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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 22 Innovations in Food Processing & Packaging | May 2014 | www.innovationsfood.com
Hall 12 Stand F01 PMMI PMMI brings innovation to Interpack PMMI, The Association of Packaging and Processing Technologies, will help manufacturers from around the world discover solutions from North America’s top innovators at interpack (May 8-14; Messe D sseldorf, D sseldorf, Germany). One-hundred and eighty-five PMMI member companies will exhibit at the show, offering technologies to advance line speed, efficiency and food safety initiatives as well as enhancing shelf appeal. Additionally, PMMI’s booth (Hall 12/F01) will have resources and experts on-hand to offer insights on the latest trends and technologies driving North America’s growing manufacturing sector. “Advanced technologies are helping to drive this growth in North American manufacturing, creating opportunities for both international suppliers and manufacturers,” said Charles D. Yuska, president and CEO of PMMI. “As globalization creates a smaller world – with highly complex supply chains and regulatory environments, this idea-sharing helps ensure a healthy manufacturing industry worldwide.” It all starts with facilitating faster connections between consumer product manufacturers and suppliers. On May 8th – the first day of interpack – PMMI will launch an online platform to help interpack attendees quickly identify and engage with its member companies showcasing game-changing innovations at the event in D sseldorf. The platform can be used throughout the duration of the show to help quickly and efficiently navigate professionals to solutions and suppliers, including the following: The new OMNI-DIRECTIONAL Sorter from Intralox (Hall 13/E77) which features a compact design for highspeed zone-picking applications, receiving and sorting products from any direction at speeds above 3,600 cases or totes per hour. AKHM servomotors from Kollmorgen (Hall 8a/C08) which address pending provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the U.S. with a hygienic housing design that can withstand the daily exposure to chemicals and high-pressure washdowns. New ultrasonic technology for the assembly of plastic slider opening mechanisms for resealable cans will also be on display by Herrmann Ultrasonics (Hall 11/F55). Weiler Engineering, Inc. (Hall 5/J24) will exhibit its new Model 60 ASEP-TECH® Blow/Fill/Seal machine that combines a continuous 3-step process on one compact machine frame for the production of 60-cavity pop-top in a 0.6mL vial size – ideal for the delivery of ophthalamic, otic, nasal and other topical drugs. In addition to being seen at interpack, the solutions from Intralox, Kollmorgen and Herrmann Ultrasonics can all be seen at PACK EXPO International 2014 (Nov. 2-5; McCormick Place, Chicago, IL). Weiler will also feature its blow/fill/seal machine at Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2014 and co-produced by PMMI and the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). For more information on this special online platform to connect interpack attendees with PMMI member companies, be sure to visit PMMI’s booth at interpack (Hall 12/F01). To register for PACK EXPO International 2014 or Pharma EXPO, visit packexpo.com. PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is a trade association representing over 600 packaging and processing supply chain companies that provide a full range of packaging and processing machinery, materials, components and containers. PMMI actively brings buyers and sellers together through programs and events such as The PACK EXPO family of trade shows, packexpo.com, PMT Magazine, PACK EXPO Show Daily, networking events and educational programs. PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International and presented jointly with the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE); PACK EXPO Las Vegas, PACK EXPO East, EXPO PACK México and EXPO PACK Guadalajara, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK México 2014, June 17- 20 (Mexico City, Mexico); PACK EXPO International 2014, Nov. 2-5 (McCormick Place, Chicago); Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International 2014; www.PMMI.org Hall 4 Stand E59-04 Spiroflow shows off safe bulk handling Spiroflow Ltd will be at Interpack in May, showcasing some of the dust-busting equipment it has available to help ensure strict hygiene and safety regulations are met for shifting millions of tons of very fine ingredients and particles within a factory environment. Visitors to Spiroflow’s stand 4E59-04 during the show in Düsseldorf, Germany, will see the latest in bulk handling and conveying equipment – the T2 bulk bag discharger, bulk bag filler and flexible screw conveyor – ideal for process industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemicals, minerals and plastics. The T2 bulk bag discharger provides a dust-tight operation which empties product with the minimum of residue and has angled framework, not horizontal flat surfaces, limiting dust settlement from ingredients such as sugar, flour and spices - avoiding contamination and saving time on cleaning. Sharing the stand with the T2 bulk bag discharger will be Spiroflow’s bulk bag filler (FIBC). Manufactured entirely of stainless steel with automatic height adjustment for different-sized bags, the filler offers bag inflation and a vibration facility for an even, accurate fill and effective compaction – resulting in a stable load for both storage and transportation. Last but not least Spiroflow will be demonstrating the totally hygienic flexible screw conveyor for the safe distribution of food and chemical ingredients. This cost effective equipment fulfils the very highest levels of hygiene and dust control, whatever strict operating parameters are in place. The main advantage of Spiroflow’s flexible screw conveyor is its simplicity, which results in short installation times and low maintenance – the whole system can be stripped down for cleaning in minutes. It can transport powdered, granular and flaked materials with a bulk density up to 2.5kg/1 and carry material to a maximum distance of 20 metres, although multiple units can extend to greater distances as required. Flexibility and totally secure handling is required if products have to be conveyed dust-free over long distances and complex routes within an operating plant. Spiroflow, a world-leading manufacturer of ATEX approved conveying and bulk handling systems, has a wide range of solutions for materials where the most rigid standards in hygiene and containment need to be met and maintained. Having equipment that avoids dust contamination is crucial for the quality and safety of products, said Spiroflow’s marketing manager, Ben Ayrton. He added “We are delighted to be demonstrating fully working examples of our flexible and totally secure handling systems at Interpack. The cornerstone of our success is the ability to design and develop bespoke equipment to meet the needs of individual customers.” Finding the right conveyor will depend a lot on finding the right supplier. The key for companies is to find a conveyor provider that understands your business, proves it can meet your requirements and who will give a performance guarantee – just like Spiroflow. Visitors to Interpack in Düsseldorf on May 8-14 will be able to see for themselves some of the high-quality conveying and bulk handling equipment on offer from Spiroflow, but if you can’t get there or would like more information on the company’s products and services visit http://www.spiroflow.com/or call +44 (0) 1200 422525. SPIROFLOW Spiroflow Ltd Lincoln Way Clitheroe Lancashire BB7 1QG UNITED KINGDOM TeL: +44 (0) 1200 422525 Email: ben.ayrton@spiroflow.com Business category: Bulk handling Conveying & storage systems www.spiroflow.com www.innovationsfood.com | May 2014 | Innovations in Food Processing & Packaging 23
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