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Spicing up the sector
As the ready meals market continues to up its game in terms of
quality along with spicier and less conventional dishes, this
feature reports on how machinery manufacturers are responding
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NEW MACHINERY
Ultra-high bagging speeds are
combined with fast changeovers,
advanced equipment integration
and more product capabilities in
a single, highly compact system
in tna’s new VFFS machine
Find out more on page 12
INSTALLATIONS
Two labellers
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PLUS
The UKIVA’s free-to-attend
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conference and exhibition
is on May 16 at Arena MK
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Contents
7 NEWS
12 NEW MACHINERY
28 SPECIAL FEATURE
FOODEX PREVIEW
Over 400 suppliers will be
greeting visitors to the NEC,
Birmingham in April and here
we highlight just some of the
latest developments on show
36 INSTALLATIONS
49 SPECIAL FEATURE
READY MEALS
This feature reports on how the
latest technology is being used
to meet the need for flexibility
in coping with the many format
changes demanded by the sector.
And also the ‘restaurant quality’
now being delivered to shoppers
49
REGULAR FEATURES
64 LABELLING,
CODING & MARKING
An ‘evolving’ labeller, designed
as future-proof because of its
modular design is introduced
68 COMPONENTS
High speed, high volume and
low maintenance were the
performance demands placed
on linear motion technology
22
72 REGULATIONS
Compliance with the WEEE
Directive can be complex so
machinery builders must see
if their kit falls within its scope
74 WHO WHAT WHERE
People, events and diary dates
75 BUYERS’ GUIDES
Machinery and services
EDITOR:
Gail Hunt
PUBLISHING MANAGER:
Bill Lake
BUYERS GUIDE CO-ORDINATOR:
Chris Valdes
ARTWORK CONTRIBUTOR:
Barry Heath
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Welcome to Machinery Update, we hope you enjoy this
packed March/April issue.
I believe face to face meetings can never be replaced
and while in the past, many people have said that exhibitions
would be superseded by the internet, good events continue to
thrive. Our own PPMA Show bears testament to this fact and
will continue its success of recent years this autumn.
Indeed, this year’s show is already larger with more companies
confirmed to be at the NEC, Birmingham 25-27 September.
In this issue, exhibitions take centre stage with previews
of key industry events such as Foodex (see pages 28-35),
Drives and Controls and Mach 2018 (page 66) and also a review
of the recent Southern Manufacturing (see pages 46-47).
Vision systems are now
a key enabler for automation as
the MVC event will demonstrate
Automation remains a key driver in machinery development and
in this issue we have an in depth feature on ready meals, a sector
where automation is critical, as well as complicated. Convenience
meals typically have more production processes than other food
items and so inspection also plays a key role in factories. Robustness
is another demand of equipment used to handle, say viscous
sauces. It was the robustness of one tray sealer, for example, that
has led to a major deal for one of our PPMA members in this sector.
When family firm Mumtaz first started manufacturing
ready meals at the back of its Indian restaurant in Bradford in
the 1990s, it purchased a second-hand tray sealer to handle
its volumes. Today, and backed by a multi-million pound
investment in a new ready meals facility, this tray sealer is still
being used for smaller production quantities and NPD.
The proof was literally in the pudding when the company
made its decision about a new tray sealing line for its factory.
Machinery Update was invited to this impressive site in
February, and you will find the full report on pages 50-51.
Continuing the theme of automation, one of the largest growth
areas is its relationship with machine vision and automated
inspection. If you are looking to learn about how this exciting
technology can benefit your company, why not attend the
upcoming Machine Vision Conference (see pages 24-27). Now in
its second year after its successful launch in 2017, it takes place
on Wednesday 16 May at the MK Arena in Milton Keynes.
It’s a must attend event if you want to stay ahead.
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The plastics
debate takes
centre stage
Cutting-edge applications
can deliver everyday gain
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As the dispute about plastics
packaging rages throughout the
mainstream media, two recent
events have brought it to the fore
in the manufacturing sector.
In January, a Westminster
Forum keynote seminar was
dominated by talk about
plastics while the Packaging
Innovations exhibition at the
NEC in Birmingham in March
played host to a new feature –
The Big Plastics Debate.
Coca-Cola European Partners
(CCEP), the Co-Op, Marks &
Spencer and Iceland formed an
expert panel during the debate
and the discussion proved
so popular that it had to be
live-streamed on four of the other
exhibition stages to house the
interested audience. Innovation,
collaboration and ambition
came up as the key themes
during the discussions.
The panel agreed that more
needs to be done to battle the
use of plastics and highlighted
that litter plays a major role in
bringing the subject of packaging
to the public’s attention. They
also felt that as leading retailers,
they should be doing more to
combat the issue, using their
influence to change the way the
industry works with the material.
“Our aim is to make our
packaging as sustainable as
possible and I think it is fair to
say that all of the panel have the
same ambition,” said Nick Brown,
head of sustainability at CCEP.
The Big Plastics Debate was popular
Professor Tim Pipe will speak first
The keynote speeches to
be given at the Machine
Vision Conference on
Wednesday 16 May will detail
the role that vision technology
plays in delivering driverless
cars and also self-driving
delivery robots. Both talks
will explain these cuttingedge
applications that
Student competition
rewards innovation
in the food sector
Campden BRI is urging UK
food science and technology
students to take part in
Ecotrophelia UK – a food
innovation competition
promoting innovation,
creativity and sustainability
to students pursuing a future
career in the food sector.
The competition is open
to teams of undergraduate
or postgraduate students,
including teams from different
universities on industrial
placements across the UK.
Shortlisted students will
be invited to pitch to the
‘dragons’, a panel of top
food industry specialists.
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use vision as an enabling
technology and also offer
insight as to how it can be
used to the best advantage
in manufacturing processes.
Professor Tim Pipe, deputy
director at Bristol Robotics
Laboratory at UWE will open
the morning session with a
presentation about how the
Venturer driverless cars project
is progressing. Part of his talk
will be about the two practical
trials using the consortium’s
autonomous vehicle, BAE
Systems Wildcat that have
already been completed.
Opening the afternoon
session will be Henry Harris-
Burland, VP marketing from
Starship Technologies, and
he will outline the capabilities
of the company’s advanced,
self-driving personal delivery
robots that can deliver food
or shopping to within
a 2 mile radius in an urban
environment.
These two presentations
Henry Harris-Burland is after lunch
will form part of the 60 seminar
programme and join over
50 exhibitor stands housed
at the MK Arena, Milton Keynes
at the UKIVA-run event.
Turn to pages 24-27 for more
details of this free-to-attend
day, or register at
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conference.co.uk
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before he could go head-to-head with other UK regional winners
through interviews and presentations to achieve this accolade.
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Manual handling solutions firm
has moved to a much larger site
Manufacturer of
bespoke manual
handling solutions
Advanced Handling has
moved to a much larger site in
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
from its Market Deeping
premises where it has operated
since first opening in 1977.
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The expansion will facilitate
increased UK production of
a wider range of its complete
portfolio of lifting and
handling equipment.
With a doubling of factory floor
space and new manufacturing
equipment, the company is
looking forward to providing
a faster, more streamlined
service to its customers with
reduced lead times.
“For 40 years, we have been
improving the workplace
safety and operational
efficiency in a diverse variety
of UK industries,” says
managing director Mike
Prince. “The main advantage
to customers will be much
faster lead times from order
to delivery and we have plans
in place to continue our
growth,” he says.
The new headquarters
features a large showroom
area which will be open
for customers to visit to get
an ‘Advanced Handling
Experience’. The showroom
will provide the opportunity
for customers to get ‘hands-on’
with the full range of products
the company supplies, from
its intuitive scissor lifts and
stackers to lightweight lifting
trolleys and overhead lifting
solutions.
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Robots draw the
crowds in premier
London street
Two Universal Robots UR10
articulated arms are capturing
the attention of those passing the
display window of a prestigious
new store in London’s West End.
Global sportswear giant ASICS
has recently opened its flagship
European retail premises on
Regent Street, where front of
house UR10 robots – supplied
and commissioned by RARUK
Automation – are engaging
shoppers with eye-catching
routines that include producing
drawings of trainers on the store’s
impressive front glazing.
The UR10 robots at ASICS
are fitted with Robotiq 2F85
electric finger-adaptive grippers
that, like the robots, feature
force-adjustable collaborative
technology. Each UR10 is also
fitted with an Alumotion YouRing
smart light tool.
T 01462 670044
W www.rarukautomation.com
The robot arms in Regent Street
Budgets identified as
major training barrier
Drives and controls
company Bosch Rexroth
says a limited training
budget is a major barrier to
competitiveness, directly
impacting profitability.
This follows a survey it
commissioned that highlights
the correlation between
training adoption and budget,
and the impact this is
having on the implementation
of Industry 4.0.
Called ‘Tackling the training
gap in UK manufacturing’,
the report found that 43%
of engineers identify budget
constraints as one of the
key barriers to adopting
a more rigorous training
plan. Furthermore, over half
of respondents anticipate
training budgets will stagnate
in their organisation over the
next five years.
In the UK, ‘automation’ is
an area which is dramatically
increasing, however
productivity – measured both
by output per worker and per
hour worked – is significantly
lower against the UK’s major
trading partners in Europe
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and the US. For this reason,
it is worrying to discover
that automated production
processes and modern
automation techniques were
identified in the report as
the areas where the greatest
gaps in knowledge exist,
says Richard Chamberlain,
service product manager at
Bosch Rexroth.
The study also revealed
that in as many as a quarter
of companies, less than ten
hours of training is delivered
to employees each year on
average.
“We must upskill the
workforce and empower
engineers with the skills
they need to use Industry 4.0
technologies, while offering
continuous development
opportunities to individuals
is vital,” says Chamberlain.
Study findings show in
many instances, the UK
approach to training seems
to be an activity squeezed
in around day-to-day
operational requirements
rather than being seen as
a core value-adding
function.
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US trade association
has new president
and CEO at the helm
Jim Pittas has assumed the role
of president and CEO of PMMI,
the Association for Packaging
and Processing Technologies in
the US. He succeeds Chuck Yuska
who is retiring after 27 years at
the organisation’s helm.
“I can’t say enough about the
leadership blueprint working
alongside Chuck provided me over
the past 18 years,” says Pittas.
“It is impossible to measure what
he has meant to PMMI, but I strive
to build upon that legacy.”
Pittas became chief operating
officer in April last year after
17 years successfully managing
PMMI’s number one member
service, the PACK EXPO trade
shows. He will remain in PMMI’s
Reston, Virginia headquarters.
Jim Pittas has taken over the
reins at PMMI in the USA
New research should bring
ingredients handling gains
Engineers, food
technologists and
computer scientists
drawn from UK industry and
academia, are collaborating
to fully automate the
preparation and handling
of raw materials to therefore
reduce the associated costs.
OAL (Olympus Automation),
a supplier of engineering
solutions to the food industry,
is leading the new industrial
R&D project in collaboration
with researchers from the
University of Lincoln, and the
English Provender Company,
part of the Billington Group
and producer of condiments,
dressings and marinades.
The project is aiming to
address the unique complexity
of food manufacturing
ingredient variability. In a
given day, food manufacturers
can deal with over 200
different raw materials in
different states (solid, liquid,
frozen, ambient and chilled),
packaging formats (bag, sack,
box and drum), allergens and
handling difficulties. It is this
complexity that to date, has
led to high
manning
levels,
waste and
inefficiencies
across the
industry.
Deploying
OAL’s suite
of APRIL
robotics
material
handling
modules as
their toolset
at the
University of Lincoln’s
National Centre for Food
Manufacturing, the research
team is exploring how
to integrate robotic and
automation solutions at each
step of the production process.
“The ability to accurately
and efficiently prepare,
weigh and batch the complex
combination of ingredients
within our product portfolio
really is the engine
room of our production
environments,” explains Andy
Riches, group operations
projects director at the
The research will examine how robotics can deliver gains
Billington Group. “We believe
that the use of increased
automation and technology
to provide enhanced control,
accuracy and repeatability
will have a massive positive
effect on all three of these
critical factors within this
core business function.”
To learn more about
ingredient handling and
preparation automation,
visit the OAL and the
University of Lincoln’s Food
Manufacturing 2030 event
on Wednesday 23 May.
W www.oalgroup.com
Guaranteed response times are offered
by the 24 hour on site service package
Inspection manufacturer
Minebea Intec is offering
24 hour on site service, seven
days a week to meet food
industry demands for
non-stop production.
The company has multitrained
engineers that,
as well as working on
inspection equipment, also
maintain industrial weighing
equipment, tank, hopper and
vessel weighing systems so
that one engineer can meet
all customer needs. These
engineers are on a weekly rota
and customers have
a dedicated number
that if they call
between the hours of
8.30 – 17.30, they will
be put through to the
engineers dispatchers.
This is displayed
on their screens as a
call coming in from
a Premium Plus
24 hour customer so they
then know that it is a priority
before they even answer
the telephone. After 17.00 and
up until 8.30am the following
day, this dedicated number is
automatically diverted to the
on call engineer.
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Group changes its
name and brand
for future growth
Molins PLC has been renamed
Mpac Group plc and the
group businesses Langen
and Molins Technologies
will both now be known as
Mpac Langen. This change
follows the sale of the group’s
instrumentation & tobacco
machinery business in August
last year, with shareholders
voting the name change as
a positive step forward. The
new group will target its high
speed packaging solutions to
pharma, healthcare, nutrition
and beverage markets.
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New Machinery
Bagger launch will bring
benefits to snack makers
tna unveiled the tna robag 5,
the latest generation
of its flagship series of
VFFS technology, in a world
premiere at SNAXPO 2018
in March. The tna robag 5
will form the final piece in
tna performance 5.0, the
company’s answer to ultrahigh
speed production line
operation. Together with the
recently launched tna ropac 5,
the high speed case packer for
flexible bags, tna’s new VFFS
system is designed to deliver
unprecedented productivity
levels with one of the
industry’s smallest footprints.
“2017 was a huge
year for us at tna as we
launched performance 5.0,
a new approach to doubling
production line performance,”
says Alf Taylor, CEO at tna.
“The first part of performance
5.0, the tna ropac 5, was
incredibly well-received.
Everyone that came to see
it in action last year quickly
realised that we had just
introduced technology to the
market that doesn’t just offer a
small increase in productivity,
RNA has developed an
automated robotic packaging
system for two different types
of filler caps. The system
utilises a machine mounted
Nachi MZ07L robot with a
bespoke gripper system to
suit the filler cap and the
corrugated interleafs.
To begin the cycle, the filler
caps are transferred from the
pad printer out-feed conveyor
and orientated and queued
up ready for the robot to pick
and place. The robot cell picks
a filler cap when a signal is
The new tna robag 5 will deliver high bagging speeds and changeover times
but that this system has
the potential to transform
the industry by doubling
the current maximum case
packaging speeds,” he says.
The new tna robag 5 will
not only deliver the ultrahigh
bagging speeds, but also
provide faster changeovers,
intuitively designed
technology, advanced
equipment integration and
more product capabilities in a
single, highly compact system.
Together with tna’s portfolio
of advanced food processing
solutions, these new machines
will allow snack food
manufacturers to take their
production line performance
to new levels, providing
them with a significant
economic advantage over their
competitors, says the company.
T 0121 628 8900
W www.tnasolutions.com
An automated robotic packaging system is
handling two different types of filler caps
received from
the end of the
conveyor system
saying one is
ready. The robot
palletises the caps
in the box to a
standard pattern.
When the box
is complete, the
operator removes
the box and
replenishes with
a new box and
four interleaves.
The cycle then repeats.
The robotic system has a two-position loading area
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Ensuring a
CIP process
is optimum
The CombiLyz conductivity meter
from Baumer is designed to
ensure the optimum interaction
of all the different physical
parameters in CIP (clean-inplace)
systems.
The exact concentration of
cleaning agents, while taking
into account flow rate, pressure,
temperature and time, defines
a reproducible process which
demands systems and components
which have the technical properties
and flexibility to support CIP safely
and cost-effectively, says Baumer.
With an accuracy of ±1% and a
measuring range of 500 µS/cm
to 1000 mS/cm, the CombiLyz
conductivity meter offers CIP
system operators the important
features and benefits for optimum
process control. It also delivers
fast and accurate temperature
compensation.
Where CIP systems require
acids or alkalis, accurate
measurement of concentration
levels is essential. When the
concentration of the acid or alkali
is increasing, the conductivity
meter controls the specified
concentration of the relevant
cleaning media. Thanks to
precise measurements, it ensures
that no more chemicals are
used than necessary helping
to minimise waste.
During the phase separation in
the CIP return flow, the CombiLyz
quickly recognises different media,
even when temperatures fluctuate
significantly which helps to reduce
the loss of stored cleaning agents.
After one cleaning cycle, the
CombiLyz accurately measures
the remaining chemicals in
the rinse water.
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New Machinery
Compact laser scanner offers
embedded connectivity in use
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Largest manufacturer of stretch
wrapping equipment in the world
UK aftersales spares and service support provided.
Rotating
Arm
Wrappers
Datalogic is launching a
flexible, powerful and
compact laser scanner
family that, with multiple
models available, is designed
to deliver superior reading
performance and embedded
industrial connectivity in a top
industrial grade.
With the DS5100, the
company has combined in a
single product something ideal
for any identification needs,
in many applications, from
the automotive industry, to
the food and beverage sectors
as well as pharmaceuticals.
Thanks to the availability
of medium range, long
range, oscillating mirror
and subzero models, the
DS5100 laser scanner offers
benefits to the shop floor, in
production traceability, at the
end of a line, in automated
warehouses, for intralogistics,
pallet reading and even in
cold environments.
Turntable
Wrappers
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The laser scanner is a powerful option
The development of the
DS5100 means it will replace
some of the current laser
scanner solutions in the
range and thus simplify the
Datalogic scanner portfolio
with a smart, flexible and
high performance offer,
says the company.
Offering easy installation,
set up and maintenance, the
scanner is a cost-effective
option that is designed to
perform in harsh industrial
environments and in any
operating conditions.
T 01582 790020
W www.datalogic.com
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Changing products can
be completed at speed
The LineXpress program enables non-returnable PET bottle lines for beverages to be changed over in record times
Krones has recognised the
need for ever-speedier
product changeovers
and faster make-ready times
by developing LineXpress –
a program that enables
non-returnable PET lines for
water and carbonated soft
drinks bottles to be changed
over in record times.
This new program is not
only fast – only ten minutes
of production downtime is
required if the changeover
comprises only intermediate
rinsing and a change in closure
colour, label and packing
film. But, this automated
process also removes
all the ‘imponderables’
often associated with the
changeover process such as
human factors. Even if the
bottle format and the pack’s
formation and nature are
changed, the line can still
resume production after an
interruption of just half an
hour when using LineXpress.
When multi-format lines are
involved, benefits delivered
by the program include higher
productivity with a line of equal
size, or the same productivity
with a smaller line.
In both cases, says Krones,
the overall equipment
effectiveness (OEE) rises by
up to 20 %. This is because
LineXpress
• coordinates all steps in the
process that are needed for
the changeover
• enables essential operations
in the changeover to be fully
automated
• guides the operators reliably
and quickly through the
entire process, and
• enables process steps to
be carried out in parallel,
instead of one after another.
This smoothly coordinated
routine not only increases
productivity levels of
beverage lines, it also creates
significant gains in flexibility.
Thus, short changeover times
enable the same article to be
produced more often and also
in smaller batches without
losing out on productivity,
in order to tie up less
warehousing capacity,
for example, or even to
implement demand-responsive
just-in-time production.
LineXpress can also be
used to progress upgrades
in brand development cost
effectively, says Krones UK.
For instance, if a brand owner
has previously only used a few
bottle sizes and designs, it can
now utilise a wider choice of
packaging formats without
putting the cost-efficiency of
production lines at risk.
SPECIAL COMPONENTS
The LineXpress system
consists of individual
automation components
called the UnitXpress building
blocks. These, in conjunction
with the machine, control
the processes involved and
support the operators. These
automation components
can be specified to suit the
wishes of the customer but,
generally, the following
machines can be incorporated
into the LineXpress system:
Contiflow mixer, Contiform
stretch blowmoulder, Contiroll
labeller, Modulfill filler,
Checkmat inspector, Variopac
Pro packer, Modulpal Pro
palletiser, SynCo container
conveyor, MultiCo pack
conveyor and the PalCo pallet
conveyor.
T 01942 845000
W www.krones.com
Resources and costs are saved
Pallets are
stabilised
with gluing
Robatech has developed an
AntiSlip gluing solution for pallet
stabilisation which, in practice,
sees a hot melt adhesive applied
directly onto the packaging units
which can reduce the need for all
kinds of packaging materials and
also intermediate layer pads.
Pallet stabilisation with
AntiSlip gluing is combining
existing processes and methods
making it possible to drastically
reduce the need to wrap each
pallet intensively, the company
tells Machinery Update.
With the AntiSlip gluing
solution, lines or spirals of
hot melt adhesive are applied
directly onto the packaging
units, ensuring that the units
stick together reliably. Fewer
layers of packaging are therefore
required for dust protection while
stable transport and storage
is guaranteed as the adhesive
bond means units do not move
around in transit. In addition,
simple depalletising with little
waste is possible. So, says
Robatech, the solution is not only
environmentally friendly but also
cost-efficient. And the system
can simply be integrated into the
production process or retrofitted.
“Less material means less
waste and the bonding assures a
very stable pallet, which reduces
the risk of damaging any goods
when the pallet is unwrapped,
which all contributes to savings,”
says Hanspeter Huber, industry
manager packaging at Robatech.
T 01268 490035
W www.whleary.co.uk
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New Machinery
Modular robot cell can help to
ease the path to full automation
New from RARUK
Automation is a
compact, mobile and
modular robot cell that can
be easily moved between
production and processing
machines to increase
productivity. It is designed
to accept a robot arm – such
as a Universal Robot; also
from RARUK Automation –
and can be systematically
expanded to give
manufacturers a growth path
to full automation.
FOUNDATION PRODUCT
ProFeeder Light is the
foundation product which
comprises a basic, standalone
unit with one manually
removable parts tray with
a capacity of up to 780 units,
depending on their size.
Ideal for use with most CNC
machines, ProFeeder Light
can handle a wide variety
of parts up to 10kg and is used
as extra ‘manpower’
for small batch production
or the first step towards
greater automation.
It can also be expanded
The system automatically sends a text alert to the operator if there is a stop
at any time to incorporate
additional functions such as
turning, deburring or cleaning.
The next in the threemodel
range is ProFeeder
which comes complete with
two movers and two parts
trays. The mover is a modular
cart which, when placed in
the robot cell, automatically
centres the parts tray. When
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the parts have been processed,
the first mover and tray are
replaced by the second mover
with unprocessed parts.
Interchangeable perforated
plates in the parts trays ensure
that the CNC machine can
be fed with all part types
and these can be replaced
with thin plate feeding for
operations such as edge
bending or even a custom
feeding solution.
The third option is ProFeeder
Multi that introduces a lift
module that automatically
presents trays to the machine
for parts to be processed;
its capacity is eight trays.
This solution makes it possible
to run a fully automated
four-shift operation or even
lights out production.
Manual input is limited to
machine supervision,
pre-filling the parts trays
and replacing the mover at
the end of the fourth shift.
All ProFeeder systems can
be quickly moved to a new
station with a pallet truck.
Set-up is easy and quick as it
only requires connection to
electricity and compressed
air. The system’s compact
design allows it to be used
with most types of processing
or production machines and,
as the robot arm can be fixed
on three sides of the cell,
application flexibility
is ensured, says RARUK.
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New Machinery
New partnership brings
pallet wrappers to UK
Adpak Machinery
Systems has been
appointed as UK
distributor for the turntable
pallet wrappers, case erectors
and case tapers produced by
Italian company, Comarme.
Adpak believes the
Comarme range represents
an excellent fit with its
clients in the manufacturing
and logistics industries.
“We are very excited
about this new partnership
and confident that it will
be a great success,” says
Amanda Jenkins, sales office
manager at Adpak. “Rapidly
rising demand for next-day
delivery in the e-commerce
space means these state-ofthe-art
machines are ideal
solutions for forward-looking
manufacturers and logistics
companies,” she continues.
“This is because Comarme
machines can produce boxes
ready for packing, as well as
taping boxes firmly closed
when filled, and wrapping
pallets of boxes securely
for transport.”
Comarme has been
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The case sealers manufactured by
Comarme in Italy can be supplied
to customers in the UK by Adpak
manufacturing case sealing
machinery since it was formed
more than 100 years ago,
since when it has become
internationally renowned for
the quality and value of its
products, says Jenkins.
Machines distributed by
Adpak include free standing
pallet wrappers with the
Comarme range comprising
self-propelling robots and
wrapping machines with
rotating table for pallet
stabilisation. Case taping
machines can be supplied
as bottom closure only,
or the more popular top
and bottom closure type.
Machines use a variety
of tape thicknesses and
types as well as the option
of hot melt glue.
These machines are heavy
duty, easy to maintain and
can also be manufactured
in stainless steel.
Finally, the Adpak range
of case and box erecting
machines includes entry
level semi-automatic versions
through to fully automatic
high specification models.
The range gives flexibility when
using standard case blanks,
erecting and closing the base
with either tape or glue.
Machines can be
manufactured in a standard
painted finish or in stainless
steel for a food packaging
environment.
T 01282 601444
W www.adpak.co.uk
Latest feeder is now available
New linear feeder
for multi-track
pharma applications
RNA linear feeders are used
to handle irregular supplies of
component parts from upstream
equipment, creating a buffer
store and smooth flow for further
processes. The new RNA linear
feeder series SLC500-400 is the
latest addition to the compact
range and is particularly suitable
for the secure transfer of elongated
vials in the pharmaceutical industry.
The holding fixture for
vibratory superstructures of this
linear feeder offers a 400mm
centre distance and is additionally
equipped with a total of 6 spring
packs and stronger magnets
for operation at 50Hz.
This makes it suitable for
multitrack accumulation lines
with a total width of approx
500mm and length of 1,000mm.
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Tamper evident labelling will
deliver full FMD compliance
Newman Labelling
Systems is providing
customers with two
labelling solutions – the
CTE350 and CTE450 – to
ensure compliance with the
Falsified Medicines Directive
(FMD) 2011/62/EU.
The FMD requires two
mandatory safety features that
enable medicines to be verified
and authenticated along
the supply chain: tamper
evident features and a unique
identifier on the carton.
THE TWO LABELLERS
CAN RUN AT UP TO
400
cartons a minute on the faster
model and 350 a minute on
the more compact machine
Newman says its CTE350
and CTE450 automatic
tamper evident labellers
enable customers to meet
these new regulations, while
also providing high levels
of flexibility and reliability.
Designed to apply a range of
self-adhesive tamper-evident,
anti-counterfeit and hologram
labels, a single machine can
handle a wide range of carton
types and sizes.
The CTE350 measures just
over 1 metre in length and is
ideal for integrating in to lines
where space is at a premium.
Where higher speeds are
required, the CTE450 is the
better option to use.
Newman can also integrate
different print and inspection
systems with both the CTE350
and CTE450, giving full
compatibility with the Track
and Trace requirements of
the FMD and other global
serialisation initiatives.
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New Machinery
Integrated solution for
seamless track & trace
Anew technology from
Romaco enabling the
implementation of
anti-counterfeiting devices
for cartons was on show at
this year’s Pharmapack in
Paris. The Promatic PTT
track & trace machine can
be flexibly configured and
integrated into new or existing
pharmaceutical secondary
packaging lines.
The Promatic PTT was
developed by Romaco as a new
platform for anti-counterfeiting
systems for carton
identification. The integration
of this track & trace machine
in a secondary packaging
line enables pharmaceutical
packaging to be tracked
seamlessly along the entire
supply chain. It can be either
implemented in a new line
configuration or retrofitted in an
existing one, depending on the
specification, and operates at
up to 400 cartons a minute.
Also, it makes no difference
whether the PTT module
is connected to a Promatic
continuous or intermittent
motion cartoner or to any
The Promatic PTT track & trace can be integrated into new or existing lines
third-party apparatus.
The servo-driven machine
works independently; it allows
synchronised operation of the
upstream and downstream
line components as well as
positive transfer of the cartons
by means of toothed belts.
Variable data and the
Pharmacode – either 2D Data
Matrix or a QR code – are
first printed on the side of the
packs which can then be read
optically and verified using
OCR/OCV.
Furthermore, a vignette
can be applied to the top of
the cartons in order to comply
with the regulations across a
range of countries. The flaps
at both ends of the cartons
can then be sealed with
security labels for even more
effective protection against
counterfeiting. Once again,
these tamper-evident features
are checked to confirm they
have been applied correctly.
T 01252 444334
W www.pharmamachinery.co.uk
An HMI has won
a prestigious design
award in Germany
Rovema has won an international
iF design award in the apps/
software category for its HMI
(Human Machine Interface) used
across its range of equipment.
The Rovema HMI is a
touch-optimised user interface
for the packaging machinery
manufacturer’s machines
and systems. The intuitive
application provides a uniform
design for all different machine
types and this reduced and
consistent design provides
a compact display of information
as well as allowing direct
communication of process values
to the operator.
The HMI won over the
international design awards
63-member jury, made up of
independent experts from all over
the world, with its user-centred
and process-oriented structure.
It beat off competition from
the 6,400 entries submitted
from 54 countries.
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W www.rovema.com
New business unit pools software and service expertise to
help connect the entire customer value chain, end to end
To support its customers in
connecting the entire value
chain, Bosch is pooling
its Industry 4.0 activities
including software and
services in a new operating
unit: Bosch Connected
Industry. This unit has
begun operations with
500 associates in Germany,
Hungary and China.
“We want to make the most
of the potential inherent in
connected industry, which
means we need to assemble
the best possible team,”
Helping companies on the road to total connectivity
says Bosch board of
management member
Dr Stefan Hartung, whose
responsibilities
include
manufacturing
coordinating
and, in turn,
Industry 4.0.
Bosch’s
Connected
Industry unit has
a clear objective:
to support
customers in
connecting the
value chain from end to end.
To this end, its portfolio of
software allows companies an
entry point into the connected
factory that is tailored to
their needs, from starter kits
and retrofit solutions to the
complete package. That means
that individual lines can be
combined, and factories and
plant networks, including
their internal and external
logistics, interconnected.
The aim is to assist
businesses and their
employees along the path to
a transparent, efficient, and
connected factory.
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New Machinery
New app controls robot
operations in a new way
With the aim of creating
a more intuitive,
easier and faster way
to control industrial robots,
Comau has released PickAPP,
an Android application
to perform pick and place
operations in a completely
new way.
Until now, robot
programmers were skilled
technicians who used a teach
pendant device (robot remote
control) to interact with the
robot. Comau says it has
reversed this scenario with its
‘ease of use’ new APP which
is designed to improve the
customer experience.
PickAPP is an Android
application for an 8-10 inch
tablet, configured with
graphical operations which
are said to improve the overall
user experience. Thanks to this
application, anyone familiar
with smartphones will be able
to move a robot and create a
pick and place process simply
preparing a list of waypoints,
without having to learn robotic
programming language.
The user moves the robot
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PickAPP is currently available for low payload robots, but more will follow
manually by pulling and
pushing robot joints, or using
the interface in a similar
way that is used for toy
cars or drones. Additional
configurations, like the type
of movement and the actions
related to a gripper, can be
easily added.
The application has been
developed by multiple users
with a different approach
than the one usually used for
standard industrial processes,
says Comau. A sample group
of testers, ranging from expert
technicians to young people
who play games on a tablet,
were able to perform the
programming required for
a pick and place process in
just a few minutes, and
without any prior training.
PickAPP is available for
Comau low payload robots,
such as Rebel-S (SCARA),
Racer3 and Racer5 (3 to 5kg
payload), and will soon be
implemented for the entire
Comau robot family.
T 01788 554500
W www.comau.com
Witt’s MG50-MEM+ device
Two or three gases
can now be mixed
by remote control
Witt is now offering a device
for mixing two or three gases
at higher flow rates – the new
MG50-MEM+ gas mixer – and it
can also be operated remotely.
Its operation can be controlled
via PC, PLC or machine control
system. All parameters can
be conveniently called up, set,
queried and documented. A new
additional touchscreen display
can be used by the operator to
check the current settings or to
change the device parameters.
The new gas mixer works
with motorised valves that are
actuated electronically which
means higher accuracy and speed
of response, says Witt, with fewer
than three seconds required to
get the gas mixture flowing at the
desired value.
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Large or awkward pallets are
wrapped with ease on ‘Ferret’
Samuel Grant Packaging
has launched the Samson
Nano Ferret, an extension
to its pallet wrapping range
that is suitable for awkward
pallets that are unable to fit
onto a standard turntable.
Developed by Italian
engineers, Ferret is the direct
translation of their name for
the machine – ‘Viverra’.
The Ferret will be available
on the same ‘price per
wrapped pallet’ basis as
the existing Samson Nano,
meaning that the machine,
as well as its maintenance and
upkeep are capex free, as is the
film – clients simply pay
a fixed price per wrapped
pallet. As with the Samson
Nano, the machine is
optimised to make the most
of Samson’s Nano 33-layer
stretchfilm, ensuring the
best possible stability, and
making sure that goods reach
their destination in perfect
condition.
The machine is fitted with
inbuilt reporting software like
its big brother, which means
that clients can see how the
machine is operating from
wherever they may be.
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Machine Vision Conference
Latest App developments
suit wider industry needs
The inaugural event was a success
The Machine Vision
Conference will once
again deliver focus
Over 50 exhibitors and almost
60 seminars will greet visitors
to the second Machine Vision
Conference and Exhibition
organised by the UK Industrial
Vision Association (UKIVA).
Taking place at the Arena MK
in Milton Keynes on 16 May, the
day is billed as a must-attend
event for anyone wanting to find
out the very latest opportunities
that vision can provide for their
businesses either through the
latest technology and services
demonstrated on the stands,
or through the technical
seminars. Registration for the
free to attend event opens at 9am.
On this page and over the
page, you will find just some
of the new things on show.
T 020 8773 5517
W www.machinevision
conference.co.uk
Sick will be returning
to the Machine Vision
Conference with news
of its AppSpace programming
environment and how the
concept is starting to bear fruit
for automation and robotics
development.
AppSpace, an open software
platform that allows free
and flexible customisation
of applications on Sick
programmable sensors and
devices, was launched at
the event last year. Rather
than being restricted to the
available pre-developed
proprietary software,
AppSpace enables system
integrators, OEMs and end
users to develop their own
tailor-made solutions with
‘click-and-drop’ ease.
Visitors to this year’s
UKIVA show will learn about
applications being developed
in AppSpace that are now
available for wider industry
use. The first is the Sick
LabelChecker, an off-the-shelf
label reading and verification
solution based on Sick’s
InspectorP vision sensor.
This all-in-one solution is
Sick says the MVC event is always worthwhile
based on the Sick InspectorP
vision camera for reading and
verifying text, numbers, bar
codes and 2D codes, as well as
inspecting label design and
print quality.
The company will also be
promoting its Inspector PIM60
URCap, an entry-level visionguided
robot solution for pick
and place, inspection
and measurement
that integrates its
Inspector PIM60 2D
vision sensors with
U3, U5 and
U10 robots.
Sick will also
introduce its
Trispector P Beltpick
solution for enhanced
picking of products on
a conveyor through
integrated 3D vision
robot guidance.
The solution offers
‘plug-and-play’
support for ABB
PickMaster and
Universal Robots and
provides users with
access to AppSpace
apps for belt picking
applications.
“Whether you are a machine
builder, integrator or end user,
the MVC event is a great way
of seeing the latest industry
developments in one visit,”
says Neil Sandhu, Sick’s UK
product manager for imaging,
measurement & ranging.
T 01727 831121
W www.sick.co.uk
Accurate 3D projection will
take centre stage at the event
Multipix Imaging will return
to MVC with the latest
machine vision components
from several world leading
manufacturers. Specialising
in the complete vision chain,
embedded vision and deep
learning are among the hot
topic areas the company will
cover, with representatives
on hand form Basler, Euresys
and MVTec.
The company will also
set the scene for 3D imaging
technologies at the event that
will include the introduction
of a new and accurate 3D
projection method that, says
Lynne Potter, marketing
& communications at the
company, is transforming
camera integration with
robots and collaborative
robots as well as the drive
towards Industry 4.0.
T 01730 233332
W www.multipix.com
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Machine Vision Conference
Vision offers
options for
compliance
Returning to the Machine Vision
Conference this year, Crest
Solutions will demonstrate cutting
edge vision for manufacturing
industry compliance. At the same
time, UK key account manager
Phil Dearnaley will give a seminar
that will detail how machine vision
from Crest Solutions has helped
a pharmaceutical client to reduce
rework by one tonne per day.
The talk is designed to help
visitors learn how to achieve
compliance using leading
machine vision integration in a
pharmaceutical environment
while adhering to data integrity
regulations. Dearnaley will
show the challenges facing a
manufacturing facility as well
as providing insight into how
the correct vision application
can dramatically increase site
efficiencies while achieving full
compliance with FDA regulations.
full service offer
The company is now a full
service provider to clients in
the pharmaceutical industry
throughout Ireland, the UK
and through partner company
VistaLink in Benelux and
Scandinavia. Partnering with sites
to work towards optimum site
efficiencies and total compliance,
clients can benefit from additional
managed services such as
embedded engineering support,
dedicated competency based
training and access its knowledge
base built over 20 years of working
in validated manufacturing and
the packaging industry.
For pharmaceutical clients
requiring compliance with
regulations such as the EU-FMD
and DSCSA, Crest Solutions is
the exclusive partner of Antares
Vision that offers solutions for
serialisation, aggregation and
track & trace to sites in Ireland, the
UK, Benelux and Scandinavia.
To date, over 1700 lines have been
serialised by the Antares Vision
network globally.
T 01536 560275
W www.crestsolutions.co.uk
Integrating vision into
machine automation
Automation
specialist B&R
is introducing
an image processing
solution to the
UK market at the
Machine Vision
Conference (MVC).
This solution was
first introduced at
SPS IPC Drives in
Germany at the end
of last year, and
makes machine
vision an integral
element of the
automation ecosystem.
It includes
cameras, software
and lighting accessories
and is designed to be
seamlessly incorporated in
the automation system.
“Vision has often been an
add-on when dealing with
robot automation,” says
Stephen Radcliffe, marketing
manager for the UK & Ireland
at B&R Automation. “Our new
option takes out a whole layer
of processing and the reaction
from machine builders at
launch was overwhelmingly
positive,” he says.
Acrovision, one of the UK’s
vision inspection and barcode
reading integrators, will be
showing a cobot (collaborative
robot) working with its smart
vision cameras at the
one-day event.
The company says it is
finding that integrating cobots
into vision applications
is providing a safe and
cost-effective solution to many
vision applications where
product handling is an issue.
Recent applications include
guiding the robot with vision,
B&R’s vision portfolio ranges from simple to high-end units
At the heart of the solution is
a broad selection of intelligent
camera technology. Options
at the lower end will replace
simple machine vision sensors,
while the top of the range
will harness the full potential
of high-end smart cameras.
Also, ready-made software
components are available for
creating applications with
minimal new programming.
Lighting elements are
available integrated in the
camera, as an external
device, or even as a
combination of the
two. This makes
extremely precise
synchronisation
for high-speed
image capture and
object-specific
functions such as
bright-field or darkfield
illumination
easy to implement.
Image triggers and
lighting control can
be synchronised
with the rest of
the automation
system in hard real
time and with submicrosecond
precision.
B&R’s machine vision
system is integrated on every
level: the engineering tool,
the real-time operating system
and the application software.
With a single development
environment for every aspect
of automation, controls
engineers will now be able
to implement many machine
vision tasks on their own,
says Radcliffe.
T 01733 371320
W www.br-automation.com
Integrating cobots into vision applications
is proving a cost effective handling option
providing the robot with
x-y co-ordinates for
‘pick-and-place’, or the robot
is moving the camera for
multiple inspections of the
same particular part.
The key advantage of using
cobots is that as well as being
very easy to program, they
are also inherently safe
(subject to risk assessment),
to allow them to work with
and alongside humans, says
the company.
T 0845 337 0250
W www.acrovision.co.uk
Acrovision will demonstrate a
collaborative robot working with
its smart vision cameras
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Installation Preview News
Show highlights supply
chain efficiency gains
Foodex returns to the NEC,
Birmingham in April
to highlight the latest
innovations in supply chain
efficiency.
Billed as the UK’s leading
trade event for the food and
drink processing, packaging
and logistics industries, the
event takes place over three
days and will see over 400
suppliers in halls 3 and 3a.
The show is co-located with
Food & Drink Expo, National
Convenience Show, Farm
Shop & Deli Show and the
new Ingredients Show.
Nearly 50 PPMA (Processing
& Packaging Machinery
Association) members will
be demonstrating their latest
developments during the three
days. Some are highlighted on
the following pages, but more
will be at the NEC.
The Sustainability Zone
at Foodex is a dedicated area
within the show bringing
a selection of exhibitors
offering green solutions to
the UK’s food and drink
manufacturers. From energy
saving machinery, heating
Riggs Autopack will be
exhibiting a selection of its
volumetric depositors and
filling machines, transfer
pumps and conveyor filling
lines at this year’s Foodex.
Visitors to the stand will
see a twin head automatic
filling machine with conveyor,
transfer pump and a selection of
semi-automatic filling machines
with foot pedal control that are
designed for small to medium
scale food production.
The depositors and filling
machines are available as a
and lighting through to waste
disposal and reduction,
organisers say visitors to
the Zone will be able to find
the complete solution.
“Increasing supply chain
efficiency is one of the most
effective ways for companies to
reduce overheads and increase
profits,” says Dan Dixon,
sales director at organisers
William Reed Business Media.
“Foodex recognises this,
bringing logistics experts from
all corners of the industry
to contribute their insights
and experience, providing
opportunities for visitors to
learn and be inspired.”
W www.foodex.co.uk
Volumetric depositors and filling machines
and pumps and conveyors will be on show
semi-automatic stand-alone
unit for artisan companies
and small scale food
producers, or as an automatic
conveyor filling system for
medium to large scale food
manufacturers. They provide
damage free depositing of hot
or cold liquid, semi-liquid and
suspended solid products, and
accurately fill most container
types or sizes.
STAND J261
W www.riggsautopack.co.uk
Semi and automatic systems offered
Lighter sleeves can be handled
Test units
on tricky to
code packs
Rotech Machines will be offering
a free print testing service for
anyone wanting to code difficult
to handle packs at the show.
It will also be showcasing
the RF Lite feeding system
with thermal inkjet coder which
the company describes as an
entry-level solution that brings
the benefits of automated date
marking within the reach of
many smaller and more cost
sensitive food manufacturers
for the first time.
The RF Lite has been
developed to cater for changing
market dynamics and packaging
demands, which are seeing
smaller, thinner and complexshaped
packaging sleeves being
applied across a much broader
and more variable range of
products. The ability to handle
such packaging media and
formats is where the RF Lite
excels, as its friction-wheel feed
system can easily handle thinner
and lighter sleeves whereas
conventional ‘push’ or shuttle
feed mechanisms would struggle.
Also on show will be the
offline RF Auto sleeve and
carton friction feeder which
incorporates a patented autogate
feature that automatically
adjusts to accommodate
varying thicknesses of
packaging materials. This
automatic adjustment feature is
beneficial for lines that have to
accommodate multiple product
changeovers – sometimes
as many as 10 per day –
as it eliminates set-up times
and sleeve waste.
STAND AA248
W www.rotechmachines.com
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Back seal machine will launch
Paramount Packaging
Systems, the UK and
Ireland’s exclusive
distributor of Fuji’s horizontal
and vertical form,
fill and seal
equipment,
will launch the
Alpha 8 back seal
machine at this
year’s Foodex.
This is Fuji’s
next-generation
packaging
machine series, and designed
as one of the fastest on the
market today.
Machines in the Alpha 8
series have evolved to
incorporate a stronger, simpler
and more accessible end seal
system; which is quieter,
more reliable and with higher
sealing pressure. Also, the
Fuji vision system is further
Aaron Bessell of Paramount
is very excited about visitor
reaction to the new machine
enhanced by ‘auto teaching’
which includes automatic
detection of film registration
to allow for easier setup and
product change, and the
detection of correct print for
product, thus avoiding costly
incorrect film errors.
The high-specification
machine is complemented
by a new interface, with
a larger screen that is
customisable to allow for
immediate access to the main
and most commonly used
functions. A 500mm shorter
film path and film rollers made
of stainless steel, for increased
hygiene, are other notable
developments.
The Alpha 8 horizontal
flow wrapper, previously
launched at the PPMA Show
in September last year, will
also be demonstrated.
STAND H300
W www.paramount-packaging.
co.uk
Processing range
of equipment offers
a number of benefits
Thermal food processing company
Holmach will be showcasing
Lagarde Autoclaves, the
manufacturer of steam and air
retort systems for pasteurising
and sterilising packaged and nonpackaged
food products ; Terlet,
specialist in scraped surface heat
exchangers and mixing, cooking
and cooling tanks and vessels;
Roboqbo, a complete and versatile
work tool that cooks, cools,
concentrates, kneads, refines,
cuts, mixes, and homogenises all
types of food products and finally,
Revtech’s leading technology in
roasting, toasting, pasteurising
and heat treatments for a wide
variety of food ingredients.
The thermal processing units
meet diverse customer needs.
STAND J299
W www.holmach.co.uk
Lasnek.
Because
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• The stainless steel containment specialist
• Choice of containment types & finishes
• Bespoke manufacturing service
• Large stock availability
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Tel: +44 (0) 1582 425 777
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Installation Preview News
Customised options are
part of a large portfolio
GEA is inviting visitors
to its technology
supermarket that
demonstrates its breadth of
expertise in the food sector.
“From food and ingredients
processing through
marination, tenderising,
separation, homogenisation
to slicing, packaging and
refrigeration, we have a
large portfolio to share with
our customers,” says Derek
Paterson, GEA head of food
processing & packaging sales
in the UK. “So it was quite
a natural progression to our
theme of the technology
supermarket, simply because
our customers can pick
and choose from a range
of standardised equipment
or work with us to customise
and create complete line
solutions for their food or
beverage plant.”
When visitors arrive on
the GEA stand they can
experience the technology
through the products they
buy such as cheese, meat,
poultry and beverages.
A series of interactive
The GEA stand will include a technology supermarket to show its expertise
elements are designed to help
show what GEA has to offer
in equipment and solutions
including technical expertise,
complemented by project
management, planning
and cost control services
to achieve flexible and
cost-effective food production.
On show will be the
DualSlicer, the PowerPak
thermoforming machine
for packaging with new
OxyCheck technology and
the SmartPacker CX400,
a vertical form, fill and seal
solution. The Grasso V series,
an efficient reciprocating
compressor will also be shown.
With its expertise in cooling
systems for industrial and
commercial applications
including food, beverage
and dairy processing, GEA’s
emphasis is on the use of
reliable, energy-efficient
design, natural refrigerants
and energy-reuse systems.
STAND V250
W www.gea.com
MDS will demonstrate this unit
A range of metal
detection models
will be exhibited
Metal Detection Services (MDS),
the authorised UK representative
for CEIA metal detectors, will
showcase various models from
the Italian manufacturers range.
The MS21 multi-spectrum
technology together with the new
FBV conveyor system designed for
the inspection of vertical filled or
jar-based products will be shown at
the event while the IXC data capture
facility will also be highlighted.
Visitors to the stand can see
live demonstrations along with
product testing and evaluation,
says David Hale of MDS.
The company offers technical
support, validation, breakdown
repairs and system upgrades
which are all designed to meet
retailer and BRC requirements.
Also, a 24-7 service back up is
offered by the UK company.
STAND M260
W www.mds.org.uk
From banding & bagging to automated machines.
Bespoke & specialist.
for, but not limited to, eco friendly, tamper evidence,
seal testing & vision technology, plus easy
& manageable packaging solutions.
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Developments put spotlight on
reducing plastics in packaging
Multivac UK will be
presenting product
expertise in packaging
and processing solutions, with
extra focus on innovation,
flexibility, efficiency and
labour reduction for UK
food producers. Also in the
spotlight on the stand will be
the reduction of plastics in
packaging, along with plastics
alternatives.
Since the recent launch
of the UK’s new agenda for
the environment, reduction
of avoidable plastic
packaging waste is one
of the hot topics for
UK food producers so
the company will present
both packaging materials
and machine solutions
to tackle this subject, and
all without compromising
pack presentation.
The G 700 traysealing
packaging machine, a highoutput,
flexible traysealer
suitable for those looking to
pack ready meals, snacks,
vegetables and a range of
fresh-cut products will be
on show while for producers
looking to reduce labour
in their
businesses,
the H 130
handling
Multivac will demonstrate a full range of efficient processing and packaging
module for automatic
loading of packs
into boxes or
crates will be
demonstrated.
In addition, the
company will
exhibit the R 145
thermoformer
with its new BAS
20 special cutting
system and H 052
handling module.
Meanwhile, the
R 145 thermoformer
provides a flexible
system with a range
of new equipment
options designed to
produce shaped packs
efficiently. The BAS 20
cutting system within
the machine is
designed to cut
unique shapes with
minimal trim waste,
contributing towards
reduced pack costs.
To demonstrate the
company’s ability to integrate
each of its machines, an
integrated line will be on
show and connected through
This Smokejet smoke
generator will be seen on
this year’s Foodex stand
its recipe management
software enabling
the machines
to communicate
with one
another and
therefore
optimise
line efficiency.
The packaging
line will
consist of an
R 105 Multifresh
thermoforming
machine, a
1 211 inspection
system, and an
L 310 D wrap
and L 310 blow
on labelling
systems.
An I 410 vision
system reduces
any final
likelihood of
labelling errors.
Also presented will be
efficient processing and
portioning solutions from
TVI, Laska, Risco and
Schröter.
STAND S250
W www.multivac.co.uk
Free consultations with food technicians can help to use all
industrial gases to help improve quality and also shelf life
From MAP to cryogenic
freezing, industrial gases can
improve food quality and shelf
life and a free consultation
with an Air Products foods
technician during Foodex
is available to visitors.
Food grade industrial gases
have long been recognised
for their ability to help
food processors to deliver a
superior looking and tasting
product, increase production
efficiencies, decrease waste
and control microbial growth
and freshness, says the
company. Visitors to the
stand can learn how correct
temperature management
can improve shelf life and
microbial growth; liquid
nitrogen can help to deliver
more effective mixing,
blending and forming, how
IQF freezing works to coat and
enrobe products evenly and
how mini generators work to
keep costs under control.
Also, the company offers a
range of tunnel freezers.
STAND S280
W www.airproducts.co.uk/food
Air Products will be demonstrating how industrial gases prolong shelf lives
Welcome to GEA
The Technology Supermarket
From testing ideas to providing the state-of-the art technology, machines and complete lines that put them in production,
we’ll help you turn inspiration into income. Visit the GEA stand V250 at FoodEx 2018 to explore the technology
supermarket that we can offer which will surprise you with it‘s diversity in equipment, solutions and their applications.
Contact us on sales.unitedkingdom@gea.com for more details on all of our equipment and solutions
GEA PowerGrind
3rd generation GEA CookStar ®
GEA DualSlicer
GEA MSI 200
Meat Treatment
Further Processing
Slicing & Loading
Separation
GEA SmartPacker CX250
GEA DeltaPak Thermofromer
GEA RedAstrum heat pump
GEA Ariete NS3037 homogeniser
Vertical Packaging
Thermoforming
Refrigeration
Homogenisation
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Installation Preview News
Extensive range of food
solutions are on display
The latest multihead
weigher developments
from Ishida Europe, the
mid-range high performance
RVE series, will be one of the
highlights of the company’s
stand at this year’s Foodex
exhibition, which will focus
on Ishida’s ability to devise
complete food packing line
solutions covering weighing,
sealing and quality control.
Other models on show
include the specialist
Fresh Food Weigher for the
accurate weighing of fresh,
sticky products; the QX775
tray sealer; and advanced
AirScan leak detector, IX
x-ray inspection system and
DACS-GN checkweigher
to assist in all aspects of
maintaining the highest
quality standards.
The new CCW-RV-E-214W
multihead weigher is ideal for
the weighing of free-flowing
and semi-sticky products for
a large number of dry, fresh
and frozen food applications.
Key to its performance is
the incorporation of several
advanced technology features
Ishida’s display will focus on its ability to deliver complete packing lines
from Ishida’s top-of-therange
RV multihead weighers.
These include programmable
digital filtering and advanced
automatic feeder adjustment.
Weighers in the RVE range
can be tailored to individual
product requirements with a top
speed of up to 120 weighments
per minute depending on the
model and application.
Meanwhile, the 6-head
CCW-R2-106B Fresh Food
Weigher is designed for all
types of sticky fresh products
in smaller production batches;
the recently launched x-ray
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inspection system, the Ishida
IX-EN-4093-S is ideal for
manufacturers requiring an
affordable but highly accurate
entry-level solution and the
AirScan minimises spoilage
in a wide variety of pre-packed
retail food products where
CO2 is used on the line as part
of the MAP process.
Finally, The DACS-GN-SE
checkweigher range offers a
high-value economy model
combining speed and accuracy
at an affordable price.
STAND AA290
W www.ishidaeurope.com
New tool allows for
repairs to be made
with no downtime
Heat sealing specialist Proseal will
show its new Quick Release (QR)
Cartridge Tool, which enables
any tool to be quickly and easily
removed and replaced in the event
of a problem. All the elements
that might need attention are
contained within the cartridge,
meaning repairs and adjustments
can be carried out offline while
the tray sealer continues to
operate, thus ensuring that
downtime is minimised and overall
throughput maintained.
The recently launched QR
Cartridge has joined Proseal’s
proven QR Conveyor, which
features a modular design that
allows individual sections of the
infeed and outfeed conveyors
to be removed for maintenance
and cleaning.
On show will be the GT2s, an
automatic, large-capacity, highspeed,
in-line tray sealing system
designed to cut labour costs.
It combines high throughput with
rapid tool-changing and a spacesaving
compact design. Capable
of up to 120 atmospheric packs
per minute with a six impression
tool, it offers many proven
functional and reliability benefits.
STAND X270
W www.proseal.com
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Multi-equipment project has
automated wood processing
RM Group had to
overcome several
challenges when
supplying equipment to
automate the labour intensive
process of handling large
boards at SCA Timber.
SCA approached RM Group
to assist in the automation
of depalletising 1200 mm x
2400 mm boards, applying
multiple labels and then
restacking and strapping
them ready for storage and
shipment to customers.
The product brief was
to supply, install and
commission an automatic
de-palletising robot and system,
capable of handling several
variations of board size and
stack patterns. In addition
to the robotic handling
equipment, the company also
integrated a new automatic
Bocedi strapping machine
complete with four corner
product protection.
The installation included
a roller conveyor system that
receives full packs of 1200 mm
x 2400 mm boards ranging
in thickness from 6 mm-25 mm
SCA Timber (UK) now has an operator friendly system performing reliably
before presenting them to
the robot for de-palletising.
An ABB robot palletiser
with multi-function head for
handling boards was supplied
as well as two Domino
automatic print and apply
label applicators. The fully
automatic Bocedi strapping
machine with corner
protection was joined by
a conveyor system to transport
loaded packs through
the strapping machine
and on to the existing beam
saw machine.
A full safety guarding
system including mesh
guards, light guards and
access gates with control
panels and operator interface,
completed the solution.
One of the unique
challenges of the project
was that the boards have a
natural suction to one another
which the depalletiser had to
overcome. Also, the restricted
work area and high speed
requirements meant the
system RM Group supplied
needed to be robust and
efficient with quick change
over between products.
The system was fully
pre-assembled at the RM Group
factory for set up and testing of
all formats as well as reducing
onsite commissioning time.
A detailed customer factory
acceptance test was also
carried out prior to despatch.
In addition to RM Group
factory testing, a number
of tests and a pre-delivery
acceptance test were carried
out at the Bocedi factory
in Italy. As a result, the
integration and installation
of the strapping machine
was a smooth process.
T 01686 621704
W www.rmgroupuk.com
• All new erector pick up frame
• Ergonomic magazine for easy filling of case blanks
• Small footprint
• Easy size change from one format to another
• Supplied as a hot melt glue option or adhesive tape
• Colour operator touch screen panel
• Can be a stand-alone machine or integrated into other machinery
• Installed and commissioned with after sales support
• Linear style case erector
Lantech modular
case erector capable
of up to 25 erected
cases per minute
CI 1000/CI 2000
case erector
from Lantech
17 Elizabeth Court, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8PF
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Product giveaways are
no longer a food issue
Aleading European food
producer has reduced
giveaway by 55%
since installing a number
of integrated combination
metal detection, packaging
inspection and checkweighing
systems from Sparc Systems.
And as the company
processes 150 tonnes of meat
every week, these giveaway
savings are significant while
the equipment has also helped
to improve yield.
Called Cerberus, the
combination system is
specifically designed for
high-risk food production
environments. Representing
an investment of more than
250,000 euros, the food giant
installed seven machines
with more than 40,000 food
packs running through each
active machine every day (one
machine is kept on standby).
The Cerberus is a highly
accurate machine employed
to check for potential metal
contaminants, inspect the
label and, essentially, to
improve yield and reduce
giveaway while verifying
The combined Cerberus system operates in high-risk food environments
the weight of each pack of
food. Used every day, their
uptime is nearly 100%, says
managing director of Sparc
David Buckley. “This is one
of their great strengths,”
he says, “along with speed
of product changeover and
ease of cleaning.”
The food company has
also been delighted with the
equipment stating that the
Cerberus is the best machine
it has ever bought, and also
offering the best return on
investment it has seen.
The Cerberus has a single,
clear touch screen control
panel that provides constant
feedback on operational
elements such as volume,
weights and speed.
T 01684 310000
W www.sparc-systems.com
The Palcut Smoother is offered
Paper waste is cut
with the new pallet
layer smoother
Danish Aqua d’Or and the
Norwegian firm PePack Drikker
are among the first companies
to install the Palcut Smoother
module that can be ordered
together with new Palcut sheet
dispensers, or retrofitted
to existing systems.
The smoothing solution
has been introduced to ensure
the whole roll can be used for
intermediate pallet layers.
It is designed to increase uptime,
minimise paper waste and reduce
any shut downs. The smoother is
particularly relevant in industries
that use intermediate layers in
extra-strong paper grades, such
as those used for stacking spring
water on pallets.
T 01268 885885
W www.packerproducts.co.uk
Two labellers delivered in just 24 hours have helped to meet
the Christmas orders rush for the Drinks by the Dram brand
Atom Brands owns and
markets the Drinks by
the Dram brand and this
Christmas saw demand for
its products escalate to such
a point that it found itself in
need of additional equipment
to avoid disappointing
festive customers.
The company uses ELF
50 labelling machines from
Advanced Dynamics to
accurately label containers,
cartons and bottle shapes
and, when it contacted the
company before Christmas,
it found that within 24 hours,
it had another two labellers
delivered and ready to roll.
“Advanced Dynamics dug
us out of a hole and helped
us make Christmas for our
customers,” says operations
manager at Atom Brands
Liam Belton.
“We rely heavily on the
ELF 50 labelling machines
to dish out a consistent
40 a minute of our 30ml
miniatures, ready for
packing and distribution to
customers,” continues Belton.
“Quality
spirits
demand
quality
packaging,”
says Atom
Brands’ Liam
Belton
“We love the fact that the
equipment is reliable and
robust, and gives us accurate
results day in, day out.”
T 01274 731222
W www.advanceddynamics.co.uk
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Million pound investments meet
pharma needs of contract packer
Pharmaceutical contract
manufacturer and
packer Wasdell Group
is investing millions in new
equipment and processes to
help meet its stated ambitions
of becoming the number one
contract packaging company
in Europe. The company has
also announced expansion
plans in Swindon as well as a
new greenfield site in Ireland.
At the end of last year, the
company invested £1.1 million
in a new Romaco Noack
blister machine for its Burnley
facility which was supplied
by Pharma Machinery while
this January, the company
announced a £1 million
investment in serialisation
(track and trace) technology.
The latest Noack machine
joins the Romaco-only fleet
of equipment housed across
the Wasdell facilities and
has increased the company’s
annual capacity by 500
million blisters. This new
950 unit expands the fleet
of Noack machines to pack
pharmaceutical, health and
nutritional products into
blisters. An advantage of
the new technology is that
existing tooling can work
across both machines with
Wasdell director of sales Andy Causer
The latest Noack machine - the 950 - joins the Romaco-only fleet of equipment housed across the Wasdell sites
only slight modifications to
the cutters required.
Director of sales Andy
Causer, a qualified engineer,
is very familiar with the
Noack equipment and believes
these quick changeover
machines are perfect to meet
the short production runs that
the contract packer has to
cope with all the time.
Focusing on just one supplier
of such key equipment also
brings other benefits.
“Our engineers are used to
working on them and have
built up a bank of knowledge,”
he tells Machinery Update.
“Our spare parts are also
rationalised, and our inhouse
engineering facilities make
blister tooling available within
4-6 weeks,” he says.
“Speed to market is key for
us which is why we invested
in our tool making facilities,”
he continues. “This is an
important element of our
business that we have complete
control over,” he says.
At the start of the project,
Wasdell’s Phil Vines visited
Romaco in Germany with
Dave Renninson of the UK
agent Pharma Machinery to
discuss all the specifications.
Meanwhile, the company
believes it is staying one step
ahead in the fight to stop
counterfeit drugs thanks
to its recent investment in
serialisation. The technology
meets FMD requirements
and enables each pack
produced at Wasdell to be
serialised, tamper-proofed
and aggregated at case and
pallet levels.
Although the deadline for
FMD compliance is February
next year, Causer says the fact
that Wasdell is ahead of the
game in this area is already
bringing in more new business
The company
has built a bank
of knowledge
to the group, even from big
pharma companies that have
not yet started down the road
to compliance.
The company identified the
need for new machinery and
software and the project was
overseen by group validation
manager Ayo Sotannde. Four
new machines will be added
to production lines, with the
first one now in operation.
The company worked
closely with the software
designers and the machine
manufacturers to specify
exactly what was needed
according to clients’ needs
across the world.
“We’ve taken a very
proactive approach here and
have been preparing for the
arrival of this legislation for
almost a year,” says Sotannde.
“This first machine will
enable us to help protect our
clients’ goods and the general
public against counterfeit
pharmaceuticals.”
T 01252 444334
W www.pharmamachinery.co.uk
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Six-axis robots are deboning
legs of pork at flexible speed
Six-axis robots that are
now being used for
processing meat have
delivered greater productivity
and efficiency in Japan.
The job of removing bones
from pork legs is being
achieved by a pioneering
Hamdas-R robot system that
uses two Stäubli six-axis
RX160 HE machines operating
as master butchers. The
machine has to meet strict
hygiene requirements for
handling fresh meat and it also
has to perform at speed – no
fewer than 500 pork legs enter
and leave the line per hour.
Robot functionality is also
tested at these speeds because
no one piece of pork is the
same as another, so flexibility
is also a key requirement.
The HE version of the Stäubli
RX160 is used as it is specially
designed to withstand the
intensive cleaning processes
in the food industry. The fully
enclosed robots equipped with
special gaskets conform to
IP65 standards of protection
while the use of a Stäubli
overpressure unit increases
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The new meat processing line avoids the physically exhausting manual work for operators at new high speeds
the degree of protection even
further; the wrist meets the
requirements of IP67, meaning
that it is completely watertight,
for example.
Vertical internal cabling
has also meant that as all the
connectors are located under
the robot pedestal, they are
safe from water ingress.
The Japanese equipment
manufacturer has devised a
way of using the robots with
the correct precision for the
task. In operation, an x-ray
system detects the position
of the bones in the meat and
calculates the exact incision
line for the robots. Robots have
to compensate for the fact that
the meat is hanging from an
overhead hook, and so is liable
to move around. Each wristmounted
knife has to cut with
precision and, at the same
time, with sensitivity to avoid
any collisions with bones.
Food-safe oils are used
in combination with the
robots, without any loss
of efficiencies.
T 01952 671917
W www.staubli.co.uk
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Multi-pack line for
popcorn saves film
An automatic multi-packing line
for 20g popcorn bags that uses
flow wrapping to reduce film
consumption and a vertical racetrack
collator to counter product fragility,
lightness and irregular shapes, has been
developed by Italian manufacturer PFM.
Based on a PFM Compact horizontal
multipacker, the line has been delivered
to a major snack food manufacturer in
the Far East, replacing a manual bagging
operation, and handles 30 primary
packs a minute, ten in each multipack.
Film savings are in excess of 30%.
Primary packs are fed flat to the
racetrack collator, which
accumulates five and indexes
through 90 degrees to
present the row on
edge to a pusher.
This guides the
bags through the
wrapper’s forming
box and a repeat cycle completes the
2 x 5 collation, which is then sealed
in film.
“Instead of stacking the bags, using
a race track collator not only provides
much gentler handling, but by wrapping
the bags on edge also gives the multipack
a narrower facing for better use of shelf
space,” points out PFM product specialist
Alan Atkinson.
The multipacks are wrapped with
a block bottom seal, allowing stand-up
on-shelf presentation, while savings
in packaging materials come from
the intrinsic tightness of this form of
multipack and also optimisation
of pack dimensions.
T 0113 239 3401
W www.pfmuk.com
PFM’s multi-packing line allows fragile products to be handled and arranged for optimum presentation
Double-screw pumps prove popular for
the industrial production of ice creams
Froneri Schöller,
formerly known as
Nestlé Schöller, has
invested in four doublescrew
pumps from
Fristam Pumps to dose
various ingredients to
its ice cream premix.
Engineers at
Pumps are sturdy, versatile and hygienic
the company were
particularly impressed by the sophisticated
design, versatility, high performance and
low maintenance of the technology.
The central positioning of the gearwheels
allows for an extra compact design while
the solid shafts are reinforced to all critical
points to ensure maximum
rigidity. Also, the large
bearings and increased
bearing distances make the
pumps particularly stable.
Fristam says all these
design features guarantee
smooth running and
minimum wear.
In operation, the FDS 3
pumps (fitted with frequency inverters)
can transfer thin and also thick products
from 1000 litre tanks to the premix vessels
and also switch between the two, easily.
T 01323 849849
W www.fristam.com
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Existing filler is modified
to handle biological units
Crisps are now conveyed gently
Crisps are elevated
to move to despatch
from production
UPM Conveyors designed a
system for automating the
conveying of 15 million bags
of crisps per week from the
production area to the packaging/
despatch at Kolak Snack Foods
in North London.
This involved elevating boxes
from ground level to 4 metres
height through a tunnel over
a service road and declining to
the packing area for palletising.
It incorporated a powered roller
S bend and custom engineered
belt conveyors suitable for food
production to comply with
Health & Safety regulations.
The system has a PLC control
to allow operators in both the
production and packaging areas
to interface with each other
including emergency pull cords
and emergency stops.
T 01753 548801
W www.upmconveyors.co.uk
Bosch has implemented
a movable peristaltic
pump filling system
for the first time in China
for pharmaceutical
company WuXi AppTec.
The development saw its
existing Bosch FLC 3040
filling machine modified
to handle sensitive liquid
biopharmaceuticals.
The Chinese company
develops and manufactures
biopharmaceutical drugs and
needs flexible production
equipment to process the most
diverse products. At its facility
in Wuxi near Shanghai,
the company uses a Bosch
FLC 3040 filling machine
equipped with a rotary valve
piston pump to fill liquid
pharmaceuticals into vials.
However, when customers
wanted highly sensitive
biological products to be
handled, the company needed
an additional filling solution.
Bosch recommended an
innovative upgrade with a
movable filling solution based
on the trolley FDM 1040, which
can be connected to the FLC
Bosch has installed a new filling system to handle more sensitive products
filling machine with a beta port
for fluid transfer and insertion.
Thanks to the new design,
WuXi Biologics is able to
switch between the existing
piston pump filling station
and the new peristaltic
pump filling system.
The new solution is based
on fully replaceable tubing
in combination with PreVAS,
a disposable filling system,
and enables WuXi Biologics
to fill monoclonal antibodies
in a gentle manner without
coming into contact with
the pump components.
The rotating rollers inside
of the pump push the product
through the tubing and to
the filling positions.
The disposable filling system
gives WuXi Biologics the
possibility to choose. The
company is able to use both
filling systems according to
different product requirements
to handle smaller batches and
product changeovers in a safe,
economic and flexible way.
T 01332 626262
W www.boschpackaging.com
Conveying machine breakdown at Belgian crisp producer
was restored overnight to avoid costly machine downtime
Gough Engineering has
recently restored the
production line of Belgian
food manufacturer Roger
& Roger in quick time.
The company did not have
a required part in stock which
brought their production
line to a halt, but Gough
Engineering’s parts and
service team ensured that the
part was delivered by the next
morning, allowing production
to continue unhindered.
Roger & Roger, a potato
and corn snack manufacturer
with factories across Europe,
had a conveying machine
breakdown in the evening and
immediately contacted Gough
for its help in resolving the
costly breakdown. Members
of the parts and service team
from the conveying and
bucket elevator specialist
located the required part and
arranged for a local haulier
to take the part to Belgium,
which arrived at 7am the
next day.
T 01782 567770
W www.goughengineering.com
“We provide a round the clock service,” explains Gough md Stephen Harding
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Installation News
Multihead weighers offer
accurate speed in Sweden
Family-run business
Öresundschark relies
exclusively on multihead
weighers from Multipond
to ensure its meat balls
are dispensed with precise
pack weights.
“We started out with a
second hand machine from
Multipond which exceeded our
expectations, so we bought
a second machine which
ran smoothly from the very
first day,” explains technical
manager at the meat processor
Mikael Andersson. “We
therefore decided on Multipond
for the rest of our machines.”
An MP-14-2400-1250-H-UL
multihead weigher has just
been installed. This 14-head
scale is used for weighing
a broad range of meat balls
which can be weighed and
packed either deep-frozen
or fresh.
The meat balls are conveyed
to the weigher by a bucket
conveyor. Once at the top of the
weighing system, the product
is first conveyed to the prefeed
hoppers via the radially
positioned feed trays, and then
Increasing maintenance
costs and strict health and
safety regulations faced by
companies in the recycling
and waste management
industry has resulted
in a greater demand for
transportable separation
equipment to offer on-site
flexibility and risk hazard
reduction.
In response, Eriez Europe
has worked with equipment
manufacturer Ecohog to
provide an adaptable and
robust solution. The so-called
The low total cost of ownership and its accuracy has delivered a fast ROI
to the weigh hoppers below.
The computer now determines
from partial portions, the
combination that corresponds
or comes closest to the target
weight. All product contact
parts are precisely adapted
to the production requirements
and to the properties of the
meat balls. This guarantees
a smooth product flow, says
Multipond.
In operation, the weigher
is controlled and operated
using a convenient colour
touchscreen monitor.
The fully automated calibration
of the proprietary load cells
ensures the highest accuracy
Two companies have united to help users
clean up the mobile Eddy Current market
Eriez has
supplied a
magnetic
drum
separator
HogMag unit incorporates an
Eriez magnetic drum separator
in order to remove ferrous
metals such as iron and steel
from all waste streams and
prevent potential damage
to downstream equipment.
Additionally, the RevX-E
and availability through the
integrated calibration weight
in each weighing cell.
After the weighing process, the
accurately weighed portions
are transferred via 4-way
chutes to the downstream
product transfer system, which
in turn transfers the finished
portions to the downstream
thermoforming machine.
The entire system was
designed for an output of
60 weighings per minute with
target weights between 350g
and 1,000g; the giveaway is
0.1% above the target weight.
T 01494 471580
W www.multipond.com
ST22 ECS (Eddy Current
Separation) unit from Eriez
offers unprecedented recovery
of non-ferrous metals such as
aluminium, copper and brass
as small as 1-2mm.
T 029 2086 8501
W www.eriez.com
The solution was tailor made
Flexible unit
grills veg for
food service
WMH has been working with
a major European vegetable
processor to develop an inline,
flexible hygienic grilling unit for
adding a finishing colour and
taste to cooked sliced vegetables
for use in the food service
industry. The company used
its small trial unit to develop
the bespoke solution.
The final production unit
features a 10.5 metre long fine
pitch wire belt conveyor running
through an 8 metre long grilling
chamber with six independently
controlled, 72kW grill panels
that can process up to 600kg
of vegetables per hour.
To provide maximum
flexibility in operation, the design
incorporates multi-height grill
panels to cater for the varied
product sizes, and independently
controlled panels that enables
fine tuning of the product
browning to achieve the exact
final product finish required.
The unit is also fitted with
product turning to ensure
all-round product browning.
Hygiene is delivered as the
grill is fitted with integrated
belt wash units, wheel-out
under trays for the removal
of debris and also removable
heater panels. These allow the
inside of the grill chamber to be
cleaned thoroughly without risk
of damage to sensitive electronic
components.
In addition, the extraction
ducting is fitted with hatches for
inspection and cleaning to reduce
the fire risk.
T 01579 383788
W www.wmh-uk-ltd.com
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Sweet success with foam grippers
Large area foam gripper
heads from Piab have
been used on a robotic
palletiser to make the
handling of heavy loads
of sugar easier, and also
faster in operation.
When a leading British
sugar manufacturer wanted
to modernise, speed up and
relocate a granulated sugar
production line, a local robot
expert provided a robotbased
end of line palletising
solution. The aim was to
provide a solution that could
handle multiple boxes at once
and to rapidly reduce the time
taken to complete each pallet.
The customer wanted a
simple solution, moving away
from a complex system of
suction cups and mechanical
grippers on its existing system
which is why the Kenos
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The gripper picks multiple boxes but can also pick and place the paper interlayer which has doubled efficiencies
KVGL-800 large area foam
gripper head from Piab was
selected. Integrated vacuum
generation utilising the COAX
vacuum technology, which
in itself provides for fast
processes thanks to its proven
highly efficient vacuum
generation and evacuation,
made this a simple end of
arm tooling solution.
The customer is now able
to pick a large range of box
sizes and weights.
The single Kenos gripper
picks multiple boxes to reduce
pallet building time. They are
also able to pick and place
the paper interlayer as well as
the boxes which has doubled
the palletising efficiency.
“Because the Kenos
gripper forgives inaccurate
positioning, high speed
palletising is guaranteed,
even if the packing units
are not optimal,” says Ian
Hodkinson, technical sales
office manager at Piab.
“And thanks to its modular
design, the gripper can
be adapted to many
different dimensions and
requirements.”
T 01509 857010
W www.piab.com
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New Southern Machinery Manufacturing Review
Hygienic range met with
visitor approval at show
On the Elesa stand were
new components
that are designed in
accordance with the most
rigorous hygienic-health
regulations to meet the
fundamental requirements
of sectors such as the food,
chemical, pharmaceutical
and cosmetics industries.
The new levelling feet series
Hygienic Design (LM-HD-
SST, LM.F-HDSST) including
screws and nuts (NTHD-SST)
are suitable for environments
where hygiene is required
and they are certified 3-A
by Sanitary Standard Inc
that promotes food safety
and public health.
Furthermore, the
execution with holes for
ground mounting is certified
according to the EHEDG
guidelines (European
Hygienic Engineering &
Design Group).
Fully AISI 304 stainless
steel, levelling elements
HD are characterised by
four special FDA-compliant
blue seals, which, besides
preventing the access and
UK supplier of press and
machine tool components
Berger Tools showed its
comprehensive range of
competitively priced products
for design and project engineers
as well as toolmakers.
The GN75.6 waist shaped
knobs that can be used in
hygiene areas, for instance,
were on the stand. With no
dead spaces, the design shape
used in combination with the
high quality materials and
smooth finish prevents the
accumulation and adherence
The new levelling feet series with Hygienic Design
the accumulation of dirt or
foreign bodies at the joints,
are also easily recognisable.
The high care taken in the
finishing of the stainlesssteel
parts with roughness
below Ra 0.8 μm prevents the
adherence of dirt and other
substances, ensuring easy
cleaning and maintenance
operations, says the company.
Also on
display were
IP65-7 direct dial
digital position
indicators
with electronic
mechanism for
easy set up and
readout. These
were coupled
with the Elesa
wireless spindle
positioning
system which
enables faster
and more
reliable machine
set up by use
of a wireless
connected
profile controller,
which displays
the initial set up values on
each of up to 36 electronic
position indicators.
Operators can simply
choose the appropriate menu
then quickly re-set each
spindle to its correct start
position and the machine
is ‘good to go’.
T 01526 322670
W www.elesa.com
One-stop-shop for press and machine tool
components proved popular with visitors
of dirt and facilitates cleaning,
says senior technical sales
manager at the company
Tony Bagridge.
Hygienically safe, FDA
compliant elastomer seals,
which are flush fitting to
prevent contaminant ingress,
finish these compact knobs.
The company’s latest
Standard Parts catalogue has
also now been released and
is available free of charge
from the company.
T 01732 763377
W www.berger-tools.co.uk
The extensive range was on the stand
Show was housed
in brand new home
2018 is a landmark year for
the Southern Manufacturing
& Electronics show as this
February’s exhibition was
the first to be held in a newly-built
£35 million facility at Farnborough
International airport. Visitors
to the 20th anniversary event
were met by thousands of
engineering and electronics
solutions and we highlight just
some of the products shown on
these two pages.
Air preparation units from IMI
Latest generation of
air preparation units
are more compact
IMI Precision Engineering had a
busy show with visitors interested
in Excelon Plus, its latest generation
of IMI Norgren air preparation
equipment developed to meet the
needs of today’s customer and also
its high performance cylinders.
The air preparation equipment
is designed to deliver exceptional
performance, is compact and light
weight but with no compromise
on robustness. It is suitable for
all industrial applications and is
designed with safety in mind as
it has tamper evident features
and a special double lock
mechanism on the bowls.
This family of products can be
used where standalone units or
modular assemblies are required
thanks to the slim line Quikclamp
system. The one piece Quikclamp
assembly with integrated brackets
allows installation and removal of
the units without breaking a pipe
connection, says IMI Precision.
T 01543 265000
W www.imi-precision.com
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Plasma surface treaters had an
excellent reception at the show
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Enercon introduced its new
plasma surface treaters
at the exhibition which
deliver effective treatments of
low surface energy materials.
This in turn, delivers better
bonding of adhesives and
application of coatings and inks.
In operation, the blown
ion and blown arc plasma
technology bombards the
surface of materials such as
metals, plastics and glass with
a high speed discharge of ions
to clean, etch and functionalise
them. This treatment removes
contaminants and increases
the surface energy to ensure
adhesive joints, printing inks
or applied coatings achieve
optimum performance.
Electronics is an active sector
Enercon says that both
options are ideal for use on
almost all surfaces. The wider
head of the blown arc gives a
broader coverage area while
the fine nozzle of the blown ion
treater makes it ideal for use
with difficult to reach recesses.
An option to run multiple
heads from multiple processes
from one machine is also
offered by the technology.
These treaters can be
integrated with robotics for
applications requiring precise
treatment paths or mounted
over a conveyor or indexing
system. The company works
with a network of specialist
integrators to deliver such
systems for various sectors.
These include automotive,
electronics, packaging
including folding cartons,
polymers and medical.
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Feature: Ready meals
The ready meals
sector continues
to up its quality
Ready meals
manufacturers have
been upping their games
in the ‘exotic’ stakes
by developing spicier
and less conventional offerings in
the last twelve months. Sales of
Indian, Chinese, Thai and other
Asian ready meals are booming,
according to The Grocer, as are
own label dishes that are way
outstripping growth in branded
convenience food offerings.
You can find out more about the
success that Indian ready meals
manufacturer Mumtaz is enjoying
right now as it continues to develop
its own dishes but also supply more
and more own-label offerings to
multiples and discounters. It has
invested in tray sealing equipment
at its new Bradford factory
(see pages 50-51).
Underpinning all of this NPD
is the premiumisation that is
being seen across the board, no
matter the dish in question. And
this is also the case in traditional
ready meals that still account for
nearly 40% of the category and
have themselves, demonstrated
the same trend for more unusual,
exotic and premium ingredients.
As well as the demand for
convenience, positive health
benefits are also becoming more
important to shoppers.
Indeed, higher quality ready meals
have been cited as one of the factors
putting pressure on many high
street, mainly Italian, restaurant
chains in the news just now.
NEW ‘RESTAURANT QUALITY’
To meet these needs of ‘restaurant
quality’ foods, packaging
machinery manufacturers have
to cope with new formats and
materials being introduced to help
convey point of difference and
establish effective on-shelf impact.
This, in turn, says John Tierney
of Linx Printing Technologies,
increases the demands put on
coding equipment, with printers
Variety is
spice of life
More Eastern
cuisine and
higher
quality all round
is putting the
ready meals
sector
in steady growth
required to code onto more varied
packs and substrates – from
plastics trays and bags to card
sleeves and cartons, and often at
different angles.
Steve Ryan of Rotech Machines
believes a number of different
stakeholders are increasing
pressure on ready meals producers
with regard to the quality of
labelling and coding.
“With retailers demanding clearer,
more detailed ingredient
information, overprinting important
batch numbers, barcodes and
expiry date information becomes
more complex and has led to a
definite push towards offline
systems that cater to different
packaging types and product ranges
and portion pack sizes,” he says.
Effective tray sealing is a key
ingredient to ready meals and
this is covered in this feature, as
as is inspection equipment which
plays a vital role in this sector as
it typically has more processes
than other food items, so there are
more risks. Tony Burgess of Proseal
says machinery suppliers need
to be able to respond quickly to
both current and future packaging
trends in this market. “For tray
sealers, this requires an element of
future-proofing in the development
of new tray equipment,” he says.
“This gives food manufacturers
the reassurance of knowing that
they will have the capability to
handle the latest packaging trend
without the need to invest in new
kit every time.”
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Feature: Ready meals
Passion for good
food is a family
affair in Bradford
Mumtaz has come a long way since its humble beginnings but its
emphasis remains on good, wholesome homemade food at its new
ready meals factory that houses robust and also reliable equipment
T
he Mumtaz mission is simple.
The company wants to delight
its customers with the rare taste
of authentic Indian cuisine
and to excite them with rich,
aromatic sauces and authentic flavours.
With family values at heart, the
company uses its grandmother’s original
recipes to make honest Indian food and
creates its hand cooked ready meals using
the finest quality fresh ingredients, using
no additives or preservatives. It does this
at the factory it moved into in 2015.
This 60,000sq ft site was built from
scratch to accommodate the growing
ready meals business and it currently
houses a line comprising equipment from
Mondini and a rice filler from Multi-Fill.
Importantly for the company’s growth
targets, the BRC-accredited factory also
has all the services in place to handle
other lines in the future. As operations
director of the business Bilal Akbar says:
“We are so passionate about our food,
our goal is to become a household brand
that is synonymous with restaurant
quality food, at home.”
And this goal is certainly in sight as
it now supplies meals to several multinational
retailers and discounters and
has recently won a contract to supply
on-line grocer Ocado. Initially, the
company produced its own, Great Taste
Award-winning meals, but today it also
manufactures a significant number of
own-brand SKUs. Indeed, about 50%
of its business is now in own-label which
has effectively, doubled its volumes.
The Mumtaz business started in 1979
when Grandma set up a 4 metre square
shop on Great Horton Road in Bradford
selling samosas and the like. Following
years of expansion, this site now thrives as
a nearly 500 cover, landmark restaurant in
Bradford. The family has since opened
a further restaurant in Leeds but in the
mid-90s, found itself at a crossroads.
Should the business open more
restaurants or expand into the ready
meals business?
Dr Gul-Nawaz Akbar, Bilal’s father,
a neuro surgeon by profession, decided
to take the manufacturing route and
started making meals in a unit at the
back of the Bradford restaurant in 1995.
At the end of the decade it acquired
a second-hand Mondini machine to seal
its ready meals trays.
It was this purchase that convinced
the company to buy the line for its new
factory from the Italian company. Mainly
because, this old machine, which was one
The new line features all Mondini equipment
that is complemented by a Multi-Fill rice filler
Initially, the company made its own meals
but today, it also manufactures a whole range
of own-label dishes for various major multiples
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Feature: Name here
Mumtaz started making its own range of meals in 1995 and bought a second-hand Mondini machine
of the first automatic machines Mondini
manufactured, is still going strong today!
At the new site, this original model is
still used for smaller runs, or sometimes
development quantities, and continues
to run without a problem.
The tender from Mumtaz to Mondini
specified a fully automatic line which would
work constantly at a speed of 60 packs a
minute, much faster than the second-hand
unit. Products to be handled comprised a
range of chilled Indian ready meals into
single and twin compartment trays.
According to Brian Hemsley, sales
director of Mondini UK, the length of
the line was determined so that Mumtaz
could automate the filling of products
in the future. “These future depositing
machines would also work with a
travelling head system as, to achieve
60 packs a minute, each product has to be
deposited under control to avoid spillage,”
he says. Avoiding spillage also stops any
contamination of the tray sealing flange
which is likely to lead to sealing issues.
Mumtaz wanted an efficient line with
a sealing machine that would deliver
complete control of the filled trays into the
sealer, positioning them on the grouping
belt gently to avoid any errors. Pusher
arms guarantee a smooth transfer into
the sealing tool area, where this precise
movement allows the sealing tool to heat
seal the trays efficiently.
INTEGRATED PRODUCTION LINE
Tray denesting and handling, controlled
depositing (filling the cold, viscous
sauces) and feeding to the integrated
Trave tray sealer were key to the success
of this project, says Hemsley. After tray
sealing, the trays go through metal
detectors to the separate packing area.
In operation, the tray denester has
to have six minutes accumulation time
to allow the operator to complete other
activities. Meanwhile, precise control of
the sealing tool technology also allows
for quick changeovers which is crucial to
a food business handling many different
ready meal variants, about 40-50 SKUs.
Changeovers are critical to the
The family continues to run a landmark restaurant in Bradford along with a second, in Leeds
business along with easy clean down
between different meals.
Bilal says the company was comfortable
in committing to the Mondini equipment
because of its track record in providing
efficiency, robustness and flexibility to
the business. He also talks about the
responsiveness of the UK business in terms
of service and spare parts. “The back-up
has been very good,” he says.
“We did consider other equipment
but we were not as impressed with their
build quality,” he tells Machinery Update.
“We run a chilled food operation and so
can’t afford breakdowns.” The company
handles orders on day one, for day two,
so everything needs to be efficient.
Bilal says the family took a long term
view in its decision to purchase Mondini
equipment for the site. It installed the latest
Trave model, the 367, to meet its needs.
“It gave us peace of mind,” says Bilal.
And the company is not finished
investing in the plant as it is currently
investigating multihead technology to
handle the proteins. And, of course, it is
already set up to install additional lines
when the business volumes justify it.
As the company approaches almost
40 years in the industry, it is still as
committed to making the finest range of
authentic Indian food as Grandma was
to creating the most delightful curries
for the people of Bradford back when it
all began. “This desire and commitment
keeps us striving for perfection and in the
creation of our range of premium chilled
ready meals, we have found the perfect
outlet for our passion for food,” says Bilal.
T 01785 812512
W www.gmondini.co.uk
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Feature: Ready meals
Greencore invests
in more inspection
kit for pasta lines
Greencore knows about
ready meals and it knows
about keeping them safe.
The group produces
180 million chilled
prepared meals and meal kits
globally each year and at its
Warrington site, it produces ready
meals for its multiple retailer
customers which makes food
safety a top priority.
The site continues to expand to
meet increased volume demand
which is why it is ordering more
high speed metal detection systems
from Metal Detection Services
(MDS). These twin headed systems
will be running on the high speed,
ready meal pasta lines at up to
120 packs a minute and joins other,
previously installed machinery.
Following successful trials
against competitor equipment
a few years’ ago, MDS first won
the contract to install inspection
equipment at this Greencore site.
That project saw seven, twin
headed systems comprising
14 conveyor-mounted detector
heads. These heads are both
ferrous in foil and MS21 multi
spectrum technology and are all
designed and built to the latest
retailer codes of practice.
IMPROVED SENSITIVITY
“The MS21 multi spectrum
metal detector can use multiple
frequencies simultaneously, giving
it an advantage over conventional
multi frequency detectors which
only use one of their available
frequencies at any one time,” says
David Hale of MDS. “This means
the MS21 can deliver an improved
sensitivity giving it a much greater
ability to find small irregularly
shaped contamination,” he says.
Before commissioning, factory
acceptance tests were carried out
at CEIA’s facility in Italy, where the
units were built, before they were
shipped to the Greencore site in the
UK. At the time, four project staff
from Greencore, headed by project
managers Neil Greenfield and
Protecting
reputation
Greencore
produces
180 million chilled
prepared ready
meals and also
meal kits globally
each year
Jon Bremner travelled to the Italian
site to work with David Hale and
Pete Higgins of MDS.
The systems installed then
increased detection rates at the
site, which is why the company
has come back for more. Indeed,
Greencore has identified that
the level of detection of ferrous
materials and other contaminants
has increased dramatically since
using the CEIA technology when
compared to previous equipment.
“Greencore has been able to reduce
its test stick size by more than
half with this new technology,”
The test stick size has now
been reduced by more than half
explains Hale.
“We are delighted with the
functionality and performance
of the CEIA metal detectors,”
said Jon Bremner, continuous
improvements co-ordinator
at Greencore.
“The introduction of these
cutting-edge detectors ensures
that Greencore Warrington is
using the latest technology
available to exceed our customers’
requirements for the detection
of metal contamination,”
he continues. “Both our technical
team and our operators are
impressed by how simple and
user friendly the detectors are
to set up and operate, despite
their incredible performance.”
T 0161 286 8750
W www.mds.org.uk
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Feature: Ready meals
Family-run firm is
coding its way to
retail meal success
The installation of
a Linx 10 printer at
specialist food producer
Nythe Farm Kitchen is
producing printed codes
of increased quality, consistency
and permanence to meet retail
sector standards that will also
support the company on its next
stage of growth.
A family-run business based
on its farm in Taunton, Somerset,
Nythe Farm has diversified its
operation into the production
of a range of prepared meals,
snacks and convenience foods,
such as chicken sushi, meatballs,
bhajis and porridge pots, serving
both local and national retailers.
Previously, the company used
hand applied labels onto a variety
of pack formats in different
materials including coated card
and flexible plastic film but the
label guns were unreliable,
placement was inaccurate and
the lack of quality detracted from
the overall appearance of the
food packaging.
A particular challenge was
the variety of pack types and sizes
which needed to be coded,
leading to frequent changeovers
that made the use of an automated
line inappropriate.
PORTABLE PRINTER BENEFIT
The Linx 10, however, is able to
print a high quality, permanent
two line code comprising price
and use by date, operating up to
five hours a day, four days a week.
This non-contact printing method
means it can easily print onto
all the different pack types and
shapes, and its compact design and
light weight enable the printer to
be moved and positioned wherever
it is needed, making it ideal for the
hand transporter used to present
the packs for coding.
The robust IP55-rated stainless
steel outer casing resists water
ingress for reliable and consistent
operation in food manufacturing
environments. The printer also
Coder offers
right quality
The digital
printer from
Linx is
delivering
permanent
codes with
flexibility
incorporates automatic printhead
cleaning, which ensures quick,
clean starts every time, even
if the printer is used infrequently.
A large colour touch screen
with simple, icon-based code
creation and selection allows fast
and easy set-up, and reduces the
risks of errors in the information
being printed, which is ideal for
Nythe Farm Kitchen with its many
different products and frequent
pack changeovers.
The company’s decision to adopt
digital coding technology had
originally led the company to select
a different ink jet printer but this
The quality of our codes
may become a factor in our
ability to win new business
proved to be too complicated for
its application.
“We needed a printer that was
simple to install and use and costeffective
to run, and one that
could easily fit into our existing
production environment while still
delivering high quality printed
codes,” explains the company’s
technical director Leslie Dennis.
“As our business grows, the
quality of our codes may become
a factor in our ability to win new
business so the capabilities of
the Linx 10, including its ability
to print effectively on many
different pack substrates, will help
to ensure we are ready to respond
to new customer requirements,”
she continues.
“Switching from labels has
also provided further cost savings,”
she concludes.
T 01480 302100
W www.linxglobal.com
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Depositing all
quality mixes
Riggs Autopack believes its equipment is helping
to enhance the quality and appearance of dishes
As consumers become more distribution of all the ingredients.
concerned about the quality By the use of large capacity hoppers,
of foods, ready meals producers a correct mix of product can be
are placing more emphasis presented to the machine in one batch,
in new product development, either pumped or tipped directly from
focusing on the quality of produce and tote bins, cooking kettles or other holding
increased sophistication of the meal, vessels being used.
says Riggs Autopack. It therefore has to
supply equipment that is not only reliable POUCHES AND BAGS IN USE
but also versatile and capable
Another recent market development
of damage free product handling.
has been for pack style changes from
Today’s ready meals contain fresher, trays to pouches and bags. To meet
often only part cooked ingredients, which this requirement, the company offers
enhance both the quality and appearance machines that incorporate such devices
of ready meals. Riggs says its equipment as bag openers and bag grippers together
can handle even large delicate
with bag sealing and clipping machines
particulates through the careful design that can be supplied on one compact
of the product porting within the rotary mobile frame with the filling unit and
valve assembly of its depositing unit. catchment trays.
Also, the company has developed a
“Our equipment is extremely versatile
method of depositing that does not
and can deposit into an array of
damage the product while incorporating containers from ready meal single or
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The Model 1000 series of depositors can be
manufactured in semi or automatic versions
bags and pouches,” says general manager
at Riggs Autopack Nigel Matthews.
“Our machinery is ideal for the ready
meals market; its ability to rapidly
change from one product to another with
minimum downtime helps companies
to achieve optimum utilisation and
profitability,” he tells Machinery Update.
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Feature: Ready meals
FJahn has been
established for
over 100 years and
supplies industrial
packaging and
processing equipment from
its European and American
principals to the UK and
Irish markets with many
installations in the ready
meals area.
Managing director Gerry
Lupton has seen the growth
in the diversity and variety
of products now available in
the ready meals format.
“This means that the
equipment used in the
manufacture of these products
needs to be very flexible in
terms of the range of meal
components that can be
handled,” he says. “Also,
the equipment has to be able
to cope with short runs and
the rapid changeover times
demanded by our customers.”
Lupton also talks about
the impact retailer demands
are having on the equipment
choices of UK ready meals
manufacturers. “Retailers are
demanding the same or often
lower prices for the products
they buy from my customers,
but without compromising
the quality of the
products,” says Lupton.
“This is pushing
our customers to
try to achieve
efficiency gains
by improving
The production of ready meals requires large quantities of certain ingredients such as pasta and also rice
Range offer
meets needs
Machinery Update talks to F Jahn about how it meets
the efficiency and flexibility required by ready meals
Multi-Fill MPF
volumetric
depositor
reliability as well as
reducing running costs
and staffing levels.
“Our equipment can
help manufacturers to
achieve these goals,
for instance energy
savings with more
efficient continuous
cooker/coolers and
reduction in staffing
levels with automatic
depositors and robotic
supermarket crate
loaders,” he tells
Machinery Update.
The equipment
from Lyco, Multi-Fill
and LAN that F Jahn
sells in the UK and Ireland
is robustly built and designed
for reliability, as well as rapid
changeover.
Multi-Fill offers a range
of depositors, named MPF,
for products which have
previously proved very
difficult to fill by machine,
such as cooked pasta and rice
(see page 50 for one of its rice
depositors installed at Mumtaz
in Bradford). The focus of the
latest model has been hygienic
design and ease of cleaning.
The MPF features a volumetric
filling head, pneumatically
operated and controlled by
a PLC. All components in the
filling head are either quickrelease
or can be dismantled
without the use of tools,
for cleaning. The filling head
has been recently re-designed
to reduce the number of
parts, so making cleaning
quicker and easier.
PRECISE DEPOSITING
In operation, the system
utilises a vacuum pump to pull
ingredients into the volumetric
pocket prior to dispensing.
This enables precise portions
of product to be deposited,
whether the container is
a tray, carton or pouch.
This latest MPF depositor
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includes upgraded adjustment
for the filling head, making
the machines much easier to
adjust for line height variation.
Another new feature is a dualdrive
belt system that allows
positive traction of the product
conveyor belt. The conveyor
belt itself is in food-grade blue
plastic and all other plastic
parts can be supplied in blue
material if required.
These new features can be
retrofitted to older machines.
Multi-Fill has installed its
MPF automatic depositors
into ready meals companies
throughout Europe, North
America and Australasia
with US ready meal co-packer
Request Foods using a model
MPFSH machine to deposit
various ready meals ingredients
on lines running at up to
75 containers per minute.
The production of ready
meals requires large quantities
of ingredients, such as pasta
and rice which is where
equipment from US-based
Lyco Manufacturing comes in.
The company designs and
builds continuous cooking
systems based on a rotary
auger design and perforated
screen system to transport
the product gently through
the cooking water using ‘first
in-first out’ technology.
CONSTANT MOVEMENT
Its Clean-Flow cooker features
constant movement of the
product by water agitation,
ensuring uniform, consistent
cooking and the elimination of
clumping losses, particularly
with pasta. The fully enclosed
rotary auger system delivers
a reduction in water usage,
minimal escape of steam into
the atmosphere and with its
water seals, there is little to
no water leakage to the floor.
The latest addition to the
Clean-Flow range is a smaller
diameter cooker which
is designed for the ready
meals industry in Europe
and particularly in the UK,
where the demand is for a
highly flexible system capable
of short runs but with the
capability for rapid cleaning
between products.
The production of own
label ready meals often sees
finished products packed into
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Feature: Ready meals
Pack developments
are challenging
machine flexibility
The growth in popularity
of skin packs and other
new formats for ready
meals and ready-to-cook
foods, such as MAP gas
flushing and vacuum MAP sealing,
is creating additional challenges
for equipment suppliers, says Tony
Burgess of Proseal.
Such developments have
led to many manufacturers
experimenting with pack formats,
particularly for new products.
At the same time it is imperative
that, while exploring these options,
they are still able to maintain
current production needs.
In addition, the proliferation
of new products means many
manufacturers now have to be
able to handle a variety of different
packs on their lines.
Machinery suppliers therefore
need to be able to respond quickly
to both current and future packing
trends. For tray sealers, this
requires an element of futureproofing
in the development
of new tray equipment, so that
food manufacturers have the
reassurance of knowing that they
will have the capability to handle
the latest packing trend without
the need to invest in new kit
every time.
EASY PRODUCT SWITCHES
Proseal’s latest models, for
example, can handle all of
the above-mentioned sealing
formats, and these options can
be added at any time, and even
removed if required. “This gives
manufacturers the flexibility easily
to switch between packs during
normal production, or to run trial
packs,” says Burgess.
In addition, as we develop
new features in line with market
requirements, we ensure that
these can also be retrofitted to
models already in operation on
the production floor, he says.
In terms of line speeds, the
introduction of new technologies
Meeting all
seal needs
Tray sealers have
to cope with
myriad pack
formats in the
ready meals
sector and so
must be flexible
such as following motion and
intelligent buffering, which enable
trays to feed continuously into
a tray sealer without having to
pre-sort and adjust pack spacing,
have helped to increase speeds.
They also improve product
handling since there are fewer line
stoppages due to misplaced trays.
Meanwhile, the availability of
online monitoring of equipment and
the ability to collect data on small
but unscheduled line stoppages
can help production managers
and engineers identify recurring
problems and implement corrective
action to maximise line uptime
FULLY INTEGRATED LINES
Both of these developments also
underline the importance of
developing fully integrated packing
lines, where individual pieces
of equipment are linked together
to help maximise efficiencies.
As part of this, modular conveyor
designs allow individual sections
of the infeed and outfeed
conveyors to be removed for
maintenance and cleaning,
helping to maximise hygiene and
avoid unnecessary or unplanned
downtime throughout the line.
Similarly the availability of
cartridge tool systems enables
any tool to be quickly and easily
removed from a tray sealer and
replaced in the event of a problem.
All the elements that might need
attention are contained within
the cartridge, meaning repairs
and adjustments can be carried
out offline while the tray sealer
continues to operate, thus ensuring
that downtime is minimised and
overall throughput maintained.
T 01625 856600
W www.proseal.com
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Feature: Ready meals
Having one metal
detector on
a ready meal
processing and
packing line
is clearly better than none,”
says Phil Brown, managing
director of Fortress Technology.
“Although it may demonstrate
best practice and adhere to
many quality assurance and
regulatory guidelines, lack
of understanding about what
your prevalent metal risks
might be and where they
could be introduced means
that your factory could still
be missing a trick.”
Here, Brown discusses
the risks involved in cutting
corners and why it pays
to be hypervigilant and
strategic when selecting food
inspection checkpoints.
RECENT COST CUTTING
Almost all (98%) of UK
manufacturers surveyed by
the insurance broker Lockton
in its Food & Beverage Report
agreed that continued price
pressures would have an
effect on the end product on
the retail shelves, with 42%
believing that cost cutting is
to blame for the increase in
the number of recalls. Brown
agrees that short-term thrift
with product inspection
equipment may have an
incendiary effect on food
safety, putting a business and
brand reputation in jeopardy.
The study also points to
a significant increase in food
recalls by the FSA, with the
number doubling in the
last five years and a sharp
Phil Brown is the md of Fortress
Pushing inspection solely to the end of a line means any contamination is caught at the expensive part
Metal threat
is real issue
Fortress helps to find a remedy for the risks that
food metal threats pose to ready meals production
rise in those with physical
contaminants, including metal.
Lockton’s Food and Beverage
Product Recall Risk Tracker
found that food contamination
linked to choking hazards
were the cause of 22% of food
and drink recalls over the
past six years.
Given that investment
in inspection systems by
food factories is predicted
to continue, Brown advises
that risk professionals should
constantly revisit inspection
protocols and hypothetical
contamination scenarios
to flush out the threats.
Lockton’s research highlights
that one in ten food and
beverage manufacturers are
using cheaper raw materials
and ingredients, with 40%
agreeing that ingredient
transparency and traceability
are becoming harder to
determine.
Sourcing from sub-contractors
and changing suppliers
provides the ideal opportunity
to reconsider and review food
safety inspection standards,
says Brown.
Convenience meals typically
have more production
processes than any other food
item and consequently there
can be more opportunities
Convenience meals typically
have more processes than other
food items so there are more risks
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for metal to be introduced.
Instant meals, such as a curry
or roast dinners may have
even more ingredients, with
pulses or other carbohydrates
added to the dish.
When assessing risk,
examining all of the
processing steps is critical
as metal could be introduced
in any number of the processes
where cutting blades or
grinders are being used.
Putting it into context, in an
average ready meal there can
be more than eight production
steps between sourcing
ingredients to packing, and
more than five different
product components each
requiring, cleaning, peeling
and inspection, slicing,
cooking, quality inspection,
flavouring and finally
weighing and packing.
RISK CAN BE AMPLIFIED
If manufacturers are choosing
cheaper raw ingredients, the
risk to reputation could be
amplified.
“Although most external
companies supplying
ingredients are extremely
diligent, the more extensive
a supply chain and the further
inspection equipment is
pushed up the line-up, the
greater the risks,” says Brown.
Likening a metal
contaminant to a virus, Brown
emphasises that catching it in
its largest form, for example
in a single potato, is the
ideal. “Doing this means you
eliminate it at the cheapest
part of the process, but also
you catch it before the metal
is chopped up and dispersed
into multiple products,”
he explains.
Pushing the inspection solely
to the end of the line means
any contamination will be
caught at the most expensive
part of the production
process where an entire
batch of product, for example
500 ready meals, could
potentially be contaminated
with unidentifiable metal
fragments.
Also, zero recalls in the
past doesn’t mean you are
immune to future threats.
“Quality assurance often runs
deeper than the obvious,”
says Brown. Rather than
considering the ‘if’ it can be
prudent to think instead about
the ‘when’. To mitigate future
contaminant risks means you
are not looking for patterns
but future potential holes
in the security chain.
From a practical
perspective, food processing
inspection risks should be
reviewed every 12 months
as part of a defined HACCP
assessment. However you may
want to do it more frequently
if a process is changing,
for example if switching
packaging from a plastic wrap
to a cardboard outer,” he says.
T 01295 256266
W www.fortresstechnology.co.uk
www.multi-fill.com / sales@multi-fill.com
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West Jordan, UT 84081 USA
Phone +1.801.280.1570
Fax +1.801.280.4341
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Feature: Ready meals
Speed and
flexibility is
essential for
ready meals
production
and tray sealers must meet
new pack challenges,” says
Lee Vine, tray sealer design
manager at Ishida Europe.
Tray formats in the ready
meals sector are constantly
evolving, with companies
competing to gain shelf space
in the big supermarkets.
Examples include different
shapes, sizes and materials
along with multi-compartment
packs. This, says Vine, has
placed demands on equipment
suppliers to deliver high
throughput and efficiencies
while handling these very
varied formats.
One major factor driving
new pack development is the
huge increase in the number
of single person households
in many parts of the world
and to meet this demographic
development, producers are
introducing single-serve
formats. What was once a
pack suitable for two people is
now evolving into a pack with
two separate compartments,
each containing a single portion.
This allows one half of the
contents to be consumed,
while the other remains in
its protective packaging
atmosphere until required at
a later date. For the consumer,
this provides convenience,
while the extended product
life and portion control help
to drive down food waste.
TEAR OFF FEATURES
For the manufacturer, these
single-serve packs bring new
challenges, however. The pack
has to be capable of being
separated by the consumer,
so typically a tear-off feature
is included between the
compartments. This tear-off
feature reduces the rigidity of
the package and this in turn
increases the demands on
high speed automatic pack
handling systems.
The two compartments
require separate sealing film
Preserving shelf life is just one of the requirements of an effective packing line, along with efficient throughput
Coping with
new formats
Machinery Update talks to Lee Vine, tray sealer design
manager at Ishida Europe about handling new formats
to be applied to each,
effectively doubling the
number of packs being
produced by the equipment.
Meanwhile, the competitive
nature of the convenience
foods and ready meals sector
is also driving new product
development. At the same
time, many lines are packing
for special promotions and
this requires the ability to vary
certain lines by as much as
60% week on week. As a result,
flexibility is vital, with tray
sealers that are quick and easy
to change between products,
and which can run at very high
efficiency, in greater demand.
To meet these requirements,
recent Ishida tray sealer
developments have included
features such as intelligent
control systems with autoset
features for integrated
film coding, gas mixing and
analysing, allowing one
button product changeovers.
Servo-driven motion delivers
accurate and consistent tray
Single-serve along with
multi-compartment packs are
some of the latest challenges
handling at high speeds in
order to maximise product
throughput.
A key development for
multi-product operations
is the ability of some tray
sealers to handle two different
products simultaneously.
In operation, two lanes of
product can be fed into the
tray sealer, with each lane
operating independently at
different speeds. This enables
manufacturers to run two
separate tray sizes, pack
weights, or products, and even
for two different customers,
at the same time, in only one
machine footprint, says Vine.
Such examples of high
speed combined with high
flexibility, along with the
long term reliability of the
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equipment, can deliver low
cost of ownership and fast
return on investment, he says.
Vine says that to ensure that
product freshness and shelf
life are guaranteed in every
pack that leaves the factory,
an effective monitoring
system is also a vital part
of a successful packing
operation. The importance of
this is demonstrated by figures
from WRAP (the Waste &
Resources Action Programme)
that showed that packaging
leaks have been associated
with almost 500,000 tonnes
of food wasted in production
each year in recent times.
PREVENTING LEAKAGES
Equally important, if the
leaking pack is not detected
before it reaches the consumer,
the dangers of damaging
brand and company reputation
are immense – and these can
be played out very publicly
in today’s social media
obsessed world.
To prevent this, there is
a wide choice of inspection
equipment available.
Preserving shelf life is just
one of the requirements of
an effective packing line,
along with other critical
considerations such as
maximising efficiencies and
throughput. Therefore, while
each machine is important in
its own right, it is also vital
that every piece of equipment
is able to integrate effectively
and operate as part of a fully
automated packing operation
that covers the weighing,
filling, sealing and inspection
of packs, and then placing
them into cartons, boxes or
Euro-trays.
“This type of integrated
approach will enable food
manufacturers to drive
out waste and maintain
production quality in
order to reduce risk and
optimise performance,” says
Vine. Equally important,
investment in this type of
equipment can deliver quick
commercial returns both by
minimising the costs incurred
by product returns, and by
ensuring consistent high
quality products that reduce
customer complaints. It also
protects brand image and
demonstrates to retailers
that they are sourcing from
responsible suppliers who
can achieve and deliver
high levels of customer
satisfaction.
“Establishing this type
of reputation can also lead
to new business as well as
helping to retain existing
contracts,” asserts Vine.
T 0121 607 7700
W www.ishidaeurope.com
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Labelling, Coding and Marking
Labelling machine is designed
to evolve to meet new demand
Herma describes the
labeller it launched
at Anuga FoodTec in
March as the first ‘evolving’
labelling machine.
This new Herma 652B
system specialises in costefficient
top and/or base
labelling of box-shaped
products but this basic
unit can be easily replaced
by higher performance
modules. Herma says this
results in a considerably
reduced investment volume
while maximising forward
compatibility.
The 652B system features
one or two Herma basic
labellers, allowing users costefficient
access to labelling
technology. At speeds of 25
metres a minute, about 100
labels per minute, even the
basic version manages both
top and base labelling in
one time-saving work step.
A keypad with a display
enables users to set the exact
speed, and the integrated
controller renders external
control cabinets unnecessary.
The machine processes
The Herma 652B system was introduced at Anuga FoodTec as future-proof
label sizes between 12 x 12
and 160 x 400mm.
However, the machine can
be easily retrofitted with one
or two high performance
Herma 400 labellers should
requirements regarding
labelling speed, precision,
and functions become more
demanding over time.
To accommodate this, the basic
model was developed with
connection points identical to
those of the Herma 400.
“For users, this means
a considerably smaller
investment volume compared
to a system that features
a Herma 400 from the start,”
says Matthias Holder,
sales director at Herma.
He believes this is of particular
benefit to smaller businesses
introducing new products, as
labelling output can be very
hard to estimate.
In addition, the new
labelling machine features
a variable speed conveyor belt
and can be easily integrated
into existing production lines.
Additionally, it can process a
wide range of product formats
– the maximum product size
is 260 (w) x 280 mm (h)
with any length. Various
application mechanisms can
be used depending on the
structure of the surfaces that
need to be labelled. By default,
label transfer is carried out
via a rigid beak with a roller,
a spring-loaded roller, or a
brush. A pneumatic pivot beak
can also be supplied.
“The Herma 652B enables
quick, flexible, and economic
reaction to market changes,”
says Martin Kühl, head of
Herma’s Labelling Machines
Division. “That is an essential
advantage for users in
small and medium-sized
companies in the food
industry where profit margins
are often slim.”
T 01440 763366
W www.hermalabellingmachines.co.uk
Compact designed print and apply labeller
can fit easily into existing packaging lines
Benefits of the ICE Vulcan include 80% fewer wear parts
Visitors to
Label & Print
saw the
Vulcan print
and apply
labeller
on the
Interactive
Coding
Equipment
(ICE)
stand.
The
machine
can print
and directly
apply the label to a pack –
both traded unit boxes and
shrinkwrap packs – in one
continuous motion without
the need for a tamp applicator
or compressed air. This means
the machine can print at the
speed of the line, even when
packs are very closely spaced,
without ever missing a pack.
A compact design and small
footprint means the machine
can fit easily into existing
packing lines.
T 0115 964 0144
W www.interactivecoding.co.uk
Ink jet printers are
delivering codes
that are permanent
The reliability and code quality
of the Linx 8900 continuous
ink jet printer have proved
key benefits for the coding of
essential information onto
marine distress signals at
Powerhaul International.
The coder is printing an expiry
date onto each Germanmanufactured
flare immediately
before it is distributed in the UK.
The code has to be tamperproof
and permanent, and
withstand harsh saline.
T 01480 302100
W www.linxglobal.com
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System is designed to take the
complexity out of serialisation
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Rotech has launched a
new generation coding
system for pharmaceutical
manufacturers looking to ensure
compliance with the Falsified
Medicines Directive (FMD).
With the ability to generate,
print and verify serialised
2D codes on cartons, the RF
Compliance offers an instant,
simple and reliable solution for
pharmaceutical manufacturers
who are wondering how to
meet the 2019 FMD deadline.
The RF Compliance succeeds
Rotech’s RF1 Pharma system,
combining the modularity
and automatic stack-to-stack
feeding technology of the first
generation offline coder with a
special chassis and advanced
controls that enable integrated
printing, serialisation and
inspection capabilities.
You brew it
We’ll Label it
+44 (0) 1444 239970
sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk
www.Labeller.co.uk
Fast, Reliable and Easy to use Semi Automatic
and Bespoke Fully Automatic Labelling Systems.
UNIQUE PACK CODES
“Essentially, the system
generates a unique code for
each pack and transmits
the codes to the printer on
a carton-by-carton basis,”
says Richard Pether, director
at Rotech. Immediately after
printing, an integrated camera
automatically inspects the
datamatrix barcode, OCR text
and pharmacode. Linking
all of these processes allows
for maximum efficiency and
ensures each individual pack
is fully compliant.
A prototype of the RF
Compliance was previewed
at last year’s PPMA Show,
and now Rotech is scaling
up production of this high
specification machine.
The RF Compliance
comes complete with a full
validation package, an inline
diverter-flap reject system
for automatic removal of
reject cartons and a shingling
(accumulation) conveyor to
maintain high throughput.
T 01707 393700
W www.rotechmachines.com
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Drives & Controls Preview
Power and efficiency
provided by solutions
Interroll will
present its energyefficient
24V drive
technology and its
powerful drum motors
including what it describes
as the world’s most powerful,
stainless steel synchronous
drum motor for belt conveyor
systems at Drives & Controls
(taking place on 10-12 April,
NEC Birmingham alongside
MACH 2018). It has a proven
output of up to 1.1 kilowatts,
a particularly high torque
up to 100 Nm and extremely
high belt tension. With this
drive solution, the food and
pharmaceutical industries
have an ultra-hygienic and
energy-saving option at their
disposal, says the company.
Its particularly compact
design supports smaller
turning diameters and thus
also makes it possible to
convey smaller items and
handle a wide range of
products on one single system.
By contrast with
conventional conveyor
systems that are equipped
with a drive in continuous
Festo will be presenting
new developments and
products in Industry 4.0
technology; as a user within
their own production, as the
leading provider of training
equipment and courses and
as an automation product
manufacturer. Existing
products such as the modular
CPX valve manifold system
and automation platform
have been enhanced by the
addition of the brand new
IoT gateway connecting
Festo’s own cloud based
operation, the
Interroll RollerDrive
makes it possible to build up
an intelligently controlled
conveyor system divided into
zones. Therefore, the drives
of each individual conveyor
section are only powered
when material is actually
being conveyed on a line.
At throughput rates of 600
to 1,800 units per hour, this
achieves energy savings of up
to 50% by comparison with
continuously running motors.
The company’s new
motor platform is completely
modular in design and
encompasses both
synchronous and asynchronous
technologies. Available first
Interroll’s synchronous drum motor is designed for
belt conveyor systems and it will be demonstrated
in 80mm-diameter drums,
an expansion of the entire
range is underway.
All motors are available
with a widened spectrum of
speeds and the high standard
of hygiene compliant with
IP69k. Each motor is tested
and designed in modular
fashion in such a way that
it can be delivered worldwide
in the shortest possible time.
STAND D757
W www.interroll.co.uk
Latest developments and solutions to deliver
smarter automation will be on offer at show
Festo is at Smart Industry Expo,
a co-located show in Birmingham
dashboards – allowing real
time visualisation of data.
CPX- IoT collects information
about Festo devices via an
Ethernet connection and the
I4.0 standard communication
protocol OPC-UA allowing
their status and key
performance trends to be
monitored.
Other highlights include
the recently launched Festo
Motion Terminal, billed as
the world’s first controlled by
apps, and the recent Festo and
EPLAN collaboration around
a comprehensive data portal.
STAND S120
W www.festo.co.uk
MACHINE ELEMENTS
Elesa’s extensive range of
standard machine elements is
designed around the needs of
manufacturing in all industry
sectors and many of these will be
on display. The IP65-7 direct dial
digital position indicators with
electronic mechanism for easy
set up and readout will be
featured on the stand and these
are coupled with the Elesa wireless
spindle positioning system.
In operation, this enables faster
and reliable machine set up by
use of a wireless connected
profile controller.
STAND H6-72
W www.elesa.com
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE
Sick UK will demonstrate its
SafetyIQ concept, the company’s
universal approach to ensuring
safe, and compliant personnel
protection without compromising
on machine availability, efficiency
and productivity. The company’s
safety experts will be on hand
to discuss the full suite of safety
products, services and systems
underpinned by networking and
integration that enables customers
to achieve Industry 4.0-ready
functional safety in automated
production.
STAND H18-421
W www.sick.co.uk
AUTOMATION RANGE
RARUK Automation is a first
time exhibitor at the show and will
introduce several new additions
to its automation products range
during the event. These include
Toshiba Machine industrial
robots, for which it is sole
UK distributor, as well as
collaborative options from
Universal Robots. At the show,
a TM Robotics’ SCARA system
will be demonstrated with
FlexiBowl, another new product
form RARUK for feeding a wide
variety or parts.
STAND H19-238
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Components
Guidance system helps
to deliver functionality
High speed, high volume
and low maintenance
were the performance
demands placed on linear
motion company HepcoMotion
for a challenging packaging
application for Bosch Packaging
Technology in partnership with
its recently acquired company,
the Kliklok Corporation.
The combination of
Beckhoff’s XTS and Hepco’s
GFX guidance system has
enabled Bosch to develop a
new product, boasting one of
the highest speeds available
for a solution with such a
small footprint. Hepco’s GFX
guidance for Beckhoff XTS
is a highly versatile product
that is rapidly being adopted
in the packaging industry
for applications such as this,
where users are looking to
benefit from vastly improved
production rates with the
ability to make on the fly
product changes.
The Kliklok integrated
topload cartoner (ITC) forms top
load style cartons or trays and
automatically loads wrapped
products into them before
closing. It is a single integrated
solution with three functions;
carton forming, loading and
closing – using one operator
and one HMI. Central to this
new machine is the intelligent
transport system that is used
to control and move the cartons
from forming, right through
to the finished pack. And this
is where the GFX HepcoMotion
guidance system for Beckhoff’s
XTS eXtended transport system
is used.
Linear motion company
HepcoMotion has worked with
Beckhoff to develop specialised
versions of the PRT2 and 1-Trak
guidance systems to work with
the Beckhoff XTS.
LONG TERM DURABILITY
This option meets the needs of
higher duty XTS applications
where motion profiles and long
term durability requirements
are particularly demanding.
The Beckhoff XTS uses
linear motor technology to
drive independently controlled
movers around a track.
This is particularly useful in
this application as it allows
The Kliklok integrated (ITC) cartoner forms top load style cartons or trays
Improved production rates and also product changes on the fly are delivered
dwell at the operation stations.
An individual mover can
therefore be controlled and
stopped at an operation station
irrespective of the other movers.
As each operation takes a
different amount of time, this is
an advantage for the Kliklok ITC
as throughput is not limited by
the slowest process.
In this application, the
Beckhoff XTS system integrates
Hepco’s patented 1-Trak
guidance system. Lightweight
three bearing movers follow
a track comprising straight
and circular arc sections and
a clothoid curved transition.
This shape gives a gentler
motion for the movers and
allows the machine to run
faster and more smoothly than
would be possible for an oval
shaped ‘running track’.
The system rigidity offered
by Hepco’s GFX track system
is a core benefit for Kliklok
– particularly for the carton
forming module. The hardened
steel guidance system is based
on Hepco’s proven and precise
V guide technology, which
rigidly guides the movers
around the track. This ensures
accurate alignment and
resistance to deflection to avoid
inconsistent carton forming.
T 01491 410539
W www.beckhoff.co.uk
T 01884 243400
W www.hepcomotion.com
Digital flow
switch for
large flow
The latest digital flow switch to
join the SMC family, PF3A7#H,
monitors the consumption of the
main line with a 100:1 ratio.
This new addition to SMC’s
flow switch family covers a large
flow measurement range and
features a clear and easy to
read display, which is crucial in
monitoring the main line, branch
or specific equipment.
With a 100:1 flow ratio, which
is defined as the ratio between
the full-scale range and the
minimum point of measure,
the PF3A7#H can detect leaks
and monitor main line air
consumption with just
one simple product.
Accuracy of information sits
at the heart of the PF3A7#H,
with a 3-colour and 3-label
screen display that can rotate
in increments of 90 degrees,
allowing operators to take notes
and set the flow switch while
checking the measured value.
Furthermore, an analogue
output gives more detailed
information of an application’s
performance. In addition, the
external input can reset the
accumulated, peak and bottom
values without the need for
any manipulation.
“This next generation flow
switch offers our customers
greater flexibility and
functionality, while being very
simple to set and operate,
this coupled with low air loss,
makes the PF3A7#H the ideal
product for those who care about
energy efficiency,” says an SMC
spokesperson.
Through a bore type structure
made of aluminium alloy, the
PF3A7#H is also very durable.
T 0845 121 5122
W www.smcpneumatics.co.uk
“Sensors are the most
important components
of smart machines.”
Dr. Alexander Ohl
Director of Development, wenglor sensoric
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Components
Narrow EMC shield
clamps are suitable
for confined spaces
The versatile range of EMC shield
clamps from icotek, for the safe
dissipation of high-frequency
interference, now includes
an extremely narrow design.
The PFS/SCL allows the fast
mounting on 10 x 3mm bus bars
for cable diameters of between
1.5 - 6mm. The narrow design
now makes it possible to lay
many lines in a confined space.
The shield clamps have a large
contact area and a 50% larger
contact surface compared to
conventional shield clamps.
Due to the constant spring
pressure on the cable shield,
constant and secure contact is
guaranteed, even in vibration.
T 0161 222 3454
W www.icotek.co.uk
New soft starter with
internal bypass expands
motor functionality
The new Allen-
Bradley SMC-50
smart motor
controller with
internal bypass from
Rockwell Automation
brings greater
operational control
over motor starts and
stops. As an extension
of the soft starter
family, the SMC-50
smart motor controller
is designed to deliver
greater functionality
and efficiency across
industries.
Soft starters traditionally
use solid-state, siliconcontrolled
rectifiers (SCRs) to
control voltage to the motor
during startup, runtime and
shutdowns. The reduced torque
and current slowly introduces
energy to the motor, mitigating
electrical and mechanical stress
to the application. If these SCRs
remain in the circuit once the
motor is up to speed, the heat
The SMC-50 smart
motor controller
generated by these
devices leads to
electrical inefficiency.
“Now, users
have the option of
choosing the proper
power structure for
their application
when purchasing
the SMC-50 smart
motor controller,”
explains Rick
Anderson, product
manager for soft
starters at Rockwell.
“For operations that
run over an extended
period, built-in internal bypass
allows users to shift from
solid-state switches to bypass
contactors,” he continues.
“By switching over to the
bypass circuit, users can save
on energy and decrease
operational costs by minimising
excess heat build-up.
T 0870 242 5004
W www.rockwellautomation.
co.uk
New interface lets
sensors talk to the
controller easily
With its new EP0L001 IO-Link
master, wenglor sensoric
is offering a multiprotocol
module for consistent
communication right on up to
the field level.
Up to eight IO-Linkcompatible
sensors and
actuators in accordance with
IO-Link standards 1.0 and
1.1 can be easily and flexibly
incorporated into the control
level via industrial Ethernet
with this new product.
wenglor says the new
EP0L001 I/O-Link master
is the perfect interface
between the controller and
intelligent field devices.
The communication
permits continuous process
optimisation, assures
production quality and avoids
system downtime.
T 01536 313580
W www.wenglor.com
Simple switching is now offered
IO link magnetic encoders and
visualisation boosts size change
A MEASUREMENT RANGE OF UP TO EIGHT METRES
Ultrasonic sensor launches
Five different types of ultrasonic sensors which cover a wide range of
measuring and monitoring tasks are now available from elobau. Three
of these five sensor types are IO-Link compatible and therefore ready
for Industry 4.0 applications. They are also available as an
ATEX-certified version, and a version specially designed for level
measurement in mobile equipment.
T 0161 974 3250 W www.elobau.com
The key to size-change
improvement when using hand
driven cranks is capturing
the linear movements of the
machine components and
bringing them into the control
system and then providing
‘smart’ visual feedback to the
machine operator during setup.
To achieve this, a new
encoder interface: BML SL1
absolute magnetic encoder
from Balluff with an IO-Link
option has eliminated the
problem of non-absolute
feedback and the hassle
of absolute position signal
interface: IO-Link. This
magnetic linear encoder is
now available which features
absolute position indication
combined with the ease and
convenience of the IO-Link
communication protocol.
Lastly, the machine operator
requires a visual feedback
regarding which direction
and how far to turn the hand
cranks. Balluff provides the
answer in the form of an
IO-Linked enabled, fully
programmable multi-segment
LED stack light. When a new
machine set-up is required, the
position parameters are stored
in the controller. The controller
communicates over IO-Link to
these LED stack lights.
T 01606 812777
W www.balluff.co.uk
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Sealed Surface Conversion System
A range of geared motors and
inverters specifically design for
wash-down applications found in
the food and processing industry.
Motor powers 0.25...2.2kW
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conversion system that will not
flake off
NORD Gear Limited
11 Barton Lane
Abingdon
Oxford
OX14 3NB
T: +44 1235 534404
E: GB-sales@nord.com
W: www.nord.com
Wash-Down drives protected to IP69K
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Regulations
Staying on the right
side of WEEE
Paul Laidler Taylor
Business MANAGER director FOR MACHINERY for Machinery SAFETY saftey AT TÜV At SÜD Tüv PRODUCT Süd Product SERVICE service
Compliance with the WEEE Directive can be complex, so machinery builders must ascertain if their
equipment falls within its scope, and if so ensure that it is recycled and treated appropriately
Last issue, we looked
at the Restriction of
Hazardous Substances
(RoHS) Directive. Whereas
this sets restrictions as to
the material content of new
electronic equipment placed
on the market, the Waste
Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Directive
2012/19/EU sets collection,
recycling and recovery targets.
Consequently, the RoHS
Directive takes much of its
scope from the more complex
WEEE Directive.
Many in the machinery
industry may assume that
the WEEE Directive does not
apply to them, as three of the
Directive’s exclusions include:
• large-scale stationary tools
• large-scale fixed
installations
• non-road mobile machinery
made available exclusively
for professional use.
DEFINITIONS ARE KEY
According to the Directive,
large-scale stationary
industrial tools are defined
as: “a large-scale assembly of
machines, equipment, and/
or components, functioning
together for a specific
application, permanently
installed and de-installed by
professionals at a given place,
and used and maintained by
professionals in an industrial
manufacturing facility or
research and development
facility”.
Meanwhile, large scale fixed
installations are defined as:
“a large-size combination of
several types of apparatus
and, where applicable, other
devices which:
(a) are assembled,
installed and de-installed by
professionals
(b) are intended to be used
permanently as part of a
building or a structure at a
pre-defined and dedicated
location; and
(c) can only be replaced by
the same specifically designed
equipment”.
Finally, non-road mobile
machinery is defined by the
Directive as: “machinery, with
an on-board power source, the
operation of which requires
either mobility or continuous
or semi-continuous movement
between a succession of fixed
working locations while
working”.
However, not all machinery
is covered by these exclusions
as smaller industrial
equipment, including
luminaires and electrical
and electronic tools such as
spraying or cutting equipment
does in fact still fall under the
WEEE Directive.
The WEEE Directives
regulations place specific
obligations on producers of
non-household EEE when
it is discarded as waste by
non-household end users
in the European Union.
As with household WEEE, the
producer of commercial EEE
equipment must finance its
collection, treatment, recovery
and environmentally sound
disposal when it is discarded.
However, the Directive
does give business a little
more flexibility than that
experienced in the consumer
WEEE market. This is
because producers of the
equipment and its end users
are allowed to make their own
contractual arrangements
for the appropriate disposal
of WEEE, and are not bound
by the default arrangements
required within the Directive
for household waste.
Some local authorities accept
WEEE from small businesses for
which there is normally a charge
This means that two
routes can be chosen for the
correct collection, treatment,
recovery and disposal of
unwanted EEE:
1) A commercial agreement
for the producer to dispose
of the WEEE on behalf of the
end user
2) The end user takes
responsibility for the disposal
of the WEEE.
If a commercial agreement
is entered into for the producer
to dispose of the WEEE on
behalf of the end user, they
must report the relevant data
to their Producer Compliance
Scheme. However, if the
agreement is for the end
user to be responsible for the
WEEE, the Directive places
no obligations about the
nature of these arrangements,
and consequently there is
no requirement for either
party to report data to the
agencies. However, both
parties must ensure that they
have documented proof that
such an agreement has been
reached, and the business
end-user is also obliged to
comply with the regulations
by ensuring the satisfactory
collection, treatment, recovery
and environmentally sound
disposal of the WEEE.
COLLECTION POINTS
Original producers of EEE
are allowed to take two routes
for the collection of waste.
The first is for the direct
collection of WEEE from
end-users. The second route
is the creation of central
collection points, where
the WEEE can be returned
by the end user for treatment,
reuse and recycling.
As non-household end users
of EEE do not have a legal right
for the collection of WEEE
from their own premises,
or the right of free access to
the Designated Collection
Facilities network, it is likely
that the option of a centralised
collection point will be most
efficient and cost effective for
both producers and end users.
Of course, some local
authorities accept WEEE from
small businesses for which
there is normally a charge for
this ‘trade waste’.
i For more information contact
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is the PPMA’s technical and
legislative partner
Exclusive Recruitment
Partner to the
Specialists in recruitment to the packaging
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If you need to recruit,
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Essential for keeping your
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with current practices.
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Who What Where
Who’s done what and gone where...
Domino Printing
Jeremy Jones
has joined
Domino Printing
Sciences as its
new global
marketing director to lead the
global marketing team in
continuing to build on the
company’s cohesive marketing
function to support corporate
objectives. His background
lies predominantly in B2B
technology marketing and was
most recently director of brand
marketing at AVEVA, provider
of engineering, design and
information management
software solutions.
Alvey
Mark Tucker
has joined
Alvey and
will take on a
UK sales and
customer care role for the
Belgian company as part of
its existing UK team of Reg
Woods and Ray Williams.
He brings experience from
Aetna, a business he set up
in the 1990s with his father
and more recently, his own
company selling Danish and
Italian equipment.
Siemens
Jason Peel
has been
appointed as
the new general
manager at
Siemens UK’s Motion Control
business succeeding Andy
Hodgson who moves on to
take a senior digital strategy
role in Siemens Digital
Factory UK. Peel’s role will
include optimising the impact
digitalisation will have on
general motion control
and drives, geared motors
and also more specialist areas
such as machine tool systems.
Yamato
Nick McLaren
has been
promoted to
the regional
sales team at
Yamato and is responsible
for sales across the south
of England from Cornwall
and Devon across to Kent and
up to Buckinghamshire.
He first joined the company
five years ago as a service
engineer based in Leeds.
Adelphi Group
RNA Automation
Nick Hudson
has been
promoted from
project manager
to operations
manager by RNA Automation.
In his new role, he will work
with the existing management
team to ensure resources
are effectively deployed.
Four other new appointments
in 2018 are: Andy Baker
as controls engineer; Gary
Wilkins is a new addition to
the design team; John Evans is
the new development engineer
while Dan Rudkin has joined
the company’s sales team.
Efaflex
Michael
Taylor has
been appointed
as business
development
manager, East Midlands and
North East by Efaflex UK.
He will be responsible for
building and establishing new
business relationships as well
as project managing Efaflex’s
door installations.
Diary
Dates
25 – 27, SEPTEMBER, 2018
PPMA Show 2018
NEC, Birmingham
www.ppmashow.co.uk
29 MARCH
PPMA Seminar
Robotic Safety for
Integrators
Museum of Science & Industry,
Manchester
christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk
11 APRIL
PPMA Training
Sales Skills for
Non-Sales People
Marriott Hotel, Manchester
christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk
6 – 18 APRIL
Foodex
NEC, Birmingham
www.foodex.co.uk
16 – 18 APRIL
Pack Expo East
Philadelphia, USA
www.packexpoeast.com
ULMA Packaging
Martin Baldwin
brings 25 years
of experience
in food and
processing kit
to ULMA as its thermoformer
business manager in the UK
and also Ireland.
Rovema UK
Sam Sherman is joining
Rovema as sales
manager and
brings 11 years
of experience
in bagging
machines. Meanwhile, Rick
Bennett joins the engineering
team as an installations engineer.
Samantha Oliver and Nicola Jones have been promoted to the
board as associate directors for two of the Adelphi companies;
Adelphi Masterfil and Adelphi Coldstream. Oliver joined the
company six years ago and has been a key player in the growth
of Adelphi Masterfil while Jones has clocked up 11 years of
service, most recently as group marketing manager and she will
also now look after the process equipment division.
18 APRIL
PPMA Seminar
Machinery Directive/
CE Marking
Hilton Hotel, Northampton
christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk
24 – 25 APRIL
Making
Pharmaceuticals
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
www.makingpharma.com
16 MAY
UKIVA event
Machinery Vision
Conference
MK Arena, Milton Keynes
chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
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Buyers Guide: Ancillary Equipment
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
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AS-i / IO-LINKNETWORKS
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
Advertise: Christine Valdes T E: gb.sales@interroll.com
020 8773 8111 Ewww.interroll.co.uk
chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
CABLES / POWER SUPPLIES
Birmingham, B11 2BH
T: 07780 470457
PILZ Automation Technology
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby,
Northants, NN18 8TJ
Buyers Guide: Processing
T: 01536
Equipment
460766 F: 01536 460866
Baumer
Advertise: Christine Valdes T Limited
33-36 Shrivenham 020 Hundred 8773 Business 8111 Park, E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Baumer Limited
Ancillary Equipment
33-36 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park,
Ancillary Equipment E: sales.uk@baumer.com Advertise: Christine
E: sales@pilz.co.uk
Valdes
www.pilz.co.uk
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T 020 8773 8111 T: E 020 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
8213-2222
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
CARBON REDUCTION
E: miked@powercapacitors.co.uk
www.powercapacitors.co.uk
COLOUR SENSORS
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
Middlesex TW12 2HD
Processing Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
T: 020 8213-2222
E: pbu@goudsmit.eu
Axelent Ltd
Modular Machine Guarding
www.ifm.com/uk
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
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
CONTROL PANELS
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
DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS
HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE
Buyers Guide:
PILZ Automation
Packaging
Technology
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby,
PILZ Machinery
Automation Technology
CONTROL SOFTWARE
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866
Advertise: T: 020 8213-2222 Christine Valdes E: sales@pilz.co.uk T 020 8773 www.pilz.co.uk 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
Processing Equipment
E: sales.uk@baumer.com
Packaging Machinery Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
www.baumer.com
CONVEYORS – BELT
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Advertise: Christine Valdes T Middlesex 020 8773 TW12 2HD 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
CONVEYORS – MOTORISED DRUMS
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
CONVEYORS –ROLLER
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
CYLINDER SENSORS / ENCODERS
Baumer Limited
33-36 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park,
Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TZ
T: +44 1793 783 839
www.baumer.com
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
DATA MATRIX READERS
Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TZ
T: +44 1793 783 839
E: sales.uk@baumer.com
www.baumer.com
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
DESIGN SOFTWARE
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
Northants, NN18 8TJ
DRUM MOTORS
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
ENCODERS
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
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
E: miked@powercapacitors.co.uk
www.powercapacitors.co.uk
Birmingham, B11 2BH
T: 07780 470457
EX-HAZARDOUS AREA EQUIPMENT
Saint-Maurice cedex
Tel : +33 (0) 1 45 11 60 00
E: contact@marechal.com
www.marechal.com
PILZ Automation Technology
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby,
Northants, NN18 8TJ
T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866
FIELDBUS SYSTEMS
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
E: sales@pilz.co.uk www.pilz.co.uk
FILTERS – MAGNETIC
Goudsmit Magnetics Group
Peter Buckley
T: +44 (0)7482 983183
www.goudsmitmagnets.com
FLOW SENSORS
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby,
Northants, NN18 8TJ
E: sales@pilz.co.uk www.pilz.co.uk
INDUCTIVE SENSORS
Baumer Limited
33-36 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park,
Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TZ
T: +44 1793 783 839
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
Schmersal Ltd
Worcestershire, WR14 1GL
T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com
www.schmersal.co.uk
Packaging www.ifm.com/uk Machinery
www.schmersal.net
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
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY SAVING
E: miked@powercapacitors.co.uk
www.powercapacitors.co.uk
Birmingham, B11 2BH
T: 07780 470457
LEVEL SENSORS
Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TZ
T: +44 1793 783 839
E: sales.uk@baumer.com
www.baumer.com
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
LINEAR MOTORS
Quin Systems Ltd
Oaklands Park,
Wokingham, RG41 2FD
T: 0118 977 1077
E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk
MACHINE GUARDING SYSTEMS
Swindon SN5 5FZ
T: 01793 523535
E: sales@axelent.com
www.axelent.com
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
www.ifm.com/uk
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
Schmersal Ltd
Worcestershire, WR14 1GL
T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com
www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net
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
MAGNETIC SENSORS
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
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
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
MAGNETIC SEPARATORS
Goudsmit Magnetics Group
Peter Buckley
T: +44 (0)7482 983183
E: pbu@goudsmit.eu
www.goudsmitmagnets.com
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Ancillary Equipment
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MANUFACTURING EXECUTION/
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Birmingham, B45 8JL
Bytronic
T: +44 (0)1564 793174
E: enquiries@bytronic.com
www.bytronic.com
Goudsmit Magnetics Group
Peter Buckley
T: +44 (0)7482 983183
E: pbu@goudsmit.eu
www.goudsmitmagnets.com
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
Quin Systems Ltd
Oaklands Park,
Wokingham, RG41 2FD
T: 0118 977 1077
E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk
MOTORISED DRUMS
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
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
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS
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
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
PIPEWORK / DUCTING
JACOB (UK) LTD
T: 01694 722841
E: sales@jacob-uk.com
www.jacob-uk.com
T: 01694 722841
E: sales@jacob-uk.com
www.jacob-uk.com
PRESSURE SENSORS
T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com
Processing Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net
Baumer Limited
33-36 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park,
ULTRASONIC SENSORS
Majors Road, Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 8TZ
MOTION CONTROL
T: +44 1793 783 839
E: sales.uk@baumer.com
www.baumer.com
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
Advertise: Christine Valdes T
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
020 T: 8213-2222 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Middlesex TW12 2HD
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
SICK (UK) LTD
Waldkirch House, 39 Hedley Rd,
St Albans, Herts AL1 5BN
PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS Schmersal Ltd
T: Buyers 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 Guide: Packaging Worcestershire, Machinery
WR14 1GL
E: info@sick.co.uk www.sick.co.uk
PILZ Automation Technology
T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby,
Northants, NN18 8TJ
www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net
T
E
T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866
E: sales@pilz.co.uk www.pilz.co.uk
REGISTRATION MARK SCANNERS
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
RESOLVERS
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
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
RFID / DATA MATRIX
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
ROBOT SYSTEMS
Doncaster,Yorkshire DN11 8EW
T: 01302 711056 E: sales@bwcontainersystems.com
www.bwcontainersystems.com
FANUC UK Ltd
Coventry, CV3 4LB
T: 02476 639669
E: marketing@fanuc.eu www.fanuc.eu
SAFETY COMPONENTS
ifm electronic Ltd
Buyers Guide: PNEUMATIC Processing CONTROL EQUIPMENT Equipment
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
PILZ Automation Technology
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
METAL DETECTION
JACOB (UK) LTD
Pilz House, Little Colliers Field, Corby,
www.ifm.com/uk
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Northants, NN18 8TJ
T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866
E: sales@pilz.co.uk www.pilz.co.uk
Schmersal Ltd
Worcestershire, WR14 1GL
SAFETY LIGHT CURTAINS
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
Advertise: Christine Valdes 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
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
Packaging Machinery Advertise: Christine SENSORS Valdes FOR AUTOMATION T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
VALVES
PHOTOCELLS /
SICK (UK) LTD
Balluff Ltd
Waldkirch House, 39 Hedley Rd,
Cheshire, CW9 7UA
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT
St Albans, Herts AL1 5BN
T: 01606 812 777
T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767
E: sales@balluff.co.uk www.balluff.co.uk
E: info@sick.co.uk www.sick.co.uk
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
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
SERVO CONTROL SYSTEMS
Quin Systems Ltd
Oaklands Park,
Wokingham, RG41 2FD
T: 0118 977 1077
E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk
TACHOS
TEMPERATURE SENSORS
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
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
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
Processing Equipment
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
VALVE FEEDBACK
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
Gemu Valves Ltd
T: 01925 824044
E: customer.support@gemu.co.uk
www.gemu.co.uk
Packaging Machinery
VIBRATION MONITORING
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
VISION SENSORS
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
ifm electronic Ltd
Oldfield Road, Hampton,
Middlesex TW12 2HD
T: 020 8213-2222
E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com
www.ifm.com/uk
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
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
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
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
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
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING:
3D PRINTING
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
ADHESIVES
Advertise: Winkworth Christine Valdes T 020 Reiser 8773 UK Ltd8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.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
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Advertise:
E: sales@jacob-uk.com
Winkworth
Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
www.jacob-uk.com
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
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
BLENDING
Morton Mixers
T: 0845 277 0939
E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk
www.morton-mixers.co.uk
T: +44 (0)1260 272894
E: sales@jrboone.com
www.jrboone.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Silverson Machines Ltd
Waterside, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 1PQ
T: 01494 786331
E: sales@silverson.co.uk
www.silverson.co.uk
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
BOWL CHOPPER
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
BREAKFAST CEREAL
PROCESS EQUIPMENT
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
Winkworth
Advertise: Christine Valdes T Winkworth
020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
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
The Industrial Cleaning
Equipment Company
T: 01543 449259 E: info@ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
www.ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
JACOB (UK) LTD
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
Riley
Automation Ltd
Foresters Business Park,
Sinfin Lane, Derby, DE23 8AG
T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855
E: sales@rileyautomation.com www.rileyautomation.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
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
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
CONFECTIONERY PROCESS
EQUIPMENT
AMP Rose T
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
T: +44 (0)1260 272894
E: sales@jrboone.com
www.jrboone.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
CONVEYORS
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Grote International
Wrexham, LL13 7YP
www.grotecompany.com
E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com
T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
piab
Oaks Ind. Est., Festival Drive,
Loughborough, LE11 5XN
T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011
E: info-uk@piab.com www.piab.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CONVEYORS - UV
JenAct
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: jenact@jenton.co.uk
www.jenact.co.uk
COOKING KETTLES
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
COSMETIC & TOILETRY
PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
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
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
Processing Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Buyers Guide: Packaging Machinery
FlexLink Systems Limited
Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN
T: E 01908 327200
E: info.uk@flexlink.com
www.flexlink.com
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
Processing Equipment
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
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
DEPOSITORS LIQUIDS/SOLIDS
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
Grote International
Wrexham, LL13 7YP
www.grotecompany.com
E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com
T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255
Packaging Machinery Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Karmelle Ltd
Unit E 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
Packaging Machinery
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
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
Steck Depositors Limited
Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3LF
T: +44 (0) 1293 873439
E: sales@steckdepositors.com
www.steckdepositors.com
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
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
DRUM FILLING
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
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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
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
T: 01935 483900
Advertise: Winkworth Christine Valdes E: info.npu@netzsch.com T 020 8773 www.netzsch.com
8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
FILLING MACHINES: LIQUID
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
Karmelle Ltd
Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate,
Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR
T: 01484 533356
E: Karmelle@gmail.com www.karmelle.com
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
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
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
FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
Grote International
Wrexham, LL13 7YP
www.grotecompany.com
E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com
T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Morton Mixers
T: 0845 277 0939
E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk
www.morton-mixers.co.uk
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
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
Schmersal Ltd
Worcestershire, WR14 1GL
T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com
www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT (HPP)
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
HOMOGENISATION
Silverson Machines Ltd
Waterside, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 1PQ
T: 01494 786331
E: sales@silverson.co.uk
www.silverson.co.uk
MEAT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com E www.netzsch.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
MECHANISATION –UNPACKED
MECHANICAL HANDLING
PROCESS AREA
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
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
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
MIXING MACHINES
Morton Mixers
T: 0845 277 0939
E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk
www.morton-mixers.co.uk
T: +44 (0)1260 272894
E: sales@jrboone.com
www.jrboone.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Silverson Machines Ltd
Waterside, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 1PQ
T: 01494 786331
E: sales@silverson.co.uk
www.silverson.co.uk
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
MIXING VESSELS
Krones UK Ltd
Westregen House,
Great Bank Road, Wingates Industrial Park,
Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3XB
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 T: 01942 8773 8450008111 F: 01942 E845091
chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
T: 01444 472300
EXTRUSION
E: sales@krones.co.uk www.krones.com
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
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
Morton Mixers
T: 0845 277 0939
E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk
www.morton-mixers.co.uk
Buyers Guide: Packaging Machinery
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
PASTA COOKERS
Winkworth
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
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
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
Coperion K-Tron GB
4 Acorn Business Park, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1AS
T: 0161 209 4810
E: ckb@coperionktron.com
www@coperionktron.com
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
PILOT PLANT
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
PIZZA EQUIPMENT
Grote International
Wrexham, LL13 7YP
www.grotecompany.com
E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com
T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255
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
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
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
PUMPS
Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2QL
T: 01372 737300 E: sales.LN@leybold.com
www.leybold.com
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
PUMPS VACUUM
piab
Oaks Ind. Est., Festival Drive,
Loughborough, LE11 5XN
T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011
E: info-uk@piab.com www.piab.com
SANDWICH PREPARATION
EQUIPMENT
Grote International
Wrexham, LL13 7YP
www.grotecompany.com
E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com
T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk Reiser UK Ltd
Packaging Machinery Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 Maidstone E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Road, Kingston,
Winkworth
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
PASTEURISERS
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
Processing Equipment
SAUSAGE PRODUCTION
EQUIPMENT
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Packaging Machinery
SLICING & DICING
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
Grote International
Wrexham, LL13 7YP
www.grotecompany.com
E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com
T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
SMOKE GENERATORS
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
SMOKE OVENS
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
SNACK PROCESS EQUIPMENT
Baker Perkins Ltd
Manor Drive,
Peterborough, PE4 7AP T: +44 1733 283000
E: bpltd@bakerperkins.com
www.bakerperkins.com
Morton Mixers
T: 0845 277 0939
E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk
www.morton-mixers.co.uk
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
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Ancillary Equipment STERILISING TUNNELSAdvertise: Christine VACUUM Valdes PROCESS TVESSELS
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Marchesini UK Ltd
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Packaging Machinery
Unit M3 & 4, Cherrycourt Way,
SORTING EQUIPMENT
Advertise: Christine Valdes 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
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
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
SPICE & HERB STERILISATION
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Winkworth
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
The Industrial Cleaning
Equipment Company
T: 01543 449259 E: info@ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
www.ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
JenAct
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: jenact@jenton.co.uk
www.jenact.co.uk
TMG Marchesini UK Ltd
Unit M3 & 4, Cherrycourt Way,
Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 4UH
T: 01525
T
216201 F: 01525 216200
E
E: sales@marchesini.co.uk www.marchesini.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
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 E
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
T: +44 (0)1260 272894
E: sales@jrboone.com
www.jrboone.com
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Morton Mixers
T: 0845 277 0939
E: info@morton-mixers.co.uk
www.morton-mixers.co.uk
Winkworth
Jenton International Ltd
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: sales@jenton.co.uk
www.jenton.co.uk
Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
WASHING EQUIPMENT
The Industrial Cleaning
Equipment Company
T: 01543 449259 E: info@ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
www.ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 4UH
T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200
E: sales@marchesini.co.uk www.marchesini.com
WASHING/STERILISING EQUIPMENT
The Industrial Cleaning
Equipment Company
T: 01543 449259 E: info@ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
www.ecoblastsupplies.co.uk
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
X-RAY INSPECTION
T: 01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk www.mixer.co.uk
Ishida Europe Ltd
Dewsbury Processing WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047 Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
VISCOSITY CONTROL
Kettles Wood Drive,
Woodgate Business Park, Birmingham B32 3DB
T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666
E: info@ishidaeurope.com www.ishidaeurope.com
ADHESIVES
Integrated Glueing Technology
INTEGRATED GLUEING TECHNOLOGY
Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6TT
T: 01225 783456
E: general@igluetech.co.uk www.igluetech.co.uk
ADHESIVE APPLICATORS
Integrated Glueing Technology
INTEGRATED GLUEING TECHNOLOGY
Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6TT
T: 01225 783456
E: general@igluetech.co.uk www.igluetech.co.uk
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
Valco Melton UK
Hortonwood 32,
Telford TF1 7YN
T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945
E: ask@valcomelton.com www.valcomelton.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
W H Leary, Robatech
Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SW
T: 01268 490035
E: post@whleary.co.uk
www.whleary.co.uk
AEROSOL & SPRAY 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
AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES
Ocme UK Ltd
King John Hse, Kingsclere Park,
Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 4SW
T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936
E: sales.uk@ocme.com www.ocme.com
BAGGING EQUIPMENT
AMP Rose
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
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
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Coperion K-Tron GB
4 Acorn Business Park, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1AS
T: 0161 209 4810
E: ckb@coperionktron.com
www@coperionktron.com
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.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
E: sales@gic.uk.net www.gic.uk.net
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
Line Equipment Ltd
Nottingham, NG16 3SU
T: 01773 717007
E: enquiries@lineequipment.co.uk
www.lineequipment.co.uk
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
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2 Pilgrim Way, Stanningley,
Leeds LS28 6LU
PFM Packaging T: Machinery 0113 239 3401 Ltd
E: sales@pfmuk.com
www.pfmuk.com
T
105 Newdigate Road, Nottingham, NG16 1HN
T: 0115 875 9846
E: contact@raupack.co.uk www.raupack.co.uk
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.com
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
BAG PALLETISERS
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.co.uk
www.fischbein.com/eastern
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
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
Processing Equipment
Sparc Systems Ltd
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP
T: 01684 310000
E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk
www.sparc-systems.co.uk
BAG SEALERS
Audion Swissvac UK
18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN
T: 01753 546777
E: info@audionelektro.co.uk
www.audionelektro.co.uk
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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
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.co.uk
www.fischbein.com/eastern
Packaging Machinery
Jenton International Ltd
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: sales@jenton.co.uk
www.jenton.co.uk
RM Sealers Ltd
Valley Farm, Dagnall, Herts HP4 1QR
T: 01442 843387
E: enquiries@rmsealers.co.uk
www.rmsealers.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
Jenton International Ltd
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: sales@jenton.co.uk
www.jenton.co.uk
Packaging Aids Ltd
1 Lords Way,
Basildon, Essex
SS13 1TN
T: 01268 885885
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E: sales@packerproducts.co.uk
www.packerproducts.co.uk
Sollas UK Ltd
Hampshire RG28 7BB
T: 01256 896930
E: sales@sollasuk.com www.sollas.com
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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
BAR CODE READER
VERIFICATION-OCR
Birmingham, B45 8JL
Bytronic
T: +44 (0)1564 793174
E: enquiries@bytronic.com
www.bytronic.com
www.logopak.co.uk
T: 01904 692333
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
BAR CODE SYSTEMS
Acrovision
Hertfordshire, AL3 8JP
T: 0845 337 0250
E: info@acrovision.co.uk
www.acrovision.co.uk
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: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Cobalt Systems Ltd
Cobalt House, Arden Square,
Electra Way, Crewe, CW1 6HA
T: 01270 539800
E: sales@cobaltis.co.uk www.cobaltis.co.uk
Industrial Labelling Systems Ltd
D4 Brookside Business Park, Manchester M24 1GS
T: 0161 655 4846
E: sales@ilsystems.co.uk
www.ilsystems.co.uk
St. Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 8EP
T: 01480 408500
E: mail@leuze.co.uk www.leuze.co.uk
www.logopak.co.uk
T: 01904 692333
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
BESPOKE MACHINE BUILDER
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
BLISTER PACKERS
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
Dividella AG
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
T: 01753 754865
www.dividella.com
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
T: 01753 754865 E: info@uk.medipak.systems.com
www.medipak-systems.com
Mediseal GmbH
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
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
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
BLOW MOULDING
PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP
T: 01235 537222
E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com
BOX MAKING MACHINERY
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
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
Multipond Limited
Genoa Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1NY
T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487
E: info@multipond.co.uk www.multipond.com
CAPPERS
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
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
Cap Coder Ltd
Monument Business Park,
Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7RW
T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292
E: sales@capcoder.com www.capcoder.com
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Karmelle Ltd
Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate,
Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR
T: 01484 533356
E: Karmelle@gmail.com www.karmelle.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
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
PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP
T: 01235 537222
E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com
Shemesh Automation UK
Berkeley Square, Mayfair,
London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004
E: SA@shemeshautomation.com
www.shemeshautomation.com
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
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
CARTONING SYSTEMS
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
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
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
T: 01753 754865
www.dividella.com
ETPACK SPRINTER UK LTD
NEWBURY, BERKS, RG14 5SJ
T: 01635 905090
E: dianne@et-pack.com
www.et-pack.com
Integrated Glueing Technology
INTEGRATED GLUEING TECHNOLOGY
Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6TT
T: 01225 783456
E: general@igluetech.co.uk www.igluetech.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
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
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
T: 01753 754865 E: info@uk.medipak.systems.com
www.medipak-systems.com
Mediseal GmbH
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
T: 01753 754865
www.mediseal.de
Norden (UK) Ltd
2 Tanners Drive, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN
T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683
E: enquiries@norden.co.uk
www.nordenmachinery.se
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
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
105 Newdigate Road, Nottingham, NG16 1HN
T: 0115 875 9846
E: contact@raupack.co.uk www.raupack.co.uk
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.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
PACKAGING MACHINERY SPECIALISTS
T: 01420 542505 E: info@springvaleltd.co.uk
www.springvaleltd.co.uk
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
CASE ERECTING/FILLING SEALING
Aetna UK Limited
Oakley, Bedford,
MK43 7TA
T: 01234 825050
E: sales@aetna.co.uk www.aetna.co.uk
T: +31 (0)348 410 999 E: sales@blueprintautomation.nl
www.blueprintautomation.com
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
Endoline Machinery Ltd
Biggleswade, SG18 8QB
T: 01767 316422
E: sales@endoline-automation.com
www.endoline-automation.com
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Gordian Strapping Ltd
Brunel Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XX
T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410
E: sales@gordianstrapping.com
www.gordianstrapping.com
Jacob White Packaging Ltd
Riverside Way, Dartford, Kent DA1 5BY
T: 01322 272531 F: 01322 270692
E: enquiries@jacobwhite.com
www.jacobwhite.com
Anson Way, Ellough,
Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 713777
E: info@linkxpackaging.com
www.linkxpackaging.com
Paramount
Packaging Systems
T: 01252 815252
E: fuji@paramount-packaging.co.uk
www.paramount-packaging.co.uk
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
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
Quin Systems Ltd
Oaklands Park,
Wokingham, RG41 2FD
T: 0118 977 1077
E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk
SCM Handling Ltd
Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3RU
T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806
E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
4 Excalibur Halls, Anson
Way, Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 717818
E: info@siat.co.uk
www.siat.co.uk
Woodward Avenue, Yate, Bristol BS37 5AP
T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871
E: machine.sales@smurfitkappa.co.uk
www.machinesystems.co.uk
SOCO SYSTEM
Tekpak Automation Ltd (UK)
T: +44 (0)113 3505694
E: sales@tekpak.co.uk
www.tekpak.co.uk
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
CASE LINING/FILLING/CLOSING
T: +31 (0)348 410 999 E: sales@blueprintautomation.nl
www.blueprintautomation.com
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Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CASE PACKERS AUTOMATIC
T: +31 (0)348 410 999 E: sales@blueprintautomation.nl
www.blueprintautomation.com
Doncaster,Yorkshire DN11 8EW
T: 01302 711056 E: sales@bwcontainersystems.com
www.bwcontainersystems.com
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
Endoline Machinery Ltd
Biggleswade, SG18 8QB
T: 01767 316422
E: sales@endoline-automation.com
www.endoline-automation.com
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Gordian Strapping Ltd
Brunel Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XX
T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410
E: sales@gordianstrapping.com
www.gordianstrapping.com
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Anson Way, Ellough,
Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 713777
E: info@linkxpackaging.com
www.linkxpackaging.com
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
Quin Systems Ltd
Oaklands Park,
Wokingham, RG41 2FD
T: 0118 977 1077
E: sales@quin.co.uk www.quin.co.uk
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.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CASE TAPING/STRAPPING/GLUING
Aetna UK Limited
Oakley, Bedford,
MK43 7TA
T: 01234 825050
E: sales@aetna.co.uk www.aetna.co.uk
Endoline Machinery Ltd
Biggleswade, SG18 8QB
T: 01767 316422
E: sales@endoline-automation.com
www.endoline-automation.com
Gordian Strapping Ltd
Brunel Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XX
T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410
E: sales@gordianstrapping.com
www.gordianstrapping.com
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
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
4 Excalibur Halls, Anson
Way, Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 717818
E: info@siat.co.uk
www.siat.co.uk
Woodward Avenue, Yate, Bristol BS37 5AP
T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871
E: machine.sales@smurfitkappa.co.uk
www.machinesystems.co.uk
CENTRIFUGAL BOWL FEEDERS
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
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CHECKWEIGHER METAL
DETECTOR COMBI UNITS
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Sparc Systems Ltd
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP
T: 01684 310000
E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk
www.sparc-systems.co.uk
CHECKWEIGHERS
Anritsu Infivis Ltd
200 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LU
T: +44(0)1582 433227
E: ais-europe@anritsu.com
www.anritsu.com
Sparc Systems Ltd
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP
T: 01684 310000
E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk
www.sparc-systems.co.uk
Yamato
Leeds, LS12 6HH
T: 0113 322 1546
E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk
www.yamatoscale.co.uk
CODING & MARKING
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
Allen Coding
Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way,
Arlington Business Park, Stevenage,
Herts, SG1 2FP
T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771
E: info@allencoding.co.uk 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
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Cap Coder Ltd
Monument Business Park,
Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7RW
T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292
E: sales@capcoder.com www.capcoder.com
Domino UK Ltd
Bar Hill, Cambridge
CB23 8TU
T: 01954 782551 E: enquiries@domino-uk.com
www.domino-uk.com
Industrial Labelling Systems Ltd
D4 Brookside Business Park, Manchester M24 1GS
T: 0161 655 4846
E: sales@ilsystems.co.uk
www.ilsystems.co.uk
Linx Printing
Technologies Ltd
St. Ives, PE27 5JL
T: 01480 302661
E: uksales@linx.co.uk www.linx.co.uk
Open Date Equipment Ltd
Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4DG
T: 020 8655 4999
E: sales@opendate.co.uk
www.opendate.co.uk
www.logopak.co.uk
T: 01904 692333
T: 01962 761761 E: sales@printsafe.co.uk
www.printsafe.co.uk
COLLATING EQUIPMENT
CME Ltd
Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, TA20 3NL
T: 01460 269500
E: cme@cme-ltd.com
www.cme-ltd.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CONFECTIONERY WRAPPING
MACHINES
AMP Rose
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
CME Ltd
Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, TA20 3NL
T: 01460 269500
E: cme@cme-ltd.com
www.cme-ltd.com
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Paramount
Packaging Systems
T: 01252 815252
E: fuji@paramount-packaging.co.uk
www.paramount-packaging.co.uk
CONTRACT LABELLING
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
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
CONVERGERS
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Jenton Ariana
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: sales@jenton.co.uk
www.jentonariana.co.uk
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
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CONVEYORS
Advance Automated Systems Ltd
T: 01325 328930
E: sales@advance-as.co.uk
www.advanceconveyors.co.uk
4 Excalibur Halls, Anson
Way, Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 717818
E: info@siat.co.uk
www.siat.co.uk
Woodward Avenue, Yate, Bristol BS37 5AP
T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871
E: machine.sales@smurfitkappa.co.uk
www.machinesystems.co.uk
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
CODING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
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
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Tekpak Automation Ltd (UK)
T: +44 (0)113 3505694
E: sales@tekpak.co.uk
www.tekpak.co.uk
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
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
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
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Doncaster,Yorkshire DN11 8EW
T: 01302 711056 E: sales@bwcontainersystems.com
www.bwcontainersystems.com
Astec Conveyors
Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DH
T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444
E: Sales@Astecconveyors.com
www.astecconveyors.com
Riley
Automation Ltd
Foresters Business Park,
Sinfin Lane, Derby, DE23 8AG
T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855
E: sales@rileyautomation.com www.rileyautomation.com
Schmersal Ltd
Worcestershire, WR14 1GL
T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com
www.schmersal.co.uk www.schmersal.net
Cap Coder Ltd
Monument Business Park,
Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7RW
T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292
E: sales@capcoder.com www.capcoder.com
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
SCM Handling Ltd
Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3RU
T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806
E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Colwall Conveyor Systems Ltd
Walsall, West Midlands WS2 7NL
T: 01922 405355
E: sales@colwallconveyors.co.uk
www.colwallconveyors.co.uk
Endoline Machinery Ltd
Biggleswade, SG18 8QB
T: 01767 316422
E: sales@endoline-automation.com
www.endoline-automation.com
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.co.uk
www.fischbein.com/eastern
FlexLink Systems Limited
Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN
T: 01908 327200
E: info.uk@flexlink.com
www.flexlink.com
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
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
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
piab
Oaks Ind. Est., Festival Drive,
Loughborough, LE11 5XN
T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011
E: info-uk@piab.com www.piab.com
SCM Handling Ltd
Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3RU
T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806
E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
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
CONVEYORS (AIR)
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
CONVEYORS – MOTORISED DRUMS
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
CONVEYORS – PALLET
Alvey Systems & Services Ltd
T: +44 7785 368 074
+44 1384 210 278
E: info@alvey.eu
www.alvey.eu
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
CONVEYORS – POWERED ROLLER
Astec Conveyors
Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DH
T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444
E: Sales@Astecconveyors.com
www.astecconveyors.com
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Interroll Ltd
Orion Way, Kettering,
Northants, NN15 6NL
T: 01536 312770
E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
CORRUGATED CASE MAKING
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
105 Newdigate Road, Nottingham, NG16 1HN
T: 0115 875 9846
E: contact@raupack.co.uk www.raupack.co.uk
Sparc Systems Ltd
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP
T: 01684 310000
E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk
www.sparc-systems.co.uk
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
COUNTING/PACKAGING
HARDWARE COMPONENTS
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
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
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
CRIMPING 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
DEBLISTERING MACHINES
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
DEPALLETISERS
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
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
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Novopac (UK) Ltd
5 Sandwich Road, Worthing,
West Sussex BN11 5NT
T: 01903 249113
E: novopac.uk@gmail.com www.novopacuk.ltd.uk
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
SCM Handling Ltd
Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3RU
T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806
E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
ELEVATORS
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
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
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
Riley
Automation Ltd
Foresters Business Park,
Sinfin Lane, Derby, DE23 8AG
T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855
E: sales@rileyautomation.com www.rileyautomation.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
END OF LINE BAGGING MACHINES
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
FFS HORIZONTAL
(FLOWWRAPPERS)
AMP Rose
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
Audion Swissvac UK
18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN
T: 01753 546777
E: info@audionelektro.co.uk
www.audionelektro.co.uk
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
ILPRA UK
Swindon, Wilts. SN3 4AG
T: 01793 832020
E: reception.uk@ilpra.com
www.ilpra.co.uk
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
Paramount
Packaging Systems
T: 01252 815252
E: fuji@paramount-packaging.co.uk
www.paramount-packaging.co.uk
2 Pilgrim Way, Stanningley,
Leeds LS28 6LU
PFM Packaging T: Machinery 0113 239 3401 Ltd
E: sales@pfmuk.com
www.pfmuk.com
FFS THERMO
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
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
FFS VERTICAL
AMP Rose
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
Audion Swissvac UK
18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN
T: 01753 546777
E: info@audionelektro.co.uk
www.audionelektro.co.uk
Coperion K-Tron GB
4 Acorn Business Park, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1AS
T: 0161 209 4810
E: ckb@coperionktron.com
www@coperionktron.com
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The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
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
E: sales@gic.uk.net www.gic.uk.net
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
Line Equipment Ltd
Nottingham, NG16 3SU
T: 01773 717007
E: enquiries@lineequipment.co.uk
www.lineequipment.co.uk
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.com
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
FILLING: ASEPTIC
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP
T: 01235 537222
E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com
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
FILLING: BAG/SACK
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
A.T. Sack Fillers
12 Biggin Lane, Ramsey, Cambs PE26 1NB
T: 01487 711114 E: enquiries@atsackfillers.co.uk
www.atsackfillers.co.uk
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.co.uk
www.fischbein.com/eastern
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
Line Equipment Ltd
Nottingham, NG16 3SU
T: 01773 717007
E: enquiries@lineequipment.co.uk
www.lineequipment.co.uk
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
FILLING: CAPSULE
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
Evolution BPS
T: 01721 724296
E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk
www.evolutionbps.co.uk
FILLING: COSMETIC 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
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Norden (UK) Ltd
2 Tanners Drive, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN
T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683
E: enquiries@norden.co.uk
www.nordenmachinery.se
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
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
PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP
T: 01235 537222
E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com
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
FILLING: DRUM & IBC
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Karmelle Ltd
Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate,
Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR
T: 01484 533356
E: Karmelle@gmail.com www.karmelle.com
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.com
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
PACKAGING MACHINERY SPECIALISTS
T: 01420 542505 E: info@springvaleltd.co.uk
www.springvaleltd.co.uk
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
FILLING: GRANULES
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
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
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
FILLING: LIQUID
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
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
Doncaster,Yorkshire DN11 8EW
T: 01302 711056 E: sales@bwcontainersystems.com
www.bwcontainersystems.com
Cap Coder Ltd
Monument Business Park,
Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7RW
T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292
E: sales@capcoder.com www.capcoder.com
Evolution BPS
T: 01721 724296
E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk
www.evolutionbps.co.uk
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Karmelle Ltd
Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate,
Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR
T: 01484 533356
E: Karmelle@gmail.com www.karmelle.com
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
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
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.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
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
PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP
T: 01235 537222
E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com
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
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
FILLING: MOLTEN
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.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
FILLING: PASTE
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
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
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd
Dorchester, Dorset,
DT2 0LL
T: 01935 483900
E: info.npu@netzsch.com www.netzsch.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
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
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
FILLING: PHARMACEUTICAL
Adelphi Group
Mill Green Road, Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 1XQ
T: 01444 472300
W: www.adelphi.uk.com
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
Cap Coder Ltd
Monument Business Park,
Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7RW
T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292
E: sales@capcoder.com www.capcoder.com
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Norden (UK) Ltd
2 Tanners Drive, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN
T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683
E: enquiries@norden.co.uk
www.nordenmachinery.se
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
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
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
Shemesh Automation UK
Berkeley Square, Mayfair,
London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004
E: SA@shemeshautomation.com
www.shemeshautomation.com
105 Newdigate Road, Nottingham, NG16 1HN
T: 0115 875 9846
E: contact@raupack.co.uk www.raupack.co.uk
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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
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
FILLING: POWDER
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
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
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
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.com
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
FILLING: SOLIDS
Holmach Ltd
The Dingle, Pilsgate,
Stamford, Lincs PE9 3HW
T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098
E: sales@holmach.co.uk www.holmach.co.uk
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
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
MULTI-FILL Inc. T: +1 801 280 1570
multifill multifil
E: sales@multi-fill.com
www.multi-fill.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
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
FILLING: WEIGH
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
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Multipond Limited
Genoa Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1NY
T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487
E: info@multipond.co.uk www.multipond.com
PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP
T: 01235 537222
E: info@serac-uk.com www.serac-group.com
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
STATEC BINDER GmbH
Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf,
Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0
E: office@statec-binder.com
www.statec-binder.com
HEAT SEALERS
Audion Swissvac UK
18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN
T: 01753 546777
E: info@audionelektro.co.uk
www.audionelektro.co.uk
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.co.uk
www.fischbein.com/eastern
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
MPE UK LIMITED
Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire SK23 7DQ
T: +44 1663 732 700
E: mark@mpe-uk.com
www.mpe-uk.com
Packaging Aids Ltd
1 Lords Way,
Basildon, Essex
SS13 1TN
T: 01268 885885
E: sales@packerproducts.co.uk
www.packerproducts.co.uk
RM Sealers Ltd
Valley Farm, Dagnall, Herts HP4 1QR
T: 01442 843387
E: enquiries@rmsealers.co.uk
www.rmsealers.co.uk
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
Shemesh Automation UK
Berkeley Square, Mayfair,
London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004
E: SA@shemeshautomation.com
www.shemeshautomation.com
HOT FOIL PRINTERS
Allen Coding
Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way,
Arlington Business Park, Stevenage,
Herts, SG1 2FP
T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771
E: info@allencoding.co.uk www.allencoding.com
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Open Date Equipment Ltd
Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4DG
T: 020 8655 4999
E: sales@opendate.co.uk
www.opendate.co.uk
HOT MELT APPLICATION
EQUIPMENT
W H Leary, Robatech
Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SW
T: 01268 490035
E: post@whleary.co.uk
www.whleary.co.uk
Packaging Aids Ltd
1 Lords Way,
Basildon, Essex
SS13 1TN
T: 01268 885885
INDUCTION CAP SEALING
E: sales@packerproducts.co.uk
www.packerproducts.co.uk
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
INK JET CODERS
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
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
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
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
INK JET PRINTERS
Allen Coding
Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way,
Arlington Business Park, Stevenage,
Herts, SG1 2FP
T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771
E: info@allencoding.co.uk 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
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
FischbeinSaxon Ltd
T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877
E: sales@fischbeinsaxon.co.uk
www.fischbein.com/eastern
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
INSPECTION SYSTEMS
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
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
Evolution BPS
T: 01721 724296
E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk
www.evolutionbps.co.uk
Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd
Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH
T: 01295 256266
E: Sales-UK@fortresstechnology.com
www.fortresstechnology.co.uk
Körber Medipak Systems UK
Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE
T: 01753 754865 E: info@uk.medipak.systems.com
www.medipak-systems.com
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
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
Scorpion Vision Ltd
Lymington, Hampshire SO41 0ED
T: 01590 679333
E: sales@scorpionvision.co.uk
www.scorpionvision.co.uk
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
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
Sparc Systems Ltd
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP
T: 01684 310000
E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk
www.sparc-systems.co.uk
Valco Melton UK
Hortonwood 32,
Telford TF1 7YN
T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945
E: ask@valcomelton.com www.valcomelton.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
L-BAR SEALERS MANUAL/AUTO
Audion Swissvac UK
18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN
T: 01753 546777
E: info@audionelektro.co.uk
www.audionelektro.co.uk
LABEL INSPECTION
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
Domino UK Ltd
Bar Hill, Cambridge
CB23 8TU
T: 01954 782551 E: enquiries@domino-uk.com
www.domino-uk.com
Jenton Dimaco
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: sales@jenton.co.uk
www.dimaco.co.uk
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
Sparc Systems Ltd
Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP
T: 01684 310000
E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk
www.sparc-systems.co.uk
LABEL PRINTERS
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
Allen Coding
Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way,
Arlington Business Park, Stevenage,
Herts, SG1 2FP
T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771
E: info@allencoding.co.uk www.allencoding.com
QuickLabel AstroNova
Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3RT
T: 01628 668836
E: info@QuickLabel.co.uk www.QuickLabel.co.uk
Atlantic Zeiser Ltd
53 Central Way, Andover,
Hampshire, SP10 5AN
T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333
E: sales@atlanticzeiserUK.com www.atlanticzeiser.com
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
Industrial Labelling Systems Ltd
D4 Brookside Business Park, Manchester M24 1GS
T: 0161 655 4846
E: sales@ilsystems.co.uk
www.ilsystems.co.uk
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
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LABELLERS
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
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
Allen Coding
Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way,
Arlington Business Park, Stevenage,
Herts, SG1 2FP
T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771
E: info@allencoding.co.uk www.allencoding.com
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
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
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Evolution BPS
T: 01721 724296
E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk
www.evolutionbps.co.uk
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
Industrial Labelling Systems Ltd
D4 Brookside Business Park, Manchester M24 1GS
T: 0161 655 4846
E: sales@ilsystems.co.uk
www.ilsystems.co.uk
Karmelle Ltd
Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate,
Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR
T: 01484 533356
E: Karmelle@gmail.com www.karmelle.com
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
Newman Labelling
Barnet, London, EN5 4DL
T: 020 8440 0044
E: sales@newman.co.uk
www.newman.co.uk
www.logopak.co.uk
T: 01904 692333
T: 01255 553822
E: sales@premierlabellers.co.uk
www.premierlabellers.co.uk
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
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
Sessions UK
1 Redeness Street, York, YO31 7UU
T: 01904 610613
E: enquiry@sessionsuk.com
www.sessionsuk.com
Shemesh Automation UK
Berkeley Square, Mayfair,
London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004
E: SA@shemeshautomation.com
www.shemeshautomation.com
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
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
LABELLING SOFTWARE
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
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
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
LANE DIVIDER/COMBINER
Astec Conveyors
Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DH
T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444
E: Sales@Astecconveyors.com
www.astecconveyors.com
Jenton Ariana
T: +44 (0)1256 892194
E: sales@jenton.co.uk
www.jentonariana.co.uk
T: 01452 728753
E: info@ckf.co.uk
www.ckf.co.uk
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
LASER CODERS
Allen Coding
Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way,
Arlington Business Park, Stevenage,
Herts, SG1 2FP
T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771
E: info@allencoding.co.uk 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
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
LEAK TESTING
T: +31 (0)348 410 999 E: sales@blueprintautomation.nl
www.blueprintautomation.com
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
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
LINEAR VIBRATORS
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
Riley
Automation Ltd
Foresters Business Park,
Sinfin Lane, Derby, DE23 8AG
T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855
E: sales@rileyautomation.com www.rileyautomation.com
LINERLESS LABELLERS
T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609
E: sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk www.labeller.co.uk
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
METAL DETECTION
Anritsu Infivis Ltd
200 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LU
T: +44(0)1582 433227
E: ais-europe@anritsu.com
www.anritsu.com
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd
Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH
T: 01295 256266
E: Sales-UK@fortresstechnology.com
www.fortresstechnology.co.uk
Goudsmit Magnetics Group
Peter Buckley
T: +44 (0)7482 983183
E: pbu@goudsmit.eu
www.goudsmitmagnets.com
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
Mettler-Toledo Safeline
Montford Street, Salford, M50 2XD, UK
T: 0161 848 8636
E: safeline.info@mt.com
www.mt.com/metaldetection
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.co.uk/food
Audion Swissvac UK
18 Victoria Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8AN
T: 01753 546777
E: info@audionelektro.co.uk
www.audionelektro.co.uk
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
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.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
Paramount
Packaging Systems
T: 01252 815252
E: fuji@paramount-packaging.co.uk
www.paramount-packaging.co.uk
2 Pilgrim Way, Stanningley,
Leeds LS28 6LU
PFM Packaging T: Machinery 0113 239 3401 Ltd
E: sales@pfmuk.com
www.pfmuk.com
Reiser UK Ltd
Maidstone Road, Kingston,
Milton Keynes, MK10 0BD
T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400
E: salesuk@reiser.com www.reiser.com
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
MULTIHEAD WEIGHERS
AMP Rose
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
Bizerba (UK) Limited
2-4 Erica Road, Milton Keynes, MK12 6HS
T: 01908 682740
E: info@bizerba.co.uk
www.bizerba.com
The Food Machinery Company Ltd
Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
T: 01634 272345
E: contact@foodmc.com
www.foodmc.co.uk
Ilapak Ltd
Uxbridge, Middlesex
UB8 2YF
T: 020 8797 2000
E: sales@ilapak.co.uk www.ilapak.com
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
Multipond Limited
Genoa Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1NY
T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487
E: info@multipond.co.uk www.multipond.com
2 Pilgrim Way, Stanningley,
Leeds LS28 6LU
PFM Packaging T: Machinery 0113 239 3401 Ltd
E: sales@pfmuk.com
www.pfmuk.com
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
Yamato
Leeds, LS12 6HH
T: 0113 322 1546
E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk
www.yamatoscale.co.uk
MULTIPLE PACKAGING
EQUIPMENT
AMP Rose
Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire, DN21 1QT
T: +44 1427 611 969
E: sales@amp-rose.com www.amp-rose.com
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
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2QL
T: 01372 737300 E: sales.LN@leybold.com
www.leybold.com
ILPRA UK
Swindon, Wilts. SN3 4AG
T: 01793 832020
E: reception.uk@ilpra.com
www.ilpra.co.uk
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
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PALLET SHRINK WRAPPING
MACHINERY
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
SCM Handling Ltd
Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3RU
T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806
E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com
PALLET STRAPPING
MACHINERY
Gordian Strapping Ltd
Brunel Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XX
T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410
E: sales@gordianstrapping.com
www.gordianstrapping.com
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
Anson Way, Ellough,
Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 713777
E: info@linkxpackaging.com
www.linkxpackaging.com
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
Novopac (UK) Ltd
5 Sandwich Road, Worthing,
West Sussex BN11 5NT
T: 01903 249113
E: novopac.uk@gmail.com www.novopacuk.ltd.uk
Ocme UK Ltd
King John Hse, Kingsclere Park,
Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 4SW
T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936
E: sales.uk@ocme.com www.ocme.com
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
KUKA Robotics UK Ltd
Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7LL
T: 0121 505 9970
E: sales@kukarobotics.co.uk
www.kukarobotics.co.uk
Anson Way, Ellough,
Beccles NR34 7TJ
T: 01502 713777
E: info@linkxpackaging.com
www.linkxpackaging.com
Phoenix Handling Solutions
Burnley BB12 6HH
T: 0845 265 7570
E: info@phs-uk.com www.phs-uk.com
SCM Handling Ltd
Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton,
Somerset, TA4 3RU
T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806
E: sales@scmhandling.com www.scmhandling.com
Dewsbury WF13 3LG T: 01924 494047
E: sales@sewtec.co.uk www.sewtec.co.uk
Cobalt Systems Ltd
Cobalt House, Arden Square,
Electra Way, Crewe, CW1 6HA
T: 01270 539800
E: sales@cobaltis.co.uk www.cobaltis.co.uk
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
ICE - Interactive Coding Equipment
Nottingham NG15 0DP
T: 01159 640144
E: enquiries@uk.interactivecoding.com
www.interactivecoding.co.uk
Industrial Labelling Systems Ltd
D4 B