IPP MAY 2014

Mettler-Toledo
Hall 11 Stand: B55
Global reach with local excellence
To address the quality and process control needs of food and
pharmaceutical manufacturers, the “Product Inspection” and
“Industrial Weighing” divisions of Mettler-Toledo will present their
comprehensive portfolio of product inspection, quality assurance and
track and trace solutions at interpack 2014. The company will focus
predominantly on solutions for better product security, increased
productivity, seamless compliance and optimised quality, while
demonstrating their global and local capabilities.
“This year’s exhibition concept for interpack focuses on the key
benefits for collaboration with Mettler- Toledo: our global reach with
local excellence. Our regional service experts, around the globe,
ensure that our customers continually receive a high-level of local and
international support and advice around-the-clock. This allows food
and pharmaceutical manufacturers to enhance their productivity from
reduced operational downtime, protect their brand reputation by
producing high-quality safe products through deploying the latest
product inspection technologies and facilitate business growth
through compliance with local and international product safety
standards and regulations. In addition, manufacturers can gain competitive
advantage from utilising Mettler-Toledo for all of their product
inspection and industrial weighing needs, so we can implement the
most effective technology solution to future proof their business”, said
Jana Meier, Marketing Manager and interpack Project Leader,
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection.
The guiding theme for this year’s exhibition is effective process
data collection and Management Information Systems (MIS). The
theme is embodied by a series of loops which will demonstrate equipment
used in typical food and pharmaceutical production lines.
Taking today’s challenges of a global world into consideration,
Management Information is the key ingredient for manufacturers to
stay ahead through monitoring and controlling multiple production
lines across one or more facilities. With a network of sales and
service organizations, Mettler-Toledo offers qualified specialist advice
and support to manufacturers around the globe. In addition,
manufacturing facilities located around the world enable Mettler-
Toledo to stay connected to its customers, allowing for rapid
response supported through local expertise.
MULTIVAC
Halls 5 and 17
Innovative packaging solutions for food
and industrial products
MULTIVAC will be represented at interpack 2014 by two exhibition
stands. In Hall 5 the packaging specialist is presenting a wide range of
innovations, covering all aspects of the packaging of food and
industrial products, including a new entry-level model among the
thermoforming packaging machines and new technologies for
process and automation equipment. Live demonstrations will also
take place here. Packaging solutions for the life science and healthcare
industries will be presented on the second stand in Hall 17.
As regards the sector of thermoforming packaging solutions,
MULTIVAC will be presenting an innovative machine process for
producing portion packs of viscous food and non-food products. The
packaging specialist is also showing its automated R 245 packaging
solution, which is equipped with a die change system for ensuring
very short conversion times and a high degree of flexibility. The
MULTIVAC portfolio of exhibition machines is rounded off with the
R 145 as the smallest model, which can be fully configured, and with
a new entry-level model.
As regards the traysealers, MULTIVAC will be showing an
extensive range of automatic traysealers. The successful T 300 entrylevel
model for automatic packing in trays is equipped with a
denester and a conveyor belt labeller. The T 700 will be integrated in
an automated packaging line with automatic infeed. The T 600 is
equipped with a filler for packing ready meals and convenience
products in multi-compartment trays.
When it comes to the chamber machine sector, MULTIVAC will
also be presenting its complete product range of small-chamber and
large-chamber models, as well as double-chamber machines and
chamber belt machines.
The MULTIVAC daughter company, MULTIVAC Marking &
Inspection, will be represented on the stand in Hall 5, and it will be
showing its comprehensive range of inspection systems and labelling
and marking equipment, which is integrated in the various packaging
solutions. The exhibition highlights for MULTIVAC Marking &
Inspection are new generations of label dispensing heads and
conveyor belt labellers.
Another focus of MULTIVAC's presence at the exhibition will be
solutions for packing non-food products, whereby different requirements
of the retail trade, such as for example anti-theft security, are
taken into consideration.
An extensive program of seminars on different topics covering
all aspects of packaging awaits the exhibition visitors in the
MULTIVAC Academy. The seminars will take place on MULTIVAC's
stand in Hall 5. Registration can be conducted via the MULTIVAC
website.
NVC
Stand: ENB/03
Gold Fever at North entrance of interpack
Visitors to and exhibitors at the upcoming interpack are warned: there
is an outbreak of gold fever at the north entrance. Visitors to the NVCstand
(ENB/03) immediately see why; the ten finalists of the
packaging innovation contest De Gouden Noot are exhibited there.
De Gouden Noot is the world’s most competitive packaging
innovation contest. The ten finalists are chosen after the first jury
round, existing of two days. Only one of the finalists will win the
trophy with the massive golden walnut inside, after the second jury
round later this year. You can contact Ger Standhardt for more
information.
This information was shared by Michael Nieuwesteeg, NVC
Managing Director, at the official press conference of the world’s
number 1 packaging exhibition Interpack in Hotel New York
Rotterdam.
Online education in packaging At the interpack, NVC is introducing
the complete NVC’s online education programme. Students
and those responsible for packaging education within their
company can actually meet the NVC crew. For more information,
please contact Antje Augustinus.
NVC stand ENB/03 – your operating base The NVC stand is the
ideal operating base for a day at the interpack. It is the perfect spot for
networking. Visitors can make it the meeting point for appointments:
NVC will provide you and your visitors with a cup coffee and Dutch
delicacies. More information? Please contact Charissa Koolen.
Extra exposure online, before and during the interpack The NVC
offers additional sales support for its members exhibiting on the
interpack. NVC members can advertise and state their stand
number in advance via the NVC Buyers’ Guide. During the interpack
itself, a hand-out from this Buyers’ Guide will be provided at the NVC
stand (operating base for visitors), listing companies and their
stand-numbers. Member companies that exhibit can also use the NVC
stand as a neutral meeting point for appointments with
(potential) customers. Please contact Charissa Koolen for more
information.
Daily: the NVC Win-a-tablet-networking drink Between 16.30-
18.00 hours a networking drink will take place, a unique moment to
meet (inter)national contacts! Each day visitors to the NVC stand can
win a tablet during this drink. Click here for more information.
Make an appointment with the NVC staff? If you are visiting the
interpack and there are issues you want to discuss with us, please
contact us so that we can schedule an appointment. We look forward
to meeting you in Düsseldorf at NVC stand ENB/03!
PFM Packaging Machinery
Hall 13 Stand: C15
Pouch machines offer
extra-fast changeover
Italian manufacturer PFM has extended the use of servo drive and
servo format adjustment to horizontal pouch form-fill-seal machines
for the first time and, at Interpack in May, will demonstrate how
changeover times can be cut dramatically compared with traditional
mechanical equipment.
“The new D-Series Full Servo machines open up new
horizons in the pouch sector by offering the opportunity to modify
cycle times, sealing pressure and cutting pitch as part of the product
programme," explains PFM’s R&D director Andrea Fioravanti.
"They offer easy maintenance and cleaning, high performance
and extremely short format changeover times,” he adds.
This fast changeover is the result of full servo drive that allows
all three principal modules of the machines – film unwind, pack
forming station and filling section – to be set and synchronised
automatically, rather than by manual mechanical adjustment.
On format change, the cutting and side seal assembly that forms
the pack not only adjusts automatically to the new size, but
simultaneously registers with the pack transport conveyor, which
accepts each newly formed pouch into grippers for carriage through
filling and final sealing. The usual manual adjustment is eliminated.
Also, unlike conventional pouch machines, on which as many
as 20 sets of grippers on a single chain may need to be adjusted
manually to the new pouch width, the D-Series machines employ
servo adjustment that moves the grippers automatically.
“As a result, hours taken with traditional mechanically-driven
equipment for a new pack format can often be cut to minutes,” points
out PFM UK sales director Chris Bolton.
Also being shown for the first time by PFM is the Scirocco Combi
flow-wrapper for producing reclosable packs of cheese slices using
hook and loop profile.
Further exhibits include SPS snack-packing and biscuitfeeding
equipment, the high speed Solaris bagger for candies,
equipped with an MBP 16-head multihead weigher and the Vetta
bagger with ultrasonic sealing.
For further information contact Alison Davies at PFM - Tel: +44
(0)113 239 3401
Rockwell
Hall 6 Stand: A61
215+ Rockwell Automation equipped
machines to showcase their
worldwide potential
With market leading domain experience and industry leading
products and services, Rockwell Automation will steal the show at
interpack 2014, thanks to OEMs showcasing over 215 new and
enhanced machines running on Rockwell Automation-based
automation, motion, process and safety solutions.
With Interpack being the world's leading event for the launch of
new and innovative packaging technology, it will come as no
surprise to learn that such a large number of machines at the show
will be running discrete and integrated automation, motion, process
and safety solutions based on Allen-Bradley products from Rockwell
Automation.
In today’s competitive environment, the packaging industry is
demanding innovative machines that easily integrate into plant-wide
infrastructures. It needs flexible and efficient equipment that
increases business agility, optimises productivity and helps end users
to achieve sustainability objectives — all while lowering total cost of
ownership.
Finding the right machine builder is critical to the success of
manufacturing operation and, as a direct result of this, machine
builders from around the globe are designing machines running Rockwell
Automation solutions in order to enjoy a competitive
advantage and make them as attractive as possible to highly
demanding end users.
At this year's event, Rockwell Automation will be helping to
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