX series x-ray range were 

shown. The IX-GN-4044 can 

detect pieces of stainless steel 

as small as 0.3mm in diameter, 

plus aluminium, glass, stones, 

rubber, dense plastic and shell 

at high speeds. It is suitable 

for a wide variety of packed 

and unpacked products 

and includes a built-in air 

conditioning unit. The second 

model on show was the 

IX-G2-4027 which specialises 

in bone detection in meat. 

The centrepiece of the 

AirScan uses special laser technology to detect leaks in MAP packed trays 

dedicated line for meat and 

poultry cut-ups was Ishida’s 

RobotGrader, which combines 

weighing and pick and place 

technologies to grade products 

of varying piece weight 

and place them into a fixed 

weight pack. The filled trays 

are subsequently sealed by 

Ishida’s mid-range QX-775-Flex 

tray sealer before undergoing 

leak detection in Ishida’s 

new AirScan, which uses 

advanced laser technology 

to detect the smallest leaks 

in trays packed in a modified 

atmosphere. 

Various multihead weighers 

including the Micro version 

completed the display 

along with the DACS-G 

checkweigher which was 

demonstrated with a fully 

integrated CEIA metal detector 

and with full reject failsafe 

specification to help food 

manufacturers meet the latest 

retail codes of practice. 

T 0121 607 7700 

W www.ishidaeurope.com 

1500 exhibitor companies in Paris 

Quality of visitors 

improved at this 

year’s Paris event 

Organisers of ALL4PACK Paris, 

the exhibition that has combined 

Emballage and Mantention, saw 

87,815 attending packaging and 

intralogistics professionals from 

100 countries gather during the 

four day event. 

“We are very happy with the 

quality of the visitors who came, 

particularly as we knew that the 

show was going to take place 

during the challenging backdrop 

currently affecting France and 

the capital in particular,” said 

exhibition director Véronique 

Sestrières. She felt that the 

show had confirmed its appeal 

as foreign buyers accounted for 

40% of the total attendance. 

W www.all4pack.fr 

Palette of 4.0 tools were demonstrated for 

Smart factory deployment across industries 

To meet the latest Industry 

4.0 requirements of creating 

Smart factories where 

computerised systems can 

be used to design, simulate, 

monitor and safeguard 

physical processes, Gebo 

Cermex launched the Agility 

4.0 program with a palette of 

four new 4.0 tools. 

These tools are intuitive 

and fully integrated with 

the company’s existing 

industrial and design 

processes: 3D Scan, an 

accurate field survey of an 

existing environment to 

secure supply fits; Virtual 

Reality Simulation to visualise 

new installations with 

immersive 360deg models; 

Energy Simulation to assess 

or forecast consumption and 

emissions; and finally, the 

company’s live remote video 

technical support service. 

With these developments, 

Gebo Cermex is aiming to 

provide 360deg solutions 

which boost productivity 

while driving down any 

operational expenditure. 

In engineering phases 

or integration projects, the 

Virtual Reality simulator 

offers a 360deg immersion 

producing lifelike simulations 

of potential production set-ups 

and providing all of the 

information required 

to acquire proof of the 

proposition and assist clients 

in their decision making. 

T 01480 455919 

W www.gebocermex.com Making the virtual world a reality


Point of sale delivered 

by intermediate sheets 

PAL-Cut 

launched Antim 

intermediate 

sheets with printed side 

flaps that offer point 

of sale promotion with 

advertising text and 

slogans when displayed 

on a shop floor. 

The solution is an 

original concept that 

gives a new dimension 

to pallet configurations 

in shops as well as 

simplifying and saving 

on workflow as a result 

of integration in the 

automatic palletising 

line, says the company. 

In operation, the 

Antim intermediate sheet acts 

as a stabilising intermediate layer on 

the pallets and can also be used for 

customer-oriented marketing. This is a 

low cost and effective way of creating 

extra visibility in shops where products 

are often displayed on pallets, and where 

more and more chains are limiting any 

in-store promotions. 

“Getting your own displays and signs 

onto the shop floor can be difficult, and 

this is where the new solution offers a 

shortcut, creating high visibility and 

saving time,” says Rudi Pedersen, 

The intermediate sheet can be printed with promotional text, logos or offers 

managing director of PAL-Cut. 

In the factory, the Antim intermediate 

sheet is cut longer than normal. This 

creates two side pieces which fold over the 

pallet edges and hang down the sides – 

over the products on the pallet. The sheets 

can be printed with promotional text, logos 

and special offers, and will be visible as 

soon as the foil is removed. 

The PAL-Cut sheet dispenser is part of 

the new solution and is available in the 

UK from Packaging Aids. 

T 01268 885885 

W www.packerproducts.co.uk 

Product inspection solutions provider offers 

technology and software for several sectors 

Mettler Toledo demonstrated vision 

inspection systems, checkweighers, 

metal detectors and x-ray systems on its 

stand, all of which are designed to protect 

brand reputations while also meeting 

various regulatory demands. 

Among equipment on show was the 

V2622 Flex-Lite vision inspection system 

from the CI-Vision arm of the company that 

is designed to provide manufacturers with 

a quick and easy introduction to camerabased 

label and marking verification with 

expandable modular components. 

The system offers 100% quality control 

of flat codes, markings, text, use-by dates 

and lot and batch numbers. 

In addition, packaging control features 

such as correct sealing and accurate lid 

colour broadens the range of applications. 

Other inspection systems demonstrated 

in Paris included the V2410 mosaic system 

which is a quality control solution for 

the fast accurate inspection of labels on 

round, un-oriented products; the V2630 

system that quickly detects labelling and 

packaging defects and various track & 

trace systems. 

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New Machinery 

A fresh approach to CIJ 

printing delivers benefit 

Domino Printing 

Sciences has 

launched a new 

range of continuous ink 

jet (cij) printers that it 

claims rewrites the rules 

of coding and marking. 

In developing the Ax-Series, 

the company has revisited 

the underlying science 

behind cij in three key 

areas which has resulted 

in a comprehensive 

re-engineering of the 

technology. 

According to Michael 

Hurst, UK general 

manager at Domino 

Printing Sciences, 

cij remains the coding 

solution of choice 

across many markets 

and industries, “but we 

saw the opportunity 

to rethink three 

fundamental elements 

of the technology to 

deliver measurable benefits for 

customers and change the way 

cij is perceived,” he says. 

“With the new Ax-Series, 

Domino can now offer a 

choice of cij systems that 

will set new benchmarks 

for consistent high quality 

printing, productivity and cost 

of ownership, making cij a 

future-proof investment.” 

The company has gone 

back to the original science 

The new Domino Ax-Series includes the Ax150i, the Ax350i 

and the Ax550i with a range of print heads and accessories 

of cij technology to develop 

the new i-Pulse print head 

and frequency-matched drop 

generator. “i-Pulse controls 

individual ink drop formation 

to create the perfect drop every 

time, delivering significant 

advances in droplet accuracy, 

placement and ink usage 

for reliable, high-speed and 

consistent code quality,” 

explains Hurst. 

A whole range of i-Pulse 

inks have been 

developed for 

the new print 

heads ensuring 

reliability and 

high performance 

across a broad 

spectrum of 

applications. 

In addition, 

completely new 

inks have been 

designed for 

more challenging 

cij applications 

including retort 

(sterilisation) 

processes, 

frozen food 

applications and 

returnable glass 

bottle processes. 

Finally, i-Techx 

is Domino’s new 

flexible, highperformance 

electronics 

and software platform. 

It is designed to optimise 

customers return on 

investment through the 

printers’ lifetime and eliminate 

coding errors by enabling 

the smooth integration of the 

Ax-Series into the production 

line and service support 

environment while taking 

usability to a new level. 

T 01954 782551 

W www.domino-uk.com 

Drag conveyor 

meets evolving 

industry needs 

Spiroflow has launched a 

heavy-duty Chainflow tubular 

chain drag conveyor to meet 

evolving industry needs. 

This conveyor provides a more 

robust alternative to medium 

duty cable drag conveyors and 

a more economical alternative 

to ultra heavy-duty structural 

link & pin chain drag conveyors. 

The Chainflow provides gentle 

handling of powders and 

granules, particularly fragile 

products and the totally enclosed, 

dust-free conveyor enables 

processors to effortlessly convey 

or batch ingredients utilising a 

hygienic disc and chain assembly. 

The Chainflow offers a 

more robust conveying option 

compared to a tubular cable drag 

conveyor while still maintaining 

flexible layout options. 

Additionally, the light gauge 

stainless steel tubing is easy to 

install compared to the structural 

pipe used with ultra heavy-duty 

chain drag conveyors. 

It is a tubular chain drag 

conveyor that, by definition, is 

configured in a loop or circuit. 

T 01200 422525 

W www.spiroflow.com 

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New Machinery 

Continuous potato chip fryer 

increases quality and also yield 

Integrated Machine Control 

& IT Technology 

NY Industrial PC Platform 

tna company Florigo has 

launched a continuous 

potato chip fryer that 

features patented opti-flow 

technology for improved 

frying performance. The new 

technology incorporated in the 

conti-pro PC3 fryer optimises 

the oil flow through the kettle, 

ensuring that each potato slice 

is evenly fried. 

Florigo’s opti-flow technology 

is based on a special oil inlet 

section that changes the fluid 

dynamics within the kettle to 

increase oil flow speed and 

produce a more streamlined 

laminar flow over the full 

width and length of the fryer 

pan. Normally, as the oil flow 

increases in the fryer, so does 

the turbulence which can 

cause the oil to spin in one 

place, resulting in unevenly 

fried potato slices and therefore 

an increase in the level of 

acrylamide and rejects. 

REJECT NUMBERS ARE 

REDUCED BY UP TO 

Activate Your Imagination 

Designed specifically for machine usage, 

making them innovative yet reliable, the IPC 

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and utility of the Sysmac platform with the 

versatility and range of Windows programs. 

The two platforms operate simultaneously 

but separately, so if Windows is down, the 

machine just keeps on working. 

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manufacturing innovation by leveraging big 

data, Natural User Interface and IIoT initiatives, 

all without compromising proven PLC 

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• Ethernet, USB,SD, PCIe, DVI-D & RS232 

• Open operating system 

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• Sysmac integrated machine control 

• Secure operation – never stops 

• 192 x EtherCAT slaves and 64 x Motion 

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ensuring even frying limits 

the formation of acrylamides 

and enhances product quality 

This is the first fryer in 

the company’s portfolio 

of processing equipment 

to feature this technology 

which effectively minimises 

the occurrence of nominal 

flow speed throughout the 

fryer, preventing debris from 

settling and ensuring that 

potato slices don’t absorb or 

carry any excess oil. 

As a result, each potato chip is 

evenly fried, lowering the level 

of acrylamides and reducing 

the number of rejects for 

enhanced product quality and 

increased yield. 

T 0121 628 8900 

W www.tnasolutions.com

Components 


New high-lift tipper offers 

clean, dust-free discharge 

The new module brings benefits 

An encapsulating 

system is designed 

for filled cookies 

Baker Perkins has developed an 

encapsulating system enabling 

high-value filled cookies to be 

made on any Baker Perkins 

wirecut machine. This means 

for the first time, cookies totally 

enclosed by dough can be 

produced on a module attached 

to a standard wirecut machine 

rather than a separate unit that 

was previously required. 

Fillings can include any 

ingredients which are low enough 

in viscosity including chocolate, 

caramel, cream, peanut butter 

and also jam. 

The optional encapsulation 

module and iris cutter can be 

fitted to any new or installed 

Baker Perkins wirecut to convert 

the machine from a standard unit 

to one that can do both cookies 

and encapsulated cookies. 

T 01733 283000 

W www.bakerperkins.com 

Anew sanitary Tip-Tite 

high-lift box/container 

tipper from Flexicon 

discharges dust-free into 

vessels 1830 to 3050mm above 

the plant floor. 

In operation, 

boxes and other 

containers 

are loaded at 

floor level and 

hydraulically 

seated against 

a discharge 

hood. The 

assembly is then 

hydraulically 

elevated and 

tipped, causing 

the discharge 

hood spout to 

seat against 

a gasketed 

receiving ring 

installed on 

any receiving 

vessel or process 

equipment. 

The opening of 

a pneumatically 

actuated slide 

gate valve at 

the spout outlet 

allows controlled, 

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dust-free discharge, while 

closing it allows partially 

empty boxes and containers to 

be returned to the plant floor. 

The unit accommodates 

boxes and other containers 

Constructed in stainless steel, the unit offers fail-safe reliability 

from 915 to 1220mm on a 

side, and 990 to 1117mm 

overall height. 

Constructed of stainless 

steel finished to food, 

pharmaceutical or industrial 

standards, the unit 

is engineered to 

perform with failsafe 

reliability 

under constant 

use in demanding 

environments. 

It is also available 

constructed of carbon 

steel, and offered with 

optional receiving 

hoppers configured 

with the company’s 

mechanical or 

pneumatic conveyors 

to transport 

discharged material 

to any plant location. 

The company 

also produces Tip- 

Tite drum tippers 

for applications 

requiring total dust 

containment, as well 

as open chute box/ 

container tippers. 

T 01227 374710 

W www.flexicon.co.uk 

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Labelling, New Machinery Coding & Marking 

Hygiene 

range is 

extended 

IWM (Industrial Washing 

Machines) is launching a new range 

of hygiene products – comprising 

boot washing equipment, singleand 

multi-station sinks, hand 

washers and hand sanitisers – to 

complement its already extensive 

range of washing and sanitising 

machines. The new products are 

suitable for use in a wide variety 

of industries, wherever efficient, 

dependable and cost effective 

cleaning and washing is needed. 

IWM’s new boot and sole 

washers range from simple 

manual versions to sophisticated 

walk-through models with multiple 

brushes and automatic detergent 

dispensing. Shoe and apron racks 

for disinfecting are available in a 

multitude of dimensions to make 

best use of available floor space. 

Single- and two-sided driers for 

working footwear are also included 

in the new range. Equipped with 

2 kW heaters, these machines 

use hot ozoned air-drying 

temperatures of up to 32deg C and 

offer drying times between two to 

six hours. The temperature control 

and time delay functions available 

on selected models give users 

the flexibility to pre-program and 

schedule operation. 

IWM’s new hand washing and 

sanitising stations include stainless 

steel single, double and multiple 

sinks with side plates, gutter-type 

washbasins and wide, special 

purpose sinks. With dimensions of 

up to 850mm in height and various 

bowl sizes, the sinks can optionally 

be fitted with splashboards. 

Water temperature controls are 

also included for some of the more 

advanced models. Sensor and 

knee operated washers, as well as 

automated and turnstile versions 

are available on short lead times. 

“We have now become a 

one-stop-shop for all of our 

customers hygiene equipment 

needs,” explains Carl Hollier, 

managing director at IWM. 

T 0121 459 9511 

W www.indwash.co.uk 

‘Co-bot’ use is boosted by 

special robot programming 

RARUK Automation, which 

offers Universal Robots 

series of collaborative 

robots (co-bots) and Robotiq 

grippers in the UK market, 

has agreed a complementary 

partnership with Germanbased 

ArtiMinds Robotics. 

ArtiMinds has put the latest 

technologies in machine 

learning, motion planning 

and motion control for robotic 

manipulation into a robust, 

easy-to-use software package 

that is fully compatible with 

Universal Robots and Robotiq 

force torque sensors. As a result, 

the new collaboration extends 

the potential of robotics even 

further for UK automation 

users, says RARUK. 

The ArtiMinds RPS 

(Robot Programming Suite) 

is an offline programming 

package that works with all 

popular CAD packages. 

It offers fast and easy set-up 

of Universal Robots without 

the requirement for any expert 

knowledge. In an independent 

external benchmark test, a 

typical force-controlled robot 

task was programmed in five 

The GigE uEye FA camera 

series from IDS Imaging 

Development Systems 

is designed for use in 

the harshest industrial 

environments. The camera 

housing, lens barrels and 

connectors meet IP65/67 

requirements, and protect the 

whole camera system from 

dirt, dust, water splashes or 

cleaning agents as well as 

accidental shifting of 

the optics. 

This new camera series 

will feature the latest 

The new collaboration is designed to extend the potential of robotics further 

minutes instead of days using 

a conventional solution. 

This software is designed 

to work directly with CAD 

systems, thus allowing users 

to import their applications 

as a solid model and program 

offline. The Universal Robot 

and Robotiq gripper are 

already drawn in the package. 

As a result, ArtiMinds 

makes it possible to have a 

3D representation of the full 

application, complete with 

robot and gripper. 

The principal benefit is the 

visualisation of programming 

tasks and process simulation 

for motion optimisation and 

collision avoidance. 

A further major advantage 

of RPS is rapid return on 

investment, which can 

typically be achieved 

within the first project. 

This is because maintenance, 

adaption to process variances, 

and transferability to other 

tasks become easier. 

ArtiMinds software can 

be used to program robots 

for assembly (mechanical 

and electrical), handling, 

packaging, QC and laboratory 

operations. It supports 

CB2 or CB3 controllers used 

on UR3, UR5 and UR10 

Universal Robots. 

T 01462 670044 

W www.rarukautomation.com 

New GigE industrial cameras are designed 

for use in harsh production environments 

CMOS sensors from Sony, 

ON Semiconductor and 

e2v offering a choice of 

resolutions. The first model 

Further vision news is on page 28 

in the range will be equipped 

with a 2.3 Mpixel (1936 x 

1216 pixel) IMX249 global 

shutter CMOS sensor from 

the Sony Pregius series. 

This sensor offers an excellent 

image quality, and sets new 

standards in terms of light 

sensitivity, dynamic range 

and colour reproduction, 

says the company. 

The new camera is ideally 

suited for multi-camera 

operation. 

T 0118 970 1704 

W www.ids-imaging.com


Review 

Labeller and inserter were 

integrated with VFFS unit 

Jim Pittas of PMMI is delighted 

Record results 

are delivered by 

PACK EXPO 

PACK EXPO International and 

Pharma EXPO 2016 took place 

in Chicago last November and 

saw a record breaking 2,512 

exhibitors welcome 46,000 

targeted buyers during the event. 

Show owner and producer 

PMMI, the Association for 

Packaging and Processing 

Technologies reported that it was 

the largest show in the history of 

the event. “Exhibitors reported 

that not only were leads up, 

but the quality of the attendees 

continues to grow,” says Jim 

Pittas, senior vice president 

of PMMI. “Initial reports from 

exhibitors and attendees clearly 

show the exhibition was an 

overwhelming success.” 

Here, you will find just some 

of the new equipment that was 

launched during the event. 

W www.packexpointernational.com 

At the show, tna launched 

a VFFS packaging system 

with fully integrated 

labeller and inserter which, 

says the company, makes 

it the only manufacturer 

in the world that offers a 

completely integrated 

turnkey packaging 

system. 

Available as 

part of tna’s 

robag packaging 

system, the 

patented labelling 

and inserting 

technology 

enables the highspeed 

application 

of promotional 

labels and/ 

or insertion of 

value-added twodimensional 

items, such as 

coupons, and threedimensional 

items 

like toys or dry or liquidfilled 

sachets into primary 

packaging. 

Directly mounted onto the 

tna robag, the inserter and 

labeller do not require any 

additional floor space and 

The VFFS system was introduced by tna solutions 

are easily configured and 

controlled via the tna robag 

control screen. This allows 

for a simple setup and 

complete ease of operation. 

Depending on the size of the 

label/insert, the integrated 

equipment delivers speeds 

of over 450 labels and 500 

inserts per minute, offering 

customers the highest level 

of performance in a single 

packaging system. 

“Creativity and innovation 

are key if you want to stay 

ahead in today’s market,” says 

Michael Green, managing 

director at tna. “Thanks to our 

recent acquisition of Unique 

Solutions, we now offer our 

customers a whole new range 

of tools to help distinguish 

their products in the market. 

“Whether they want to 

include promotional items 

such as coupons, game pieces 

or small collectibles into their 

packaging, or insert small 

sachets of complimentary 

sauces or extra seasoning to 

provide an extra flavour boost, 

the possibilities to add extra 

value to your product are 

practically endless. 

“We’re really proud to be 

the only supplier that is able 

to deliver this fully integrated 

turnkey packaging solution,” 

he says. 

T 0121 628 8900 

W www.tnasolutions.com 

A new vision based robotic loading system integrated with 

a primary and secondary packaging system was introduced 

Bradman Lake launched a 

new vision based robotic 

product loading system, 

integrated with a primary 

and secondary packaging 

system at the show which 

was demonstrated wrapping, 

picking and placing products 

into top load cartons. 

Bradman Lake exhibited 

a fully automatic packaging 

system that comprised the 

latest design of the Flowtronic 

FT120 horizontal ffs flow 

wrapper with inline phase 

feeder, the latest version 

of the VGR2000 vision 

guided robotic pick 

and place loading 

system, a 2/60 single 

head lock carton 

former and a RA60 

three flap carton closer. 

While the FT120 flow 

wrapper and the VGR2000 

vision guided robotic top load 

system showed Bradman 

Lake’s capabilities for 

developing new packaging 

machinery technology, the 

The FT120 horizontal form, fill and seal flow wrapper was demonstrated 

2/60 single head carton former 

and the RA60 carton closer 

demonstrated its machine 

reconditioning programme. 

T 01502 470500 

W www.bradmanlake.com

Components 


Robotised carton unit 

is industry milestone 

A mini-Buffer was on show 

Buffering and also 

accumulation can 

enhance efficiency 

Cama’s new IF318 robotised monobloc carton forming, loading and closing system was seen at the Chicago show 

Cama’s new IF318 

robotised monobloc 

loading unit was 

demonstrated and includes 

the latest technological 

innovations from the group 

which, it says, marks an 

industry milestone. 

At the show, Cama 

presented a world preview 

of the fully robotised IF318 

monobloc carton forming/ 

loading/closing system which 

is the result of a yearlong 

internal R&D project. 

The system features 

lean design, cabinet free 

technology, ergonomic 

features and user friendly 

controls which are now 

standard on the full range 

of Cama machines and 

packaging systems. 

AN HYGIENIC DESIGN 

Cama also believes that the 

IF318 is the first secondary 

packaging system that has a 

true hygienic design. 

Features include a pitchless 

box indexing system that 

allows three independent 

phases (forming, loading, 

closing); a special variable 

box handling device which 

allows automatic changeover 

for all required carton/ 

case size along the track, 

notwithstanding their shape 

and size together with 100% 

fool-proof size changing, 

allowing the operator tooless 

format changes for both 

robot heads and machine 

components. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

Moreover, the machine has 

been engineered to further 

reduce energy consumption 

and minimising the use of 

compressed air. 

T 01793 831111 

W www.camagroup.com 

At Pack Expo, BW Container 

Systems demonstrated its 

AdaptA Mini-Buffer in an 

innovative packaging loop. 

The AdaptA series offers 

efficiency-enhancing buffering, 

accumulation, as well as 

pressure-less line control 

and is ideal for non-round, 

odd-shaped containers. 

This flat, multi-lane system 

features first-in, first-out product 

flow, pressure-less accumulation 

throughout with high speed 

capability and is scalable, easy 

to access and operate. The ML 

Series uses two small buffers 

for its unique operation and this 

buffering technology can also 

be used in a separate distinctive 

solution, the AdaptA MB Series. 

The MB Series is a new and 

enhanced way to convey product 

while providing buffering 

capabilities. 

T 01302 711056 

W www.bwcontainersystems.com 

A complete buckets 

line demonstrated 

company growth 

Following on from the debut 

of its complete buckets line 

at the PPMA Total Show 

this September, Shemesh 

Automation Wet Wipes teamed 

up with its global partners 

Elsner Engineering Works at 

the Chicago-based show. 

“2016 has been another 

year of substantial growth 

for Shemesh Automaton Wet 

Wipes,” says company md 

Shai Shemesh. 

T 020 7887 6004 

W www.shemeshautomation.com 

Developer of component level solutions for 

machine vision showed its latest products 

Matrox Imaging demonstrated 

the new Matrox Iris GTR smart 

camera as well as the Matrox 

4Sight GPm vision controller, 

both running vision projects 

created using a new version 

of the Matrox Design Assistant 

software to inspect container 

integrity and marking. 

The latter inspection task 

includes reading packaging 

information printed as dotmatrix 

text using the new 

SureDotOCR technology, 

now integrated into Matrox 

Various vision options were shown 

Design Assistant. 

Matrox Design Assistant 

is the first hardwareindependent 

integrated 

development environment 

that lets users create an 

application flowchart and 

HMI and take machine 

vision projects from concept 

to completion in record 

time, without the need for 

conventional programming. 

The Matrox 4Sight GPm 

vision controller features a 

combination of embedded PC 

technology, compact size, and 

ruggedness which makes it an 

ideal solution for cost-sensitive 

image analysis and machine 

vision applications. 

T 00 1 514 822 6020 

W www.matrox.com/imaging


Installation News 

Tablet counting line delivers a 

safe environment for operators 

Rudolf Deckert has just 

delivered its popular 

TVM mono-block tablet 

counting line fitted with glove 

ports to a customer handling a 

cancer drug that is both dusty 

and toxic to the operator. 

To combat this, the tablet 

counter and all the sorting 

bowls were covered with 

polycarbonate hoods while 

inside the machine, guarding 

extraction caused an under 

pressure to minimise the 

escape of toxic dust. 

Any operator interventions 

can only take place through 

the glove ports. 

Meanwhile, a rapid transfer 

port was fitted onto the tablet 

infeed to allow containing 

product loading. 

This particular TVM tablet 

counter includes a host 

of features and processes 

including air cleaning with 

deionised air, counting, 

broken tablet inspection, 

capping, induction sealing 

and re-torqueing. A sensor 

verifies the presence of 

aluminium in the foil. 

As a special feature, vinyl 

sponges or oxygen scavengers 

As well as the special glove ports, the tablet counter includes a host of features 

in barrel form can be inserted 

after gross weighing. The 

sorting device, feeding track 

and transfer station can be 

purged with nitrogen gas 

to extend the scavengers 

duration time inside the 

tablet counting machine. 

The Cremer counter has 

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six vibratory feeding lanes 

controlled by two servo drives. 

In operation, the increased 

movement control that the 

servo drive offers has allowed 

the machine to achieve in six 

lanes, what had required 

12 lanes on standard vibratory 

tracks. 

“The servo drives can be 

fine-tuned for each product 

and those settings saved in 

the recipe,” says Gregor 

Rauch, managing director 

of UK supplier Raupack. 

The tablet counter is also 

fitted with automatic feeding 

plate removal. At the touch of 

a button, the vibratory plates 

lift to allow the operator to 

remove the product contact 

parts for cleaning easily. 

“It is not necessary to 

adjust cogs and regulators 

underneath the machine table 

between format changeovers 

which means that changeover 

is faster and more consistent,” 

explains Rauch. “The TVM 

mono-block counting line has 

the advantage that a single 

star-wheel presides over all 

operations,” he continues. 

“This means that changeover 

parts and therefore all the 

changeover times are greatly 

reduced.” 

The TVM can also be fitted 

with an integrated labeller 

and with weigh cells under 

the star-wheel. 

T 0115 875 9846 

W www.raupack.co.uk 

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Optimised case packing solution 

meets flour miller’s requirements 

A 

specialist miller and 

supplier of fine flours to 

the UK supermarkets has 

become the first company to 

put Pacepacker and Endoline’s 

E-Pac optimised case packing 

solution to the test. Close 

cooperation between the two 

companies yielded a bespoke 

three-step case erecting, packing 

and sealing system that has 

eliminated manual handling 

on the flour packing line. 

“We wanted a system to 

replace our labour intensive 

case packing operation, 

which involved laborious 

and strenuous manual 

handling,” explains the 

milling company’s production 

director. But finding a solution 

was proving problematic 

until, having worked with 

Pacepacker Services for 

several years, the miller felt 

confident in the team’s ability 

to engineer a bespoke case 

loading design. 

FULL TURNKEY SYSTEM 

The resulting fully automated 

case packing line is handling 

1.5kg bags of flour and was 

based on the new E-Pac 

concept, born out of an 

alliance with Endoline 

Machinery. By combining 

Endoline’s expertise in case 

erecting and sealing with 

Pacepacker’s case packing 

know-how, the result is a 

full turnkey system that 

eliminates manual handling 

from the process entirely. 

The line has been up and 

running since spring 2016, 

with the miller reporting that 

it has eliminated a potential 

source of injury and tedious 

operator task. In addition, the 

company, which produces in 

excess of 1,000 tonnes of flour 

a week, is another step ahead 

of the competition when it 

comes to its packing prowess. 

T 01371 811544 

W www.pacepacker.com 

SparcEye 

In combination with Sentinel, Cerberus, Theia and SPX 

Inspects, locates and verifies on either 

the top or bottom of pack 

• Text • Graphics 

• Barcodes • Promotional labels 

• QR codes • RSS codes 

Online 

Label 

Inspection 

System 

SparcEye benefits 

• One-touch setting 

• Fully integrated 

• No additional space required 

• Speeds up to 200 packs/min 

• OCR/OCV as standard 

Sparc Systems Ltd, Sparc House, Merebrook Business Park, 

Hanley Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NP 

T: +44 (0)1684 310000 F: +44 (0)1684 310970 www.sparc-systems.com



Paints are 

secured 

for transit 

Gordian Strapping has supplied 

an OMS IS43 stretch hooder to 

Crown Paints in Darwen, Lancs. 

The company required a 

stretch hooder for this emulsion 

manufacturing plant in Darwen to 

ensure that its 10 litre emulsion 

paint tubs are packaged securely 

for transport. Initially, Crown had 

considered packaging these large 

tubs using a stretch wrapper, but 

a hood applicator was chosen to 

stop the buckets ‘hooking and 

hanging’ while in transit. 

The OMS IS43 secures 

the load on the pallet using 

downward stretch forces through 

the hooding process with 

minimum side force to protect the 

tubs from compression forces. 

In addition, the film is locked on 

the pallet base using a ‘roping’ 

method for added securement. 

Having researched the market, 

Crown selected the IS43 stretch 

hooding machine after testing 

the new method on palletised 

product with positive results. 

The operator friendliness of 

the machine, and the fact that 

all film loading and servicing is 

conducted at ground level were 

added advantages for the paint 

manufacturing giant. 

With 13 engineers across 

the UK, including three within 

45 miles of Darwen, Crown felt 

Gordian Strapping was the ideal 

partner to install and maintain 

the machine going forward. 

T 01256 394400 

W www.gordianstrapping.com 

A stretch hooder installed in Darwen 

Stretch seal pack delivers 

multi-benefits for chicken 

Al Watania used a new 

stretch seal pack to 

launch its cut up poultry 

products in the Saudi market 

following the installation of 

a Trave 1200 tray sealing 

system from Mondini. 

This system delivers speeds 

of up to 70 a minute on the 

450g pack which includes 

full printing of the top film. 

The Trave 1200 system is 

integrated into the current 

cutting line and delivers the 

performance and reliability 

that management at 

Al Watania were looking for. 

The slim design offers 

unrivalled performance 

achieved in a small factory 

footprint which was crucial 

for production management 

at the plant, says Mondini. 

Designed around the 

‘Platform Concept’, the 

system is not only achieving 

the results 

demanded 

on this style 

of pack, but 

it can also be 

adapted easily 

to handle other 

pack formats 

in the future, 

including MAP 

and skin packs. 

“The 

excellence of 

Mondini design 

combined with 

the Platform 

Concept were 

recognised as 

key factors in deciding on the 

Trave system delivering long 

term flexibility on packaging 

technology and formats,” 

explains Brian Hemsley, 

sales director of Mondini UK. 

“Unique mechanical sealing 

technology found on Trave 

tray sealers also optimises 

the packaging materials 

performance with significant 

savings on material costs and 

increased productivity.” 

The system has performed reliably 

The new stretch seal packs have proved successful in the Saudi market 

This is because no skeleton 

film waste is produced during 

the process. 

“The Trave machine design 

allows easy clean down, 

water run-off and the strategic 

placement of 

the electrical 

components 

in a sealed 

cabinet in 

the top of the 

Trave tray 

sealer allows 

for thorough 

cleaning and 

optimum 

hygiene in a 

time efficient 

manner,” 

Hemsley 

continues. 

“This is a very 

important 

benefit for these new retail 

packs.” 

Stretch shrink seal film 

combined with a dedicated 

range of new trays can 

not only handle product 

protrusions, but also displays 

the quality and freshness 

of the Al Watania chicken. 

In this application, a 

Trave 1200 was fitted with a 

pacer device to convey trays 

from the existing belt at 70 

packs a minute. The trays 

arrive in long edge leading 

configuration and are grouped 

in a seven up or six up tool 

respectively. 

Registered generic 

printed stretch shrink film 

is unwound and all variable 

data is dynamically printed 

on each impression using 

two thermal transfer printers 

which are integrated within 

the grouping section. Printing 

of the product information 

and description are in Arabic 

and English language and 

includes weight, barcode, 

traceability code and 

production date. 

The new tool technology 

seals and controls the 

shrink tension to produce a 

perfectly sealed pack, even 

in contaminated conditions 

to deliver pack security 

throughout the product 

life cycle. 

Clever design features 

created by Mondini’s 

engineers are employed 

to deliver ease of use for 

operators as well as access 

for simple tool changes and 

maintenance in a matter 

of minutes. 

T 01785 812512 

W www.gmondini.co.uk

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Quick pulse heat sealing helps 

potatoes to be processed faster 

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Leading food processor 

Albert Bartlett has 

retrofitted quick pulse 

heat (QPH) sealing technology 

from Ceetak on another of 

its vertical form, fill and seal 

machines at the company’s 

Norfolk production facility. 

“With the introduction of a 

range of exciting new products 

we were able to improve 

production efficiencies 

across our range of products 

and films,” explains Nigel 

Vincent, chief engineer at 

Albert Bartlett. “Ceetak’s 

QPH sealing technology 

offers the ability to cope with 

a wide variety of films and 

significantly reduces the need 

for timely seal jaw changes.” 

QPH improves overall efficiencies 

“When Ceetak engage with 

food processing companies the 

key benefit is usually focused 

on film savings - typically 

between 7-15% with the 1.5-2mm 

seal width - with the addition of 

stronger overall bag seals,” says 

Ceetak’s QPH product manager 

Philip Hyde. “However, once 

QPH systems are installed on 

production lines a number 

of additional benefits are 

achieved including reduced 

maintenance, higher running 

speeds, improved hygiene and 

safer machinery operation.” 

Ceetak can retrofit the QPH 

system to any make and model 

of VFFS machine, extending 

the lifetime of the machine 

and offering manufacturers 

significant production flexibility. 

T 01234 832200 

W www.ceetak.com


Automated system gives 

easy retailer compliance 

Sushi supplier Ichiban 

UK has invested in 

automation to ensure 

compliance with retailers’ 

codes of practice. The OAL 

system has prevented label 

and packaging errors that 

can result in substantial 

fines and help identify areas 

for improvement during 

production. 

The company recognised 

that to maintain its excellent 

relationships with its retail 

customers, it needed to secure 

the factory by proactively 

investing in automation. 

Working with OAL, the 

company has ensured the 

correct packaging and labelling 

are applied to products by using 

a single automated system to 

control its packaging lines 

while also integrating existing 

packaging devices. 

“We chose the OAL system 

because it’s a tried and 

tested solution that provides 

the compliance we need,” 

explains Julie Rice, technical 

manager at Ichiban UK. “It is 

easy to use and has helped us 

focus by accurately recording 

line stoppages and identifying 

areas for improvement.” 

The system Ichiban UK has 

installed works by scanning 

a 2D barcode printed on every 

product to check and verify 

the date code, and that the 

packaging is correct. If a 

mismatch error occurs, the 

line stops, and the problem 

is investigated. 

Payback has been shortened 

through the use of OAL’s 

Factory Performance software 

module that provides the team 

with production information 

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The system has prevented label and packaging errors at sushi supplier Ichiban 

on improvement areas. 

In operation, when a line 

stop occurs, operators must 

record a reason code on the 

touchscreen terminal. The 

recorded data is both highly 

accurate and can be used in 

real-time so actions can be 

taken if any issues occur. 

The automatic system 

replaces existing manual 

production logs, providing 

more accurate and reliable data. 

T 01733 394700 

W www.oalgroup.com 

Robotic cask handling system 

Brewery experience 

counted for a new 

cask handling system 

SCM has made further inroads 

into the brewing industry with 

a new order for a robotic cask 

handling system from another 

major UK brewer. 

The customer required a 

system to automatically un-stack 

empty casks once they were 

delivered to its cask line. As well 

as unstacking the empty casks, 

the system was also required to 

un-stack two separate variants 

of locator boards onto which 

the casks would be stacked. 

The system also had to be 

capable of re-stacking the full 

casks once they had been filled 

(automatically placing a locator 

board between each layer at the 

same time). 

The equipment is due to 

be delivered and installed this 

summer. 

T 01823 431838 

W www.scmhandling.com 

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Vision 

Compact alternative to 

line scan cameras offer 

The new Mitsubishi Electric 

CX series of high speed 

contact image sensors 

(CIS) now available from 

Stemmer Imaging are designed 

to offer a compact alternative to 

line scan cameras. 

These sensors allow 

high quality distortion-free 

scanning of surfaces right up 

to the edges of the material at 

speeds of up to 1000 metres a 

minute. They are especially 

suitable for applications that 

require a vertical telecentric 

detection of all object points 

on large objects. Typical 

application areas for the 

sensors include printing 

and thin film production 

industries where it can detect 

surface defects. 

Distributed under the name 

Mitsubishi Electric Line Scan 

Bar, the new high speed CIS 

CX models offer a choice of 

resolutions depending on the 

application. This allows scan 

speeds of 138m per minute 

at 600dpi up to 450m per 

minute at 300dpi and 1000m 

per minute at 150dpi to be 

achieved. 

The huge data amounts 

Latest sensors allow for distortion-free scanning of surfaces at high speeds 

resulting from these high 

speeds can be transferred 

via one or two CoaxPress 

interfaces depending on the 

sensor length. The previously 

available CIS AX and MX 

versions provided CameraLink 

interfaces. 

One of the major benefits 

of CIS compared with line 

scan cameras is their compact 

and easy-to-install format, 

which was slightly modified 

in the new CIS generation and 

adapted to the requirements 

of the printing industry, 

says Stemmer. They are held 

in place directly above the 

surface of interest at a fixed 

height of 12mm, with all 

LED illumination and optics 

built-in. The CIS can be 

installed in just a few minutes 

since it is easier to do the 

adjustment directly above 

the object. 

Ease of installation and 

removal means maintenance 

and support requirements are 

also significantly reduced. 

T 01252 780000 

W www.stemmer-imaging.co.uk 

Cooling fin arrangement is new 

New cameras are 

available that bring 

many user benefits 

As the UK distributor for The 

Imaging Source cameras, 

Scorpion Vision can now supply 

a new range of camera products 

with field-programmable gate 

array containing a large image 

buffer, with the GigE 33e series 

now available with sensors from 

Sony, OnSemi and Aptina. 

New to this camera is the 

cooling fin arrangement that has 

been added to its case to keep 

the operating temperature under 

control. The addition of more 

internal electronics necessitates 

this requirement and makes the 

cameras not only distinctive, but 

slightly larger at 44mm width. 

All the latest camera product 

ranges are available with the 

Sony Pregius IMX sensors or 

the Python P1300 sensor from 

OnSemi. 

T 01590 679333 

W www.scorpionvision.co.uk 

Automated optical inspection machine aims 

to become essential element for electronics 

Industrial Vision Systems 

(IVS) has launched a new 

range of automated optical 

inspection (AOI) machines 

which will inspect and 

measure components, 

connectors, solder, and pins 

on PCB assemblies in the 

electronics manufacturing 

process. The automated 

IVS-PCBi machines utilise 

artificial intelligence machine 

vision algorithms combined 

with the latest optical systems 

to provide fully automated 

inspection at a much lower 

price point than traditional 

AOI systems. 

These IVS-PCBi machines 

will allow electronic 

manufacturers to automate 

repetitive and critical 

inspection tasks at speed, 

coupled with low cost of 

ownership. It is designed for 

flexibility and comes with 

a suite of optical inspection 

advances to make set-up 

simple and easy. These 

features help both new and 

experienced operators achieve 

maximum inspection results 

quickly on fast-paced surface 

mount technology lines. 

Developed to tackle today’s 

complex and shrinking printed 

circuit board assemblies, the 

IVS-PCBi machines can inspect 

even the smallest components 

with no compromise on speed 

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The system is easy to 

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Feature: Dairy 


Sector invests 

for the future 

Despite tough trading conditions, the sector is 

investing in the latest technology to deliver gains 

with own label products. This is seen 

especially in the cheese fixture of any 

supermarket. 

Another significant lifestyle change 

that has influenced the sector is 

snacking and ‘on the go’ products. 

Evidence of this can be found on page 

44 where a machine available from 

Englemann & Buckham has been 

developed to pack frozen yogurts and 

drinks into stick packs. 

The proliferation of pack formats 

means that flexibility in any processing 

and packaging equipment is paramount. 

Take a look through this 18 page feature 

which demonstrates how the latest 

equipment 

is delivering 

product quality 

as well as 

production 

efficiencies 

across the 

board. 

Hygiene and 

safety are other 

issues that 

are paramount 

in the dairy 

sector. There 

is plenty of 

information on 

these contained 

within the 

It hasn’t been an easy few years 

for UK dairy but some companies 

continue to grow and invest despite 

the tough trading climate. 

Indeed, it could be argued that the 

need for companies to process and pack 

their products innovatively, sustainably 

and with flexible speed has never 

been so important to keep ahead of 

the game in today’s market. 

Brexit, of course, will bring its own 

challenges to the sector, including a 

possible silver lining for butters and 

spreads, but it is way too early to know 

exactly how this will play out. 

What is clear, however, is that the 

sector continues to concentrate on 

new product development as well 

as range extensions such as the 

Today’s equipment has to deliver innovative flexibility to the dairy sector 

supersize yogurt format and flavoured 

milk drinks, for instance. 

this crowded market place which, 

Innovation in both the product and as well as covering several food groups, 

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also the pack style is key to competing in also includes brands competing 

feature as well 

as details of 

technology 

that is helping with the health debate. 

Reducing fats in sauces, for instance, 

can be found on page 34. Enjoy! 

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Flexibility meets 

ever-changing 

customer needs 

Schubert has responded to its customers’ demands by designing 

exchangeable product-specific tools to make changeovers easier 

D 

airy producers must react to 

changing customer demands 

and thus need to adjust their 

portfolio and product formats 

regularly. Therefore, the time 

required to carry out a size change is 

becoming more important which 

is why Schubert designed in flexibility 

during the development of its TLM 

packaging machines. 

“Packaging machines can be called 

flexible when they can be used to pack 

various sizes of different products 

into different containers in different 

quantities,” says Mark Jocelyn, sales 

director at Schubert UK. “And better 

still if you can add on additional functions 

later while increasing output rates. 

“The TLM packaging machines from 

Schubert offer all of these advantages 

while we have also developed automatic 

format changing by focusing on 

exchangeable product-specific tools,” 

he tells Machinery Update. 

The Transmodul is one of the standard 

components that increases flexibility 

significantly in the equipment. 

It is a single-axis, rail-based robot 

which features contactless power supply 

and communication within the TLM 

system. Vested with its specific format 

tools and integrated vacuum system, 

the Transmodul conveys product and 

packs through the entire packaging 

system. Additionally, Schubert can 

significantly improve quality inspection 

by means of its 3D vision system. 

The company has provided flexibility 

across the entire dairy sector with Schubert 

machines handling milk cartons, butters 

in standard as well as in portion packs, 

various yogurts and even coffee creamers. 

HANDLING BUTTER CAREFULLY 

For instance, Schubert supplied Elle 

& Vire in Condé-sur-Vire, France with 

a TLM machine that packs 1,000 butter 

portion packs per minute into boxes. 

The butter portions arrive on a total of four 

tracks from two upstream machines. 

The temperature of the butter is about 

15deg C so the portion packs are very soft 

and need to be handled carefully as a result. 

Therefore, the packs are grouped on the 

Transmodul by F4 robot arms very carefully 

so as not to damage the product. To reduce 

the number of robot arms and the amount 

of space required, groups of three, four or 

five products are formed, which are then 

transferred together by the F4 robots. 

The new TLM packaging machine is 

replacing two older machines at this dairy. 

The feed performance was doubled 

without changing the amount of space 

required, and the new machine boasts 

the flexibility to handle pack types 

that were previously not possible. 

Meanwhile, when Finnish producer of 

dairy products Juustoportti received an 

enquiry from a major retail customer to 

pack yoghurt in 2 and 4 packs, the owner 

of the dairy giant Timo Keski-Kasari 

approached Schubert for a solution. 

Schubert proposed a TLM packaging 

line consisting of three modules equipped 

with F2 robots in combination with the F3 

presentation units and two Transmodul 

lines to ensure flexibility on a small footprint. 

Since the system packs the cups in 

sleeves and then immediately puts 

them into the trays, this system requires 

significantly fewer interfaces than similar 

solutions. Another special feature of this 

project was placing the cups in cartons 

of ten in a way that would prevent any 

slippage during transit. 

The Schubert solution consists of 

folding the bottom carton so that the 

individual cups are fixed on four sides. 

Vested with its specific format tools and 

integrated vacuum system, the Transmodul 

conveys product through the entire system


Feature: Name here 

The tools are designed for each individual task 

French dairy Elle & Vire uses a TLM machine to pack 1,000 of its butter portion packs per minute 

The yogurt cups are in sleeves of 2 and 4 packs 

German butter manufacturer 

Meggle’s orientation towards meeting 

increasingly diversified customer 

requirements resulted in the acquisition 

of a TLM collating packer with a 

freely-programmable mixing function. 

This upstream flexible filling line enables 

a host of mixture ratios in operation. 

Two cup types are fed to the TLM 

collating packer on four single-type tracks. 

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The mixture ratios that can be achieved 

range from 25/75 to 50/50 to a single-type 

pack. The key technology for the required 

level of flexibility includes F44 robots 

in combination with a Transmodul system 

for pre-grouping the cups. 

These cups are detected optically and 

pre-grouped in the correct position (uniform 

label orientation) according to the packing 

pattern. At the same time, the scanner 

checks whether the cup is sealed with a lid. 

“The open VMS control architecture 

not only enables conventional signal 

exchange between the packaging line 

and filling machine, but cup filling 

can also be controlled using the VMS 

for optimum synchronisation of both 

machines,” explains Jocelyn. 

T 01676 525825 

W www.schubert-uk.co.uk 

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OAL’s process can 

reduce fat in dairy 

sauces by up to 20% 

Scientific research from 

the University of Lincoln 

has shown that food 

manufacturers can reduce 

fat in dairy-based sauce 

products by up to 20% by processing 

with the disruptive steam infusion 

vaction technology, says Jake 

Norman from OAL. 

Under certain operating 

conditions, when passing dairy 

ingredients through the steam 

infusion vaction unit, a fat mimetic 

is formed which mimics the fat 

properties in sauces. For bechamel, 

cheese and hollandaise sauces, 

a creamier mouth feel is achieved 

while maintaining the sauces 

viscosity compared to cooking with 

a traditional steam jacket. 

Traditionally, to offer consumers 

a luxury, indulgent mouth feel a 

butter or cream addition is required 

which gives the final product a 

high dairy fat content. However, 

the University findings provide 

interesting areas for new product 

development that can offer ‘healthy 

indulgence’ asserts OAL. 

Dairy-based sauces can be processed 

The steam infusion vaction 

technology is a disruptive device 

that sits within a cooking vessel 

and uses steam as the motive 

forces to uniquely heat and mix 

food products. The University 

of Lincoln has researched 

the patented vaction cooking 

technology under an Innovate UK 

funded project to scientifically 

identify the product development 

and operational opportunities of 

the device. 

Many food manufacturers have 

already switched to cooking dairybased 

sauces with the technology. 

A healthy 

indulgence 

Research shows 

areas for NPD 

that can offer 

a healthier 

alternative 

for sauces 

Bakkavor has been using the steam 

infusion technology to cook a 

dairy-based porridge, for instance. 

“We are very happy with the 

retrofit of OAL’s steam infusion 

technology to manufacture 

porridge,” explains Janet Prescott, 

manufacturing manager at 

Bakkavor. “We have been able to 

quickly master how to maximise 

the benefits of the steam infusion 

system and we’re confident that the 

technology offers the flexibility 

to cook a wide variety of products 

to delight our customers. 

“The system is very fast and 

has reduced our cooking energy 

consumption by 15%,” she 

continues. “It’s a quality piece 

of equipment that’s definitely 

‘cook proof’.” 

Prescott also notes that since the 

installation, the engineering team 

The system is very fast 

and has reduced our cooking 

energy consumption by 15% 

hasn’t had to touch the system 

in operation. 

The recently released 

whitepaper from the University 

of Lincoln highlights other areas 

of differentiation to traditional 

manufacturing including the 

prevention of Maillard reactions 

and retention of ‘homemade’ 

colours and flavours. The vaction 

unit creates a partial vacuum 

within the unit preventing 

exposure to high temperatures and 

browning of any product. 

Gas Chromatography-Gas 

Spectrometry identified a 

difference in flavour profile, while 

layperson taste panels recognised 

an improvement in flavour between 

a conventionally cooked and a 

steam infusion processed sauce. 

Both highlighted the 

preservation of delicate fresh 

flavours and prevention of 

over-processed notes. 

The explanation for ‘homemade’ 

flavours comes from the shortened 

cooking times and prevention of 

burn on contamination, says OAL. 

T 01733 394700 

W www.oalgroup.com

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Combo unit 

saves time 

and money 

SCS UK Ltd recently installed a twin lane 

combo unit consisting of a metal detector 

and checkweigher at Village Dairy in 

Denbigh, North Wales. 

This system is handling 125g pots of 

yogurt running at 440 pots a minute on 

a tandem system with 220 pots per 

minute on each side. 

Project manager at Village Dairy 

Michael Burrows has been delighted 

with the performance of the unit since 

installation. “We are now able to monitor 

each individual product which has 

reduced our daily overfill, saving us 

money and time,” he says. “We are able 

to fill each pot to the nominal required 

weight with ease and the reports that 

are generated after each production run 

are very user friendly and give the exact 

information that our records require.” 

Indeed, the company has been so 

impressed with the unit that it has asked 

SCS to install a second metal detector on 

another of its production lines. 

The unit has separate reject points for 

metal contaminants and weight rejects 

making it 100% secure. Metal detected 

product is rejected into a locked bin prior 

to the checkweigher for added security. 

After the metal detector, the pots pass 

over the checkweighing section of the 

machine where the products are weighed 

dynamically and recorded according to 

the Average Weight legislation. If weights 

are recorded below the tolerance they are 

rejected from the production line into a 

weight bin fitted with sensors to ensure 

the pack is removed from the line. 

T 0161 222 6361 

W www.scsukltd.com 

Village Dairy has been delighted with unit 

Here is the top view of Terlet’s Terlotherm SSHE which controls temperatures precisely 

Keep the heat 

under control 

More and more high viscosity dairy products 

are adopting scraped surface heat exchangers 

T 

he use of Dutch company 

Terlet’s Terlotherm scraped 

surface heat exchanger 

(SSHE) is on the rise for high 

viscosity dairy products 

and those applications needing precise 

temperatures immediately prior to further 

processing,” says Christopher Holland, 

managing director of UK agent Holmach. 

Two recent applications for the 

Terlotherm were for heating whey 

proteins to feed existing spray dryers 

or evaporators. The rapid and accurate 

heating optimises the drying process for 

these types of products as both a food 

ingredient or as a functional food used by 

athletes. The energy savings are a major 

advantage compared with traditional 

tubular or plate exchangers which are 

limited because of their potential to burn, 

reducing size and footprint. 

The Terlotherm hygienic heat exchanger 

prevents burning but is able to heat with 

little shear, or increased agitation. 

As a vertical exchanger, the design 

eliminates the need for hydraulic opening 

for maintenance; the single mechanical 

seal is not disturbed for maintenance 

or inspection. 

Reduced downtime is a major benefit 

as well as cost savings over traditional 

SSHEs which need to be dismantled 

between production runs. 

As well as heating, the Terlotherm 

is widely used for dairy sauces and 

confectionery as rapid heat transfer is 

achieved without crystallisation. 

Applications for cooling processed 

cheese can also be carried out, taking 

temperatures from 8degC to below 

4degC in about 90 seconds, as required. 

Crystallisation and yogurt tanks are also 

part of Terlet’s offer, all of which are built 

in house to customer requirements. 

T 01780 749097 

W www.holmach.co.uk

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Belgian dairy Olympia. 

The machines are 

monitoring Olympia’s marketleading 

range of dairy desserts 

that includes rice pudding as 

well as vanilla and chocolate 

puddings and creams for 

contaminants such as metal, 

glass, ceramics and other 

non-metal foreign bodies, 

to ensure product quality 

is of the highest standards. 

One IX-GA is dedicated to 

100g and 200g pots operating 

at up to 10,000 pots per hour, 

while the second system 

handles larger pack sizes up 

to 800g at about 4,000 pots 

per hour. 

The Ishida systems were 

selected after an in-depth 

comparison with another 

manufacturer. Wim De 

Spiegeleer, Olympia’s 

operations manager, says 

that the IX-GA delivered a 

better overall performance, 

including greater detection 

sensitivity and a clear and 

focused x-ray image of the 

product time after time, as 

well as offering a stable and 

well-engineered machine 

construction. 

no false rejects 

“With many other x-ray 

machines something like the 

lift-off tab on the dessert lid 

being raised up could trigger 

a false reject,” he explains. 

“This is a very annoying 

problem that causes extra 

stress for the operators and 

distracts them.” 

Data logging helps to build more 

precise calibration protocols 

Greater detection sensitivity and a clear and focused x-ray image of the dairy product time after time is now delivered 

High quality 

is controlled 

Machinery Update talks to Belgian dairy Olympia 

about how x-ray is delivering enhanced quality control 

The Ishida x-ray system 

avoids this problem thanks to 

its special Genetic Algorithm 

technology, which enables 

operators to ‘train’ the 

machine to spot problems 

specific to each particular 

application by using image 

data analysis over a number 

of inspections. 

As it is common in food 

production for similar 

contamination problems to 

recur, data logging can help 

to build up a more precise 

calibration protocol with 

each inspection. This enables 

defects to be more easily 

identified and their location in 

the pack pinpointed, even at 

high throughput rates. 

The ability to detect foreign 

bodies in the Olympia dessert 

range is important because 

of the company’s high 

standards, including absolute 

certainty. 

“Filling the various desserts 

into the pots involves some 

quite complex machinery 

with many different moving 

parts,” explains Spiegeleer. 

Today, x-ray prices are much 

more reasonable and this fact has 

made our investment worthwhile


“If any small parts were to 

drop off the machine, we need 

to be confident that these 

can always and quickly be 

identified.” 

Metal detection is not an 

adequate solution, because of 

the aluminium foil lids on the 

pots. However, he explains, 

in the past x-ray technology 

was deemed too expensive 

and the only way to ensure 

complete inspection was a 

thorough check of the machine 

each day. While Olympia still 

inspects the machines, this 

is now complementary to 

the technology and enables 

the company to inspect the 

condition of the machine at 

the same time. 

“Today, x-ray prices are 

much more reasonable and 

this makes the investment 

worthwhile,” he says. 

“And we can also benefit from 

the additional product quality 

monitoring.” 

to set-up and operate. 

“It is essential that operators 

trust these machines and 

are able to work with them 

day-in, day out,” concludes 

Spiegeleer. “The decision 

to purchase is made at one 

point but the machines will 

be around for many years 

afterwards so it is important 

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to get it right, and that is what 

we have achieved with the 

Ishida IX-GA x-ray systems.” 

T 0121 607 7700 

W www.ishidaeurope.com 

MONITORING PACKS 

There are further advantages 

of the Ishida system, he tells 


“Because every pack is 

monitored and an image 

produced each time, we can 

very easily pinpoint the area 

of contamination in each 

individual pack. 

“And the individual 

images are also an important 

part of our comprehensive 

traceability procedures.” 

The two IX-GA models were 

installed by Ishida’s Belgian 

agent BRN, who also supplied 

the conveyors and guarding 

around the machines. Olympia 

reports that the x-ray systems 

are proving reliable and easy 

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Load cells 

offer hygiene 

benefits 

To meet the strict hygiene regulations 

required in production, HBM has 

introduced the PW25 and PW27 range of 

load cells which are designed for use in 

multi-head combination weighers and static 

scales in filling and packaging plants. 

Suitable for use in dairy, beverage, 

food, pharmaceutical and bio industries, 

the latest range of easy to clean load 

cells are hermetically encapsulated and 

housed in stainless steel which makes 

them compatible with all cleaning agents 

and disinfectant agents commonly 

used in the production process. 

Featuring a clean and smooth 

cylindrical design that is non-absorbent 

and free from grooves and gaps, the top 

surfaces of the new load cells are also 

inclined to prevent the collection of 

dust, product residue or water droplets. 

Furthermore, specification stickers have 

been replaced with laser etching, to cut 

out further contamination risks. 

The PW25 and PW27 from HBM are 

ingress protected to IP68, with IP69 

as an option for added protection. 

Also, the hygienic PW27 load cell, which 

enables efficient and accurate weighing 

equipment to be used in fields where 

aseptic production is required, has been 

developed to meet the guidelines set 

out by the EHEDG (European Hygienic 

Engineering and Design Group). 

These guidelines, set out by the 

EHEDG, reflect the need for all systems 

and components such as weighing 

systems used in filling and packaging 

systems, or food processing equipment to 

comply with stringent hygiene standards. 

This latest range provides an hygienic 

solution for weighing systems, without 

compromising on accuracy and quality, 


T 020 8515 6000 

W www.hbm.com 

Load cells have a smooth, cylindrical design 

Two lines of code – best before date and printing time – are printed onto the printed paper lids 

Yogurt coding 

delivers saving 

An Israeli dairy has bought coders from Linx 

for 14 years because of their proven reliability 

Reliability and low cost of 

ownership are key factors in 

the success of two Linx 7900 

continuous ink jet printers 

incorporating head traversing 

units which are printing 40,000 yogurt 

pots every hour at leading Israeli dairy 

company Tnuva Eilon Tavor. 

The recently-installed printers are the 

latest in over 100 Linx machines that are 

in operation at Tnuva sites across Israel as 

part of a long-standing 14 year partnership 

between the company and Linx’s Israeli 

distributor. The 7900 models are working 

in conjunction with an Erca form, fill and 

seal machine providing two lines of code 

– best before date and printing time – 

onto the printed paper lids. 

Advanced QuickSwitch software allows 

fast changeovers between products or 

messages, with simple automated set-up, 

and the printer’s SureFill system ensures 

mistake-proof refills. 

In addition, Linx PrintSync enables 

automatic print format selection, using 

the line speed to provide the best possible 

print quality. 

The Linx 7900 has been designed to 

deliver the lowest possible running costs 

and features dynamically adjusted service 

intervals that mean customers only pay for 

vital maintenance. It is able to run for up to 

9,000 hours or 18 months between services. 

These Linx printers were installed as 

part of Tnuva’s continuous improvement 

programme to renew existing coders, 

and selected after a comparison with an 

alternative ink jet model. 

“The latest 7900 continues the excellent 

service we have received during the last 

14 years, with proven reliability and 

consistent performance, which results 

in fewer unplanned line stoppages,” says 

a spokesperson for Tnuva. 

T 01480 302100 

W www.linxglobal.com



Accurate level 

measurement is 

essential to filling 

and bottling 

processes in the 

dairy industry to ensure 

continuous operation and 

minimise product wastage. 

However, the strong 

foaming properties of milk, 

especially skimmed milk, 

present challenges. Foam 

in the filling vessel can fool 

instrumentation into giving 

false signals leading to 

under filling of bottles with 

consequent product rejects 

and production downtime. 

Product build-up on 

the instrument and harsh 

cleaning regimes can cause 

sensor failures that result 

in stoppages and frequent 

replacement. The problem of 

foaming liquids is common 

in many food and beverage 

processes. Level measurement 

systems typically used in 

filling processes such as 

multi-point float switches 

and capacitive sensors are 

particularly sensitive. 

So, to discount the false 

signals that foam can trigger, 

Sick developed and conducted 

successful customer trials 

of a patented algorithm for 

the firmware of its LFP Inox 

hygiene-compliant probe. 

Using guided microwave 

technology the probe is not 

affected by the density or 

conductivity of a fluid and 

is consistently accurate even 

for deposit-forming and 

foaming liquids. 

The LFP Inox probe can be cut down from its maximum of four metres in length to suit the processing vessel dimensions 

Probe offers 

level benefit 

Machinery Update talks to Sick UK about measuring 

foaming liquids accurately by cutting out the froth 

MAJOR COST SAVINGS 

Installations of the probe with 

two leading dairy processors in 

the UK have shown significant 

cost savings. As a result, one 

of the UK’s principle service 

companies for industrystandard 

milk filling vessels 

has adopted the LFP Inox for 

Foam as its preferred probe for 

installation as part of vessel 

refurbishments or instrument 

replacements across the UK. 

“Level sensors are required 

instrumentation in stainless 

steel milk filler vessels to 

ensure a consistent level of 

product is maintained in the 

header tank and is therefore 

sufficient for the filling 

mechanism to deliver an 

accurate volume of milk 

to each bottle,” explains 

Darren Pratt, Sick UK’s 

industrial instrumentation 

product manager. 

“At one leading milk 

processor, capacitance probes 

were unable to distinguish 

reliably between the foam 

and liquid,” he continues. 

“As a result, the control system 

The system has proved reliable 

and has operated without any false 

signals as a result of foaming 

did not receive a signal to fill 

the vessel at the correct time, 

and the milk bottles ended 

up being under filled. 

“We were able to show 

that LFP Inox for Foam could 

provide an accurate level 

measurement,” he says. 

“The bottling line tank levels 

were kept consistently topped 

up to enable gravity feed of the 

bottles on the 100+ unit per 

minute lines.” 

The system has been in 

operation for nearly two years 

without any further false


signals as a result of foaming. 

At another well-known 

dairy processor, a hydrostatic 

pressure sensor was being 

used in a similar filling vessel. 

In this case, the thermal shock 

caused by harsh hot and cold 

Clean-in-Place procedures 

was causing the hydrostatic 

sensors to fail on average 

every three months. 

The LFP Inox probe is 

manufactured from food 

grade stainless steel making 

it resistant to Clean-in-Place 

and Sterilise-in-Place regimes. 

With a hygiene-rated IP69K 

housing, the LFP Inox covers 

temperatures from -20deg C to 

+150deg C and pressures from 

-1 to +16 bar so it is suitable 

for a wide range of processing 

conditions. 

It is resistant to the thermal 

shock from rapid temperature 

changes and cleaning cycles 

with aggressive chemicals. 

ELIMINATE FAILURES 

“By replacing the existing 

instruments at the trial site 

with the LFP Inox, we could 

eliminate the problem of 

instrument failure and the 

Sick probe has continued 

to operate reliably without 

the need for replacement,” 

continues Pratt. 

“An unexpected additional 

benefit was that the accuracy 

and reliability of the LFP 

Inox can throw light on the 

performance of other elements 

in process equipment, such as 

suction leaks, air ingress and 

other common faults.” 

The LFP Inox probe can 

be cut down from its 

maximum four metre length 

to suit the vessel dimensions 

and can even be used in 

small vessels, thanks to its 

deadband of just 25mm. 

THE PROBE HAS 

A DEADBAND OF 

25mm 

which allows its use in 

the smallest of vessels 

The easy to read on-unit 

display gives real time 

level and status information 

and makes the LFP Inox 

very simple to set up and 

Yamato Scale Dataweigh Ltd: 

Unit 6B, Millennium Way, Leeds, LS11 5AL, UK 

also to commission. 

The LFP Inox has been 

certified by the EHEDG 

(European Hygienic 

Engineering & Design Group) 

and also meets the 3-A 

hygiene certificate of the US 

food industry. 

T 01727 831121 

W www.sick.co.uk 

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Stickpack unit 

handles yogurt 

A variety of dairy products can be handled on the 

machine including yogurt, soft cheese and jellies 

INV PACK (formally Inever) has 

developed the PH800 Ultraclean, 

an eight lane stickpack machine 

running at 24,000 sticks per hour, 

with two independent hoppers able 

to accommodate two different yogurt 

flavours in operation. 

The new machine can handle a range 

of dairy products including yogurt, soft 

cheese and jelly into stickpacks which 

are then packed in cartons for easy storage 

in the freezer or fridge. 

“As an ‘on-the-go’ format, it is an 

easy and fun way to drink yogurt, with 

no spoon needed, easy to carry and 

store and it can even be eaten as an ice 

pop,” says Laura Garcia, marketing and 

communications manager at INV PACK. 

“It‘s also a guarantee for parents that 

children are enjoying a healthier snack.” 

In operation, the machine sterilises 

flat foil through a uv lamp treatment 

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achieves up to 99.9% germ reduction. 

A ‘dedusting’ system based on a triple 

action mechanical cleaning process 

eliminates electrostatic charge and 

applies suction to remove any possible 

contamination before film is fed into 

the sterile filling area. 

This area is constructed entirely of 

stainless steel and laminar air flow 

units fitted with HEPA filters and special 

diffusers ensure continuous production 

of ultra clean and practically turbulencefree 

air, which protects the filling of 

these sensitive products. 

Cleaning is a vital part of this stickpack 

system too. 

Pipe work design guarantees CIP 

(clean in place) fluids reach two m/s 

through wetted parts. Valves are 

positioned to ensure fast, complete 

product evacuation, and 100% coverage 

of cleaning fluid on wetted surfaces is 

achieved. Hygienic membrane piston 

This ‘on-the-go’ format presents options 

valves are also used to ensure quick, 

consistent, easy cleaning is carried out. 

Finally, pumps and filling nozzles are 

secured into the ultraclean positions 

during CIP, enabling a complete cleaning 

and sterilisation process. 

The machines are distributed by INV 

PACK’s sole agents in the UK & Ireland, 

Engelmann & Buckham. 

T 01420 593680 

W www.buckham.co.uk 

 

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Handling has 

to be gentle 

A German dairy is using MasoSine 

Certa SineTM pumps for ingredients 

Leading German 

dairy products 

manufacturer 

Goldsteig has put its 

trust in the recentlylaunched 

MasoSine Certa 

SineTM pump from Watson- 

Marlow Fluid Technology 

Group (WMFTG) for the 

production of cream cheese. 

Here, the gentle handling 

of the Certa pump is ideal 

for transferring the 

sensitive cream 

used to 

manufacture 

mascarpone 

and delicate 

whey for 

ricotta, while 

its ease of 

cleaning 

makes 

for lower 

maintenance 

requirements. 

“The 

pumping is an important 

stage of production, where 

due care and gentle handling 

matter most,” explains dairy 

operations manager Günter 

Schlattl. “If the shearing 

forces are too high, then 

the binding – and thus the 

structure of the mixture – 

can be damaged. 

“Ultimately, the final 

quality of the cream cheese 

will suffer, and for ricotta 

and mascarpone, the 

texture of the end product 

is essential.” 

The company has used 

MasoSine pumps for several 

Texture of mascarpone is essential 

years as part of its butter 

production. “So we were 

already convinced about their 

low pulse, gentle handling 

capabilities,” says Schlattl. 

Certa is a completely new 

design of pump based on the 

proven sinusoidal positive 

displacement principle. 

It has been designed 

specifically for use in the 

food and beverage industry, 

conveying the 

product more 

gently than 

other pump 

types. 

Indeed, 

compared 

with rotary 

lobe pumps, 

for example, 

Certa 

delivers 

up to 50% 

more gentle 

handling. 

As a result, the pump is 

especially well suited to 

shear-sensitive fluids such as 

cream at Goldsteig, or media 

containing large or delicate 

particles, with no loss to 

product integrity. 

Changing to a higher 

viscosity product has 

negligible impact on power 

required. For example, 

increasing viscosity from 

20,000 cP to 200,000 cP 

nominally increases the 

required power by about 

0.1 to 0.3hp (0.22 kW). 

T 01326 370362 

W www.wmftg.com



Dairies detect 

reliable saving 

Fortress’s Halo is accurate and repeatable 

Fortress Technology’s newest testing technology 

delivers repeatable metal detector test results 

Fortress Technology’s newest it gives manufacturers a true measure of 

version of its Halo automatic how each metal detector is performing. 

testing technology gives food It automatically generates a signal 

processors from the dairy sector calibrated to specified sphere sizes, 

repeatable and reliable metal logging the test results to provide a 

detector test results. 

reliable audit trail. 

Demonstrated on a conveyor 

rectangular aperture system hooked up TESTING THROUGHOUT THE DAY 

to a computer at the PPMA Total Show, Most food manufacturers will test each 

European sales director at Fortress 

metal detector at the start and end of the 

Technology Phil Brown pitted manual production shift, and then throughout the 

testing against the automated solution, day at regular intervals, typically hourly. 

showing how Halo 2 is a failsafe and more “In many applications, testing a metal 

cost efficient way to periodically test food detector is made difficult due to access, 

metal detectors. 

machine position, product flow and 

Halo 2 provides the dairy sector with a environmental conditions,” says Brown. 

traceable and auditable testing procedure, “This is especially true in pipeline metal 

satisfying retailer Codes of Practice. detectors which dairy processors use to 

Capable of independently testing for all inspect larger quantities of pumped liquid 

metal materials – ferrous, non-ferrous and and semi-liquid products, such as cream, 

stainless steel – the system also checks the yogurt, butter and soft cheeses.” 

performance of the reject system. 

Halo 2 effectively mimics the signal 

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testing, without having to physically 

pass a metal contaminant through the 

metal detector. Because the system is 

configured to the same consistent signal, 

the demonstration results mirrored each 

other, resulting in a more reliable and 

credible test. 

SAVINGS UP TO £250 PER DAY 

For example, in one day, a single metal 

detector system that is manually tested at 

least five times each day may cost a dairy 

producer around £250 a day in machine 

downtime and testing times, especially 

in pipeline applications. 

Previously just available for gravity, 

throat and pipeline metal detectors, 

Fortress’s latest Halo release has been 

adapted to work with a conveyor 

style metal detector to further reduce 

operational costs. 

Payback for a new Fortress metal 

detector fitted with Halo 2 is typically less 

than 12 months. Designed to complement 

manual testing, Halo 2 helps to strengthen 

food safety compliance and metal detector 

system security on processing and 

packing lines. 

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W www.fortresstechnology.co.uk 

 

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Ytron-Quadro has 

rid yogurts of any 

‘gritty’ mouthfeel 

Cultured dairy products 

need to be handled 

correctly to avoid 

significant product 

quality fluctuations and, 

says Ytron-Quadro, stretching is 

an ideal method of reproducible 

processing with a defined 

introduction of shear using 

the specifically designed and 

geometrically optimised slotted 

rotor/stator system. 

Its Ytron-Z can be fitted with a 

single, double or triple rotor/stator 

set each consisting of a pair of 

triple row shear tooling. With the 

parameters of slot width, number 

and distance of shear slots, number 

of rotor/stator sets, rotational speed 

and flowrate, the desired shear 

effect can be reliably adjusted for 

all types of cultured milk products 

from low-fat yogurt to fromage 

frais. 

The advantages that the Ytron-Z 

offers include: 

• Gel stability is improved and 

the consistency of the product 

resembles cottage cheese 

or quark 

• Complete elimination of 

syneresis and grit or nodule 

formation so that the product 

is smooth 

Top photo shows yogurt before it has 

been through the stretching process, 

the bottom photo shows the final result 

Stretching 

the quality 

The Ytron-Z units 

stretching yogurt 

in a Greek dairy 

• The protein content in the milk 

base can be reduced by 0.2% 

• The end result is a full-bodied 

product with a rich, smooth 

mouthfeel. 

One previous method used to 

smooth yogurt was to stir the 

product in the incubation tanks 

once the correct pH had been 

achieved. However, this could have 

an effect on the shear sensitive 

gel resulting in a reduction in the 

viscosity. Also, this method does 

not solve the problem of a ‘gritty’ 

product. Stirring also causes air 

to be drawn in which, in turn, 

can cause ‘off-flavours’. 

Other methods used include 

‘smoothing’ or ‘structurising’ 

valves. The grittiness of the product 

is reduced with this method. 

However, a negative side effect is 

a significant loss of viscosity due 

to pressure fluctuations towards 

the end of the process with some 

of the grits or nodules passing 

through the valve and ending 

up in the final product. 

In-line sieves or strainers are 

one of the other ways used to 

process dairy products. These give 

an acceptable result but product 

is retained in the filter resulting 

in a loss of viscosity. 

At the same time, Ytron-Y units 

are used in the dairy sector for a 

number of applications including 

the homogeneous mixing, without 

aeration, of fresh milk in bulk 

road tankers or milk silos, within 

a few minutes. Silos containing 

150,000 litres of yogurt base, quark 

milk and milk protein concentrate 

or similar products can be 

homogeneously mixed in a short 

time with only a single Ytron-Y, 

at an angle of 45deg, at the bottom 

of the cylindrical section of the 

vessel, explains Dudley Bradley 

of Ytron-Quadro. 

An advantageous side effect 

is the CO₂ de-gassing effect 

which results in a fresher taste 

in the final product, he says. 

T 01494 792898 

W www.ytron-quadro.co.uk


Components 

New digital pressure 

switch offers benefit 

SMC has unveiled a new 3-screen 

display, high precision digital 

pressure switch to give more 

information, more quickly. 

The ZSE20(F)/ISE20 accurately 

measures the pressure of air or 

non-corrosive gas 

and is the ideal 

choice for operators 

who need a compact 

sensor with a single 

switching output, 

simple to read 

meter and a quick 

set-up time. It is 

suitable for a range 

of applications 

including 

air pressure 

measurement 

and monitoring 

in general industrial 

machinery and semiconductor 

equipment manufacture. 

Machine operators can save time 

thanks to the 3-screen display that can 

simultaneously check the measured value 

and set values. Further efficiencies are 

achieved with the option of three setting 

modes – 3-step, simple or detailed – 

making it very easy to set up. 

A further advantage is that settings are 

maintained even if the power supply is cut, 

Switch design has machine operators in mind 

offering greater control in the process. 

“We are very proud of the new SMC 

switch which has been designed with 

operators in mind, so that functionality, 

ease of use and accuracy of information 

is readily available with a minimal delay,” 

says Bob Hitner, 

marketing manager 

for SMC in the UK. 

“Not only is it cost 

effective to operate, 

but it also saves 

energy too.” 

Highly adaptable 

for different 

conditions, 

the switch has 

a minimum delay 

time setting of 1.5ms 

or less and a delay 

time of 5000ms 

has been added to 

the existing 20ms, 

100ms, 500ms, 1000ms and 2000ms 

options found in similar SMC pressure 

switch products. 

Compact and lightweight in design, it 

is also durable thanks to a pressure port 

with cross-shaped filter that reduces the 

risk of sensor damage by foreign matter, 

extending the lifespan of the product. 

T 0845 121 5122 

W www.smcpneumatics.co.uk 

Transponder safety switch uses RFIDs 

to provide tamper proof operator safety 

Sick has launched the STR1, a transponder 

safety switch that uses non-contact RFID 

technology to provide reliable and tamperproof 

personnel protection on removable 

guards to PLe/SIL3, with easy installation 

and safety system integration. 

The STR1 can be installed individually 

or in series with up to 30 units, using 

T-junctions or the Sick Flexi Loop safety 

sensor cascade while still achieving PLe 

(EN ISO 13849) and SIL3 (IEC62061). 

The STR1 is highly resistant to 

tampering whether through accidental 

damage or deliberate attempts to 

manipulate or ‘defeat’ a switch for 

operational convenience, by offering a 

The new switch is easy to integrate, says Sick 

choice of universal, unique or permanent 

coding options and unidirectional 

mounting screws. Therefore, says 

the company, high levels of machine 

availability are ensured. 

T 01727 831121 

W www.sick.co.uk

AUTOMATION THAT MAKES 

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The secret is simple. 

Automation so sophisticated, it‘s easier to use. 

B&R‘s modular application (mapp) technology enables 

packaging machines that are faster and easier to produce, 

commission, connect, operate, maintain and change over. 

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Components 

A control loop upgrade 

gives servo drive control 

Continuous electronic traceability 

Latest valves now 

include RFID chips 

for full traceability 

The increasing requirements for 

documentation and optimisation 

of maintenance processes are 

also placing increased focus on 

the individual components within 

a plant which is why GEMÜ 

has equipped its valves with 

integrated RFID chips. 

This feature is not only 

used for continuous electronic 

traceability but also for direct 

maintenance support. 

The new system, referred to as 

GEMÜ CONEXO, comprises valves 

with an integrated RFID chip (in 

the body, diaphragm and actuator), 

an electronic reading device, the 

CONEXOpen and IT infrastructure 

comprising a CONEXO app 

for mobile end devices and the 

CONEXO portal server as a central 

database which is ideally installed 

at the operators premises. 

T 01925 824044 

W www.gemu.co.uk 

The servo drive upgrade allows users to apply a sine wave filter without impacting the drive control performance 

B&R Automation has 

upgraded the current 

control loop for ACOPOS 

P3 servo drives. 

Users can now implement 

a sine wave filter without 

negatively affecting drive 

control performance 

which gives machines the 

advantages of a sine wave 

filter while the ACOPOS P3 

retains its usual high 

performance. 

By converting the voltage 

signal from a square waveform 

to a largely sinusoidal one, 

sine wave filters help improve 

energy efficiency, reduce 

strain on the motor and 

decrease electromagnetic 

noise on the motor cable. 

They also smooth out the 

current curve, which reduces 

both acoustic noise and also 

motor losses. 

“The overall efficiency of the 

servo drive is therefore much 

improved,” explains Nicolas 

Temple from B&R Automation. 

The ACOPOS P3 takes the 

characteristic curve of the 

sine wave filter into account, 

allowing the full bandwidth 

of the current control loop to 

be utilised and ensuring 

that it is stable and robust. 

The high overall performance 

of the ACOPOS P3 is therefore 

delivered. 

In some circumstances, 

other manufacturers require 

the current control loop 

to be operated at a lower 

bandwidth when using a sine 

wave filter in order to ensure 

stable and robust control 

results. However, this can 

have a negative effect on 

servo drive performance. 

T 01733 371320 

W www.br-automation.com 

Rotary motors have 

Profinet interface 

The range of rotary brushless 

DC motors from Dunkermotoren 

now includes the option of the BG 

65 model being available with an 

integrated Profinet interface. This 

ensures compatibility with Siemens 

controllers from the S7-200 up to 

the S7-1500 and thanks to function 

blocks; this motor option is simple 

to integrate into PLC controllers. 

It is ideally suited for applications 

in industrial automation such as 

linear axis, or lifting cylinders for 

positioning tasks. 

T 01243 833418 

W www.dunkermotoren.com 

Metal detectable food suction cups launch 

meets stringent hygiene standards for food 

Piab has launched 

a new series of metal 

detectable food 

contact cups which 

are designed to meet 

the most stringent 

hygiene standards 

and are suitable for 

direct picking of 

everything from 

chocolate pralines 

to fish fingers. 

The range includes a total 

of 13 cups which are all 

designed with: 

• Funnel shaped bellows 

Suction cups have no pockets in which dust can be trapped 

• Very thin lips for excellent grip 

on irregular food surfaces 

• A stable body 

• Large vacuum flow orifice 

• Metal detection as standard 

All of these features 

guarantee a steady 

hold on products, 

even at high speed 

and in quickly 

decelerating systems, 


Also, cups are 

available with 

stainless steel (316L) 

fittings, and all, except 

for the oval cups, are available 

with a blue plastic, metal 

detectable, food grade fitting. 

T 01509 857010 

W www.piab.com

weQube Series 2016 

weQube − the Smart Camera 

weQubeSeries 2016 enhances the weQube modular image processing platform with numerous 

innovations! Select between weQube with autofocus or with C mount threaded connection and 

combine the software packages on your Smart Camera just as you need. 

Housing 

weQube with Autofocus 

weQubeOCR 

the character recognition package 

Software 

weQube with C mount 

weQubeOCR reads predefi ned OCR-A 

and OCR-B fonts over several lines in 

a single scanning operation. 

weQubeVision 

the image processing package 

weQubeVision combines any number 

of image processing functions in one 

application. 

weQubeDecode 

the scan package 

weQubeDecode reads all common barcodes 

as well as 2D codes even if damaged 

or poorly readable. 

Flexible Communication 

Protocol 

The new fi rmware update permits you to 

simply switch weQube with Industrial Ethernet 

to PROFINET or EtherNet/IP protocol. All 

weQube models incorporate an Ethernet TCP/IP 

and a RS-232 interface as standard.


Regulations 

Do you really 

know PUWER? 

Paul Neil Laidler Dyson 

Business director Line Manager for - Machinery saftey Safety At TÜV Tüv SÜD Süd Product Service service 

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 or PUWER has been around for nearly ten 

years which is why machinery end-users think they have compliance covered. However, many do not… 

Machinery safety is 

much broader than 

compliance with the 

Machinery Directive. The 

Work Equipment Directive, 

which is implemented in the 

UK by PUWER, is one such 

consideration. 

You may be thinking: ‘not 

that old chestnut again’, but 

while many machinery endusers 

may think that they 

have PUWER compliance 

covered, we continue to see 

common hazards and issues 

that have not been adequately 

addressed in the production 

environment. 

In our experience, many 

machinery owners assume 

that if their equipment has 

the CE marking that no further 

action is required. However, 

PUWER applies to all work 

equipment regardless of its 

age, including equipment that 

carries the CE marking. While 

meeting the requirements of 

PUWER can be complex, if a 

logical and realistic approach 

is adopted it doesn’t have to be 

impossible. 

risk assessment 

The Provision and Use of 

Work Equipment Regulations 

1998 (PUWER) requires users 

of work equipment to carry 

out risk assessment and 

provide work equipment that 

is suitable for its intended 

task, and which can be used 

without putting persons 

at risk. As an overview, it 

requires that inspections are 

carried out: 

• After installation and before 

being put into service for the 

first time; or after assembly 

at a new site or in a new 

location to ensure that it 

has been installed correctly 

and is safe to operate. 

• After work equipment 

has been exposed to 

any conditions causing 

deterioration, which is 

liable to cause a dangerous 

situation. 

• At suitable intervals; and 

• Each time that exceptional 

circumstances have 

occurred that are liable 

to jeopardise the safety of 

work equipment. The results 

of these inspections have to 

be documented and kept. 

Unlike CE marking, PUWER 

assessment is an ongoing 

process, and must be repeated 

at appropriate intervals. 

It must therefore always refer 

to the latest standards and 

not, for example, to the 

standards that may have 

been applicable when a 

machine was first brought 

into service. At this point it 

is worth highlighting that 

any substantial changes 

to machinery, such as 

upgrades, or interlinking 

with other equipment as part 

of an assembly, may make 

the existing CE Marking 

Declaration of Conformity 

invalid. This could 

necessitate a new conformity 

assessment. 

Conversely, PUWER also 

requires machine users to 

ensure that the CE marking 

process has been properly 

carried out. Regulation 10 

of PUWER: “Conformity 

with European Community 

Requirements”, requires that 

an employer must ensure 

that any equipment subject 

to European Directives 

complies with all applicable 

Essential Health and Safety 

Requirements of the Directives 

that apply to it. 

Risk assessments are 

therefore an essential 

ingredient to ensure that 

all machinery meets the 

Unlike CE marking, PUWER 

assessment is an ongoing process, 

to be repeated at various intervals 

requirements of both the 

Machinery Directive and 

PUWER. A thorough and 

correct risk assessment should 

therefore be completed before 

any new machinery goes into 

operation and if substantial 

modifications are made. 

Regulation 6 of PUWER 

also requires that inspections 

must be repeated ‘at suitable 

intervals’ if machines are 

exposed to conditions that 

may lead to deterioration. 

In reality, every machine is 

exposed to conditions that 

may lead to deterioration, 

so the requirement effectively 

means that they must all be 

regularly inspected. 

In total, there are 39 

PUWER regulations. While 

some of them are rather 

lengthy tomes, for example 

Regulation 6 (inspection) and 

its associated guidance notes 

and Approved Code of Practice 

is approximately 2,500 words, 

it is possible to construct 

a simple checklist in order 

to determine the necessary 

actions for compliance. 

potential hazard 

If this process reveals that 

a potential hazard exists, 

then a risk assessment 

must be carried out, with 

the implementation and 

recording of appropriate 

control measures. 

Software is available 

to help you automate this 

checklist process, and the 

suppliers of the best packages 

will be happy to adapt them 

as necessary, to deal with 

special requirements. 

It should also store results 

locally or ‘on the Cloud’ and 

produce appropriate reports 

to confirm that the work has 

been carried out with due 

diligence, as well as generate 

a list of any outstanding 

action points. 

While machinery safety is a 

complex process, the guidance 

that is widely available means 

that there is no excuse for 

getting PUWER wrong. If in 

doubt, seek expert advice as 

the safety of your employees 

and the reputation of your 

business may depend upon it. 

i For more information 

contact W www.tuvps.com 

TÜV SÜD Product Service 

is the PPMA’s technical and 

legislative partner

Processing & Packaging Machinery Association 

Technical Seminars 

& Training Courses 

• Machinery Directive 

• CE Audit 

• Robotic Safety for Integrators 

• Machinery Risk Assessment 

• Machinery Guarding 

• PUWER (SHWW) 

• Functional Safety 

• Machinery Guarding 

• Introduction to 

Operational Excellence 

Management & Development 

Training Courses 

• Introduction to 

Project Management 

• Managing Workplace 

Performance 

• Better Communications Skills 

in the Workplace 

• HR for Non-HR Managers 

Held at Northampton - Manchester 

Leeds - Leicester - Dublin 

For further details please e-mail: 

christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 

Exclusive Recruitment 

Partner to the 

Specialists in recruitment to the packaging 

and process industry since 1996 

UK Industrial Vision 

Association 

British Automation and 

Robot Association 

If you need to recruit, 

look no further 

• Management 

• Sales 

• Operations 

• Design 

• Service 

• Production 

Call Mike Horsley on 

01604 758857 

or email him at 

mph@wallacehind.com 

www.wallacehind.com


Who What Where 

Who’s done what and gone where... 

Schubert 

Marcel 

Kiessling is 

joining the 

executive 

management 

team of Schubert and will 

assume responsibility as a 

managing director in the 

summer. Gerald Schubert, who 

together with his brother Ralf 

Schubert and commercial 

director Peter Gabriel, currently 

lead the company, will pass on 

his functional area as managing 

director for sales, service and 

marketing to Kiessling. Gerald 

will be withdrawing from the 

operational business in the 

summer having introduced 

Kiessling to his new areas of 

responsibility up until that point. 

Kiessling had held various 

positions at the Heidelberger 

Druckmaschinen for more than 

25 years and most recently, he 

has worked as a consultant. 

Marchesini 

Pietro Cassani, 

the former 

general director 

of Sacmi, has 

been chosen 

by the Marchesini family 

and the board of directors of 

the Marchesini Group as the 

new chief executive officer 

of the company. “Cassani 

is joining our team to help 

us become even greater in 

terms of reputation and 

competitiveness in the world 

of packaging machinery for 

pharmaceuticals and also 

cosmetics,” says chairman 

Maurizio Marchesini. 

Matcon 

Israr Ghulam 

has joined 

Matcon as 

finance director. 

He succeeds 

Stephen Ball who became 

managing director of the 

company that specialises in 

IBC systems last year. 

Ishida 

Kelly McCabe 

has joined 

Ishida Europe 

as regional 

sales manager 

for Scotland. She will provide 

ongoing support for Ishida’s 

existing customer base as 

well as being responsible for 

new business development, 

in particular promoting the 

company’s ability to devise 

and install complete, fully 

integrated packing line options. 

Paramount 

Darren Bull 

has joined 

Paramount 

Packaging 

Systems 

as operations manager 

and in this newly created 

position, will lead day-today 

operations to ensure 

exceptional customer service 

as the business continues 

to expand. He has held 

various roles and prior to 

joining Paramount, was 

operations manager at Hill’s 

Pet Nutrition, a subsidiary of 

Colgate Palmolive. 

Kemtile 

Ian Scriven, 

one of the 

country’s leading 

commercial 

and industrial 

flooring specialists, has 

retired from the sector that he 

has helped drive and develop 

for over four decades in the 

UK and Ireland. 

Paul Doyle 

has joined 

the company 

as estimator/ 

surveyor 

to further strengthen the 

company’s capabilities. 

Formerly with John Lord, 

he brings with him a decade’s 

experience in surveying and 

estimating for specialist resin 

flooring projects. 

Baker Perkins 

Lee Fish has 

joined Baker 

Perkins at 

Peterborough 

as chief 

engineer for the company’s 

range of continuous 

cooking and starchless 

depositing systems for hard 

and soft confectionery and 

lollipops. As chief engineer, 

he is responsible for all 

technical aspects of the range 

including performance, 

development, quality 

and costs. He joins with a 

strong background in the 

confectionery industry. 

AutoCoding 

Graeme 

Hartley has 

been appointed 

as business 

development 

manager covering the North 

of England and Scotland for 

AutoCoding Systems. 

He brings a wealth of 

experience initially gained in 

engineering giving him the 

necessary knowledge early in 

his career to move into a sales 

engineer role. Since then, he 

has held various sales and 

sales management positions 

within both automation 

manufacturing as well as 

system integration. 

Efaflex 

Andrew 

Hayes has 

joined Efaflex 

as business 

development 

manager in the South West 

and South Wales. He was 

selected to join the team 

because of his proven track 

record specifically within 

the high-speed door industry 

and will be responsible for 

building and establishing 

new business relationships as 

well as project managing the 

company’s installations. 

Diary 

Dates 

26 – 28, SEPTEMBER, 2017 

PPMA Show 2017 

NEC, Birmingham 

www.ppmashow.co.uk 

1 FEBRUARY 

PPMA Seminar 

Better Communication 

Skills 

Leicester Marriott Hotel 


8 FEBRUARY 

PPMA Seminar 

Machinery Risk 

Assessment 

Manchester Marriott Hotel 


23 FEBRUARY 

PPMA Seminar 

Machinery Directive 

Dublin Carlton Hotel 


27 FEBRUARY – 1 MARCH 

PACK EXPO East 

Philadelphia, USA 

www.packexpoeast.com 

2 MARCH 

PPMA Seminar 

PUWER 

Leicester Marriott Hotel 


27 APRIL 

UKIVA machine 

vision conference and 

exhibition 

Arena MK, Milton Keynes 

chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

4 – 10 MAY 

interpack 2017 

Düsseldorf, Germany 

www.interpack.com 

14 – 17 JUNE 

Propak Asia 2017 

Bangkok, Thailand 

www.propakasia.com


Buyers Guide: Ancillary Equipment 

Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

AC INDUSTRIAL DRIVES 

PILZ Automation Technology 

Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby, 

Northants, NN18 8TJ 

T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 

E: sales@pilz.co.uk www.pilz.co.uk 

Interroll Ltd 

Orion Way, Kettering, 

Northants, NN15 6NL 

T: 01536 312770 

E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk 

CYLINDER SENSORS / ENCODERS 

FLOW SENSORS 

ifm electronic Ltd 

Oldfield Road, Hampton, 

Middlesex TW12 2HD 

T: 020 8213-2222 

E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com 

www.ifm.com/uk 

MACHINE GUARDING SYSTEMS 

Axelent Ltd 

Modular Machine Guarding 

Unit 9 County Park, Shrivenham Road, 

Swindon, SN1 2NR 

T: 01793 523535 F: 01793 432424 

E: sales@axelent.co.uk www.axelent.co.uk 

AC SERVO DRIVES 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


AS-i / IO-LINK NETWORKS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



CABLES / POWER SUPPLIES 




T: 020 8213-2222 



CARBON REDUCTION 

Birmingham, B11 2BH 

T: 07780 470457 

E: miked@powercapacitors.co.uk 

www.powercapacitors.co.uk 

COLOUR SENSORS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 

Waldkirch House, 39 Hedley Rd, 

St Albans, Herts AL1 5BN 

T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 

E: info@sick.co.uk www.sick.co.uk 

CONTROL SOFTWARE 




T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


CONVEYORS – BELT 

CKF Systems Ltd 

The Pavilions, Olympus Park, 

Gloucester, GL2 4NF 

T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 

E: info@ckf.co.uk www.ckf.co.uk 

CONVEYORS – MOTORISED DRUMS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


CONVEYORS – ROLLER 

Baumer Limited 

33-36 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park, 

Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TZ 

T: +44 1793 783 839 

E: sales.uk@baumer.com 

www.baumer.com 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


DATA MATRIX READERS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


ENCODERS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


ENERGY EFFICIENCY 


T: 07780 470457 



EX-HAZARDOUS AREA EQUIPMENT 

FIELDBUS SYSTEMS 

Saint-Maurice cedex 

Tel : +33 (0) 1 45 11 60 00 

E: contact@marechal.com 

www.marechal.com 

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


INDUCTIVE SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



Schmersal Ltd 

Worcestershire, WR14 1GL 

T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com 

www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net 

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


INDUSTRIAL ENERGY SAVING 


T: 07780 470457 



INDUSTRIAL MOTORS 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


LEVEL SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


LINEAR MOTORS 




T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Schmersal Ltd 




SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


MAGNETIC SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


MAGNETIC SEPARATORS 

Goudsmit Magnetics Group 

Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 

E: pbu@goudsmit.eu 

www.goudsmitmagnets.com 

MANUFACTURING EXECUTION/ 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

METAL DETECTION 

MOTION CONTROL 

Birmingham, B45 8JL 

Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 

E: enquiries@bytronic.com 

www.bytronic.com 


Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 






T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 





T: 020 8213-2222 



Quin Systems Ltd 

Oaklands Park, 

Wokingham, RG41 2FD 

T: 0118 977 1077 

E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk 




T: 0118 977 1077 

E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk

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Ancillary Equipment 

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


MOTORISED DRUMS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


PHOTOCELLS / 

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


PIPEWORK / DUCTING 

JACOB (UK) LTD 

T: 01694 722841 

E: sales@jacob-uk.com 

www.jacob-uk.com 

PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT 


T: 01694 722841 



PRESSURE SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS 

REGISTRATION MARK SCANNERS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


RESOLVERS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 



RFID / DATA MATRIX 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


ROBOT PROGRAMMING TRAINING 

IRbTraining 

Newcastle upon Tyne 

T: 0191 265 9151 

www.irbtraining.co.uk 

ROBOT SYSTEMS 

Doncaster,Yorkshire DN11 8EW 

T: 01302 711056 E: sales@bwcontainersystems.com 

www.bwcontainersystems.com 




T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


FANUC UK Ltd 

Coventry, CV3 4LB 

T: 02476 639669 

E: marketing@fanuc.eu www.fanuc.eu 

Western Mechanical Handling UK Ltd 

Callington, Cornwall PL17 7SD 

T: 01579 383788 

E: enquiries@wmh-uk-ltd.com 

www.wmh-uk-ltd.com 

SAFETY COMPONENTS 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Schmersal Ltd 




SAFETY LIGHT CURTAINS 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Schmersal Ltd 




SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SENSORS FOR AUTOMATION 

Balluff Ltd 

Cheshire, CW9 7UA 

T: 01606 812 777 

E: sales@balluff.co.uk www.balluff.co.uk 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SERVO CONTROL SYSTEMS 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 





T: 0118 977 1077 


SERVO DRIVES 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


SERVO MOTORS 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


TACHOS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 



TEMPERATURE SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



ULTRASONIC SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


VACUUM GRIPPERS 

JOULIN (UK) 

T: 0191 265 9151 

E: joulinuk@joulin.com 

www.joulin.com 

Turbo Vacuumentation Ltd 

T: 0161 482 4004 

E: steve.hurn@turbo-vac.co.uk 

www.turbo-vac.co.uk 

VALVE FEEDBACK 




T: 020 8213-2222 



VALVES 

Gemu Valves Ltd 

T: 01925 824044 

E: customer.support@gemu.co.uk 

www.gemu.co.uk 

VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES 

(INVERTERS) 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


VIBRATION MONITORING 




T: 020 8213-2222 



VISION SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 





T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 

E: info@sick.co.uk www.sick.co.uk


Buyers Guide: Processing Equipment 


ADHESIVES 

Sealock Ltd 

Hampshire, SP10 5NU 

T: +44 (0) 1264 358185 

E: sales@sealock.co.uk 

www.sealock.co.uk 

AUTOCLAVES & STERILIZERS 

Holmach Ltd 

The Dingle, Pilsgate, 

Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW 

T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 

E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk 

BAKERY PROCESS EQUIPMENT 

Baker Perkins Ltd 

Manor Drive, 

Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000 

E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com 

www.bakerperkins.com 

FlexLink Systems Limited 

Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN 

T: 01908 327200 

E: info.uk@flexlink.com 

www.flexlink.com 

Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 

E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk 

www.morton-mixers.co.uk 

Winkworth 

T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk 

BAKING 

Reiser UK Ltd 

Maidstone Road, Kingston, 

Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD 

T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 

E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com 

Steck Depositors Limited 

Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3LF 

T: +44 (0) 1293 873439 

E: sales@steckdepositors.com 

www.steckdepositors.com 

BISCUIT PROCESS EQUIPMENT 


Manor Drive, 




Winkworth 


BLENDING 

Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



T: +44 (0)1260 272894 

E: sales@jrboone.com 

www.jrboone.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Silverson 

Waterside, Chesham, 

Buckinghamshire HP5 1PQ 

T: 01494 786331 

E: sales@silverson.co.uk www.silverson.co.uk 

BOWL CHOPPER 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


BREAKFAST CEREAL 

PROCESS EQUIPMENT 


Manor Drive, 




Riley 

Automation Ltd 

Foresters Business Park, 

Sinfin Lane, Derby, DE23 8AG 

T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 

E: sales@rileyautomation.com www.rileyautomation.com 

Weber Packaging Solutions 

Macmerry Industrial Estate, 

Tranent, East Lothian, EH33 1HD 

T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 

E: patrick.hughes@weber.co.uk www.weber.co.uk 

CLEANING MACHINES 

The Industrial Cleaning 

Equipment Company 

T: 01543 449259 E: info@ecoblastsupplies.co.uk 

www.ecoblastsupplies.co.uk 

COATING 

Winkworth 


BULK PRODUCT 

HANDLING SYSTEMS 

Coperion K-Tron GB 

4 Acorn Business Park, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1AS 

T: 0161 209 4810 

E: ckb@coperionktron.com 

www@coperionktron.com 


T: 01694 722841 



piab 

Oaks Ind. Est., Festival Drive, 

Loughborough, LE11 5XN 

T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 

E: info-uk@piab.com www.piab.com 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 

Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT 

T: +44 1427 611 969 

E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com 

Valco Melton UK 

Hortonwood 32, 

Telford TF1 7YN 

T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945 

E: ask@valcomelton.com www.valcomelton.com 

Winkworth 


CONFECTIONERY PROCESS 

EQUIPMENT 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Winkworth 


CONVEYORS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 

E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk 




T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


Grote International 

Wrexham, LL13 7YP 

www.grotecompany.com 

E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com 

T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

COOKING KETTLES 

Winkworth 


COSMETIC & TOILETRY 

PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



Winkworth 


DAIRY EQUIPMENT 

AVE UK LTD 

Farnham, Surrey GU9 7UG 

T: 01252 733200 

E: sales@aveuk.net 

www.aveuk.net 



T: 01908 327200 



NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd 

Dorchester, Dorset, 

DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 

E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


DEPOSITORS LIQUIDS/SOLIDS 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

Karmelle Ltd 

Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate, 

Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR 

T: 01484 533356 

E: Karmelle@gmail.com www.karmelle.com 

G Mondini (UK) Ltd 

Whitebridge Lane, 

Whitebridge Estates, Stone, Staffs ST15 8LY 

T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 

E: info@gmondini.co.uk www.gmondini.co.uk 

Raque Food Systems Sales Ltd 

Unit 7P Estate Road 6, South Humberside Ind. Est., 

Grimsby, DN31 2TG 

T: 01472 239786 

E: sales@raque.co.uk www.raque.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Riggs Autopack Ltd 

Premier Mill, Brunswick Street, 

Nelson, Lancs BB9 0HU 

T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 

E: info@riggsautopack.co.uk www.riggsautopack.co.uk 

SP Filling Systems Ltd 

Unit 28, Ddole Industrial Estate, 

Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF 

T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 

E: sales@sp-filling.co.uk www.sp-filling.co.uk 



T: +44 (0) 1293 873439 





T: 01579 383788 



DIAGNOSTIC TEST STRIP EQUIPMENT 

TMG Marchesini UK Ltd 

Unit M3 & 4, Cherrycourt Way, 

Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 4UH 

T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 

E: sales@marchesini.co.uk www.marchesini.com 

DRUM EMPTYING 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


DRUM FILLING 

Adelphi Group 

Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath, 

West Sussex RH16 1XQ 

T: 01444 472300 

W: www.adelphi.uk.com 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 


EXTRUSION 

Winkworth 



Manor Drive, 




Yorkshire Packaging Systems Ltd 

Woodkirk Freight Terminal, Quarry Lane, 

Woodkirk, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 7JJ 

T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 

E: enquiries@yps.co.uk www.yps.co.uk 


Manor Drive, 



www.bakerperkins.com

58 


Processing Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILTRATION EQUIPMENT 

d h industries 

dh industries 

Sullivan House, Fenton Way, Laindon, 

Essex, SS15 6TD, UK 

T: +44 (0)1268 410 666 - F: +44 (0)1268 410 777 

E: dh@dhi.co.uk - www.dhi.co.uk 

FLUID BED DRYERS/GRANULATORS 

Schmersal Ltd 




FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 






T: 01472 239786 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 




T: 01579 383788 



Winkworth 


GRILLING 

Winkworth 


FILLING MACHINES: LIQUID 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


HEAT EXCHANGERS 

Krones UK Ltd 

Westregen House, 

Great Bank Road, Wingates Industrial Park, 

Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3XB 

T: 01942 845000 F: 01942 845091 

E: sales@krones.co.uk www.krones.com 

HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING 

EQUIPMENT (HPP) 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


Sealpac UK Ltd 

Units 1-3, The Concept Centre, 

Innovation Close, Poole, Dorset BH12 4QD, UK 

T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 

E: sales@sealpac-uk.com www.sealpac-uk.com 

HOMOGENISATION 

Silverson 



T: 01494 786331 


Winkworth 


MEAT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


MECHANISATION – UNPACKED 

MECHANICAL HANDLING 

PROCESS AREA 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


MINCING & GRINDING 

Bizerba (UK) Limited 

2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS 

T: 01908 682740 

E: info@bizerba.co.uk 

www.bizerba.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


MIXING MACHINES 

Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



T: +44 (0)1260 272894 

E: sales@jrboone.com 

www.jrboone.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Winkworth 


MIXING VESSELS 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 



dh industries 



T: +44 (0)1268 410 666 - F: +44 (0)1268 410 777 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



Winkworth 


PASTA COOKERS 

Winkworth 


PASTEURISERS 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


KHS UK Limited 

6 Monkspath Business Park, 

Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4NY 

T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 

E: info@khs.com www.khs.com 

PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING 



T: 0161 209 4810 



Winkworth 


PILOT PLANT 

Winkworth 


PIZZA EQUIPMENT 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 




T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


Multipond Limited 

Genoa Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1NY 

T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 

E: info@multipond.co.uk www.multipond.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




T: +44 (0) 1293 873439 



PUMPS 

Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2QL 

T: 01372 737300 E: sales.vacuum.ln@oerlikon.com 

www.oerlikon.com 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


SANDWICH PREPARATION 

EQUIPMENT 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

SAUSAGE PRODUCTION 

EQUIPMENT 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SLICING & DICING 



T: 01908 682740 







T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SMOKE GENERATORS 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SMOKE OVENS 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SNACK PROCESS EQUIPMENT 


Manor Drive, 






T: 01579 383788 



Silverson 



T: 01494 786331 





T: 01472 239786 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 


www.morton-mixers.co.uk



Processing Equipment 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Winkworth 


SORTING EQUIPMENT 

Scorpion Vision Ltd 

Lymington, Hampshire SO41 0ED 

T: 01590 679333 

E: sales@scorpionvision.co.uk 

www.scorpionvision.co.uk 

SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINES 

Aylesbury Automation Ltd 

Unit 2 Farmbrough Close, Stocklake 

Industrial Park, Aylesbury, HP20 1DQ. 

T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 

E: enquiry@aylesbury-automation.co.uk 

www.aylesbury-automation.co.uk 

Sewtec Automation Ltd 

3 Riverside Way, 

Ravensthorpe Industrial Estate, 

Dewsbury WF13 3LG 

T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 

E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk 

SPICE & HERB STERILISATION 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Winkworth 


STERILISING TUNNELS 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TABLETTING & 

TABLET COUNTING 

Cremer Speciaalmachines BV 

Heereweg 5, 2161 AB Lisse, The Netherlands 

T: +31 252 419038 F: +31 252 418718 

E: sales@cremer.com 

www.cremer.com 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


UV CURING 

Jenton International Ltd. 

9 Ardglen Ind. Est., Ardglen Rd., 

Whitchurch, Hants RG28 7BB 

T: 01256 892194 

E: sales@jenton.co.uk www.jenton.co.uk 

VACUUM PROCESS VESSELS 

Winkworth 


WASHING EQUIPMENT 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


WASHING/STERILISING EQUIPMENT 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


TABLET, CAPSULE AND 

CONFECTIONERY PRINTING 

MACHINES 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


X-RAY INSPECTION 




T: 01472 239786 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



Sparc Systems Ltd 

Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP 

T: 01684 310000 

E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk 

www.sparc-systems.co.uk 

Buyers Guide: Packaging Machinery 


ADHESIVES 

Brunel Engineering Services Ltd 

The Street, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, 

Wiltshire SN12 8PH 

T: 01225 784019 F: 01225 783400 

E: general@brunelengineeringservices.co.uk 

www.brunelengineeringservices.co.uk 

Sealock Ltd 

Hampshire, SP10 5NU 

T: +44 (0) 1264 358185 

E: sales@sealock.co.uk 

www.sealock.co.uk 

ADHESIVE APPLICATORS 




T: 01225 784019 F: 01225 783400 



Nordson (U.K.) Ltd. 

25 Faraday Road, Rabans Lane Industrial Area, 

Aylesbury, HP19 8RY 

T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 

E: sales@uk.nordson.com 

www.nordson.co.uk/adhesives 

Protek Packaging Ltd 

Warrington, Cheshire WA1 4RR 

T: 01925 819557 

E: sales@protekpackaging.com 

www.protekpackaging.com 




T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945 


W H Leary, Robatech 

Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SW 

T: 01268 490035 

E: post@whleary.co.uk 

www.whleary.co.uk 

AEROSOL & SPRAY EQUIPMENT 


dh industries 



T: +44 (0)1268 410 666 - F: +44 (0)1268 410 777 


AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES 

Ocme UK Ltd 

King John Hse, Kingsclere Park, 

Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 4SW 

T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 

E: sales@ocme.co.uk www.ocme.co.uk 

BAGGING EQUIPMENT 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


Audion Swissvac UK 

18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN 

T: 01753 546777 

E: info@audionelektro.co.uk 

www.audionelektro.co.uk 

automated packaging systems 

Sandy’s Road, Malvern, WR14 1JJ 

T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 

Email: sales@autobag.co.uk www.autobag.co.uk 

Fischbein-Saxon Ltd 

T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 

E: sales@fischbein-saxon.co.uk 

www.fischbein.com/eastern 

Gainsborough Engineering Company 

Long Wood Road, Corringham Road Industrial Estate, 

Gainsborough, DN21 1QB 

T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 

E: sales@gains-eng.co.uk 

www.gains-eng.co.uk 

Gainsborough Industrial Controls Ltd 

Alpha Works, Sandars Road, Heapham Road 

Industrial Estate, Gainsborough DN21 1RZ 

T: 01427 611885 F: 01427 611883 

E: sales@gic.uk.net www.gic.uk.net 

Ilapak Ltd 

Hayes, Middlesex 

UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 

E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com 

Optima Packaging Machinery PLC 

7 Loader Close, Kings Worthy, Hampshire SO23 7TF 

T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 

E: info@optima-gb.com 

www.optima-gb.com 

2 Pilgrim Way, Stanningley, 

Leeds LS28 6LU 

PFM Packaging T: Machinery 0113 239 3401 Ltd 

E: sales@pfmuk.com 

www.pfmuk.com 

Rovema Packaging Machines Ltd 

8 Merlin Centre, Gatehouse Close, 

Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 8DP 

T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 

E: sales@rovema.co.uk 

www.rovema.co.uk 

BAG PALLETISERS 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 



KUKA Robotics UK Ltd 

Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL 

T: 0121 505 9970 

E: sales@kuka-robotics.co.uk 

www.kuka-robotics.co.uk 

Phoenix Handling Solutions 

Burnley BB12 6HH 

T: 0845 265 7570 

E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com 

BAG SEALERS 



T: 01753 546777 





T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 




T: 0161 209 4810 






T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


RM Sealers Ltd 

Valley Farm, Dagnall, Herts HP4 1QR 

T: 01442 843387 

E: enquiries@rmsealers.co.uk 

www.rmsealers.co.uk

60 


Packaging Machinery Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

BANDING 

Gordian Strapping Ltd 

Brunel Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XX 

T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 

E: sales@gordianstrapping.com 

www.gordianstrapping.com 




T: 01256 892194 


Packaging Aids Limited 

Lords Way, Basildon, Essex SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 

E: sales@packer-products.co.uk 

www.packer-products.co.uk 

Sollas UK Ltd 

Unit 12, Ardglen Ind. Est., 

Whitchurch, Hampshire RG28 7BB 

T: 01256 896930 F: 01256 896665 

E: sales@sollasuk.com www.sollas.com 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


BAR CODE READER 

VERIFICATION-OCR 

BAR CODE SYSTEMS 

Acrovision 

Hertfordshire, AL3 8JP 

T: 0845 337 0250 

E: info@acrovision.co.uk 

www.acrovision.co.uk 


Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 



Advanced Labelling Systems Ltd 

Unit B, Bandet Way, Thame Ind. 

Estate, Thame, Oxon OX9 3SJ 

T: 01844 213177 

E: sales@als-eu.com www.als-eu.com 

Atlantic Zeiser Ltd 

53 Central Way, Andover, 

Hampshire, SP10 5AN 

T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 

E: ppma@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


BLISTER PACKERS 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


Dividella AG 

Körber Medipak Systems UK 

Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE 

T: 01753 754865 

www.dividella.com 



T: 01753 754865 E: info@uk.medipak.systems.com 

www.medipak-systems.com 

Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 

www.mediseal.de 

Sepha Ltd 

Unit 25, Carrowreagh Business Park, 

Carrowreagh Road, Dundonald, 

Belfast BT16 1QQ 

T: 028 9048 4848 F: 028 9048 0890 

E: info@sepha.com www.sepha.com 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


BLOW MOULDING 

Serac UK 

Po Box 527, Ducklington, 

Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 9LL, UK 

T: 01235 537222 

E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com 

CAN FILLING EQUIPMENT 

All-Fill International Ltd 

5 Gateshead Close, Sunderland Rd, 

Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1RS 

T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 

E: info@allfill.co.uk www.allfill.co.uk 




T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 


CAPPERS 

Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 




T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 



Propack Automation Machinery Ltd 

10 Hill Wootton Rd, Leek Wootton, Warwicks, CV35 7QL 

T: 02476 470074 

E: office@propack.co.uk 

www.propack.co.uk 

Serac UK 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CARTONING SYSTEMS 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 





T: 01225 784019 F: 01225 783400 



CAMA 3 Ltd 

Suite 44, Berkeley House, 

Hunts Rise, South Marston Park, 

Swindon, Wilts, SN3 4TG 

T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 

E: cama3@camagroup.com www.camagroup.com 

CME Ltd 

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, TA20 3NL 

T: 01460 269500 

E: cme@cme-ltd.com 

www.cme-ltd.com 

Dividella AG 



T: 01753 754865 

www.dividella.com 

Norden (UK) Ltd 

2 Tanners Drive, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN 

T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 

E: enquiries@norden.co.uk 

www.nordenmachinery.se 



T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 





T: 02476 470074 



105 Newdigate Road, Nottingham, NG16 1HN 

T: 0115 875 9846 

E: contact@raupack.co.uk www.raupack.co.uk 




T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 







T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


Sollas UK Ltd 



T: 01256 896930 F: 01256 896665 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CASE ERECTING/ 

FILLING SEALING 

Aetna UK Limited 

Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 

E: sales@aetna.co.uk www.aetna.co.uk 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 

BluePrint Automation B.V. 

T: +31 (0)348 410 999 

E: sales@bpa-flexolutions.nl www.bpa-flexolutions.com 

Cobalt Systems Ltd 

Cobalt House, Arden Square, 

Electra Way, Crewe, CW1 6HA 

T: 01270 539800 

E: sales@cobaltis.co.uk www.cobalt-hsg.com 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


ETPACK SPRINTER UK LTD 

NEWBURY, BERKS, RG14 5SJ 

T: 01635 905090 

E: dianne@et-pack.com 

www.et-pack.com 

CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 


Industrial Labelling Systems Ltd 

D4 Brookside Business Park, Manchester M24 1GS 

T: 0161 655 4846 

E: sales@ilsystems.co.uk 

www.ilsystems.co.uk 

Advanced Dynamics Ltd 

Unit 3, 606 Industrial Park, 

Staithgate Lane, Bradford, BD6 1YA 

T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 

E: info@advanceddynamics.co.uk 

www.advanceddynamics.co.uk 

Jacob White Packaging Ltd 

Riverside Way, Dartford, Kent DA1 5BY 

T: 01322 272531 

F: 01322 270692 

E: enquiries@jacobwhite.com www.jacobwhite.com 




T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


Sensor House, Phoenix Park, St Neots, 

Cambridgeshire PE19 8EP T: 01480 408 500 

E: info@leuze.co.uk www.leuze.co.uk 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 

Kliklok International Ltd 

Western Drive, Bristol BS14 0AY 

T: 01275 836131 

E: sales@kliklok-int.com 

www.kliklok-int.com 

now part of the Bosch Group 

Endoline Machinery Ltd 

Biggleswade, SG18 8QB 

T: 01767 316422 

E: sales@endoline-automation.com 

www.endoline-automation.com 

www.logopak.co.uk 

T: 01904 692333 

Cap Coder Ltd 

Monument Business Park, 

Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7RW 

T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 

E: sales@capcoder.com www.capcoder.com 







T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 


Jacob White Packaging Ltd 

Riverside Way, Dartford, Kent DA1 5BY 

T: 01322 272531 

F: 01322 270692 

E: enquiries@jacobwhite.com www.jacobwhite.com



Packaging Machinery 



T: 0845 265 7570 




T: 02476 470074 






T: 0118 977 1077 


SCM Handling Ltd 

Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton, 

Somerset, TA4 3RU 

T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 

E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com 

Woodward Avenue, Yate, Bristol BS37 5AP 

T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 

E: machine.sales@smurfitkappa.co.uk 

www.machinesystems.co.uk 




T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 





T: 0118 977 1077 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 







T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


CHECKWEIGHER METAL 

DETECTOR COMBI UNITS 



T: 01908 682740 



The Food Machinery Company Ltd 

Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF 

T: 01634 272345 

E: contact@foodmc.com 

www.foodmc.co.uk 



T: 01684 310000 



CHECKWEIGHERS 

Anritsu Infivis Ltd 

200 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LU 

T: +44(0)1582 433227 

E: ais-europe@anritsu.com 

www.anritsu.com 

Cap Coder Ltd 

Coding Division, 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 


Domino UK Ltd 

Bar Hill, Cambridge 

CB23 8TU 

T: 01954 782551 E: enquiries@domino-uk.com 

www.domino-uk.com 



T: 0161 655 4846 



Linx Printing 

Technologies Ltd 

8 Stocks Bridge Way, St. Ives, PE27 5JL 

T: 01480 302100 F: 01480 302116 

E: uksales@linx.co.uk www.linx.co.uk 


T: 01904 692333 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CASE LINING/ 

FILLING/CLOSING 


T: +31 (0)348 410 999 


CASE PACKERS AUTOMATIC 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 


T: +31 (0)348 410 999 





CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 01767 316422 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



Sollas UK Ltd 



T: 01256 896930 F: 01256 896665 


Tekpak Automation Ltd (UK) 

T: +44 (0)113 3505694 

E: sales@tekpak.co.uk 

www.tekpak.co.uk 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CASE TAPING/ 

STRAPPING/GLUING 



T: 01234 825050 




T: 01767 316422 





T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 






T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



CENTRIFUGAL BOWL FEEDERS 



T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 



Ishida Europe Ltd 

Kettles Wood Drive, 

Woodgate Business Park, Birmingham B32 3DB 

T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 

E: info@ishidaeurope.com www.ishidaeurope.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




T: 01684 310000 



Yamato 

Leeds, LS12 6HH 

T: 0113 322 1546 

E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk 


CODING & MARKING 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 

Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way, 

Arlington Business Park, Stevenage, 

Herts, SG1 2FP 

T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 

E: info@allencoding.com www.allencoding.com 

ATD Marking Systems 

Marley House, The Mill, Great Bowden Road, 

Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7DE 

T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 

E: mail@atduk.com www.atduk.com 

Open Date Equipment Ltd 

Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4DG 

T: 020 8655 4999 

E: sales@opendate.co.uk 

www.opendate.co.uk 

T: 01962 761761 E: sales@printsafe.co.uk 

www.printsafe.co.uk 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CODING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


COLLATING EQUIPMENT 

CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 







T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


CONFECTIONERY WRAPPING 

MACHINES 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 



CONTRACT LABELLING 



T: 01634 272345 






T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 






T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 





T: 01844 213177 




T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 







T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 

E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk

62 



CONVERGERS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 





T: 01256 892194 


Kensal Handling Systems 

Kensal House, President Way, 

Luton, LU2 9NR 

T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 

E: sales@kensal.com www.kensal.com 




T: 01472 239786 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


CONVEYORS 

Advance Automated Systems Ltd 

T: 01325 328930 

E: sales@advance-as.co.uk 

www.advanceconveyors.co.uk 

Astec Conveyors 

Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DH 

T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 

E: Sales@Astecconveyors.com 

www.astecconveyors.com 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 





T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 






Cap Coder Ltd 

Coding Division, 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 01908 327200 





T: 01634 272345 



Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


Transnorm 

Unit 300B, Ashchurch Business Centre, 

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 8TD 

T: +44 (0)1684 291100 F: +44 (0)1684 291550 

E: sales@transnorm.co.uk www.transnorm.co.uk 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CONVEYORS (AIR) 





T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


CONVEYORS – MOTORISED DRUMS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


CONVEYORS – PALLET 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 





T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 




T: 0845 265 7570 


CONVEYORS – POWERED ROLLER 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 






T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 




T: 0845 265 7570 


COUNTING MACHINERY 

Cremer Speciaalmachines BV 

Heereweg 5, 2161 AB Lisse, The Netherlands 

T: +31 252 419038 F: +31 252 418718 

E: sales@cremer.com 

www.cremer.com 


T: 0115 875 9846 




T: 01684 310000 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


COUNTING/PACKAGING 

HARDWARE COMPONENTS 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 


CRIMPING EQUIPMENT 


dh industries 



T: +44 (0)1268 410 666 - F: +44 (0)1268 410 777 


DEBLISTERING MACHINES 

Sepha Ltd 




T: 028 9048 4848 F: 028 9048 0890 


DEPALLETISERS 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 




T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 





T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


ELEVATORS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 






T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


DAN-Palletiser A/S 

Borgergade 17 

DK-4241 Vemmelev, Denmark 

T: +45 5838 2193 F: +45 5838 2826 

E: sales@dan-palletiser.dk www.dan-palletiser.com 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 






T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 




T: 01767 316422 






T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 


Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 


Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 




Borgergade 17 


T: +45 5838 2193 F: +45 5838 2826 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


Schmersal Ltd 



www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


END OF LINE BAGGING MACHINES 

FFS HORIZONTAL 

(FLOWWRAPPERS) 

ILPRA UK 

Swindon, Wilts. SN3 4AG 

T: 01793 832020 

E: reception.uk@ilpra.com 

www.ilpra.co.uk 



T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 



Paramount 

Packaging Systems 

T: 01252 815252 

E: fuji@paramount-packaging.co.uk 

www.paramount-packaging.co.uk 





www.pfmuk.com 

Sollas UK Ltd 



T: 01256 896930 F: 01256 896665 


FFS THERMO 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FFS VERTICAL 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 


AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 01753 546777 





T: 01634 272345 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 


AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 0161 209 4810 





T: 01634 272345 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Gainsborough Industrial Controls Ltd 

Alpha Works, Sandars Road, Heapham Road 

Industrial Estate, Gainsborough DN21 1RZ 

T: 01427 611885 F: 01427 611883 

E: sales@gic.uk.net www.gic.uk.net 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 






www.pfmuk.com 




T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 



FILLING: ASEPTIC 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Serac UK 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: BAG/SACK 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 


A.T. Sack Fillers 

12 Biggin Lane, Ramsey, Cambs PE26 1NB 

T: 01487 711114 E: enquiries@atsackfillers.co.uk 

www.atsackfillers.co.uk 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 



FILLING: CAPSULE 

Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 

E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk 

www.evolutionbps.co.uk 

FILLING: COSMETIC EQUIPMENT 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 


Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 





T: 02476 470074 



Serac UK 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: DRUM & IBC 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 


FILLING: GRANULES 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


FILLING: LIQUID 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 




Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 


Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 




T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 






T: 01472 239786 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 


Serac UK 

T: 01235 537 222 

E: info@serac-uk.com 

www.oil-filling-machines.com 

www.lubricants-filling-machines.com 

www.dairy-bottle-filling-machines.com 




T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: MOLTEN 



T: 01753 546777 



Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 




T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 






T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 

E: sales@sp-filling.co.uk www.sp-filling.co.uk

64 



FILLING: PASTE 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 





T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 






T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 


FILLING: PHARMACEUTICAL 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 





T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 


Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 




T: 01634 272345 





T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 






T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 



FILLING: SOLIDS 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


MULTI-FILL Inc. T: +1 801 280 1570 

multifill multifil 

E: sales@multi-fill.com 

www.multi-fill.com 



T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 



FILLING: WEIGH 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


MPE UK LIMITED 

Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire SK23 7DQ 

T: +44 1663 732 700 

E: mark@mpe-uk.com 

www.mpe-uk.com 



T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 






T: 01472 239786 


RM Sealers Ltd 

Valley Farm, Dagnall, Herts HP4 1QR 

T: 01442 843387 

E: enquiries@rmsealers.co.uk 

www.rmsealers.co.uk 




T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


HANDLE APPLICATORS 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 

HOT FOIL PRINTERS 

Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


INK JET CODERS 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 020 8655 4999 








T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


INK JET PRINTERS 

Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 





T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 




T: 0115 875 9846 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: POWDER 



T: 01634 272345 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 


Serac UK 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 


HEAT SEALERS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 020 8655 4999 



HOT MELT APPLICATION 

EQUIPMENT 

W H Leary, Robatech 

Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SW 

T: 01268 490035 

E: post@whleary.co.uk 

www.whleary.co.uk 



T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 



INDUCTION CAP SEALING 




T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 




T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


INSPECTION SYSTEMS 

Acrovision 


T: 0845 337 0250 






T: 01844 213177 





T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 






T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 




T: 01753 546777 



Enercon Industries Ltd 

62-64 Edison Road, Aylesbury, 

Bucks HP19 8UX 

T: +44(0)1296 330542 F: +44(0)1296 432098 

E: info@enerconind.co.uk www.enerconind.co.uk 



T: 01908 682740 


www.bizerba.com




Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd 

Phantom House, Beaumont Road, 

Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH 

T: 01295 256266 F: 01295 255987 

E: info@fortresstechnology.co.uk 






M.D.S. Ltd Metal Detection Services 

St. Martins Studios, Greenbank Road, 

Sale, Cheshire M33 5PN 

T: Sales 0161 286 8755 T: 0161 286 8750 

E: sales@mds.org.uk www.mds.org.uk 




T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 





T: 01590 679333 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 





T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


L-BAR SEALERS MANUAL/AUTO 



T: 01753 546777 



LABEL PRINTERS 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 





T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LABELLERS 




T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 






T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


ALTech UK Labelling Technologies Ltd 

Central Park, Bridgend, South Wales CF31 3RT 

T: 0800 612 6205 

E: sales@altech-uk.com 

www.altech-uk.com 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 

Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



HERMA UK Limited 

The Hollands Centre, 

Hollands Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8PR 

T: 01440 763366 F: 01440 706834 

E: sales@herma.co.uk www.herma.co.uk 



T: 0161 655 4846 



Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


Sessions UK 

1 Redeness Street, York, YO31 7UU 

T: 01904 610613 

E: enquiry@sessionsuk.com 

www.sessionsuk.com 

Sovereign Labelling Systems 

Brightlingsea, Essex CO7 0SF 

T: 01206 304182 

E: sovereign@sovereignlabellingsystems.co.uk 

www.sovereignlabellingsystems.co.uk 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LABELLING SOFTWARE 




T: 01844 213177 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LANE DIVIDER/COMBINER 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 






T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 





T: 01472 239786 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


LASER CODERS 

LEAK TESTING 




T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 





Sepha Ltd 




T: 028 9048 4848 F: 028 9048 0890 


LINEAR VIBRATORS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 



Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 


LINERLESS LABELLERS 




T: 01844 213177 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


METAL DETECTION 



T: +44(0)1582 433227 





T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 





T: 01908 682740 




T: 01904 692333 

Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd 

Phantom House, Beaumont Road, 

Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH 

T: 01295 256266 F: 01295 255987 

E: info@fortresstechnology.co.uk 




T: 0161 655 4846 



T: 01255 553822 

E: sales@premierlabellers.co.uk 

www.premierlabellers.co.uk 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 


M.D.S. Ltd Metal Detection Services 

St. Martins Studios, Greenbank Road, 

Sale, Cheshire M33 5PN 

T: Sales 0161 286 8755 T: 0161 286 8750 

E: sales@mds.org.uk www.mds.org.uk 

11 Whittle Parkway, Berkshire, SL1 6DQ 

T: 01628 668836 

E: info@QuickLabel.co.uk www.QuickLabel.co.uk 



T: 02476 470074 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


Mettler-Toledo Safeline 

Montford Street, Salford, M50 2XD, UK 

T: 0161 848 8636 

E: safeline.info@mt.com 

www.mt.com/metaldetection

66 



MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE 

PACKAGING 

Air Products PLC 

2 Millennium Gate, Westmere Drive, 

Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 6AP 

T: 0800 389 0202 

E: apukinfo@airproducts.com 

www.airproducts-freshthinking.com 



T: 01753 546777 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 


ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 







www.pfmuk.com 

Yamato 

Leeds, LS12 6HH 

T: 0113 322 1546 

E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk 


MULTIPLE PACKAGING 

EQUIPMENT 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 


PALLET SHRINK WRAPPING 

MACHINERY 

PALLETISING 

Alvey Group 

T: 01355 574859 

07921 773545 

E: rwoods@alvey.be 

www.alvey.be 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 




T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 0161 209 4810 




Borgergade 17 


T: +45 5838 2193 F: +45 5838 2826 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


PICK & PLACE MACHINES 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 




T: +31 (0)348 410 999 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 




T: 0845 265 7570 


Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 






www.pfmuk.com 




T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 



Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 





T: 01472 239786 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


MULTIHEAD WEIGHERS 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 



PALLET STRAPPING 

MACHINERY 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 


PALLET STRETCH HOODING 

MACHINERY 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 


PALLET STRETCH WRAPPING 

MACHINERY 




T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 




T: 0121 505 9970 






T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 



Novopac (UK) Ltd 

5 Sandwich Road, Worthing, 

West Sussex BN11 5NT 

T: 01903 249113 F: 01903 245616 

E: novopac.uk@gmail.com www.novopacuk.ltd.uk 

Ocme UK Ltd 



T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 01767 316422 





T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 


Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 01234 825050 



T: 0115 875 9846 



T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 






T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 




T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 






T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 




T: 01206 304182 





T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 




T: 0845 265 7570 



T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



Tekpak Automation Ltd (UK) 

T: +44 (0)113 3505694 

E: sales@tekpak.co.uk 

www.tekpak.co.uk


POUCH FILL & SEAL MACHINES 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 





T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 




T: 01634 272345 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 





T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


PRINT & APPLY LABELLING 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


Cobalt Systems Ltd 

Cobalt House, Arden Square, 

Electra Way, Crewe, CW1 6HA 

T: 01270 539800 

E: sales@cobaltis.co.uk www.cobalt-hsg.com 

HERMA UK Limited 

The Hollands Centre, 

Hollands Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8PR 

T: 01440 763366 F: 01440 706834 

E: sales@herma.co.uk www.herma.co.uk 



T: 0161 655 4846 



Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 


Sessions UK 

1 Redeness Street, York, YO31 7UU 

T: 01904 610613 

E: enquiry@sessionsuk.com 

www.sessionsuk.com 


T: 01904 692333 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


READY MEALS PACKING LINES 



T: 01275 836131 







T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


MULTI-FILL Inc. T: +1 801 280 1570 

multifill multifil 

E: sales@multi-fill.com 

www.multi-fill.com 



T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 





T: 01472 239786 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


READY MEALS SLEEVING 



T: 01275 836131 



RESEALABLE PACKAGING 


Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 


RFID TRACK AND 

TRACE SOFTWARE 




T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


RINSERS AIR/& OR PRODUCT 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


ROBOTIC HANDLING SYSTEMS 

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ 

T: 01296 314300 www.aarobotics.co.uk 

E: trich@aylesbury-automation.co.uk 

ABB Ltd 

Auriga House, Precedent Drive, 

Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8PQ 

T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 

E: michelle.jocelyn@gb.abb.com 

www.abb.com/robotics 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 




T: +31 (0)348 410 999 





CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 01767 316422 



FANUC UK Ltd 


T: 02476 639669 




T: 01908 327200 




Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 



Kawasaki Robotics 

Warrington, WA5 7ZB 

T: 01925 713000 

E: info@kawasakirobotuk.com 

www.kawasakirobot.co.uk 




T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 






T: 0118 977 1077 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 




T: 01206 304182 



Yaskawa UK Ltd 

2 Johnson Park, 

Wildmere Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3JU 

T: 01295 272755 F: 01295 267127 

E: info.uk@yaskawa.eu.com www.yaskawa.eu.com 

ROBOT INTEGRATORS 







T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 0845 265 7570 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 





T: 01295 272755 F: 01295 267127 


ROBOTIC PALLETISERS 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 









T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 



Borgergade 17 


T: +45 5838 2193 F: +45 5838 2826 


FANUC UK Ltd 


T: 02476 639669 




T: 01206 304182 



AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 



T: 0845 265 7570 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 


www.fischbein.com/eastern

68 




T: 01925 713000 






T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 



Ocme UK Ltd 



T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 



T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01295 272755 F: 01295 267127 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


ROBOTS 

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ 

T: 01296 314300 www.aarobotics.co.uk 

E: trich@aylesbury-automation.co.uk 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 01925 713000 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Mitsubishi Electric 

Hertfordshire, AL10 8XB 

T: 01707 276100 

E: automation@meuk.mee.com 

www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk 



T: 0845 265 7570 


TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd 

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1JG 

T: 01707 290370 

E: sales@tmrobotics.co.uk www.tmrobotics.co.uk 




T: 01295 272755 F: 01295 267127 


ROBOTS – ARTICULATED ARM 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



FANUC UK Ltd 


T: 02476 639669 



Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 





T: 0121 505 9970 






T: 01295 272755 F: 01295 267127 


ROBOTS – CARTESIAN 



T: 0121 505 9970 



ROBOTS –COLLABORATIVE 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



ROBOTS – DELTA STYLE 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 





T: 01295 272755 F: 01295 267127 


SACHET MACHINES 



T: 01634 272345 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 






Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 




T: 02476 470074 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


SAFETY GUARDING 




Schmersal Ltd 




SEAL TESTING 




T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 





T: 01256 892194 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


SERIALISATION 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


SHRINK HOODING 

SHRINK SLEEVING 




T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 






T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


SHRINK TUNNELS 



T: 01753 546777 






T: 01903 249113 F: 01903 245616 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


SHRINK WRAPPING 



T: 01234 825050 




T: 01753 546777 



AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 


Marden Edwards Shrinkwrap 

2 Nimrod Way, East Dorest Trade Park, 

Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH 

T: 01202 861200 F: 01202 861400 

E: info@meshrinkwrap.com 

www.meshrinkwrap.com 




T: 01903 249113 F: 01903 245616 




T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 





T: 0845 265 7570 


FANUC UK Ltd 


T: 02476 639669 


FANUC UK Ltd 


T: 02476 639669 




T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 

E: sales@marchesini.co.uk www.marchesini.com







T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 





T: +44 (0) 1 582 425 777 F: +44 (0) 1 582 425 776 




T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 020 8655 4999 



SKIN PACKAGING 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


SLEEVE FEEDERS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




SLEEVING MACHINES 

CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




T: 01206 304182 



SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINES 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 



CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 







T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 




T: 01579 383788 



SPIRAL CONVEYORS 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 


STACKING 




T: 01256 892194 


STICK PACK MACHINES 





Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


STITCHERS 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 



STRAPPING 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 





T: 0845 265 7570 


STRETCH HOODING 

BEUMER Group UK Limited 

Bardon Hill, Leicestershire, LE67 1UE 

T: 01530 441297 

E: sales@beumergroup.com 

www.beumergroup.com 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 


STRETCH WRAPPERS 



T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 





T: 0845 265 7570 


Sollas UK Ltd 



T: 01256 896930 F: 01256 896665 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


STRIP PACKERS 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TAMPER EVIDENT SLEEVING 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


TEA BAGGING MACHINES 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


THERMAL PRINTERS 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 01634 272345 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


THERMOFORMING 

Anchor Plastics Machinery 

St Albans, AL3 7HR 

T: 01895 824301 

E: info@anchor-pm.co.uk 

www.anchor-pm.co.uk 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 







Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRACK & TRACE 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRAY DENESTING SYSTEMS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 





T: 01452 728753 F: 01452 725686 




T: 01234 825050 




T: 0161 655 4846 





T: 02476 470074 


www.propack.co.uk

70 





T: 01472 239786 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 






T: 01924 494047 F: 01924 480949 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRAY ERECTING/PACKING 




T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 01275 836131 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRAY SEALERS 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 






T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 






T: 01903 249113 F: 01903 245616 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


TUB/CUP FILLING & 

CLOSING MACHINES 



T: 01634 272345 



ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 





T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 






T: 01472 239786 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Serac UK 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TUBE FILLING 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


UNSCRAMBLERS 

AVE UK LTD 


T: 01252 733200 


www.aveuk.net 



T: 01962 620898 F: +49 (0)791/506-6500 





T: 02476 470074 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


VACUUM CONVEYING EQUIPMENT 



T: 0161 209 4810 






piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


VACUUM CUPS 

piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 



T: 0161 482 4004 



VACUUM LIFTING 

JOULIN (UK) 

T: 0191 265 9151 

E: joulinuk@joulin.com 

www.joulin.com 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 



T: 0161 482 4004 



VACUUM PACKING SYSTEMS 



T: 01753 546777 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


VACUUM PUMPS 

VACUUM TRANSFER SYSTEMS 



T: 0161 209 4810 



piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


VERIFICATION 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VIBRATORY/BOWL FEEDERS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 



Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 


RNA AUTOMATION LTD 

Hayward Ind. Park, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham B35 7BT 

T: 0121 749 2566 F: 0121 749 6217 

E: sales@rnaautomation.com 

www.rnaautomation.com 

VIBRATORY WEIGHERS 



T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 


VISION COMPONENTS 

Alrad Imaging 

Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2NS 

T: 01635 30345 

E: sales@alrad.co.uk www.alrad.co.uk 

Alrad Imaging is a trading division of Alrad Instruments Ltd. 

IDS 

PO Box 6917, Basingstoke, 

RG24 4TU, UK 

T: 0118 970 1704 M: 07979 193707 

E: s.hearn@ids-imaging.com www.ids-imaging.com 

IMPERX, Inc. 

Florida, 33487, USA 

T: (+1)-561-989-0006 

E: sales@imperx.com 

www.imperx.com 

Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3QF 

T: 01730 233332 

E: sales@multipix.com www.multipix.com 



T: 01590 679333 



T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 

E: info@stemmer-imaging.co.uk 

www.stemmer-imaging.co.uk 

VISION – END OF LINE INSPECTION 

MPE UK LIMITED 

Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire SK23 7DQ 

T: +44 1663 732 700 

E: mark@mpe-uk.com 

www.mpe-uk.com 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 








T: 01590 679333 






T: 01472 239786 



T: +31 (0)348 410 999 


piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 

E: info@sick.co.uk www.sick.co.uk




VISION – HIGH SPEED IMAGING 


Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 





T: 01684 310000 



T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 



VISION SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


WRAP AROUND PACKERS 

IMPERX, Inc. 


T: (+1)-561-989-0006 




T: 01730 233332 




T: 01590 679333 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


VISION INSPECTION 

Acrovision 


T: 0845 337 0250 



Alrad Imaging 


T: 01635 30345 






T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 





T: 01908 682740 







T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 

Alrad Imaging 


T: 01635 30345 





T: 01590 679333 



VISION SYSTEMS 



T: 01908 682740 



IMPERX, Inc. 


T: (+1)-561-989-0006 








T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VISION – LINE SCAN TECHNOLOGY 


T: 01730 233332 




T: 01590 679333 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 



Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 




T: 01730 233332 


Olmec-UK Ltd 

Barton-Upon-Humber 

DN18 5RL 

T: 01652 631960 

E: sales@olmec-uk.com www.olmec-uk.com 



T: 0121 749 2566 F: 0121 749 6217 





T: 01590 679333 



T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VOID FILL – AIR CUSHIONS 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 




T: 01268 885885 F: 01268 885860 



WEIGHING MACHINES 

CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 





T: 01903 249113 F: 01903 245616 





T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



WRAPPING/OVERWRAPPING 

CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB3 3BN 

T: 020 8797 2000 


Marden Edwards Limited 

2 Nimrod Way, East Dorset Trade Park, 

Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH 

T: 01202 861200 F: 01202 861400 

E: info@mardenedwards.com 

www.mardenedwards.com 

Sollas UK Ltd 



T: 01256 896930 F: 01256 896665 






T: 01730 233332 


Olmec-UK Ltd 

Barton-Upon-Humber 

DN18 5RL 

T: 01652 631960 

E: sales@olmec-uk.com www.olmec-uk.com 



T: 0121 749 2566 F: 0121 749 6217 



T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VISION SYSTEMS – 3D 

IDS 

PO Box 6917, Basingstoke, 

RG24 4TU, UK 

T: 0118 970 1704 M: 07979 193707 

E: s.hearn@ids-imaging.com www.ids-imaging.com 


T: 01730 233332 




T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 




T: 01908 682740 





T: 0161 209 4810 





T: 01634 272345 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEMS 



T: +44(0)1582 433227 





T: 01908 682740 





T: 01590 679333 





T: 01590 679333 





T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 





T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 






www.pfmuk.com 



T: 01684 310000 


www.sparc-systems.co.uk

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