Machinery Update May\June 2018

Issue 3, Volume XXIX, May/June 2018 

The machinery only journal for processing & packaging | www.machineryupdate.co.uk 

What cost plastics? 

As the plastics debate continues to rage, we ask what impact 

this is already having on equipment handling plastics packaging, 

and what the sector is developing for future sustainable benefi t 

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NEW MACHINERY 

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Contents 

7 NEWS 

Learn how machinery makers 

are contributing to the whole 

plastics packaging debate 

14 NEW MACHINERY 

13 pages of new equipment 

28 FOODEX REVIEW 

Four pages of the very latest 

products shown at the NEC 

34 INSTALLATIONS 

Delivering end user benefits 

42 MACH 2018 REVIEW 

New equipment that helps 

to drive industries forward 

44 ANUGA FOODTEC 

REVIEW 

Four pages of the highlights 

seen at this German exhibition 

52 SPECIAL FEATURE 

CHEMICALS 

This feature reports on how 

the latest technology is being 

used to meet the need for 

robustness in the hazardous 

factory conditions in this sector 

56 DRIVES & CONTROLS 

REVIEW 

‘Smart’ manufacturing on show 

42 

REGULAR FEATURES 

50 LABELLING, 

CODING & MARKING 

A CIJ printer is marking frozen 

cakes packed by a German baker 

in film, despite the condensation 

60 COMPONENTS 

The design of new turtle pumps 

delivers savings in the cost and 

complexity of vacuum systems 

for a diverse range of applications 

64 REGULATIONS 

As machinery becomes more 

agile and automated in readiness 

for Industry 4.0, can the current 

Machinery Directive keep up? 

66 WHO WHAT WHERE 

People, events and diary dates 

67 BUYERS’ GUIDES 

Machinery and services 

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PPMA matters 

Plastics debate 

needs to move 

beyond bans 

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Welcome to the latest issue of Machinery Update where, 

amongst our regular sections and four exhibition 

reviews, we include a two page analysis of how the 

plastics debate is impacting our sector (see pages 12-13). 

Plastics are the new enemy, right? Well I don’t fully buy into 

that argument and not just because I spent nearly 20 years in 

the polymer business. No one should defend excess waste and 

environmental contamination, but the mass media and public 

perception of ‘just use less plastics’ is, as we all know, not such 

a black and white argument. At the risk of being beaten by the 

environmentalists, I am going to make a very controversial 

comment: plastic is a marvellous material! 

Polymer technology (which effectively creates all plastics) 

has transformed the lives of virtually everyone on this planet, 

ensuring we have safe medicines and food to name but two 

applications. Our lives would be poorer without plastics, and 

making them the modern-day demon is not a solution. 

It is incumbent on all of us to 

swim against the tide in the 

current emotive plastics debate 

The media’s ‘anti-plastic’ campaign is undoubtedly successful 

– my own daughter recently berating me for drinking plastic 

bottled water, for instance. Hopefully the recently announced 

world-leading UK Plastic Pact (see page 7) will go some way to 

moving the debate beyond calls for an out and out ban. 

However, there is virtually no positive reporting on the 

innovations happening in this area, and the wonderful progress 

being made in research of alternative substrates. For me, the key 

is progressive further R&D on sustainable polymers. 

This however, is not necessarily a quick fix that Joe Public wants. 

So, how does the development of new materials impact machinery 

manufacturers? The answer is simple, in that we need to work with 

the plastics manufacturers to ensure that the wonderful machines we 

build and sell can handle the next generation of plastics materials in 

the same way as they can now. Most sustainable/bio-degradable 

polymers are naturally derived (starches, celluloses, natural 

biopolymers) and these materials are generally more hygroscopic 

than their synthetic counterparts and so they are likely to absorb 

more water. This could maybe lead to a drop in production line 

speeds, which is clearly not desirable for anyone. 

Only by working alongside the plastics manufacturers 

and converters at an early stage can we minimise this risk. n 

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UK businesses make 

world-leading pact to 

stop plastics pollution 

The showroom has a larger range 

Expanded showroom 

offers broader service 

for shrinkwrap clients 

Yorkshire Packaging Systems 

(YPS) has unveiled its new and 

improved showroom to meet 

increased demand for shrink 

wrapping demonstrations. 

The revamped facilities are 

quadruple the size of the previous 

space which allows the company’s 

entire range of equipment to 

be shown in action. These 

range from manual to fully 

automatic specifications from the 

manufacturers it represents such 

as Hugo Beck, Ulma and Mimi. 

Also, any sample shrink films 

required can be taken from the 

nearby warehouse so that any 

demonstration is of a complete 

shrink wrapping solutions for 

the customer-specific packs. 

Unnecessary 

single-use 

plastics 

packaging 

will be a thing 

of the past as 

businesses sign 

up to a world-first 

pact, which aims 

to transform the 

plastics packaging system 

in the UK and keep plastics 

in the economy and out of 

the ocean. 

The UK Plastics Pact, 

launched at the end of April 

by sustainability experts 

WRAP, is a unique 

collaboration which brings 

together businesses from 

across the entire plastics value 

chain with the UK Government 

and NGOs to tackle the scourge 

of plastic waste. 

At time of going to press, 

42 businesses, including 

major food, drink and nonfood 

brands manufacturers 

and retailers right through 

to plastics reprocessors and 

packaging suppliers had 

made their commitment to 

the Pact. These Pact members 

are responsible for over 

80% of the plastics packaging 

on products sold through 

UK supermarkets. In addition, 

15 other organisations have 

also shown their commitment 

to the new Pact. 

This powerful collective 

has committed to hit a series 

of ambitious targets by 2025 

which are outlined further 

on pages 10, 12-13 of this issue, 

along with the details of 

how the machinery sector is 

tackling the issue. 

Yamato’s Kevin Picton with award 

Yamato wins Nestlé 

award for excellent 

supplier quality 

Yamato Scale Dataweigh UK 

won the supplier quality award 

category in the Nestlé Supplier of 

the Year Awards at the beginning 

of the year. The award recognises 

the supplier with the mindset and 

performance that puts quality at 

the forefront and has delivered 

consistent and excellent quality. 

Yamato was rewarded because 

it met best in class quality 

delivery and demonstrated 

a commitment to continuous 

improvement in quality. 

“Over the ten years we 

have worked with Nestlé, our 

commitment has been to deliver 

a consistently high quality 

standard, so we are delighted to 

be recognised in this way,” says 

Andrea Spencer, commercial 

operations manager at Yamato. 

Switch to Robots 

seminar is designed 

for all UK SMEs 

SCHEME HELPS HERMA COMBAT SKILLS SHORTAGE 

Creating in-house resources 

Herma Labelling runs a successful apprenticeship scheme taking on 

young people from West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds and this 

year is no exception. Daniel, Bradley, Reece and Finlay are currently in the 

scheme and will be joined by another this July to work towards Advanced 

level NVQ Engineering qualifications – mechanical and electrical. 

ABB Robotics is holding a 

Switch to Robots seminar on 

Wednesday 13 June which will 

provide a simple, step-by-step 

guide to introducing robot 

automation to the factory floor. 

Being held at ABB’s Milton 

Keynes site, the seminar and 

workshop will explain why 

investing in robots doesn’t 

have to be difficult and is 

designed for all UK SMEs. 

Issues such as specifying, 

installing and operating robots 

will be covered, and there is 

also a hands-on session in 

ABB’s training centre. 

To book a place, call 01908 

350300, reference: ‘Switch to 

robots seminar – June’. 

New food processing hub opens 

New site delivers 

kit for vegetables 

tna has officially opened its new 

manufacturing facility in the 

Netherlands to further its food 

processing equipment offer 

for the potato and vegetable 

processing industries. With a 

total area of 3,600sq m, the 

facility will allow the company to 

increase its production capacity 

to meet customer needs.

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News 

A Queen’s Award for Enterprise 

for tray sealing firm in 20th year 

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Largest manufacturer of stretch 

wrapping equipment in the world 

UK aftersales spares and service support provided. 

Tray sealing specialist 

Proseal UK has marked 

its 20th anniversary 

year by winning a Queen’s 

Award for Enterprise in the 

category of International 

Trade. The company received 

the honour in recognition of 

its outstanding continuous 

growth over the last six years. 

The award comes after 

a period in which Proseal 

achieved strong sales in both 

its home and export markets, 

creating many new jobs in 

the process that have increased 

the number of employees to 

over 300 in the UK and nearly 

400 worldwide. 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

This growth has culminated, 

in the last year, with the 

company’s best ever 

performance in world-wide 

trade. The Proseal USA and 

Proseal Australia subsidiary 

businesses along with a 

growing network of thirteen 

global distributors have 

helped it gain 52% of sales 

in export markets last year. 

The company also enjoys 

strong business in mainland 

European countries, and has 

developed new markets in 

Southeast Asia, China, 

Turkey, North Africa, South 

Africa and South America. 

“We’re honoured and 

delighted to have received 

the Queen’s Award for 

International Trade – and the 

fact that it comes during our 

20th anniversary year makes 

it all the sweeter,” says Steve 

Malone, Proseal’s director, 

who together with Robert 

Hargreaves founded 

the company in 1998. 

“Early on we identified that 

expanding our presence 

overseas would be critical 

to our continued growth 

and the award is testament 

to this strategy,” he tells 

Machinery Update.

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Sales performance helps 

30th birthday celebration 

Students working on the tasks 

Eco-themed STEM 

projects have chosen 

mentors from industry 

Industry and education came 

together at the launch of the 

Go4SET 10-week project held at 

the National Oceanography Centre 

(NOC) in Southampton in April. 

Education and skills manager 

at the PPMA Danny Reed is 

mentoring a team of Year 8/9 

girls from the Portsmouth 

Academy who are taking on the 

challenge of designing a new 

eco-friendly factory. In operation, 

this factory must use new, 

sustainable and environmentally 

friendly ways to create the energy 

it needs to run. 

As well as being introduced to 

their project managers, the 

12 school teams from Hampshire 

and Dorset also completed a 

task to get them thinking about 

working as a team and also 

planning. They also had a chance 

to tour the NOC. 

Atwell Labellers is 

celebrating its 30th 

birthday this year with a 

record sales performance that 

sees its turnover approaching 

£2.5 million. 

Indeed, in the month of 

October last year, the company 

invoiced more than it did in the 

first six months of 2005, the 

year David Charlesworth and 

his wife bought the business 

from founder, Simon Atwell. 

Charlesworth puts the 

success down to the quality 

of its labelling machinery, 

the support that its contract 

labelling business provides to 

The PPMA and Lenze have 

teamed up to organise a 

breakfast meeting at Lenze’s 

Bedford site on Thursday 

14 June (9am - 11am) to 

discuss the OMAC – PackML 

standard, its history, how and 

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customers and the flexibility 

that is offered by a small, 

dedicated team. 

The company supplies a 

range of labelling equipment 

to manufacturers across many 

markets and in 2015, Atwell set 

up a dedicated unit situated 

next door to its current premises 

to offer contract labelling 

Flexibility has 

proved crucial for 

Atwell Labellers 

services across a range of 

technologies. Charlesworth 

tells Machinery Update that 

this labelling service has 

meant it can offer its customers 

even more flexibility, to meet 

seasonal orders or one-off 

projects, and it now accounts 

for nearly 20% of the business. 

And the success continues, 

as the company has a full 

order book over the next six 

months already, and it has 

also just recruited a new sales 

manager. Gareth Williams 

has joined from Printsafe 

and will be looking after 

the South of England. 

Breakfast meeting to discuss the PackML 

standard and how it relates to machinery 

why it works and the benefits 

of implementation from 

a machine builders point 

of view. 

Chairman of the OMAC 

Packaging Working Group 

Uwe Keiter will present these 

details on the day. 

Spaces are limited but for 

more details, contact 

Christine Jordan at the 

PPMA offices. 

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News: Plastics debate 

Machinery manufacturers 

tackle plastics issue head on 

David Attenborough has single-handedly made plastics pollution take centre stage. 

Here, and on the following two pages, we examine how machinery manufacturers are reacting 

The single-use plastics 

debate took a giant leap 

forward with the news 

of the UK Plastics Pact 

launched by sustainability 

experts WRAP. 

Indeed, this unique 

collaboration brings together 

businesses from across the 

entire plastics value chain 

with UK Government and 

NGOs to tackle the scourge 

of plastics waste. 

It means that unnecessary 

single-use plastics packaging 

will be a thing of the past 

as businesses sign up to this 

world-first pact. It has aims 

to transform the plastics 

packaging system in the 

UK and keep plastics in the 

economy and out of the ocean. 

As Machinery Update 

went to press, 42 businesses 

including major food, drink 

and non-food brands, 

manufacturers and retailers 

right through to plastics 

reprocessors and packaging 

suppliers have made their 

commitment to the Pact. 

WRAP says these Pact 

members are responsible 

for over 80% of the plastics 

packaging on products sold 

through UK supermarkets. 

In addition, 15 other 

organisations have also 

shown their commitment to 

the new Pact. 

This powerful collective has 

committed to hit a series of 

ambitious targets by 2025: 

• Eliminate problematic or 

unnecessary single-use 

plastics packaging through 

redesign, innovation or 

alternative (re-use) 

delivery models 

• 100% of plastics packaging 

to be reusable, recyclable or 

compostable 

Unnecessary single use plastics packs will be a thing of the past, says Pact 

• 70% of plastics packaging 

effectively recycled or 

composted 

• 30% average recycled 

content across all plastics 

packaging. 

The Pact will be replicated 

in other countries to form a 

powerful global movement 

for change as part of the Ellen 

MacArthur Foundation’s New 

Plastics Economy Initiative. 

There have been lots of 

statements from retailers on 

the issue, and the proposed 

Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) 

for bottles, but the Co-op 

has cited CPET, flexibles and 

vanity black plastics as the 

top three challenges. 

We asked a cross section 

of machinery suppliers if 

this was an issue they are 

taking seriously and more 

importantly, working on 

developing equipment to 

handle more sustainable 

options. 

According to sales director 

at Multivac UK Matthew 

Jackson, the reduction of 

avoidable plastics packaging 

waste is one of the hottest 

topics for UK food producers 

today. And as more retailers 

announce their plans to be 

more eco-friendly, this has an 

impact on producers and in 

turn this also impacts those 

who support producers with 

packaging requirements. 

“Switching existing 

packaging to a more 

sustainable alternative won’t 

happen overnight but as big 

producers look to reduce their 

plastics packaging waste, 

others are likely to follow 

suit,” he says. 

“Our customers have 

been very interested in how 

our material and machine 

solutions can help them 

towards plastics packaging 

reduction and we have been 

trialling various solutions 

to reduce plastics packaging 

waste using alternative, 

non-plastics materials,” he 

continues. “We have had 

success in trialling various 

solutions in our new facility 

in Swindon.” 

As part of its commitment 

to being able to provide 

alternative solutions to help 

reduce avoidable plastics 

waste in packaging, the 

company has developed 

various solutions that fall 

into three categories: 

Recycle, Replace and Reduce. 

These solutions were shown 

on the company’s stand at 

Foodex in April and are all the 

ways customers can continue 

packing their products on 

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Continuing to talk plastics… 

Machinery manufacturers offer sustainable options to help customers answer consumer demands 

an existing APET mince tray 

for a vacuum envelope pack 

would reduce plastics by 

up to 50%. 

“As a leading provider 

of packaging solutions, 

this is an opportunity for 

us to offer innovative, more 

eco-friendly solutions to 

our new and existing 

customers,” says Jackson. 

“We are committed to 

supporting the industry 

in adapting packaging to 

make a difference in helping 

to reduce avoidable plastics 

packaging waste,” he tells 

Machinery Update. 

Proseal has also been 

working on plastics 

alternatives for some years 

and it was Proseal, that 

invented a machine to form, 

fill and seal cardboard skillets 

for sandwiches and take them 

out of plastics. Yet while many 

of these products have been 

available for some time, 

so far uptake has been slow 

due to this pack format being 

more costly. 

Nevertheless, there have 

been some successes. For 

instance, a customer in Chile 

is using Halopack, a boardbased 

MAP-capable food tray 

Halopack is used in UK 

for chicken; an envelope 

mince pack saves 50% 

plastics while the film 

used for nuts is a new 

compostable EVAP film 

produced from sustainable 

cardboard. The tray features 

an EVOH barrier that enables 

it to extend product shelf-life 

compared to conventional 

carton board tray options, and 

therefore reduce food wastage. 

Proseal worked with the 

tray manufacturer to develop 

an hermetic sealing system to 

deliver optimal conservation 

of the packed product. 

Halopack has also been 

used for breaded chicken 

products by a UK retailer for 

over five years. 

Tony Burgess, head of 

sales and control systems at 

Proseal, says the industry 

needs to make retailers 

and the public understand 

the work that has already 

been done, and continues 

to be carried out, on more 

lightweight and sustainable 

solutions across the board. 

He believes that some retailers 

are pragmatic on this issue 

and will work with the industry 

to come up with solutions. 

“The real message that is 

being lost in this debate is the 

whole area of food waste,” 

Burgess tells Machinery 

Update. “Any new solutions 

should not be to the detriment 

of shelf life,” he says. 

Sealpac says the move 

against plastics is already 

impacting its business 

and customers are talking 

about how they can pack 

their products in alternative 

materials every day! 

“Our focus is on 

developing customer-specific 

packaging solutions that 

minimise the impact on 

the environment, yet still 

provide sufficient product 

protection and convenient 

handling for consumers,” 

says Sealpac sales manager 

Martijn Scheffers. “We are 

continuously testing new 

packaging materials as well as 

packaging methods and this 

has resulted in the FlatSkin 

system based on cardboard 

carriers that we demonstrated 

at Anuga FoodTec in Cologne. 

LIGHTWEIGHT TRAY USE 

Other developments include 

the use of lightweight trays, 

which require accurate 

handling and transport on 

the packaging line, and 

reducing the thickness of 

film applied,” he says. 

The company already has 

a wide range of natural-based 

materials running on its 

machines as well as recycled 

materials. 

At Italian manufacturer 

PFM, UK sales director Chris 

Bolton suggests that new 

environmental concerns 

will add further pace to 

established efforts to cut 

packaging costs by reducing 

the weight of plastics per pack. 

“This is the continuing 

challenge and indeed 

opportunity for machinery 

manufacturers,” he says. 

“For example, Dutch 

tomato growers have been 

a major market for PFM flow 

wrappers equipped to handle 

the produce without a tray, 

while across Europe, sliced 

meat has moved out of lidded 

thermoformed trays into flow 

wraps. PFM has supplied

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machines for reclosure by 

either labels or zippers.” 

In both cases, points out 

Chris Bolton, the weight of 

plastics has been more than 

halved. 

With the use of plastics 

films under attack, sales 

and marketing director Tony 

McDonald of flow wrapping 

machinery manufacturer 

Ilapak is being asked about 

materials more and more often. 

“If consumers want to shop 

for unpackaged food and if 

retailers want to ban plastics, 

of course, they should be able 

to do that,” he says. “But we 

should be wary of putting 

ourselves in a situation where 

it is ‘the tail wagging the dog’,” 

he continues. “After all, these 

weight optimised materials 

are there for a reason: they 

protect food and help keep 

it fresh for longer.” 

McDonald says that 

recently, he has been 

approached at industry 

events and asked what Ilapak 

is ‘doing about plastics’. 

He believes the implied 

question is: ‘How are you 

going to eliminate them?’ 

But his answer actually is: 

‘We are going to help make 

them better.’ 

“And I mean ‘better’ both 

in terms of performance and 

overall sustainability,” he says. 

ALTERNATIVES ARE HERE 

A second, and equally 

important, point worth 

spelling out is that sustainable 

alternative materials do exist, 

and continue to be optimised, 

just as standard films have 

themselves gone through 

a process of optimisation, 

he tells Machinery Update. 

He believes that today, 

brand-owners and retailers 

(some retailers, at least) are 

more prepared to invest 

in innovation and new 

materials while machinery 

manufacturers are working 

more closely with them to 

make a success of these 

sustainable options. 

“Over the past few months, 

we have been working with 

innovative UK materials 

manufacturer Four04 to 

ensure that its compostable 

EVAP film can run on our 

Vegatronic vertical bagging 

The real message being lost 

in this entire plastics debate is the 

important area of food wastage 

machine packing nuts for 

a major retailer,” he explains. 

Glyn Johnson, managing 

director of shrink film and 

shrink wrapping machinery 

company Yorkshire Packaging 

Systems (YPS), believes the 

whole plastics debate is an 

opportunity to educate people 

on best practice when it comes 

to handling and disposing of 

plastics, rather than a threat to 

his all-about-plastics business. 

“Plastics is at the centre 

of YPS – it’s who we are and 

it’s what we do,” he says, 

“but we are fully embracing 

the publicity about plastics 

because it will drive 

discussion about related, and 

perhaps more important topics 

such as recycling and reusing. 

Something we have always 

wanted to occur,” he says. 

He reckons that regardless of 

whether cardboard or plastics 

are selected to pack a product, 

the packaging still needs to be 

disposed of by consumers and 

it is this step in the process 

that is the absolute crux of the 

matter and where the most 

effective change can be made. 

“All of our shrink film is 100% 

recyclable and has been for 

40 years which means there 

is simply no need for it to end 

up in our oceans,” he says. 

Having said this, it still 

makes sense to use as 

little plastics as possible, 

irrespective of what is done 

with it when 

it has served 

its purpose, 

he says. 

With this in 

mind, YPS 

continues 

to pioneer 

lightweight 

films to meet 

customer 

demands 

for ‘greener’ 

and/or 

‘sustainably 

sourced’ films. 

The 

company’s 

newlylaunched 

B-NAT 

ultrathin 

shrink 

film can 

meet these 

demands. 

This biobased 

PE 

shrink 

film has 

40% 

renewable 

content 

produced from 

sugarcane 

ethanol, 

making it a 

sustainable 

alternative 

with a reduced 

carbon footprint, 

says Johnson. n


New Machinery 

Screening units reduce 

waste with efficiencies 

Materials 

screening 

company 

Gough Engineering 

is working 

with ultrasonic 

technology 

specialist Telsonic 

to help 

manufacturers 

improve product 

quality and 

increase their 

throughput. 

Telsonic’s 

ultrasonic technology is now 

used in Gough Engineering’s 

screening equipment for the 

pharmaceutical and food 

manufacturing sectors to 

reduce waste and maximise 

production. 

Gough Engineering 

manufactures a range of 

elevating and screening 

systems, with bespoke mesh 

screens designed to suit all 

sizes and applications. 

The mesh screen on any sieve 

is the most critical component 

to ensuring the quality of a 

manufacturer’s final product 

which is why the company 

The technology has been applied to circular and linear systems 

has integrated ultrasonic 

technology to eliminate sieve 

blinding and blockages. 

In operation, the ultrasonic 

range works by using the 

screening system’s generator 

and converter to generate 

ultrasound waves that cause 

the screen’s fabric to vibrate. 

The technology speeds up the 

processing time of the product 

and provides manufacturers 

with a consistent rate of 

throughput, while also 

improving the selectivity of 

the screened product. This 

increases the mesh life and 

reduces the need for engineer 

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intervention. 

“When screening 

fine materials 

and powders on 

fine meshes, the 

sieving of large 

particles can cause 

a residue, which 

as it accumulates 

can lead to screen 

blinding,” explains 

Stephen Harding, 

managing director of 

Gough Engineering. 

“Increasing the 

volume of unnecessary 

production waste this not only 

reduces the manufacturer’s 

throughput, but it also requires 

temporary downtime for 

engineers to clear the mesh. 

“Installing an ultrasonic 

system also reduces the need 

to remove the whole screen for 

manual cleaning, as the mesh 

is automatically cleared from 

the pulse of the vibrations.” 

Gough Engineering has 

applied the technology into 

both circular and linear 

sieving and screening systems. 

T 01782 567770 

W www.goughengineering.com 

New on-machine 

system seasons 

more products 

At Anuga FoodTec in March, 

tna unveiled a new version 

of its on-machine seasoning 

application system. 

The new intelli-flav OMS 

5.1 now offers a range of new 

features such as a high capacity 

stainless steel drum, a heated oil 

circulation system and integrated 

bulk powder fill technology. 

As a result, the unit can now be 

used to accurately season a wider 

range of products including fried, 

baked and puffed snacks such as 

crisps, crackers and popcorn, but 

also confectionery like gummies 

and even frozen food applications 

that require more rigorous 

sanitation procedures like meats 

and seafood products. 

The machine offers both 

wet and dry seasoning in a 

single drum to provide food 

manufacturers with maximum 

flexibility, while delivering 

accurately seasoned product 

with minimum waste. 

The single load cell design 

of the unit keeps maintenance 

requirements to a minimum. 

• A review of other products 

launched at Anuga FoodTec 

starts on page 44 of this issue. 

T 0121 628 8900 

W www.tnasolutions.com 

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Thermoforming machine now 

available from new company 

Friedheim International 

has added to its 

equipment portfolio with 

the addition of a new supplier 

– Shawpak – a company 

that offers a compact and 

cost-effective solution for 

thermoforming packaging. 

Shawpak was founded 

just 18 months ago by 

parent company Riverside 

Medical in a bid to design a 

world class thermoforming 

machine. With its expertise in 

designing and manufacturing 

medical equipment for the 

UK pharmaceutical industry, 

Riverside Medical designed 

the Shawpak under strict 

pharmaceutical conditions. 

Shawpak is based in a 

purpose built 1200sq m 

engineering facility in Derby 

to ensure production space 

and capacity. With its success 

in the pharmaceutical market 

over the last 12 months 

Shawpak was looking for a 

partner with a large technical 

workforce and strong presence 

in other industries to expand 

into these markets. 

ppma show link up 

Martin Howells, Friedheim 

International’s packaging 

manager met the team at the 

PPMA Show last year. 

“After seeing the Shawpak 

machine in action, it was 

obvious that it really is a 

ground breaking machine,” 

he says. “The unique rotary 

drum application, ease of 

use and quality of the pack 

were unmistakable.” 

Tony Croft, sales and 

marketing director from 

Shawpak says: “Working 

with Friedheim gives us 

the market exposure and 

technical support to move 

into the consumer goods and 

non-food arena with our new 

thermoform equipment.” 

T 01442 206100 

W www.friedheim.co.uk 

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Large-scale compressor users 

can use energy-saving variant 

Atlas Copco’s VSD+ 

energy-saving 

technology is now 

available for the company’s 

GA 75-110 kW oil-injected, 

rotary screw compressors, 

enabling manufacturing and 

processing companies to 

realise operational savings in 

both medium and large-scale 

compressed air applications. 

Previously only available 

for its smaller GA ranges, 

Atlas Copco has extended 

its VSD+ technology to 

cover compressors in three 

additional and larger power 

ratings: 75 kW, 90 kW and 

110 kW. Each model is 

available in a pack version 

or as a full-feature unit with 

an integrated dryer. With the 

latter, this adds even more 

floor-space savings, when 

compared to an installation 

with standalone dryers. 

All units can work between 

4 bar and 13 bar set points. 

“With the introduction 

of our GA75–110 VSD+ 

compressors, we’re now able 

to provide companies that 

consume a larger volume 

VSD+ energy-saving technology is now available for Atlas Copco’s larger, 

GA 75-110 kW oil-injected, rotary screw compressors to deliver savings 

of compressed air, with 

a premium performance 

package that offers industryleading 

free air delivery 

and outstanding energy 

efficiency,” says Stef Lievens, 

business line manager for 

industrial air at Atlas 

Copco Compressors UK. 

“Our VSD+ concept was 

designed from the outset 

to deliver high quality 

compressed air at the 

lowest operating cost, and 

help customers to boost 

productivity in the most 

demanding applications,” 

he continues. “What’s more, 

the floor space savings are 

enormous, giving end users 

the flexibility to add an extra 

compressor if they need more 

air in the future.” 

Thanks to their vertical 

build concept, the compressors 

occupy the smallest footprint 

of any comparable compressor 

in their power range, says 

Lievens. For example, a new 

GA110VSD+ compressor 

occupies just 1.82sq m in the 

Pack version and 2.83sq m 

in the Full Feature version – 

about 60% less space than 

the traditional GA110VSD 

models. This translates to 

3.78sq m of freed-up floor 

space for a Pack version 

and 4.57sq m of freed-up 

floor space for a Full Feature 

unit version. 

All maintenance parts 

are easily accessible, and 

the compact dimensions of 

the compressors allow for 

installation close to a wall or 

in tight corner spaces. 

The ultra-compact 

compressors offer energy 

savings because they feature 

variable speed drive (VSD) 

technology that automatically 

adjusts the motor speed to 

match the compressed air 

supply to the air demand. 

T 0800 181085 

W www.atlascopco.co.uk 

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Digital cameras can 

fit into tight spaces 

and are easy to use 

The next-generation NVS-NCGi 

range of digital cameras from 

Industrial Vision Systems delivers 

flexibility, performance and ease 

of use in presence verification, 

gauging, surface inspection and 

optical character recognition. 

With heightened resolution 

options for more precision and 

faster frame rates, the cameras 

are designed for integration into 

modern production processes. 

Its compact form factor also fits 

easily into space constrained 

manufacturing lines and cells. 

These advanced camera 

heads provide industrial grade 

inspection capability with much 

higher resolutions, allowing 

them to handle the most complex 

inspection and quality control 

tasks. The cameras come ready to 

be mounted with standard LED 

lighting options plus a wide range 

of field-changeable C-mount 

lenses and industrial autofocus 

lens options. 

T 01865 823322 

W www.industrialvision.co.uk 

Dust collector delivers 

improved site hygiene 

Anew standalone 

dust 

collector from 

Flexicon removes 

airborne dust from 

upstream processes, 

and discharges it into 

containers positioned 

below the collection 

hopper to protect 

operators and improve 

plant hygiene while 

eliminating material 

waste. 

The housing is 

equipped with a 

15mm diameter side 

inlet port, dual filter 

cartridges, a 1.5kW 

fan motor, a 70 litre 

collection hopper 

with flanged slide 

gate valve and 

automated controls. 

Any upstream 

process that generates 

dust can be vented to 

the system through 

hard piping or a 

flexible connection, 

drawing dust onto dual filter 

cartridges. At timed intervals, 

an automatic reverse-pulse 

The dust collector protects personnel and eliminates 

waste by removing airborne dust from processes 

filter cleaning system releases 

short blasts of compressed 

plant air inside the filters, 

causing dust build-up on 

the outer filter surfaces 

to fall into the hopper. 

Because the filters are 

blasted alternatively 

at timed intervals 

with adjustable force, 

operation of the dust 

collection system is 

both continuous and 

also efficient. 

An indicator light 

on the control panel 

notifies the operator 

when the receiving 

hopper is full. The 

slide gate at the hopper 

outlet can be opened 

manually, allowing 

collected material to 

gravity discharge into a 

container. The system’s 

stainless steel housing 

and support structure, 

together with water 

resistant controls and 

wash down duty fan 

motor, allow rapid 

cleaning or sanitising of 

the entire unit between 

product runs. 

T 01227 374710 

W www.flexicon.co.uk 

Possibly the fastest single-head 

tray erector in the world 

Linkx Packaging Systems NEW TFS500 single-head tray erector provides exceptional consistency and efficiency, 

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It’s extremely compact footprint (typically under 1.2m 2 ), easy size and tray style changes, high performance and efficiency 

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Imaging software allows for 

much easier programming 

Large format production with 

low maintenance operation 

Accurate, fully integrated, combination metal detection, packaging 

inspection and checkweighing with The Heracles 

BENEFITS: 

• Checks potential metal 

contaminants in non-metallic 

packs, sacks and bags 

• Verifies the weight of 

each product 

• Calculates average finished 

weight variance (Giveaway) 

• Provides a control feedback 

signal upstream 

• Robust and easy to clean 

Metal Detection Checkweigher Combination 

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Multipix Imaging has 

launched MVTec’s 

latest HALCON 

imaging software which 

includes a set of deep 

learning functions that 

can be readily applied to 

industrial inspection tasks. 

It is the first time that 

customers can train their 

own CNNs (Convolutional 

Neural Networks) with MVTec 

HALCON on the basis of 

deep learning algorithms, 

using sample pictures of their 

specific application. 

Training a CNN in HALCON 

is done simply by providing a 

sufficient amount of labelled 

training images, allowing for 

differentiation between sample 

images that show defects/ 

contamination and good 

image samples. Image data 

can now be classified easily 

and precisely, thus reducing 

programming effort and saving 

both time and money. 

DEEP LEARNING FEATURE 

The new deep learning 

feature is fully integrated 

into the HALCON machine 

vision library. 

In addition to deep 

learning technologies, 

HALCON 17.12 offers many 

other new features, product 

improvements, and revised 

functions. For example, 

the software enables the 

user to inspect specular and 

partially specular surfaces 

to detect defects by applying 

the principle of deflectometry. 

This method uses known 

pattern projections that are 

reflected by the specular 

surface and the software 

observes changes in that 

pattern for inspection 

purposes. 

The new release also 

simplifies the daily work 

of HALCON developers. 

T 01730 233332 

W www.multipix.com


Latest 3 in 1 laser system brings 

benefits to all pouch production 

The latest development 

from Mespack is 

designed to reduce 

changeover times when 

producing various pouch 

formats on its form, fill and 

seal machines. 

Developing technology with 

a laser supplier, a system is 

now available to print, score 

and cut any shape of pouch, 

easily and seamlessly which, 

says UK agent Springvale, 

gives ultimate flexibility to 

those manufacturers wanting 

to run various pouch formats 

from a single machine. 

And because there are no die 

cuts to be kept sharp, 

maintenance and consumables 

are no longer an issue. 

Flexibility is also delivered 

on the new 

Quicker format changes 

Flexibility is delivered by the new machine as it can handle any pouch material and 

shape. It can also store a range of different formats which can be changed easily 

machine as it can handle 

any material and any shape. 

Changeover from one shape 

to another is much faster, 

as the operator only has to 

adjust the grippers and 

change the sealing bars. 

In terms of the pouch itself, 

5mm of film savings per 

pouch is possible as no film 

space between pouches 

is needed as the laser is 

more precise, especially when 

producing rounded corners. 

The machine will be 

demonstrated at Hispack 

in Barcelona (8 – 10 May), 

and visitors to the stand will 

see how the laser delivers a 

precise and clean cut with 

no hooks and no threads. 

The 3 in 1 laser’s separate 

HMI enables the operator to 

change between preloaded 

pouch formats on a simple 

touch screen format. It also 

centralises three solutions 

in one: cutting or shaping, 

film scoring and coding. 

This laser system has been 

demonstrated on an H180 FE 

machine from Mespack and 

it achieved size changes in 

minutes. This machine can 

produce pouches from 70 x 

100 mm up to a maximum size 

of 190 x 300 mm at between 

70-90 pouches a minute but 

the solution can be applied to 

larger format machines. 

T 01420 542505 

W www.springvaleltd.co.uk 

Smaller variant of flash pasteuriser is 

designed specifically for craft brewers 

Krones is now offering flash 

pasteurisers providing 

thermal product treatment for 

smaller and craft breweries 

as well as its traditional, 

larger offerings. The new 

variant of the VarioFlash B 

is suitable for the low output 

range of between 18 and 40 

hectolitres per hour, and can 

be combined not only with 

bottle and can fillers, but also 

and especially with kegging 

systems or with the BEVkeg 

system for filling disposable 

PET beverage kegs. 

Thanks to its compact 

dimensions, product losses 

at beer type changeovers 

are also correspondingly 

low while its reduced 

number of components, 

combined with this variant’s 

sturdy technology, offers 

reduced maintenance 

costs. Meanwhile, the 

horizontal buffer tank 

ensures that the output is 

automatically adjusted to 

allow for fluctuations in 

production, thus minimising 

product losses and media 

consumption 

levels. 

T 01942 845000 

W www.krones.com 

The VarioFlash B unit 

from Krones is well 

suited for handling 

beer and beer-based 

mixed drinks that are 

discharged at low or 

ambient temperature



Waste not want not for skin packs 

Skin pack solution 

offers materials and 

production savings 

Ulma Packaging is now offering the 

TFS407R skin packaging machine 

which it says can reduce film waste 

by almost half while increasing 

throughput by over 10%. 

The machine includes a new 

‘reduced scrap’ process which has 

been developed in partnership 

with Cryovac using its Darfresh 

films. This latest machine is 

based on the previous TFS407, 

but Ulma is confident that this 

will offer producers of meat, 

seafood, fish and cheeses, more 

efficiency benefits. 

In operation, the machine 

facilitates up to a 12% increase in 

cycle rate through more efficient 

positioning of the vacuum valve. 

This allows faster evacuation and 

thus delivers higher pack rates 

than conventional systems. 

A plain or pre-printed base web 

can be accommodated. 

“Who wouldn’t want to 

reduce their packaging waste 

by up to 40% while increasing 

productivity?” asks Martin 

Baldwin, thermoformer business 

manager at Ulma. 

T 01909 506504 

W www.ulmapackaging.co.uk 

Filling system can now 

be equipped with an 

ultrasonic sealing unit 

Beumer Group 

is now offering 

the option to 

equip its fillpac R 

filling system with 

an ultrasonic sealing 

unit to ensure that 

filled bags have 

an even better 

appearance, giving 

users a significant 

image advantage 

over competitors. 

The fillpac R 

fills bags with 

bulk construction 

materials and 

industrial powders 

efficiently, gently 

and with the 

required throughput. 

It enables bags of 

different formats and 

types, such as valve 

bottom bags and 

flat valve bags, to be 

filled with different materials 

ranging in structure from very 

fine to very coarse. 

To optimise their 

appearance, the fillpac R 

can now have an ultrasonic 

sealing unit on request. 

In operation, and before 

filling, the inflatable sleeve 

which is mounted to the 

special filling spout is inflated, 

preventing any material escape. 

When the bag is full, it is 

The new sealing unit offers benefits to users 

automatically pulled from the 

filling spout and sealed with 

ultrasound. The ultrasonic 

sealing ensures that material 

is not spilled or contaminated 

during transit by truck. 

Users can state the filling 

quantity exactly and do not 

have to add material later, 

making it a much cleaner 

operation, says Beumer. 

T 01530 441297 

W www.beumer.com 

New roll handler 

makes life easier 

for all operators 

Meeting the challenge of 

stricter safety regulations, 

and building on its established 

LiftAssist range, Dotec has 

introduced the new RH50 

roll handler that is especially 

relevant in the flexible 

packaging, hygiene, and 

yarns and fabric industries. 

Advances in production 

methods in these sectors 

have already resulted in a 

change in the sizes of the 

rolls being processed with the 

rolls getting both larger and 

heavier in some cases, and 

smaller and lighter in others. 

To meet this need, Dotec’s 

LiftAssist handling range will 

safely handle rolls weighing 

from 10 kg to 500 kg. 

The new RH50 has been 

designed to handle rolls up to 

50 kg that need to be lifted and 

tilted. It offers an improvement 

in speed and weight resulting 

in ergonomic and easier 

handling, 

says Dotec’s 

UK agent 

Jarshire. 

T 01753 

825122 

W www. 

jarshire.co.uk 

Jarshire is offering this roll handler 

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Detecting metal 

unit is on a roll 

We Help You Adapt and Evolve. 

People. Services. Systems. Software. 

Fortress Technology has 

developed a modular 

metal detection system 

for the textiles and paper 

markets. Designed to 

inspect wide products that 

are rolled or sheeted, such 

as papers or fabric, the 

company’s latest Stealth 

modular version is specially 

divided into ‘Multiscan’ 

sections to assist operatives 

in retrieving any metal 

contaminants. 

Roll metal detectors are 

increasingly commonplace in 

the lumber, pulp and paper 

industries, inspecting for 

tramp metal, predominantly 

iron, which tends to be 

introduced through either 

contaminated wood chips or 

other wood products entering 

the plant. “In secondary mills 

that recycle wastepaper, 

removing smaller metal 

fragments, such as staples 

and paperclips, is equally 

vital,” explains Phil Brown, 

European sales director for 

Fortress. “The reason is a lot 

of recycled pulp paper can be 

used by the electronics sector 

in components, such as 

microchips,” he says. 

Equally, large paper 

makers can use this system 

to ensure metal fragments 

don’t damage machinery 

that cuts the wider rolls into 

smaller, more conveniently 

sized rolls. 

The modular surface metal 

detector system from Fortress 

allows the detection of ferrous, 

non-ferrous and stainless 

steel contaminants as small 

as 1mm in size for roll/web 

applications. Designed with a 

quick connect function, using 

a special rail system, each 

module can be independently 

placed, repositioned, removed 

and replaced, even while a 

web is present. 

What’s more, the sensitivity 

for each module can be 

adjusted, with each featuring 

its own reject output. 

Detector modules, along 

with the rail mount system, 

are custom built to suit each 

application. This means that 

the overall width of each 

system is unrestricted. 

The use of a rail mount system 

also counteracts vibration 

caused by plant machinery, 

which can affect metal 

detection sensitivity. 

T 01295 256266 

W www.fortresstechnology.co.uk 

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High speed blister line 

was displayed in China 

Marchesini showcased 

its fastest blister 

packaging line along 

with its new FA 04 fast 

version bundler at the China 

International Pharmaceutical 

Machinery Exposition in 

April. The line on show was 

made up of an Integra 520 V 

blister line and the new fast 

bundler FA 04. It can deliver 

520 blisters and 500 cartons 

per minute, pack blisters into 

cartons and also bundle them 

at high speed. 

The Integra 520 V is the 

fastest of the robotised 

integrated blister lines produced 

by the Marchesini Group and 

combines two machines: 

a thermoformer and a cartoner. 

Integra 520 V features not only 

the functions of the Integra 

320, but also new pushers, 

a drum-type carton opener 

to deal with high speeds and 

a new leaflet pick-and-place 

system. This is designed for 

single-blister cartons, is easy 

to clean and to change sizes 

as the product feeding area is 

separate from the electrical 

and mechanical area. 

For high standards of 

quality and safety KHS 

provides a proven preventive 

maintenance system for both 

the linear and rotary version 

of its Innosept Asbofill aseptic 

filler – with fixed modules at 

fixed prices. 

This optimised system is 

part of the company’s holistic 

range of services which are 

designed to give bottlers 

the safety and reliability 

they need in the production 

process. “In this way failure 

through wear is avoided, 

Marchesini’s new FA 04 fast bundler was demonstrated in China in April 

Blisters coming from Integra 

520 V are inserted into the 

cartons by the MA 500, 

a special product insertion 

unit designed to handle 

all kinds of carton closure: 

tuck-in or glued flap and also 

various other combinations. 

Downstream from the 

line was the new FA 04 fast 

version, which has been 

developed from the FA 04 

classical version. This new 

Preventive maintenance system for aseptic 

machines helps avoid unplanned stoppages 

risks to product safety are 

detected well in advance and 

the availability of the system 

is ensured,” explains Thomas 

Niehr, head of aseptic filling 

technology for KHS. 

“Should just one single part 

of the machine fail, the 

financial and material loss 

can be vast if the bottler has 

a sterile product in the tank 

which has to be processed 

quickly, for instance.” 

For this reason, KHS offers 

special maintenance modules 

which Niehr describes as 

bundling machine can handle 

a production flow of 500 

cartons per minute, arranged 

in 50 bundles of 10 cartons. 

The machine shown has a 

balcony structure so that all 

the parts involved in 

the product flow are visible 

which also minimises 

maintenance work and 

ensures simplicity of use. 

T 01525 216201 

W www.marchesini.com 

being comparable to a service 

for a car. The intervals are 

always gauged by certain time 

cycles and machine operating 

hours, with KHS providing 

the material packages and 

engineers. 

During maintenance, not 

only are smaller wear parts 

replaced; the overall condition 

of the machine is inspected 

and settings are corrected 

where applicable. A machine 

status report is also produced. 

T 0121 713 6900 

W www.khs.com 

Offline robot cell programming 

Simulation 

software for 

robot use 

FANUC UK has launched the 

latest, upgraded version of its 

intelligent 3D simulation software 

for robot motion control. 

ROBOGUIDE Version 9 can 

be used for pre-sale concept 

simulations, right through to a full 

offline programming package for 

use on the shop floor. It is suitable 

for both new and experienced 

robot users, and has several 

advanced features, including: 

a more intuitive user interface, 

the most up-to-date virtual 

controllers, and a drag-and-drop 

function for the addition of robots 

and components within a work 

cell layout. 

The software can also support 

FANUC’s latest R30iB Plus robot 

controller, which includes the new 

iHMI interface that is common 

across the whole product range. 

ROBOGUIDE allows operators 

to design, test and modify robotic 

systems through the use of a fullysimulated, 

3D, CAD environment. 

The simulations, which can be 

conducted offline, provide an 

operator with accurate robot 

motion and cycle times when 

designing and verifying a system. 

The finalised program can then be 

downloaded to the robot. 

Additional plug-ins are available 

for the calculation of reducer 

lifetimes, motor duties and power 

consumption, while plug-ins 

monitoring possible collisions 

and enforced safety parameters, 

particularly for collaborative 

robots, come as standard. 

T 024 7605 3000 

W www.fanuc.eu

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Large product batches 

can be handled on unit 

The B 325 is a new 

high-output, 

low cost belt-fed 

chamber machine that 

is now available from 

Multivac. It is suitable 

for automatically 

packing large batches 

of product with varying 

heights, including 

cooked and fresh 

meat, maturation packs 

and also transit 

packs. 

Multivac says this 

new machine combines 

all the advantages of its 

chamber belt machine 

technology in a spacesaving 

design. 

The economic machine can 

achieve a high cycle output 

rate due to its especially 

compact chamber. 

It also has the ability to be 

equipped with various pump 

combinations, depending 

on the desired output. 

The chamber within the 

machine is equipped with 

two sealing bars and enables 

loading on both sides. 

With its manual sealing height 

The complete Multivac solution offers a low price, small footprint and easy handling 

adjustment, the B 325 is ideal 

for automatically packaging 

products of varying heights 

in large batches. 

Intelligent design, such as 

tool-free removable sealing 

bars, the MC10 control panel 

and elevated service position 

of the chamber lid, allows for 

ease of use, simple operability 

also servicing, says Multivac. 

The B 325 was integrated 

with the SE 320 shrink tank 

on the Multivac stand at 

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Foodex (review starts on 

page 28). The shrink tank has 

a capacity of 360 litres for the 

shrink packaging process 

and can achieve up to 6 cycles 

per minute. This system is 

automatic and can be used 

in-line, enabling producers 

to reduce labour. The complete 

solution is characterised by its 

low price, small footprint and 

simple handling. 

T 01793 425800 

W www.multivac.co.uk 

Vision lenses are 

used where optical 

integrity is critical 

Now available through Framos 

is a rugged version of Computar’s 

5 Megapixel, 2/3in MPW2 

series of machine vision lenses 

that are designed for machine 

vision applications in demanding 

environments, specifically 

where maintaining optical 

integrity with vibrations, shocks 

and temperature changes is 

critical to operations. 

The compact design with fixed 

F-stops and focal lengths allows 

embedded solutions in robotics 

and industrial vision. 

To minimise image aberrations 

from shock and vibrations in, 

for instance, robotic arms, the 

MPW2-R series is equipped 

with a redundant focus lock. 

The focus is adjustable with a 

double nut mechanism enabled 

by lock nut plus locking screws. 

All elements are bonded inside 

of the lens housing to provide 

reliable durability. 

The lenses are the same 

optical design as the MPW2 

series, but with 32mm diameter 

and 45mm length providing 

a more compact housing to 

match with embedded vision 

requirements. 

T 01276 404140 

W www.framos.co.uk 

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Solution combines part tracking 

with traceability to erase errors 

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Datalogic is introducing 

MARVIS, a product it 

describes as the first 

solution dedicated to the 

integration of laser marking 

technology with direct part 

marking validation. 

It combines Datalogic’s 

laser marking and AutoID 

products into a unified 

software environment, with a 

single graphical user interface 

for setup, runtime and daily 

operations. This combined 

approach not only provides 

for user friendly operations 

but it is also designed to 

deliver better performance. 

The MARVIS solution is 

suitable for industries such 

as automotive, where reliable 

traceability is a must. 

Part tracking and traceability 

are primary foundations of 

modern automotive supply 

processes, where countless 

safety-critical components are 

manufactured and have to be 

inspected and tracked from 

top to bottom to secure errorproof 

processes throughout 

the entire supply chain. 

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Traceability of medical 

devices is also becoming an 

increasingly challenging 

requirement in the healthcare 

industry due to regulations 

that often expects labellers 

to conduct analysis and/or 

testing to determine the effect 

of direct marking on the safety 

and effectiveness of the device. 

And documentation of such 

has to be provided. 

Because of its integrated 

approach, the MARVIS 

solution automatically detects 

irregular scrap quantities, 

and, thanks to the improved 

Sequence Editor, applies 

corrective action including 

the facility to re-mark the 

component if necessary. 

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Entry-level kit helps to add eyes 

to collaborative robots with ease 

Sick has collaborated 

with Universal Robots to 

develop an entry-level 

vision-guided cobot system 

for pick and place, quality 

inspection and measurement. 

The company says its Inspector 

PIM60 URCap is a simple yet 

powerful toolkit for creating a 

vision-guided robot task with 

minimum time and effort. 

By integrating these sensors 

with Universal Robots’ UR3, 

UR5 or UR10 robots, Sick has 

developed an adaptable visionguided 

cobot system that is 

quick and easy to program and 

configure without the need 

for a separate PC or specialist 

software expertise. 

“With the Sick Inspector 

PIM60 URCap, it’s easy to add 

eyes to your robot application,” 

explains Neil Sandhu, Sick (UK) 

vision specialist. “This entrylevel 

package allows engineers 

to set up the robot to be guided 

to pick randomly positioned 

objects, as well as to inspect 

or measure the objects prior 

to picking. 

“Because it doesn’t need 

specialist programming 

expertise, it makes an ideal 

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The vision-guided cobot system makes operations more straightforward 

‘starter’ vision-guided robotic 

solution for a production line, 

even on a small scale, and 

is sufficiently adaptable to 

equip a pilot process facility 

for production development 

work,” he continues. 

“The in-camera software 

guides you through the set-up 

and calibration process, based 

on our SOPAS software, so 

even if an engineer is new 

to 2D vision robot guidance, 

development of an effective 

solution is simple.” Experienced 

users can work with the 

directness and simplicity of 

the set-up and parameter 

change procedures, as well 

as the handling capabilities 

of the range of cobots that 

the system supports.” 

Standard configurations 

such as changing jobs and 

pick-points, calibration 

and alignment are done 

directly from the robot 

control pendant, making 

the everyday operations fast 

and straightforward. More 

advanced operations such 

as inspection and dimension 

measurement of objects prior 

to picking, can be done through 

SOPAS – Sick’s standard device 

configuration tool. 

The Inspector URCap 

is also ready to expand 

through extra data fields 

that can accommodate 

results from both detailed 

object inspections and 

measurements. 

Communication options 

include being able to connect 

the result and command 

channels through both 

EtherNet/IP and TCP/IP and a 

built-in web server, allowing 

monitoring of the process, 

and the ability to design a 

customised user interface 

(style, logo and functionality) 

to easily visualise and control 

the data needed from a specific 

robotics vision application. 

T 01727 831121 

W www.sick.co.uk 

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W www.rarukautomation.com 

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Installation News 


Flow wrapper for confectionery 

The flow wrapping 

component of Schubert’s 

TLM picker line proved 

popular with confectionery 

manufacturers that visited 

ProSweets earlier this year. 

Visitors were also interested 

in the new sealing technology 

that the company is working 

on which will also enable 

the use of heat sealing film, 

even for sensitive products 

such as chocolate. 

According to Ralf Schubert, 

managing director of the 

company, the combination 

of F4 pick-and-place robots, 

3D image recognition and 

one or two flow wrapping 

components within a TLM 

system are what makes this 

system so successful. 

“It saves space and, thanks 

to short changeover times, 

enables the efficient handling 

Demonstrated in Germany was the latest Flowmodul component from Schubert 

of small batch sizes and a large 

variety of products,” he says. 

Also, 3D image recognition 

ensures that the robots only 

pick up flawless products 

and place them in the flow 

wrapping component’s feed 

chain. 3D means that not only 

the rotational position, shape 

and surface of the products 

to be packaged are detected, 

but also their height, which 

for many products, including 

sandwich biscuits – as 

demonstrated at ProSweets – 

is an important quality criterion. 

An infeed chain speed of 

60 metres per minute and 

format changeovers being 

achieved within one to ten 

minutes ensure exceptional 

system performance and 

low downtimes, he says. 

The system can pack many 

different types of products 

such as candy bars, biscuits, 

cakes, 3D chocolate figures, 

yoghurt cups, ice cream, 

puff pastry and also 

confectionery waffles. 

With the latest Flowmodul 

model, Schubert has further 

simplified accessibility for 

maintenance and cleaning 

work, and made the 

suspension of the film rolls 

more ergonomic. This, says 

the company, makes it even 

more user-friendly and more 

efficient for technicians 

and machine operators. 

T 01676 525825 

W www.schubert-uk.co.uk 

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Installation Southern Review News Manufacturing Review 

NEC exhibition was 

innovation rich event 

Foodex returned to the NEC, 

Birmingham in April and was 

billed as demonstrating the 

latest innovations in supply 

chain efficiency through the 400 

suppliers housed in halls 3 and 

3a. On the next four pages, we 

highlight just some of the PPMA 

members that were at the show 

and the new products that were 

demonstrated to the food and 

drink processing, packaging and 

logistics industries. 

Automation solutions from Lenze 

Latest automation 

platform for machine 

builders of the future 

Lenze showcased its automation 

platform at Foodex 2018, to 

demonstrate how it makes it 

easier to deal with the growing 

complexity of machine design by 

giving programmers and design 

engineers the tools, products 

and services required to improve 

performance and reliability. 

Its Lenze FAST application 

software toolbox uses standard 

software modules – which are 

pre-configured and tested – 

to accelerate the development 

of modular control systems. 

The standard modules are 

constructed to support a wide 

variety of machine operations, 

including both food production 

and packaging machinery. 

“It allows a significant reduction 

in the development time for basic 

functions,” says Stewart Hylden, 

managing director at Lenze UK. 

“The time saved can be invested 

in further developing special 

machine features.” 

T 01234 753200 

W www.lenze.co.uk 

Labeller delivers precise 

promotional result easily 

First launched at 

Anuga FoodTec 

in March, and 

demonstrated at 

Foodex in April, 

the new L 310 full 

wrap labeller from 

Multivac can help 

food manufacturers 

apply promotional 

labels automatically, 

at high speed and with 

maximum precision. 

It has been designed 

for products packed 

in skin or MultiFresh 

packaging that need 

promotional labels 

applied to the cavity, 

or tray, of the pack. 

In many cases, this 

usually requires an 

operator to apply them 

by hand to ensure that 

they are correctly placed, and 

firmly stuck to the pack so 

that the sticker does not peel 

off during refrigeration or 

transportation. 

However, Multivac says the 

new d-wrap labelling machine 

accurately applies the label 

to the cavity, or tray, of a skin 

Busch is focused on reducing 

energy and maintenance 

costs by providing a complete 

range of vacuum pumps, 

aftersales and tailored systems 

solutions, coupled with 

responsive UK coverage. 

The R 5 RD was shown, 

the newest generation of oil 

lubricated rotary vane vacuum 

pumps from the company. 

Optimised for operating 

around ultimate pressure, and 

with high reliability and long 

service lifetime, the R 5 RD 

produces energy savings of up 

Pack formats and label sizes can be changed quickly 

pack, removing the need for 

any operators smoothing 

down labels and therefore 

reducing overheads. 

Due to its fully automatic 

and high speed operation, the 

machine can be integrated 

into packaging lines running 

in excess of 120 packs a 

minute and works 

with products up 

to 90mm high. 

The machine can 

also deliver precision 

in label positioning 

and guidance of 

the packs. 

With the contactless 

application, the L 310 

labelling machine 

has zero contact with 

the product while 

applying the label. 

This eliminates 

the risk of spoilt or 

damaged packs and 

products during the 

labelling process. 

The labeller can 

be operated simply 

and reliably via the 

intuitive Multivac 

HMI 2.0 user 

interface. The controls for the 

L 310 can also be integrated 

into the control panel of a 

packaging machine, such as 

a thermoformer or traysealer, 

enabling operators to only use 

one interface. 

T 01793 425800 

W www.multivac.co.uk 

New vacuum pump generation is designed 

to offer improved energy efficiency in use 

to 20%. Individual solutions 

for food and drink processing 

and packaging include an 

oil/water heat exchanger on 

an R 5 rotary vane vacuum 

pump; significantly reducing 

waste heat and energy 

costs for air conditioning. 

Furthermore, with a 

centralised vacuum supply for 

entire packaging departments, 

Busch says energy cost 

savings of 50% can generally 

be expected. 

T 01952 677432 

W www.busch.co.uk 

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Installation Review News 

Weighing machinery 

delivers compliance 

Yamato Scale Dataweigh 

UK turned the 

spotlight onto some 

of its weighing machinery 

at Foodex, demonstrating 

the vital role that multihead 

weighers and table top 

weighers play throughout the 

fresh food packaging process. 

The team presented the table 

top semi-automatic Dataweigh 

(TDSW) range and Alpha 

Advance multihead weigher. 

“We’re excited to be 

showcasing at Foodex 

again,” said Andrea Spencer, 

commercial operations 

manager for Yamato Scale 

Dataweigh UK. 

“This event gives us a valuable 

opportunity to engage with 

visitors and discuss how 

they can best achieve their 

objectives with Yamato’s 

checkweighers and range 

of weighing machines – 

particularly when it comes to 

complying with food safety 

and quality requirements.” 

Solutions like Yamato’s TDSW 

can provide the perfect low 

impact solution for products 

that are fragile in nature such 

Yamato says its equipment helps food producers meet the safety standards 

as delicate fruits to meet both 

retailer and consumer demand 

for visually perfect and longer 

shelf life products. 

Meanwhile, Yamato’s AFC 

system (Auto feeder control 

system) on the Alpha Advance 

series of multihead weighers 

can handle sticky or fragile 

products. Achieving weighing 

levels of 75 weighs per minute 

(wpm) by the 10-head model 

and 140 wpm by the 14-head 

model, the high frequency 

load cells shorten the settle 

time of the weighing cycle to 

achieve these higher speeds. 

“All the packaging and 

weighing solutions we 

develop are tailored to the 

customers’ products by 

our team of highly skilled 

engineers,” says Spencer. 

“Foodex is our opportunity 

to showcase how we apply 

our extensive knowledge 

to help solve customers’ 

processing problems.” 

T 0113 322 1546 

W www.yamatoscale.co.uk 

The 652B grows with a company 

Evolving labeller is 

designed to meet 

changing demands 

At Foodex, Herma demonstrated 

its ‘evolving’ labelling machine – 

the Herma 652B system – that 

specialises in the top and/or base 

labelling of box-shaped products. 

According to Herma’s export sales 

manager Nabil Rehman, visitors 

to the stand were impressed 

with the flexible system that even 

in its budget form, demonstrates 

a high build quality. 

At speeds of 25 metres per 

minute or about 100 labels per 

minute, even the basic version 

delivers both top and base labelling 

in just one work step. However, 

this basic model has identical 

connection points to those on 

the Herma 400 labeller, should 

requirements regarding labelling 

speed, precision or functionality 

become more demanding. 

T 01440 763366 

W www.hermalabellingmachines.co.uk 

From banding & bagging to automated machines. 

Bespoke & specialist. 

for, but not limited to, eco friendly, tamper evidence, 

seal testing, uv disinfection & vision technology, plus easy 

& manageable packaging solutions.


Form, fill and seal equipment 

brings food producer benefits 

Ulma Packaging 

showcased a range of 

equipment all designed 

to offer food producer gains 

including the Air Extraction 

System (Tight Bag) to tackle 

excess air in the bag from frozen 

products without affecting 

the integrity of the packaging. 

Tight Bag shared the stand with 

the thermoformer (TFS407R), 

flow wrapper (Sienna) and 

continuous motion bagmaker 

(VTC840) at the event. 

Also featured on stand was 

the TSA680, one of a range 

of tray sealing systems 

developed by Ulma for the 

UK market in response to 

customer demand for high 

speed machines that can 

handle packs of almost any 

shape, size, composition or 

MAP requirement. The sealers 

are suitable for a wide variety 

of applications including 

fresh produce, meat and ready 

meals. Visitors also found out 

more about the company’s 

new vertical form, fill and seal 

system, which offers benefits 

to the packing of fresh herbs 

and light leaf salads. 

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Ulma says that its robust 

and easy to use packaging 

solutions protect food contents 

and increase shelf life, which 

therefore contributes towards 

reducing the level of food 

and packaging material 

waste through significantly 

enhanced efficiency in 

day-to-day operations. 

“We are delighted to be 

returning to Foodex as it’s 

a great opportunity for 

visitors to see how we create 

packaging solutions that not 

only meet their needs now, 

but also anticipate how market 

trends are likely to evolve,” 

says Ulma’s UK managing 

director, Chris Pickles. 

T 01909 506504 

W www.ulmapackaging.co.uk 

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Range of industrial and retail 

machines meet multiple needs 

At Foodex, Bizerba 

occupied two 

stands – one 

included industrial 

machinery, the second 

housing retail equipment 

– to meet the needs of 

food processors and 

retailers of all shapes 

and sizes. 

“We supply a range of 

equipment across several 

sectors and the aim of our 

exhibit was to demonstrate 

the sheer breadth of our 

offer,” Liesl Marchand, 

marketing manager at 

Bizerba told Machinery 

Update. New on the stand 

was iS75 – the latest industrial 

PC that displays the information 

being gathered from all the 

devices shown on the stand. 

At the same time, and 

part of the Bizerba flagship 

range of high speed labelling 

systems, the GLM-I120C was 

demonstrated. It is capable 

of achieving a top speed of 

120 packs per minute while 

accurately and reliably 

wrapping each label around 

the product pack. 

Bizerba demonstrated a huge range at Foodex 

With its connection to the 

Bizerba Brain software reach 

package, weight is instantly 

recorded and saved to allow 

trend analysis to be carried 

out. The addition of this 

statistics capture software 

removes the need to record 

batch statistics manually 

or to have endless printouts. 

Also on the stand was 

SealSecure – L, a device to 

ensure that each package 

exiting the factory is fully 

inspected for label data 

and seal integrity. Dynamic 

calculations allow for this 

device to be used on both 

fixed and catch weight 

products to verify that the 

correct data is printed and 

can be fully validated before 

it gets to the end customer. 

Meanwhile, the 

Bizerba/Niche recipe 

station – a collaboration 

of Bizerba hardware 

and Niche software – 

allows the preparation of 

manufacturing batches of 

bulk items. It ensures that 

multiple ingredients are 

all weighed or counted in 

the most accurate and efficient 

manner to reduce errors in the 

preparation stage and also the 

continuity of the final product. 

Portion control systems, 

combination weighing 

units, x-ray equipment 

and LabelSecure Basic, an 

introductory inspection device 

and label applicator were also 

part of the industrial range 

of equipment on show. 

T 01908 682740 

W www.bizerba.com 

Detectable adhesive dressings 

Seven new products 

help to improve 

all product safety 

The development and 

introduction of new products 

that improve food safety were 

shown by Detectamet. 

These new options included 

first aid adhesive dressings 

that combine x-ray and metal 

detectability in eight of the 

most useful shapes (with 

hypoallergenic adhesive), while 

new detectable respirator masks 

that are designed to protect 

workers operating in dusty 

processing environments where 

filling, cleaning, dispensing, 

mixing, grinding, rolling, sieving 

and packing are taking place, 

were also shown. These masks 

offer more metal detectability 

because not only is the nose clip 

detectable, but all of the plastic 

mount fittings, too. 

T 01759 304200 

W www.detectamet.com 

Food packaging system with in-line weigher, can increase 

line accuracy while reducing bagging costs by up to 75% 

Food packaging operations 

could reduce bagging 

costs by up to 75% and also 

improve accuracy, thanks 

to collaboration between 

Automated Packaging Systems 

and Cotswold Mechanical. 

The FAS Sprint Revolution 

food bagging system from 

Automated Packaging Systems 

now has an in-line weighing 

system developed by Cotswold 

Mechanical. Designed to 

cater to the needs of medium 

or high volume businesses 

with multiple lines and also 

irregular or hard to handle 

products, the system offers 

an efficient, easy to clean 

packaging system, ideally 

suited for applications that 

require regular wash down. 

“By working with Cotswold 

Mechanical and adding 

weighing capabilities to the 

FAS Sprint Revolution we can 

offer significant benefits to food 

packers,” explains Malcolm 

Vale, food sales manager at 

Automated Packaging Systems. 

“The full system will increase 

throughputs compared to 

This collaboration is allowing the company to offer a total packaging system 

conventional methods and 

also allow product give-away 

to be reduced through the 

accurate weighing.” 

T 01684 891400 

W www.autobag.co.uk

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Coding flexibility is the key to 

coping with contract packaging 

US-based Express 

Packaging has invested 

in Domino’s latest 

continuous ink jet (cij) 

printer – the Ax350i – to help 

optimise its operations in 

meeting the varying demands 

from its wide variety of 

customers. The company 

provides tailored primary 

and secondary packaging 

solutions and specialises 

in applications that include 

pouching, cartoning, shrinkwrapping 

and label printing 

while processing track and 

trace codes at an extremely 

high speed and volume. 

With four plants based 

across Ohio and Illinois and 

a huge volume of orders that 

are progressed on a daily 

basis, maintaining efficiency 

and avoiding downtime are 

critical for the company. As a 

result, the printers across the 

company’s plants need to be 

able to withstand the tough 

production environments that 

are typical of the food industry, 

while also guaranteeing that 

clear, legible codes are printed 

onto the various packages. 

US-based Express Packaging has a very long-standing partnership with Domino 

Prior to the purchase of the 

Ax350i, Express Packaging had 

more than 50 Domino systems, 

including case coders and CIJ 

printers already in use across 

its four plants. “Although we 

were very happy with the 

technologies we had in place, 

we instantly wanted to try the 

new product as soon as 

it was available,” Express 

Packaging president Fred 

Hartzler tells Machinery Update. 

“Every time Domino comes out 

with something new, we find 

it to be even better than what 

we’re currently using. 

“The Ax350i has continued 

that trend,” he says. 

“One of the things I really 

like about the Ax350i is that our 

operators are all very familiar 

with touch screens from our 

other coding equipment, 

so upon its arrival it literally 

took minutes to train staff 

on how to adjust their code 

dates,” says Dan Crone, project 

and maintenance manager at 

Express Packaging. 

With an IP66 rating, the 

Ax350i’s robust design makes 

it the ideal printer for use in 

a factory where wet foods are 

handled, while its modular 

stackability allows for easier 

installation on Express 

Packaging’s production lines. 

The Ax350i is capable of 

delivering multiple line codes 

at the fastest print speeds, 

allowing for large amounts of 

data to be printed onto each 

item. The printer supports inks 

for all substrates, while the 

consumables are RFID coded, 

making it easy for operators to 

know which fluid should be 

used and where. 

“The Ax350i saves us 

money, it runs faster and we 

have clearer print,” concludes 

Hartzler. 

T 01954 782551 

W www.domino-uk.com 

Self-cleaning filter is delivering many 

operational benefits for frying oils 

Nut products and snack 

producer Milhans Gida ve 

Tarim Urunleri has replaced 

a paper filtration system used 

to recover frying oil at its plant 

in Turkey with a self-cleaning 

eco filter installed with a filter 

management system from 

Russell Finex. 

The paper system was 

not achieving the required 

throughput, nor providing 

consistent filtration quality in 

recycling the oil. Moreover, 

production downtime was 

caused through having to 

manually change the paper 

filter cartridges, which often 

became saturated and blocked 

with contamination. 

Following consultation with 

Russell Finex, it was decided 

that the new system could 

successfully recover the used 

cooking oil. This filtration 

system was easy to install 

in the existing production 

line, capable of filtering hightemperature 

liquids and 

of providing a significant 

upgrade on the previous paper 

cartridge filters. 

The new filter is 

installed on the 

peanut processing 

line in Turkey 

The system continuously 

monitors the filtration process, 

enabling the filter to run 

efficiently without operators. 

T 020 8818 2000 

W www.russellfinex.com

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Seven cell robot solution 

is exceeding expectations 

An automated turnkey 

installation from 

Brillopak has provided 

McVities with a flexible, 

small footprint, multi-line 

palletising solution that has 

already paid for itself. 

The seven robot cells 

have been running for over 

18 months, having already 

paid for themselves within 

15 months through reduced 

labour costs and increased 

efficiency. Pladis reports that 

the systems have “exceeded 

expectations in terms of 

reliability and consistency 

of performance” and have 

allowed it to achieve its 

objective of labour reduction 

and increased efficiency in 

a very small space. 

And the beauty of this 

solution, says Brillopak, is 

that it has been proofed for 

the future as it has the ability 

to adapt to the seasonal and 

ranging changes that are a 

feature of McVities’ business. 

Pallet layer patterns can be 

added in-house following 

training from Brillopak, 

ensuring that when new 

A software and frame 

grabber combination from 

Matrox Imaging has helped 

Bookscanner improve the 

image acquisition frequency 

rate in a tricky vision system. 

The company’s scanning 

equipment digitises printed 

material up to A1 page size and 

for an installation in Greece, 

the technology was updated. 

To do this, a Teledyne e2v 

ELiiXA+, a 16K CoaXpress linescan 

camera with resolutions 

up to 600 dpi, was chosen. 

In researching compatible 

An operator can effect a product changeover without any tooling changeover 

products or case sizes come 

on-line, the system can handle 

them easily. 

The seven C2 KT400 robotic 

palletisers, located on a 

mezzanine floor, are installed 

at Pladis McVities’ distribution 

centre in Ashby de la Zouch. 

Processing in excess of 

60 SKUs from seven different 

packing lines without the need 

for any tool changeovers, the 

advanced robotic solution has 

transformed a labour intensive 

Imaging software and frame grabber allows 

scanning equipment to be upgraded quickly 

software and hardware 

components, Bookscanner 

discovered that Matrox 

Imaging offers a compatible, 

plug-and-play solution built 

on its MIL platform. MIL-Lite, a 

subset of MIL, includes a range 

of programming functions for 

image capture, display, and 

annotation; the application 

programming interface (API) is 

simple to use and supports the 

most common programming 

languages, including C++, 

C#, and Visual Basic. 

Paired with the Matrox Radient 

bottleneck into a seamless and 

efficient ten-case-per-minute 

palletising operation. 

“The solution met our needs 

in terms of layout, performance 

and price,” said Pladis Group’s 

Mike Hellier. “The small 

footprint of the palletiser 

combined with the flexibility 

to handle our 50 plus SKUs with 

no tooling changeover also had 

a big impact on our decision.” 

T 01622 872907 

W www.brillopak.co.uk 

eV-CXP frame grabber, this 

solution formed the spine of 

Bookscanner’s machine vision 

infrastructure. 

Incorporating MIL-Lite and 

the Radient eV-CXP frame 

grabber into the Bookscanner 

system afforded an 

opportunity to connect highlevel 

software abstraction 

with low-level electronics 

management; this facilitated 

operator changes and 

improved functionality. 

T 00 1 514 822 6020 

W www.matrox.com/imaging 

Rotary valve 

reduces 

change times 

RotaVal’s fast clean rotary valves 

have transformed production 

efficiency for manufacturer of 

plastics, resins and masterbatch 

A Schulman by reducing 

changeover times by 75%. 

Through its efficient mechanism 

for cleaning the valve at product 

changeover, and with only a single 

tool required, RotaVal modular 

fast clean valves require only 

four minutes per changeover. 

Indeed, A Schulman has gained 

2-3 hours of production time 

per month at its Gainsborough 

production site since using 

the new valves. 

NO MATERIAL RESIDUE 

Cleanliness in production and 

the ability to guarantee that no 

material residue carries over 

when products change is 

a critical factor in the company’s 

manufacturing process. At the 

same time, production pressure 

in a busy factory is ever-present, 

and it is vital that downtime is 

minimised. At every changeover, 

the process is purged, and 

that includes dismantling and 

cleaning the rotary valves. 

A Schulman identified that this 

was a bottleneck in its production 

processes and contacted RotaVal 

for a solution. 

QUICK RELEASE 

In use, all the operator needs 

to do is release the air supply 

and undo a few bolts which are 

easily accomplished with a single 

spanner. “The previous gate valve 

used a lot of tools and was time 

consuming,” explains Michael 

Ingall, A Schulman’s production 

manager. “With the aid of 

the RotaVal quick release 

rotary valves we have saved 

a lot of time and money.” 

“Time saving is 12-15 

minutes and, with the amount 

of changeovers we have, it’s a 

fantastic saving,” says production 

supervisor Richard Hodge. 

T 01249 651138 

W www.rotaval.co.uk


Washing equipment delivers 

‘food to go’ higher volumes 

Industrial Washing Machines 

(IWM) has supplied all of 

the washing and sanitising 

equipment complemented 

with automatic tray 

de-stacking and restacking 

equipment from Autarky 

Automation for a new multimillion 

pound production 

facility. This site will enable 

the largest UK supplier of ‘food 

to go’ to dramatically increase 

its production capacity. 

THE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE 

NEEDED TO WASH AND DRY 

4,000 

plastic trays per hour and so an 

automated solution was devised 

For this new manufacturing 

facility, IWM supplied a 

continuous washer for 200 litre 

Eurobins, a twin-track highcare 

tray washer for cleaning 

a wide variety of trays used 

to transport raw ingredients 

around the facility, and five 

cabinet utensil washer for 

depositor parts, salad bowls 

and similar items. 

Meanwhile, the equipment 

for the adjacent distribution 

centre had to be capable of 

washing and drying much 

higher volumes. This meant 

manual handling was not a 

viable option, so IWM worked 

with mechanical handling 

specialist Autarky Automation. 

In this system, operators 

place nested stacks of dirty 

trays on to the stack infeed 

of the destacker which then 

elevates the stacks before 

removing individual trays 

form the top of the stack. 

The separated trays are then 

inverted to allow loose debris 

to fall from the trays before 

being turned upright and 

conveyed to the washer. 

T 0121 459 9511 

W www.indwash.co.uk 

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Packaging speeds double 

for organic snacks maker 

Riverside Natural 

Foods has doubled its 

speeds by installing 

new, integrated packaging 

systems from tna. Indeed the 

installation of two systems 

was so successful that the 

company immediately ordered 

a third bagger. 

“After reviewing all 

available options, we quickly 

realised that tna’s robag was 

the best solution for us to 

maximise our production 

capacities in the space 

available,” says Justin Fluit, 

VP of operations at Riverside. 

“No other vendor could deliver 

the speeds and offer options 

that also simplify operation 

and reduce downtime.” 

To help the healthy 

snacks maker respond 

to the growing global 

demand for its 24g 

bags of granola minis, 

the company needed a 

packaging system that 

could increase production 

volumes, simplify the 

company’s processes and 

also reduce downtime. 

With previous packaging 

speeds ranging between 

70-80 bags per minute, a high 

speed bagging solution was 

at the top of the agenda. 

At the same time, the system 

also needed to be hygienically 

designed and easy to clean 

to fulfil Riverside’s standards 

and protect the allergen-free 

positioning of the company’s 

tna’s bagger has delivered benefits 

product portfolio. 

The solution was the 

installation of two tna robag 

FX 3ci vertical form, fill and 

seal packaging systems. 

tna says this machine offers 

both production flexibility 

and improved performance 

in a compact, easy-to-clean 

The easy to clean bagger helps with the allergen-free product positioning 

system. With its rotary double 

jaws, the new bagger was 

quickly able to deliver the 

company’s target speeds of 

150 bags per minute, doubling 

the performance of the 

previous equipment and 

transforming Riverside’s 

production line efficiencies. 

Featuring a small 

footprint to maximise 

the limited factory 

space available, 

the tna robag was 

delivered to Riverside 

as a completely 

integrated 

solution, 

which also 

incorporates 

tna’s intelliweigh 

0314 

omega series 

of high speed 

multihead 

scales. Capable 

of up to 200 

weighments per 

minute, the unit 

offers high accuracy 

to reduce product loss. 

Riverside’s granola minis 

are packed with wholesome, 

certified organic ingredients, 

including a multitude of fine, 

particulate materials such as 

seeds, flakes and grains. 

To prevent these products 

from affecting the seal 

integrity of the bags, tna 

installed cross feeders with 

integrated sifter to remove 

small particles from the line 

before the product reaches 

the bag. In addition, tna’s 

product in seal detection 

technology automatically 

triggers a reject mechanism 

if it detects product or particles 

in the seal area. 

This means that Riverside 

is able to quickly remove 

bags from the line for further 

inspection before they enter the 

secondary packaging process. 

T 0121 628 8900 

W www.tnasolutions.com 

The KHS stretch blow moulder 

Bottle maker 

offers energy 

efficiencies 

Japanese milk products producer 

Meiji Co is benefiting from 

greater performance coupled 

with lower energy consumption 

following the installation of 

InnoPET Blomax technology 

from KHS. 

“On the Japanese market, 

which takes high technical 

requirements and flexibility for 

granted in conjunction with great 

reliability, energy efficiency is 

a decisive argument,” explains 

Matthias Gernhuber, head of area 

sales and product management 

for Asia-Pacific at KHS. 

The energy-efficient InnoPET 

Blomax Series IV, which produces 

48,000 PET bottles per hour in 

Japan, also satisfied the hygiene 

specifications required for Meiji’s 

milk beverages. 

Meiji needed to meet growing 

demand for its products but its 

new investment also had to cut 

production costs. To this end, 

the bottler first optimised the 

consumption of plastics materials 

together with KHS, reducing it 

by over 30%, which in turn also 

lowered the amount of energy used. 

As a sustainable company, saving 

on resources is a central component 

in Meiji’s corporate activities. 

The installation was the 555th 

Series IV Blomax machine sold 

by KHS. “Developed to focus on 

energy efficiency, this machine 

is very popular the world over,” 

says Gernhuber. Thanks to 

its space-saving layout and 

optimised mechanical sequences, 

customers like Meiji profit from 

fewer moving parts which results 

in cost effective maintenance. 

T 0121 713 6900 

W www.khs.com



Robotic line is meeting retail 

demands for non-food items 

One of the latest nonfood 

applications for 

equipment developed 

by Cama is a complete 

robotic line to pack flow 

packs into multi-variety 

and different multi-layer 

collations. 

The machine has been 

specifically designed to 

address the ever-growing 

requests from discount 

retailers for multi-sku single 

cases with uneven product 

quantities; the product 

quantities being driven by 

relative rates of sale rather 

than the rate of production. 

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This solution belongs to 

the new BT Generation 

Systems, thus combining 

the maximum flexibility 

with the highest equipment 

performance, says Mark 

Brooker director of Cama in 

the UK. The line is made up 

of two different types of 

robotic units integrated within 

one machine, demonstrating 

the company’s modular 

construction philosophy. 

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The Cama machine has been designed to address requests for multi-sku single cases with uneven product quantities 

All of Cama’s robotic solutions 

are designed, manufactured, 

assembled and programmed 

at its factory in Northern Italy. 

The first robot type is 

Cama’s Triaflex delta robot 

for high speed, low weight 

pick and place applications 

with up to 4 axes of motion 

control. Four Triaflex robots 

manipulate incoming 

products arriving in two lanes, 

one lane for each specific 

variety. Infeed rates are 

120 products per minute 

(total infeed rate is 240 

products per minute) with 

the Triaflex robots mixing 

the different primary packs 

into a pre-arranged layer 

configuration. 

This layer configuration 

can handle on-edge, lay flat or 

standing product orientations. 

Once the required product 

configuration has been 

achieved, instability is 

minimised through the use of 

an inclined and collating bed. 

Brooker says this overcomes 

the risk of products moving 

out of position due to any 

unwanted acceleration or 

deceleration. 

The system had the 

flexibility to allow different 

configurations between 

layers assuming a consistent 

footprint is maintained for 

effective top loading into the 

final outer packaging. 

The pre-formed layers are 

transferred to the subsequent 

loading unit which comprises 

a multi-head 3-axis top load 

robot with line tracking. 

At the same time, a Cama 

phasing unit positions the 

required number of empty 

boxes or trays under the 3-axis 

robot, which loads the layers 

of products into the final 

packaging. Once the required 

number of layers is built up, 

the filled trays are indexed out 

of the machine for either top 

flap closing, lid application or 

direct palletisation. 

T 01793 831111 

W www.camagroup.com 

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Wraparound case packer ensures 

high speeds while reducing costs 

FrieslandCampina 

Thailand has installed 

a wraparound case 

packer from Gebo Cermex 

on a dedicated line producing 

a new milk product packed 

in shaped PEHD bottles to 

deliver a low total cost of 

ownership (TCO). 

The company produces 

more than 300 million tons 

of milk per year with its 

popular brand Foremost 

which is bottled in cans and 

in PEHD containers. 

It already has a wraparound 

packer from Gebo Cermex 

which has been working 

on a can line at its plant for 

The new milk product is packed in shaped bottles 

ten years, so it was happy to 

install further equipment. 

The driving factors behind 

the purchasing decision 

was the line engineering 

and materials handling 

expertise shown by the team 

at Gebo Cermex during the 

pre-contracting phase – 

instrumental in determining 

the best technical solution and 

layout to suit the customer’s 

objectives – and also the 

structured approach 

to commissioning. 

The latter one allowed for 

a ‘Plug & Play’ installation 

and a vertical ramp-up 

(within a week) in Friesland’s 

Samrong site in 

Thailand. 

FrieslandCampina 

Thailand recognised 

the opportunities 

to optimise the 

TCO of its end of 

line operations by 

choosing wraparound 

blanks rather than 

traditional regular 

slotted containers, 

therefore meeting the 

goal of reducing costs. 

Wraparound blanks instead of regular slotted containers delivered savings 

A WB46 wraparound case 

packer, together with a bottle 

line divider at pack infeed 

and the conveyors connecting 

the solution to the production 

line – both upstream and 

downstream – were installed 

at the Samrong site. 

The equipment has delivered 

speeds of more than 500 

shaped bottles per minute 

(equal to 24 cases per minute). 

It is flexible enough to divide 

the flow from one lane up 

to eight lanes, depending 

on the bottle format. 

FrieslandCampina has 

therefore met the goal of 

delivering products with 

a longer shelf life, while 

reducing secondary packaging 

costs by more than 30%. 

T 01480 455919 

W www.gebocermex.com 

Ten head weigher handles a 

pasta range without sticking 

Accuracy combined with a 

high degree of availability are 

two of the benefits of a 10-head 

multihead weigher from 

Ishida that has been installed 

at Swiss fresh and frozen food 

product specialist Frostag 

Food-Centrum. 

The weigher is part of a 

brand new line for handling 

fresh pasta such as tortellini, 

tortelloni, spaetzle, and 

‘Schupfnudeln’ (potato 

dumplings), and was specially 

adapted for use at Frostag 

to enable the pasta to be 

processed quickly but gently. 

Its starch component can 

cause pasta to stick, which 

makes it difficult for efficient 

weighing. 

To prevent residues from 

building up on the weigher, 

contact parts are coated with 

special surface materials. 

The weigher’s computer 

calculates the ideal 

combination for the desired 

target weight in a fraction 

of a second. 

T 0121 607 7700 

W www.ishidaeurope.com 

Portions of pasta are released into polybags with fill weights of 200g to 1kg


MACH 2018 Review 

Showing visitors how robots 

can transform manufacturing 

Sir Ben Ainslie opened the event 

MACH 2018 saw a 

positive buzz across 

the 5-day event 

MACH 2018 closed its doors 

after a busy five days in April. 

“The feeling and buzz 

across the halls appeared to be 

very positive,” reported MTA 

president Geoff Bryant. 

“Of course, this is the first time 

in this location, so we are not 

comparing like with like, but the 

feeling was very much one of an 

even spread of visitors across the 

whole of the new layout, which of 

course was the prime reason we 

decided to relocate here.” 

The number of working 

machines on display at MACH 

2018 was about 10% greater 

than at the previous event, 

creating both interest and 

also visitor engagement. 

“The aim of every exhibitor is 

to get people in front of the kit 

they are offering, and working 

machinery is a compelling way 

to do that,” he says. 

W www.machexhibition.com 

Visitors to ABB’s stand saw 

how the latest advances 

in robotic automation 

can help them find new ways 

to transform their productivity 

and efficiency. The exhibit 

featured new machine tending 

robots, demonstrations of 

robotic inspection and welding 

systems, plus collaborative 

software and technology that 

enables robots and people 

to work side-by-side. 

Together, the displays 

showed how the flexibility and 

efficiency of robots can make 

manufacturing companies 

more competitive and how 

robot technology can be 

used to help create the smart 

factories of the future. 

Making their debut were 

the FlexLoader SC3000 and 

FlexLoader FP800 machine 

tending cells. Available fully 

pre-engineered, the cells 

provide a flexible and simple 

solution that can be quickly 

deployed to handle a wide 

variety of machine tending 

tasks in operation. 

With its modular design, 

the FlexLoader can be quickly 

and easily customised to meet 

changing requirements, says 

ABB. Parts can be loaded 

by conveyor or drawer, 

depending on what works 

best on the shop floor. Capable 

of handling an unlimited 

number of workpieces in a 

variety of sizes and shapes 

with no need for mechanical 

fixtures, the SC3000 can 

increase machine tool 

utilisation by up to 90% 

compared with traditional 

manual machine tools. 

ABB also participated in 

the exhibition’s educational 

stand where young visitors 

could try out a virtual reality 

ABB included examples 

of its family of machine 

tending robots at MACH 

demonstration built around 

RobotStudio, ABB’s offline 

programming software 

and also try their luck at 

competing against a robot 

in a simulated production 

challenge. 

“Our participation on the 

educational stand is just one 

part of our broader range of 

activities aimed at helping 

to find and support the 

manufacturing engineers of 

tomorrow,” says Mike Wilson, 

general industry sales and 

marketing manager at ABB 

Robotics UK and Ireland. 

T 01908 350300 

W www.abb.com/robotics 

Wide range of industrial vision technologies demonstrated 

benefits to be gained from machine learning and 3D vision 

Stemmer Imaging showed a 

wide range of industrial vision 

technologies that covered part 

and assembly verification, 

new 3D measurement 

capabilities, versatile general 

inspection and measurement 

systems and the latest 

machine learning approach to 

pattern recognition. 

Visitors attracted to the 

stand by a football floating on 

an air stream were able to see 

a demonstration of the CVB 

Polimago pattern matching 

tool – part of the company’s 

Common Vision Blox (CVB) 

hardware-independent 

machine vision library. 

CVB Polimago uses the latest 

machine learning methods to 

determine the position, pose 

and rotation of the items for 

pick and place applications. 

Here the tool is identifying 

the type and position of icons 

on the ball in real time, even 

though the random movement 

and rotation of the ball 

distorts the appearance of 

the icons due to perspective. 

Two new 3D tools within 

CVB were also shown. 

Metric3D can create calibrated 

3D data, while Match3D allows 

an acquired point cloud to be 

matched to a trained point 

cloud. This enables differences 

between the trained and test 

data to be found in order to 

differentiate between good 

and bad parts. 

T 01252 780000 

W www.stemmer-imaging.co.uk


Labelling, Coding & Marking 

Distributor deal brings 

host of robotic benefits 

The e.DO built-it-yourself kit 

Setting out 

the digital 

framework 

At MACH, Comau UK walked 

visitors through real-life factories 

of the future by creating a 360 

degree virtual tour of the digital 

production and collaborative 

robotic applications that the 

industrial automation solutions 

provider has deployed. 

The company defines 

HUMANufacturing as its new 

approach to manufacturing and 

its own way to Industry 4.0 to 

meet the challenges and needs 

of an ever-changing market. 

In the ‘factory of the future’, 

industrial robots are no longer 

confined within barriers, but can 

work closely and in total security 

with man, which plays a central 

role in the production process, 

says the company. 

man and machine 

The interaction between operators 

and machines is made efficient 

and secure by collaborative robots 

and new digital technologies. 

During the event, visitors saw 

products being developed 

following this HUMANufacturing 

approach. These advanced 

logistics solutions included the 

new Agile1500 Autonomous 

Mobile Robot and e.DO build-ityourself 

robot kit. 

Comau’s future-focused 

technologies are designed to help 

companies improve their efficiency 

while streamlining process and 

increasing production quality. 

Comau UK’s virtual reality 

showcase mirrors its growing 

use of mainstream multimedia 

to enhance leading-edge digital 

manufacturing solutions. 

T 01788 554500 

W www.comau.com 

Earlier this year, RARUK 

Automation teamed up 

with TM Robotics to offer 

the Toshiba Machine SCARA, 

Cartesian and 6-axis robots 

and MACH 2018 marked the 

beginning of the collaboration. 

Following a search for a 

strong UK sales partner, 

TM Robotics chose RARUK 

because of the company’s 

technical knowledge and 

clear understanding of the 

UK robotics and automation 

market. RARUK felt the TM offer 

complemented its established 

product programme that has 

been focused on collaborative 

and mobile robots, automation 

systems and feeding solutions. 

The company believes these 

new product additions will give 

RARUK even greater scope to 

help UK manufacturers work 

smarter and more competitively. 

At the show, TM Robotics 

demonstrated its SCARA robot 

in conjunction with RARUK’s 

FlexiBowl feeder. “MACH is the 

ideal platform to demonstrate 

how well Toshiba Machine 

robots integrate with other 

components and automated 

processes,” says Nigel Smith, 

md of TM Robotics. 

“Ideal for moving small parts, 

the SCARA machine is the 

perfect match for a bowl feeder 

like RARUK’s FlexiBowl.” 

The company also launched 

the TVM 6-axis robot range 

at the exhibition. The new 

cost-effective TVM model 

is a vertically articulated 

robot series suited to support 

a multitude of industries, 

including automotive 

components, plastics, medical, 

packaging and pharma due to 

its high productivity in transfer 

and assembly and lightweight, 

New laser-guided smart welding camera is 

introduced into UK market for robot usage 

A new laser guided smart 

welding camera for robots 

that aims to improve weld 

quality and reduce production 

costs was introduced into 

the UK market on Fanuc’s 

stand at MACH. 

The new FUJI-CAM smart 

welding camera is being 

launched in the UK by Cyber- 

Weld, Fanuc’s strategic arc 

welding systems supplier. 

The product will be available 

exclusively to the UK market. 

While Cyber-Weld will take 

the market lead, Fanuc UK 

MD of RARUK Automation Peter Williamson with TM’s MD Nigel Smith 

Smart 

welding 

camera is 

available 

in the UK 

from two 

companies 

will support its partner in 

supplying the FUJI-CAM 

device directly to automotive 

manufacturers. The real 

advantage of the unit is that 

the hardware and software 

reliable design. 

“TM Robotics’ technical 

knowledge and application 

engineering capability, 

allied with the quality of 

the products, supports our 

aim to offer a high quality 

and complete automation 

solution to UK manufacturers, 

either directly or through 

our countrywide network of 

integration partners,” says 

Peter Williamson, md of 

RARUK Automation. 

T 01462 670044 

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Record attendance for the 

food & drink supplier fair 

Anuga FoodTec 2018 that 

took place in Cologne 

this March saw more 

than 50,000 visitors from the 

food industry enter the halls 

which was an 11% increase 

over the previous event. 

These increased numbers 

were in some part attributable 

to the rise in the number of 

trade visitors from outside 

Germany. “We were able to 

register significant growth 

from China, Italy, Korea, 

Poland, Russia and South 

America,” explains Katharina 

C Hamma, chief operating 

officer of event organiser 

Koelnmesse. “The huge 

interest from the international 

guests and the high quality 

of the visitors shows us that 

the alignment and concept of 

Anuga FoodTec do justice to 

the demands of the trade fair 

participants,” she continues. 

Indeed, visitors from leading 

global food producers from 

152 countries were at the show. 

The event also registered 

growth in exhibition space 

as well as a 13% increase 

in the number of exhibitors 

Proseal demonstrated its 

GT4s tray sealer which is 

capable of sealing speeds of 

up to 210 packs per minute 

with an 8-impression tool 

at the exhibition. The GT4s 

is ideal for many different 

applications while its compact 

dimensions mean it can fit 

easily into production lines 

with restricted space. 

The unit incorporates 

several proven features 

that help to maximise 

performance, reliability and 

efficiency. For instance, 

This year, 1,657 suppliers from 48 countries greeted the 50,000 show visitors 

before the doors opened. 

“Visitor numbers impressively 

underpin our position as the 

leading international supplier 

fair for the food and beverage 

industry,” claims Hamma. 

Once again, visitors could 

see and learn about the 

entire production cycle and 

in the course of which were 

able to experience live both 

individual solutions as well 

as holistic, cross-process 

concepts in all production 

stages and food industries, 

says the organiser. In all five 

exhibition segments – Food 

Packaging, Safety & Analytics, 

Food Processing, Food 

Ingredients as well as Services 

& Solutions – the companies 

presented a cross-industry 

and cross-production range 

of exhibition offers. 

A number of PPMA 

members exhibited at the 

event and over the next four 

pages, we highlight just some 

of the products on show. 

W www.anugafoodtec.com 

Electric heat seal technology was shown 

on various plastic tray sealing machines 

the company’s E-seal 

technology ensures excellent 

seal reliability to meet the 

stringent quality requirements 

of the food retail sector. 

It provides an increased seal 

force of 600% while at the 

same time, achieving a 92% 

reduction in energy usage. 

In addition, ProMotion, 

which increases throughput 

with following motion 

and intelligent buffering 

technology, enables trays 

to feed continuously into 

the sealer without stopping, 

helping to improve speeds 

by up to 30%. 

The GT4s was joined 

by the new Proseal TTe, a 

small, compact, and robust 

tray sealer ideal for low 

volume production that 

also incorporates E-seal 

technology. Capable of sealing 

up to eight skin packs per 

minute on a 2-impression 

tool, the TTe is designed for 

customers that frequently 

switch between pack types. 

T 01625 856600 

W www.proseal.com 

Contact-free 

measuring 

& weighing 

The possibilities and benefits 

that superconductor technology 

can bring to the food processing, 

pharmaceuticals and medical 

technology industries were part of 

the Festo stand at Anuga FoodTec. 

One of the many possibilities 

was shown by the SupraSensor, 

an application-oriented exhibit 

that demonstrated the function 

of a contactless balance, which 

could be used for example on 

sterile workbenches in biological 

or chemical analytics. This 

concept allows various physical 

quantities, such as weight, 

density, viscosity or temperature, 

to be measured using a forcebased 

measuring system. 

IN THE LABORATORY 

“In a laboratory environment, 

workplace surfaces remain clear 

of apparatus and can therefore 

be effectively and easily cleaned, 

since everything except the carrier 

for the item to be weighed can be 

screened from the surroundings,” 

explains Georg Berner, head of 

strategic corporate development 

at Festo. “Only the weighing pan 

carrying the item hovers over the 

table top - without the danger 

of cross-contamination via the 

workplace surface or tools.” 

The entire weighing apparatus 

can also be decoupled. 

If the pan is not needed, it can 

be removed and the entire working 

space of the sterile workbench 

becomes available. This is made 

possible by a special characteristic 

of superconductors: they can hold 

magnets in suspension at a fixed 

distance when cooled to a certain 

temperature. The exhibit thus 

demonstrated how a workroom 

and laboratory equipment, 

including sensors, can be coupled 

to each other without contact 

despite spatial separation. 

In addition, this technology 

offers further possibilities such 

as analytical determination of 

density or viscosity. 

T 01252 775053 

W www.festo.co.uk

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Viscous pumping units 

are made easier to use 

The Kecol articulated 

priming system that 

is designed to empty 

4 x drums mounted on a 

pallet without removing 

the drums from the pallet 

was demonstrated at 

Anuga in Germany. The 

company has added a new 

feature to the unit to make 

it easier to use and this 

latest design incorporates 

a pendant arm onto which 

there is a control box to 

operate the unit. 

This enables the 

operator to move the 

pump and operate the 

unit at the same time. 

Kecol articulated 

Powerprime is a floor 

mounted, single post 

pneumatic unit and is 

used to raise and lower 

a Kecol pump and follower 

plate. The unit applies 

pressure to the follower plate 

to give a positive prime to 

the pump, allowing viscous 

products to be pumped cold. 

The wiper ring wipes the 

inner walls of the drum to 

remove the maximum amount 

Schubert presented a TLM 

system for packaging yogurt 

cups in flow packs at Anuga. 

To achieve this, the system 

was equipped with the 

Flowmodul flow wrapping 

component, which is 

seamlessly integrated into 

the machine. 

The company has 

experience in packing dairy 

products including the Alois 

Müller dairy plant which uses 

the TLM technology for the 

secondary packaging of its 

products, such as the 

The articulated Powerprime 

is a floor mounted, single post 

pneumatic unit that makes life 

safer for the operators 

of product from the drum, 

while the articulated arm 

enables the pump to transfer 

products from pallet mounted 

drums without removing 

the drums from the pallet. 

This, says Kecol, avoids 

any manual handling issues 

for the operatives. 

The articulated Powerprime 

is available in painted 

construction or stainless steel 

construction and is designed 

to transfer products cleanly, 

quietly and efficiently. It can 

be modified to suit various 

vessels or containers. 

As a leading UK 

manufacturer of viscous 

pumping systems, Kecol also 

introduced two batching 

systems at the German show. 

These can be pre-programmed 

to dispense a required amount 

of product and automatically 

stop the pump when the target 

weight is reached. 

Kecol says its standard 

and bespoke systems are 

widely used in the food, 

pharmaceutical and 

cosmetic industries, as well 

as for general industrial 

applications. Materials such 

as tomato paste, mascara, lip 

gloss, peanut butter, almond 

paste, fruit puree, ointment, 

cream, grease and adhesives 

are typical applications. 

T 01746 764311 

W www.kecol.co.uk 

Latest module allows for flow wrapping a 

range of yogurt products with efficiency 

‘Corner Yogurt’ range. 

The machine presented at 

the show was packing the 

‘Corner Yogurt – mini’ in multi 

packs that are marketed to 

children by Müller. 

DUAL-CHAMBER CUPS 

These dual-chamber cups are 

brought together in pairs in 

a flow pack. 

The machine processes 

the products at an optimum 

speed of 60 cycles per minute. 

This ensures that the yogurt 

does not adhere to the foil lid 

– which would be the case 

with higher cycle rates. 

A 3D scanner installed on 

the line ensures that yogurt 

cups with damaged or 

missing lids are not picked up. 

Furthermore, the 3D scanner 

ensures the correct orientation 

of the yogurt cups in each of 

the flow packs. 

Equipped with five pick- 

&-place-robots, the machine 

achieves an output of 150 flow 

packs per minute. 

T 01676 525825 

W www.schubert-uk.co.uk 

Drive solutions were on show 

Drives can 

cope with 

foodstuffs 

Nord Drivesystems exhibited 

its aluminium drive units for 

the food and beverage industry 

at Anuga. These lightweight, 

corrosion-resistant gear units, 

smooth surface motors, frequency 

inverters and motor starters in 

wash-down optimised die cast 

aluminium housings are robust 

and durable thanks to a special 

surface treatment called Nord nsd 

tupH surface protection. 

For use in demanding 

environments, the company offers 

this anti-corrosion treatment 

for aluminium drive units as an 

alternative to painted case iron or 

stainless steel versions. With this 

process, the material is hardened 

below the surface and this surface 

treatment creates a protective 

layer which is permanently bonded 

to the substrate material. 

It is based on an electrolytic 

process and gives aluminium 

corrosion resistance properties 

which are similar to those of 

stainless steel. The scratchresistant 

surface is more than 

seven times harder than untreated 

aluminium alloy which means the 

drives can easily withstand high 

pressure steam washing or contact 

with aggressive media. 

Among other applications, 

Nord nsd tupH modules are used 

in the many conveyor systems 

which are used in oyster farming 

and, in practice, they often outlive 

the ten year life cycle of the 

conveyor belts which they drive, 

as they can withstand the salty 

environment easily. 

T 01235 534404 

W www.nord.com

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Discovering how digitalisation 

brings flexibility to producers 

Siemens exhibited under 

the banner ‘Discover 

the value of the Digital 

Enterprise’ for the bakery 

industry on a 160sq metre 

stand, which was designed 

to show how industrial 

enterprises of all sizes can 

benefit from the digital 

transformation – from the 

digital value chain at the 

engineering phase through to 

the integration of machines 

into the production line. 

Using examples taken from 

the food industry, the exhibits 

were designed to bring home 

to visitors how digitalisation 

can enhance flexibility and 

allow even customised, 

individual products to be 

mass produced. Visitors 

also had the opportunity to 

find out more about energy 

management, manufacturing 

operations management 

and security. 

Siemens also demonstrated 

how producers can use the 

digital twin of a product, 

machine or a whole plant to 

generate added value. When 

creating a recipe for a new 

Siemens illustrated how companies can respond to changing market demands 

product, for instance, data 

relating to the ingredients 

is transferred directly to the 

label, taking into account 

legal rules and regulations. 

This is made possible by using 

the Teamcenter shared data 

platform. Using the plant’s 

digital twin, it is also possible 

to test out planned changes 

to the plant and what effect 

they will have on production 

capacity. This capability 

permits the food industry – 

as well as other sectors of 

the manufacturing and 

process industries – to 

significantly increase its 

innovation speed and boost 

its productivity, and also to 

take the lead in defining whole 

new business models. 

Siemens says this 

development can also benefit 

machine and plant builders 

and allow them to pass 

the advantages on to their 

customers. 

At Anuga, Siemens also 

illustrated how companies can 

respond flexibly to changing 

market demands – such as the 

growing diversity of different 

flavours – across every 

stage from food processing 

to packaging, labelling and 

filling. Visitors to the show 

had the chance to experience 

how chocolate bars can be 

precisely manufactured to 

individual customer order. 

The scope offered by 

digitalisation enables 

consumers to design products 

and packaging in line with 

their own personal tastes. 

This facility was illustrated 

by Siemens using the example 

of chocolate processing – 

from the product idea through 

actual manufacture and filling 

to packaging and labelling 

using end-to-end automation 

and data utilisation. 

Digital twins of the products, 

plants and production lines 

are simulated and optimised 

with special software. 

T 0845 850 7600 

W www.siemens.co.uk/ 

automation 

The ThermoSkin packaging solution was demonstrated 

on a compact, flexible and cost efficient thermoformer 

At Anuga, Sealpac highlighted 

its ThermoSkin packaging 

solution on a compact 

and cost-efficient PRO14 

thermoformer with auxiliary 

equipment from Converging 

Solutions and Ravenwood. 

All of the Sealpac PRO-series 

thermoformers have a small 

footprint, requiring little space 

in the production area. But 

they also have an extremely 

large loading zone, which is 

accessible from both sides, 

to make product loading 

easy. Furthermore, these 

robust thermoformers have a 

modular design that can be 

easily adapted to individual 

requirements. 

The PRO14 thermoformer 

is now capable of handling 

even more applications: 

from flexible film vacuum 

packaging, rigid film modified 

atmosphere packaging, 

shrink packaging, up to skin 

packaging. In Cologne, a line 

was demonstrated producing 

vacuum skin packaging. 

In operation, the 

ThermoSkin system uses 

Vacuum skin packaging is designed 

to present foods attractively in store 

a special film that fits the 

contours of the product like 

a second skin. Furthermore, 

and due to the deep vacuum, 

the system is able to extend 

the shelf life of, for example 

fresh meat, poultry and 

also seafood. 

Each cycle, four packs 

in two rows and two tracks, 

leave the out-feed conveyor. 

They are then brought in line 

by means of a lane converger 

from Converging Solutions, 

after which a linerless label 

is applied by the Nobac 500 

system from Ravenwood. 

T 0845 302 3056 

W www.sealpac-uk.com


Hygienic filling and sealing for 

improved safety and efficiency 

Bosch Packaging 

Technology offered 

insights into the latest 

developments in hygienic 

cup filling and sealing at 

Anuga FoodTec with visitors 

able to explore the benefits 

and requirements of hygienic 

filling technology. From clean, 

and ultra-clean up to aseptic, 

including heightened 

product safety and an 

extended shelf life outside 

of the cooling chain of up to 

12 months. During the show, 

food producers also learned 

about the most recent FCL 

filling and sealing machine 

for dairy products, baby 

food, clinical nutrition 

and café latte drinks using 

pre-made cups. 

“Growing market demands 

and stringent hygiene 

regulations put high 

pressure on dairy and food 

producers,” explains Markus 

Schlumberger, managing 

director of sales at Ampack, 

Bosch Packaging Technology. 

“Our new Ampack FCL inline 

cup filling machine pays 

testament to our expertise 

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Bosch offered insights into the latest developments in cup filling and sealing 

gained over the years.” 

The FCL cup filling and 

sealing machine is designed 

for dairy and food products, 

and combines three key 

benefits: operator and product 

safety; enhanced efficiency; 

and format and application 

flexibility. Consequently, 

it gives food producers a 

competitive edge to help 

satisfy market demands, 

says Bosch. 

Moreover, the machine 

has been awarded the 

3-A SSI certificate, ensuring 

compliance with the most 

stringent hygiene standards 

and addressing the increasing 

needs for simplified cleaning 

and maintenance, minimised 

risk for food contamination 

and less product waste. 

The FCL filling and sealing 

machine is available as a 

single index, double-index 

or format flexible version, 

with speeds of up to 20,000 

cups per hour. 

Visitors to Anuga FoodTec 

also met specialists in aseptic 

thermoforming, applicable 

for a broad range of dairy 

and food products, like 

coffee creamers and desserts. 

Moreover, Bosch offers filling 

and sealing of pre-made 

containers in both clean and 

ultra-clean executions. 

For example, the new 

Osgood RFS-Series rotary 

machine offers many new 

features while keeping its 

footprint to a minimum. 

With features that prioritise 

product safety, ease of use 

and increased uptime, the 

rotary machine fills, seals 

and caps pre-made cups for 

a range of dairy and food 

products. 

T 01332 626262 

W www.boschpackaging.com 

Having difficulties 

pumping your product? 

Just some of the products we pump… 

3 Honey 

3 Petroleum Jelly 

3 Mascara 

3 Sauces 

3 Lanolin 

3 Lip Gloss 

3 Essences 

3 Eye Ointment 

3 Meat Paste 

3 Paraffin Wax 

3 Face Scrub 

3 Teething Gel 

3 Tomato Puree 

3 Medical Adhesives 

3 Veterinary Creams 

3 Fruit Paste 

3 Toothpaste 

3 Malt 

3 Jam 

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Labelling, Coding & Marking 

Thermal ink jet can make 

traceability easier to gain 

systems need to be 

“Traceability 

compliant, but they 

needn’t be complicated thanks 

to thermal inkjet technology,” 

says Steve Ryan, UK sales 

manager at Rotech Machines. 

“And the good news is that 

you don’t need a sophisticated 

IT infrastructure and RFIDtagging 

to demonstrate 

traceability,” he continues. 

“If you already have 

automated, on-line date 

coding, chances are, you 

have all the ingredients of 

a traceability system; it’s 

just a case of knowing how 

to use them.” 

Larger food manufacturers 

with complex supply chains 

may prefer to go down the 

route of investing in databasedriven 

traceability systems. 

However, smaller and mediumsized 

operators who find 

the prospect of traceability 

daunting should consider 

whether they really need to 

go to that expense when they 

can achieve the same result 

with a more simple and costeffective 

set-up, says Ryan. 

The only ongoing cost with TIJ is the purchase of a replacement cartridge 

“It is worth bearing in mind, 

though, that your traceability 

is only as good as your printer - 

and for consistent, high quality 

codes that won’t let you down, 

thermal ink jet (TIJ) is a safe 

bet,” he asserts. 

In recent years, TIJ has 

emerged as a viable coding 

technology for printing 

traceability information onto 

food packs. For the majority of 

packaged food products, Ryan 

believes this cartridge-based 

technology offers advantages 

over continuous ink jet and 

thermal transfer in terms 

of cost, convenience and 

print clarity, as well as being 

cleaner and safer for users and 

the environment. 

The technology also works 

with on-line quality control 

cameras that are increasingly 

being deployed in many food 

factories. 

T 01707 393700 

W www.rotechmachines.com 

Correct label content is checked 

LabelChecker ticks 

all the boxes for 

quality control 

Sick has launched LabelChecker, 

an ‘off-the-shelf’ label inspection 

solution with the ability to read 

and verify text, numbers, bar 

codes and 2D codes, as well as 

checking label design and also 

print quality. 

Based on its InspectorP vision 

sensor, the all-in-one solution is 

the first to be developed using 

Sick’s AppSpace programming 

environment and was perfected 

in close co-operation with 

a customer in the European 

confectionery industry for use on a 

high-speed chocolate packing line. 

The LabelChecker is now 

available to any end user, system 

integrator or machine builder as a 

label quality control solution that 

is ready-to-use and simple-toadapt 

as well as easy to configure. 

T 01727 831121 

W www.sick.co.uk 

A continuous ink jet printer is meeting the condensation 

challenge posed by a German producer of frozen cakes 

A Linx 8900 continuous ink 

jet (CIJ) printer is enabling 

erlenbacher backwaren, a 

German manufacturer of frozen 

cakes, to effectively and reliably 

mark its plastic film packaging, 

even through condensation. 

Since the company started 

using the Linx model – supplied 

by Linx’s German agent Bluhm 

Systeme – it has been highly 

impressed with its printing 

capabilities and also the ease 

of operation. 

Cakes are subject to 

temperature differences during 

the production process, which 

can lead to condensation 

forming on the packaging film. 

The Linx 8900 is able to print 

through a layer of moisture to 

deliver a clear, readable and 

durable code, which remains 

in place on the substrate in 

temperatures of minus 35 

degrees in deep-freeze storage. 

As part of erlenbacher 

backwaren’s quality 

assurance programme, the 

cakes are printed with a batch 

ID number as well as the 

compulsory use-by date but 

Maintenance is easy and the 8900 printer only needs servicing every 18 months 

this hasn’t slowed production. 

“Frozen products pass the 

printer at a speed of 35 metres 

per minute, so that more than 

1,000 units can be marked 

per hour,” explains Walter 

Thellmann who is responsible 

for maintenance at the company. 

T 01480 302100 

W www.linxglobal.com


Modular print & apply systems 

meet food industry requirement 

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Logopak offers a variety 

of high-performance 

labelling systems to 

meet the demands of the 

food industry and at Anuga 

FoodTec in Cologne in March 

it introduced its latest print & 

apply solutions for efficient 

labelling of a wide range of 

packaging types. 

Highlights included a 

new multi-format system 

for point of sale labelling of 

food packaging in non-stop 

operation. 

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Fast, Reliable and Easy to use Semi Automatic 

and Bespoke Fully Automatic Labelling Systems. 

The new Logopak systems 

achieve high-capacity, highprecision 

application of labels 

onto various packaging types 

to meet the particular demands 

of point of sale labelling. The 

multi-format series of machines 

enables operators to print labels 

of various sizes on a single 

labelling system. Thanks to 

Logopak’s tried and tested 

applicator technology, the 

labels can be applied efficiently 

and in a variety of ways. 

With a capacity of up to 

140 units per minute, the 

new labellers prove a highly 

versatile option in secondary 

labelling of cardboard boxes, 

trays and shrink wraps, says 

the company. The applicators 

enable top, bottom, front, 

double, single, over the corner, 

multi-sided and wrap-around 

labelling with maximum 

precision. 

Meanwhile, Logopak’s pallet 

labellers label up to 240 pallets 

per hour in non-stop operation. 

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W www.logopak.co.uk 

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Feature: Chemicals 

While governments 

and public 

sector 

organisations 

are most 

interested in controlling 

packaging waste, the industrial 

packaging sector is sensitive 

to the need to balance this 

with the necessary protection 

that packaging provides its 

product – particularly when 

dealing with hazardous 

materials. This, of course, 

includes chemicals – both 

industrial and household – 

and also the machinery that 

handles the various types 

of packaging used. 

In an increasingly global 

market, the responsibility for 

assuring safety in transporting 

hazardous materials is 

growing and relies on 

international bodies, such as 

the United Nations. However, 

the sector is not exempt from 

environmental concerns 

about its packaging, and so 

reconditioning of packaging 

is still an important sector. 

The chemicals and pharma 

sector is seen as the most 

significant end-use market for 

industrial packaging. 

Smaller options are, of 

course, used for consumer 

packs of household chemicals, 

all of which need mixers or 

fillers or various wrappers 

to bring them to market safely. 

And the aggressive nature 

of many products in this 

sector has an impact on the 

machinery chosen. 

FILLING CHALLENGES 

Filling viscous products 

brings its own challenges, 

and ones that Adelphi 

Masterfil is used to. 

The company works with 

a wide range of household 

products such as detergents, 

car shampoos, and washing 

up liquids as well as supplying 

its fillers to manufacturers of 

industrial and construction 

based chemical products. 

According to its Northern 

sales manager Andy Clark, 

the company’s System F fillers 

offer users in this industry 

Heavy-duty, high speed shrink wrappers have coped with the challenging environment at Bulk Products 

Stand up to 

all hazards 

Machinery Update talks to machinery suppliers about 

the challenges posed by various chemical products 

a number of benefits. 

“The hygienic design gives 

the ability to keep the machine 

and production area clean, 

and the quick strip of wetted 

parts means different products 

can be filled without the 

need for costly production 

downtime when switching 

over products,” he says. 

“The quick strip eliminates 

the risk of any potential cross 

contamination as well.” 

Initial sales of the System F 

have mainly been to chemical 

based contract manufacturers, 

since launch. We offer both 

a semi-automatic version, 

System F-600, for small scale 

production (which can be 

converted into an automatic 

machine with additional 

The processing and packaging 

environments in this sector can be 

punishing on the equipment used 

heads at a later stage), as 

well as a full scale automatic 

machine, System F-1800, 

which can accommodate 

16 heads, he says. 

Within this industry we 

have seen priorities vary from 

customer to customer with 

what they need from their 

filling machine, depending 

on in-house protocols, he 

continues. However based 

on our most recent sales, our 

customers particularly like the 

quick strip of wetted parts and 

the ability to changeover to a 

new set in record time. 

“With multiple products to 

fill, this benefit negates the

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need of flushing and wasted 

production time,” he explains. 

“Speed seems to be key, 

and a reliable and efficient 

automatic filler that can 

offer maximum output with 

minimum input is important 

to this industry.” 

Meanwhile, TMI has 

developed the Ilersac V valve 

bag bagging machine, 

a unit that can incorporate an 

hygienic finish (according to 

version and need), which is 

ideal for working in demanding 

industries such as chemicals, 

since it pays special attention 

to accessibility, cleanliness, 

precision, safety, absence 

of dust, and maximum level 

of automation. 

It is a mechanism that 

incorporates ultrasound for 

bag closing and a placing 

station using an industrial 

robot, inside a closed chassis. 

SHRINKWRAP ORDERS 

Yorkshire Packaging 

Systems (YPS) has supplied 

several lines of shrink 

wrapping equipment to Bulk 

Products, manufacturers 

and distributors of a range of 

household cleaning products. 

The processing and 

packaging environments for 

companies in this industry 

are often punishing, says 

YPS, and chemical spills can 

damage and rust machinery 

due to the caustic properties 

of the liquids. This can render 

standard equipment useless 

after only a short period 

of time. Also, large bottles 

or boxes of one litre and 

two litre products can have 

significant weights which in 

turn, demands heavy-duty 

equipment. 

Furthermore, this industry 

is a classic volume business 

– high packing speeds are 

absolutely essential to meet 

demands. 

With these requirements 

in mind, the equipment 

YPS has supplied to Bulk 

Products boasted upgraded 

specifications in many areas. 

The line was enhanced with 

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Diluting in 

a controlled 

and safe way 

When a large chemical industry supplier 

wanted to dilute imported SLES 

(sodium lauryl ether sulfate), an anionic 

detergent and surfactant found in many 

personal care products, it contacted 

Ytron-Quadro (UK). 

Dilution of 70% SLES is very difficult 

and must be carried out by the addition of 

the SLES to water and never the other way 

around, says Ytron-Quadro. It also has a 

very strong tendency to foam, so aeration 

must be avoided at all cost. 

The SLES was brought into the UK in 

ISO road tankers containing 27 tonnes of 

concentrated product. These tankers were 

connected to a metering system, which 

was used to pump the pre-set quantity 

of concentrated SLES to the two diluting 

vessels. These two vessels were each 

filled with approximately 19.5 tons of 

heated DI water. 

Each vessel has a side entry Ytron-Y 

directed jet mixer installed. This unit has 

a Ytron-ByPass system fitted to ensure 

that the concentrated SLES is diluted 

immediately on contact with the pre-filled 

water phase. The operation to pump 

the 7.5 tons of concentrated SLES at 

a controlled rate takes approximately 

4.5 hours. 

“It is important not to pump in the 

concentrated surfactant too quickly 

otherwise ‘strings’ of undiluted surfactant 

will circulate within the vessel and take 

a long time to be broken down, if at all,” 

explains executive chairman at Ytron- 

Quadro Dudley Bradley. 

T 01494 792898 

W www.ytron-quadro.co.uk 

Avoiding aeration was key in this application 

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Shemesh Automation is showcasing its quick 

vertical round wipes canisters stuffer in Japan 

Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes 

(SAW) will showcase what it 

describes as the world’s fastest 

wipes loading machine – SAS250 

– at Anex18 in Japan this June. 

Already sold to a major wet wipes 

manufacturer, the SAS250 is a fast 

vertical round wipes canister stuffer 

which delivers speed and also production 

efficiencies. The SAS250 operates at twice 

the speed of its sister machine which is 

called the SAS120. 

It features a vertical chute and a main 

servo-driven rotary turret, it handles 

rolls with diameters that may be bigger 

by up to 3mm then the canister opening 

and importantly, it delivers a sub 

30 minute changeover time. 

Speeds are up to 250ppm. 

The SAS250 is only part of a full range 

of round wipes packaging solutions in 

the SAW portfolio. Available as 

standalone units, or as part of a complete 

turnkey wipes packaging line, the 

SAW range includes: fully automatic 

unscrambling for canisters, a fast 

vertical rolls stuffing machine, a liquid 

filler and a cut and seal machine as well 

as a capper, a labeller and a form, fill and 

seal case packer. 

“These are not generic machines but 

were developed for the specific market 

needs required for high quality canisters 

wipes production, and are just the tip of 

the iceberg in terms of the innovations the 

SAW team will be discussing at Anex18,” 

explains Carl Gunaratnam, marketing 

director at Shemesh Automation UK. 

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Labelling, Drives Coding & Controls & Marking Review 

Wireless network module 

turned heads during show 

Demonstrated 

on the SMC 

Pneumatics 

stand was a 

new wireless 

module that is 

designed to 

increase 

productivity while 

reducing costs. 

The EX600W 

wireless manifold is a master 

and slave configuration that 

connects up to 127 slave 

modules to the master over 

a 10 metre radius and operates 

on a band width of up to 

2.4 GHz. 

“This allows us to operate 

well outside the range of 

normal mechanical industrial 

noise such as welding 

apparatus, normal mechanical 

noises or any other industrial 

style signals that often 

interfere with normal network 

configurations,” explains 

Jeremy Wicks, Drives & 

Networks at SMC. 

The system was developed 

following a request from an 

automotive manufacturing 

company that needed help 

The wireless network module was first developed for a car manufacturer in Japan 

to eliminate issues with 

cable failures, delays and 

downtime. “The best way to 

achieve this is to eliminate the 

cable completely, which 

is what we have achieved,” 

says Wicks. The system 

has now been operating 

successfully in Japan and the 

UK for five years. 

SMC demonstrated a 

common application for the 

wireless technology on its 

stand. Ideally, the master unit 

is placed in a network area, or 

in a safezone for robotics or 

basically away from any kind 

of motion or damage. 

The wireless slave units are 

then connected onto the 

motion point, for instance 

as a toolset attached to an 

SMC electric actuator to say, 

operate a gripper system to 

move automotive plates from 

place to place. 

In operation, however, any 

sort of tool set or any sort of 

motion system can be used. 

Using this technology 

allows a manifold to be fitted 

closer to the end application 

point which allows users to 

make things smaller, limit 

the size of the valves, reduce 

the size of the pipework and 

ultimately, reduce the amount 

of air required. 

In short, says Wicks, the new 

EX600W can offer increases 

in productivity while reducing 

energy costs for customers. 

T 0845 121 5122 

W www.smcpneumatics.co.uk 

This year’s event 

proved a ‘smart’ 

offer for visitors 

Drives & Controls 2018 took place 

at the NEC in April and new to 

its co-location with several other 

shows was Smart Industry Expo. 

The entrance to this new 

show was dominated by a 

double-stand occupied by 

Schneider Electric covering 

about 150sq m. Showcasing 

the latest innovations in smart 

manufacturing, the company 

displayed a totally integrated and 

running manufacturing supply 

chain that included the latest 

robotic and augmented reality 

technology. Live IT and software 

solutions, in partnership with 

Cisco, Salesforce, NetApps and 

Ebb3, turned data into genuine 

insight, feeding directly into 

smart energy and management 

solutions. 

Visitors to the stand found 

out more about solutions that 

can make the manufacturing 

enterprise more productive. 

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the three-day Drives & Controls. 

Key issues addressed on the stand included how systems 

and people can be reliably protected against any danger 

Visitors to the Rittal stand saw 

the company’s infrastructure 

solution that is designed to 

protect critical equipment. 

Called, Rittal - The System, 

it has five, wholly compatible 

components: enclosure, 

power, cooling, security, 

and monitoring with remote 

management, all of which 

were on show. Alongside them 

was information about panelbuilding 

automation, as well 

as servicing and maintenance 

programmes which are 

designed to maximise a 

system’s efficiency, flexibility 

and longevity. 

The company also 

showcased product 

development at the show 

which included an extension 

of its RiLine Compact power 

distribution system in the form 

of the new RiLine Compact 

motor control unit. Added to 

which, the team demonstrated 

the company’s new push-in 

conductor connection clamps 

for the fast and tool-free 

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Labelling, Drives Coding & Controls & Marking Review 

Motion terminal takes 

pneumatics into future 

At the exhibition, 

Festo showed its 

new VTEM Motion 

Terminal that it says will 

propel pneumatics into the 

era of Industry 4.0 with 

apps that can replace over 

50 individual standard 

components, thanks to the 

latest developments in piezo 

technology and software. 

“We predict that the 

VTEM Motion Terminal 

will revolutionise 

automation technology in 

much the same way that 

the smartphone turned the 

mobile communication 

market on its head 

a decade ago,” says 

Andy Parker-Bates, 

product manager at 

Festo. “In addition to 

transforming pneumatic 

products into true Industry 

4.0 components, the VTEM 

simplifies system design, 

reduces costs and also offers 

greater energy efficiency.” 

Festo predicts that the new 

method of function integration 

exemplified by the VTEM 

– combined with software 

HMK showcased a new 

addition to its portfolio at 

Drives & Controls – the TM5 

from Techman Robot – as well 

as various products from its 

authorised partners. These 

included racks & pinions, 

modular positioning systems, 

machine positioning systems 

planetary gearboxes and servo 

& industrial couplings. 

As a Siemens partner, the 

company was highlighting 

MindConnect IoT2040, a 

device for data acquisition 

via different protocols 

Apps deliver new functions simply and quickly 

apps – will simplify the entire 

value chain, since only one 

piece of hardware will be 

required. Beneath the new 

Motion Terminal’s somewhat 

unassuming exterior and 

classic Festo product design 

lays technical refinement 

based on current information 

technology. 

Piezo technology, integrated 

stroke and pressure 

sensors, together with 

control via motion apps, 

opens up entirely new 

perspectives for machinery 

and plant manufacturers. 

At launch, the VTEM 

Motion Terminal offers 

ten different functions 

via motion apps: from 

basic modification of the 

directional control valve 

functions to energyefficient 

motion, and from 

proportional control to 

different motion profiles. 

What makes this so 

special is that the same 

valve hardware is used 

for everything. 

Thanks to the fast 

activation of new functions 

via apps, machine 

developers can create a basic 

machine type and then select 

the relevant apps on the fly, 

to equip it with the necessary 

functions and features to meet 

customer requirements. 

And Festo says that further apps 

are already in development. 

T 01252 775053 

W www.festo.co.uk 

Company offers to make sense of all the 

data by turning it into useful information 

The MindConnect IoT2040 was on 

the HMK stand at the NEC show 

which allows the transfer 

of data to the cloud-based, 

open operating system 

for the Internet of Things 

– MindSphere. This data can 

be temperature, frequency, 

speed, run times, voltages, 

whatever is required. 

“We can take the huge 

amount of data generated and 

make sense of it for our OEM 

customers,” Chris Nelson, 

marketing co-ordinator at 

HMK told Machinery Update. 

“This means they can use 

the information across 

a range of applications with 

ease,” he says. 

T 01260 279411 

W www.hmkdirect.com 

A visualisation of the new site 

Innovation 

and training 

campus plan 

One year after announcing its 

acquisition of B&R Automation, 

ABB is to invest ¤100 million to 

build an innovation and training 

campus at the home of B&R 

in Eggelsberg, Upper Austria. 

It is the largest organic 

investment in industrial 

automation in ABB’s more than 

130-year history and lays the 

foundation for about 1,000 new 

high-tech jobs in Austria. 

Announced during Drives & 

Controls, the new innovation 

and training campus will develop 

technologies for the factory 

of the future, based on ABB 

AbilityTM, in which production 

will be undertaken autonomously 

by smart and cloud-connected 

machines and robots. With this 

investment, ABB is delivering 

on its Next Level strategy, which 

defines innovation as a key driver 

of profitable growth. 

The new research and 

development campus will cover 

35,000sq m and alongside 

ultra-modern R&D laboratories, 

which will develop and test 

new automation technologies, 

there will be an Automation 

Academy to train customers and 

employees. The ground-breaking 

ceremony is planned for this 

summer, and the new campus is 

expected to be up and running in 

the course of 2020. 

“B&R has had an excellent start 

within ABB and has exceeded 

our expectations and with this 

investment, we are strengthening 

this dynamic,” says ABB CEO 

Ulrich Spiesshofer. 

W www.abb.com 

W www.br-automation.com


Components 

New safety systems are 

reducing any downtime 

The NiMCO Corporation 

has just chosen a 

programmable safety 

system from elobau to ensure 

its form, fill and seal machines 

designed for milk producers 

can communicate ‘with the 

outside world’. 

The company had already 

been using elobau’s safety 

control units and input 

expansion units, but 

these devices didn’t have 

the capability needed to 

communicate with the outside 

world. The PLC they were 

using did, and they needed 

the same flexibility with the 

machine safety system which 

is why the US-based company 

choose eloProg, elobau’s 

programmable safety system. 

Having previously worked 

with elobau by using several 

other elobau products, 

NiMCO knew eloProg would 

offer the same reliability 

and functionality but with 

additional benefits. 

The ease of programming 

of the safety controller was 

one. The eloProg system also 

allows communication over 

In intralogistics as well as in 

the automotive and packaging 

industry, material locks 

often need to be safeguarded 

against unauthorised access 

by means of safety sensors. 

Previously, muting processes 

with muting sensors were 

required in order to clearly 

identify when transported 

goods were approaching a 

protective field and to bridge 

the passing of these goods 

through the protective field at 

the correct moment. 

However, with the SPG 

The safety controller takes up less rack space without losing functionality 

EtherNet IP, which was being 

used by the PLC and allowed 

NiMCO to communicate with 

both systems from anywhere 

over the internet. Also, due 

to its modular nature, the 

eloProg safety controller takes 

up less rack space without 

sacrificing any functionality. 

“Previous systems used 

separate elobau safety 

relays but the use of a single 

programmable safety controller 

moved all safety input signal 

functions to one single device,” 

says Robert Mensing, one 

of NiMCO’s control systems 

engineers. “Wiring between 

separate safety relays was 

eliminated, simplifying the 

safety circuit wiring, and the 

safety controller also has a 

smaller footprint, thus freeing 

up panel space.” 

The new system took up 

less space and allowed the 

Ethernet/IP router to be moved 

to the same rack area, resulting 

in more functionality and less 

wiring due to the modules and 

programmability of eloProg. 

Because NiMCO could 

now monitor the PLC and 

its operations, and also the 

machine safety system over 

the internet, both NiMCO and 

its customers now benefit from 

a reduction in downtime. 

T 0161 974 3250 

W www.elobau.com 

Muting processes can now be made simpler, 

more economical and safer with new sensors 

(Smart Process Gating) 

method developed by Leuze 

electronic, signal-emitting 

sensors are no longer needed. 

COMPACT OPTION 

Based on the MLC safety light 

curtains, conveyor systems 

can therefore be made 

more compact. The risk of 

misalignment or damage to 

the sensors is eliminated as 

are the costs for their 

maintenance and servicing. 

Furthermore, the 

purchasing costs, the wiring 

and risk of manipulation are 

reduced which increases the 

availability of the complete 

safety device. Particularly 

in the case of typical 

intralogistics applications, the 

height of the protective device 

is entirely dependent on the 

safety-related requirements. 

With SPG, the first muting 

signal comes from the process 

control (PLC), while the second 

muting signal is generated by 

the protective field itself. 

T 01480 408500 

W www.leuze.co.uk 

Drum motor 

is said to be 

a world first 

Rulmeca has increased the 

nominal output performance of 

its 80LS drum motors within an 

81.5mm diameter roller, from 

a maximum of 120 watts to a 

maximum of 160 watts. 

The 33% percent performance 

increase was achieved through 

the redesign of the stator, while 

the shortest available width of 

the new drum motor is 300 mm. 

To optimally transfer the high 

power to the belt, the drum 

shell can be provided with a 

rubber coating with a maximum 

permissible thickness of 5mm. 

“Our 80LS is the world’s 

first 80 diameter drum motor 

with an output power of 160 

watts in asynchronous design,” 

claims Grahame Halligan, 

general manager of Rulmeca UK 

Unit Handling. “Many system 

builders prefer the much more 

load-tolerant asynchronous drum 

motors,” he says. 

Rulmeca says this compact 

motorised drum with steel 

gearbox is reversible and perfect 

for high torque applications with 

limited space or access. 

Because of its strength, 

reliability, low operational 

noise and zero maintenance 

requirements, this motorised 

pulley is perfect for small 

infeed conveyors with highduty 

cycles. Applications are 

varied with functions in steel or 

plastic modular belt operations, 

packaging equipment, 

transfer conveyors in weighing 

or metal detectors, food 

processing equipment and also 

pharmaceutical handling. 

Halligan says that compared 

to many corresponding motor 

and gearbox systems commonly 

used in industry, Rulmeca drum 

motors are able to use less energy 

for the same performance. 

T 01536 748525 

W www.rulmeca.com

“Sensors are the most 

important components 

of smart machines.” 

Dr. Alexander Ohl 

Director of Development, wenglor sensoric 

Ready for Industrie 4.0 

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Components 

All-in-one design takes out 

the complexities and costs 

The latest range of Turtle 

pumps available from 

Simmatic feature a 

special all-in-one design 

that enables big savings 

to be made in the cost and 

complexity of vacuum systems 

for applications as diverse 

as carton erecting, package 

handling and labelling. 

And because of their small 

size and robust construction, 

the pumps can, in most 

applications, be installed 

close to the point of where 

the vacuum is needed. 

This ensures fast response 

to control signals – typically 

three times faster than 

conventional arrangements 

– and puts an end to the 

risk of leakage that is 

inevitably associated 

with long runs of 

pipework. 

At the heart of every Turtle 

pump is an efficient multistage 

vacuum cartridge that 

operates from a compressed 

air supply and produces an 

A fully integrated design means that few external components are needed 

almost constant level of 

vacuum over a wide range 

of air supply pressures. 

Each pump also incorporates 

an air control valve, a vacuum 

filter, a release control valve, 

a silencer and a vacuum 

gauge or switch. 

This fully integrated 

design means that few, if any 

external components are 

needed, which saves money, 

reduces installation time and 

simplifies pipework. 

Also, Turtle pumps feature 

self-cleaning vacuum filters. 

At each vacuum on-off cycle, 

dust is automatically cleared 

from the filter. This means 

that the pumps can operate for 

long periods without needing 

These Turtle 

pumps feature 

self-cleaning 

vacuum filters 

attention; their performance 

does not degrade over time as 

the filter progressively clogs, 

and that the plant downtime 

associated with the regular 

cleaning of conventional 

filters is eliminated. 

Turtle pumps from Simmatic 

are designed to work with 

compressed air supplies from 

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and have a wide operating 

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High volume process and safety data can 

be shared between many PLC controllers 

New safety CPU modules that 

can now function as both a 

safety controller and a safety 

device are launched by ABB. 

The modules, when used 

with ABB’s AC500/AC500-S 

programmable logic controller 

(PLC), feature the ability to 

exchange process and safety 

data, not only from one 

controller to multiple devices, 

but also from one device to 

multiple controllers using 

PROFINET/PROFIsafe shared 

device functionality. 

Now, hybrid interconnected 

PLC control systems can 

extend traditional centralised 

or distributed control. 

As such, each controlled 

machine can deliver high 

volumes of process and 

safety data in real-time, 

simultaneously, to several 

central control systems. 

GATEWAY REPLACEMENT 

This solution replaces 

gateways which are expensive, 

take valuable control cabinet 

space and because they 

are limited to only 12 bytes 

of safety data per gateway, 

cannot communicate in 

real-time with large safety 

data volumes. With the new 

solution, a maximum of 1440 

bytes of process data including 

up to 384 bytes of functional 

safety data can be allocated 

for up to four PLC controller 

systems, therefore providing 

faster reaction to optimise the 

production and improve the 

predictive maintenance that 

leads to less downtime. 

T 01908 350300 

W www.abb.com 

Bringing colour into 

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When colour is a value factor 

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perfect aesthetic compatibility 

between the components and 

the machines on which they 

are installed, enhancing the 

perception of their value and 

quality. Furthermore, colour 

allows a better differentiation 

of different machine functions 

which contributes to safety. 

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Will our Directive 

be future fit? 

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Business MANAGER director FOR MACHINERY for Machinery SAFETY saftey AT TÜV At SÜD Tüv PRODUCT Süd Product SERVICE service 

As machinery becomes ever more agile and automated, so the approach to machinery safety must 

reflect and support that. However, the Machinery Directive has yet to catch up to changes 

The Machinery Directive 

2006/42/EC aims to 

guarantee the free 

movement of machinery 

within the European Union 

(EU), while ensuring a high 

level of protection for users 

and other exposed persons. 

However, rereading the 

results of the European 

Commission’s open public 

consultation on the evaluation 

of the performance of 

the Machinery Directive 

has highlighted to me some 

potential concerns for how 

effective the Directive will 

be in helping industry achieve 

the utopia of Industry 4.0. 

The public consultation 

assessed whether the 

Directive has achieved its 

goals effectively, efficiently 

and coherently, and if it 

remains relevant to industry. 

The evaluation process 

gained feedback from a range 

of stakeholders, including 

notified bodies, industry 

associations, workers, 

consultancies and also 

a standardisation body. 

ASSESSMENT PROCESS 

Feedback included a focus on 

whether the Directive was fit 

for purpose to support new 

technological developments, 

such as Industry 4.0 and 

the Internet of Things. 

This was all assessed against 

the extent to which the 

Directive contributed 

to the five areas of relevance, 

effectiveness, coherence, 

efficiency, and finally EU 

added value. 

Part of this research looked 

at innovation. When asked 

“to what extent does the 

current Directive sufficiently 

allow for innovation?” the 

jury was quite evenly split. 

44% of respondents felt that 

to a small or moderate extent 

the Directive had been able 

to deal with new innovations 

and technologies since its 

introduction, while 56% were 

slightly more positive and 

declared that this had been 

achieved to a larger extent, 

or entirely. 

Similarly, when asked 

whether the Directive was likely 

to be able to deal with new 

innovations and technologies 

over the next 10 years, 52% 

came out on the side of a ‘small’ 

or ‘moderate extent’, while 49% 

answered that the Directive 

would support this to a large 

extent, or entirely. 

However, when asked how 

likely the Directive would be 

able to deal with changes to 

the business environment over 

the next 10 years, while split, 

respondents erred on the side 

of caution, with 55% citing 

‘to a moderate extent’, ‘to 

a small extent’ and ‘not at 

all’, while 45% agreed that 

it would be able to deal with 

such changes to a large extent 

or entirely. 

So, the figures would 

suggest that while half of 

respondents are upbeat about 

how the Machinery Directive 

will be able to support 

innovation in the machinery 

industry, the other half are 

not quite so convinced. 

Industry 4.0 will be a major 

paradigm shift for industry, 

where manufacturing will 

face massive disruption 

as developments move 

towards fully connected, 

self-organising intelligent 

factories. One of these 

disruptions will be finding the 

answer to a new machinery 

safety approach, which 

will require the Machinery 

Directive to be more relevant, 

The public consultation on the 

Machinery Directive has highlighted 

several future Industry 4.0 issues 

effective and efficient than 

ever before. 

Currently, about 90% 

of machines in factories 

are unconnected, and 

machinery safety can be 

comfortably assessed in 

a static environment. 

If a machine has a substantial 

change made, a full CE 

marking and assessment 

process must be completed 

before it can be returned to 

service. However, Industry 

4.0 principles permit highly 

flexible, automated ‘plug and 

produce’ manufacturing, 

where machinery and 

production lines can be 

quickly reconfigured. 

Of course, as machine 

configurations change, so do 

the risk variables. Industry 4.0 

will therefore see a shift from 

static risk assessment to one 

of dynamic risk, which means 

that the Machinery Directive’s 

static risk assessment 

approach will not meet future 

requirements. 

The Standard’s bodies will 

therefore face significant 

challenges as we move 

towards fully connected, 

self-organising intelligent 

factories. 

NEW MODULAR METHOD 

One answer could be 

a modular method of 

certification that delivers 

integrated support for 

machinery end users as they 

progress towards Industry 

4.0. The key benefit of 

modular certification is the 

major cost and time savings 

it contributes to the operation 

of adaptive self-configuring 

Industry 4.0 production 

systems. Our experts are 

therefore developing a 

modular certification scheme 

for smart factory components, 

addressing issues such 

as interface standards, 

interoperability, functional 

safety and IT security. 

Directives, including the 

Machinery Directive, have not 

yet addressed the needs of an 

industry 4.0 environment, 

as Industry 4.0 becomes ever 

more agile and automated, so 

the approach to machinery 

safety must reflect and 

support that. 

i For more information contact 

W www.tuv-sud.co.uk 

TÜV SÜD Product Service 

is the PPMA’s technical and 

legislative partner

Exclusive Recruitment 

Partner to the 

Specialists in recruitment to the packaging 

and process industry since 1996 

UK Industrial Vision 

Association 

British Automation and 

Robot Association 

If you need to recruit, 

look no further 

• Management 

• Sales 

• Operations 

• Design 

• Service 

• Production 

Training, 

Leadership & 

Personal 

Development 

Effective Sales Skills 

for Non-Sales People 

• 

HR for Non-HR Managers 

• 

Managing Workplace 

Performance 

• 

Introduction to 

Project Management 

• 

Better Communications 

Skills at Work 

• 

Dealing with Difficult People 

• 

Advanced Selling Skills 

These are a selection of some of the 

courses and tailored training we hold 

throughout the year. 

For further information please contact 

Christine Jordan on 020 8773 5512 

or e-mail: christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 

Call Mike Horsley on 

01604 758857 

or email him at 

mph@wallacehind.com 

www.wallacehind.com 

www.ppma.co.uk


Who What Where 

Who’s done what and gone where... 

Linx Printing 

Jose Gomez 

is the new 

managing 

director at Linx 

Printing 

Technologies following the 

retirement of Nigel Hood. 

He joins after 17 years with 

fellow Danaher business 

Videojet, where he held a 

variety of leadership roles, 

most recently as VP and 

general manager of Videojet 

Latin America. “With Jose’s 

experience at Videojet, I am 

confident that he will continue 

the strong leadership that 

drives Linx’s success,” 

says Joakim Weidemanis, 

executive VP at Danahar’s 

production identification and 

water quality platforms. 

TÜV SÜD 

Brian Austin 

is the new CEO 

for the UK & 

Ireland at TÜV 

SÜD, taking over 

responsibility from retiring 

CEO Michael Valente, for 

seven specialist divisions. 

“Brian’s broad industry 

experience, of more than 

30 years, will further 

strengthen our capability in 

the UK and Ireland,” says 

Oliver Jacob, TÜV SÜD CEO 

Western Europe. 

Winkworth 

Jamie Allison 

is the new head 

of operations at 

Winkworth, 

a newly-created 

role that expands the senior 

management team at the 

company. He will take full 

responsibility for engineering 

and manufacturing and 

brings extensive operations 

experience from the tobacco 

processing industry. “His 

operations and project 

management skills are a key 

asset and we are confident his 

contribution to the business 

will be significant,” says 

Winkworth md Grant Jamieson. 

Motion Control 

Snir Benedek 

has been 

promoted to 

sales director at 

Motion Control 

Products. He has been in R&D 

in the automation industry 

for 11 years before working 

alongside the company as 

the UK regional manager at 

Elmo. He will support MCP’s 

technical expansion. 

RARUK Automation 

Siemens 

Scott Read has 

been appointed 

as the new head 

of intralogistics 

at Siemens 

UK and Ireland. Previously 

key account manager at 

the company, in his new 

role he is responsible for 

the development and 

implementation of the business 

strategy to drive growth. 

Phil Banks has 

been appointed 

as the head 

of strategy, 

integrated drive 

systems (IDS) at Siemens UK 

& Ireland and is responsible 

for the delivery of IDS strategy 

across the Digital Factory and 

Process & Drives divisions. 

Atlas Copco 

Stef Lievens 

has been 

promoted to 

business line 

manager at 

Atlas Copco Compressors’ 

industrial air division in the 

UK to continue its customercentric 

focus. 

Diary 

Dates 

25 – 27, SEPTEMBER, 2018 

PPMA Show 2018 

NEC, Birmingham 

www.ppmashow.co.uk 

29 MAY – 1 JUNE 

Ipack-Ima 2018 

Milan, Italy 

www.ipackima.com 

31 MAY 

PPMA Training 

Sales Skills for 

Non-Sales People 

Manchester Airport Marriott 

christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 

7 JUNE 

PPMA Seminar 

Machinery Guarding 

Northampton Marriott 


11 – 15 JUNE 

ACHEMA 2018 

Frankfurt, Germany 

www.achema.de 

13 – 16 JUNE 

Propak Asia 2018 

Bangkok, Thailand 

www.propakasia.com 

Krones 

Krones UK is expanding its 

customer service department 

by introducing regional 

service management as it 

believes this will support 

customers more efficiently. 

“Our new service structure 

splits the UK and Ireland into 

five distinct regions, with a 

new regional service manager, 

who will visit customers on 

a very regular basis to support 

service needs,” explains 

David Lovejoy, service 

manager for the UK and 

Ireland at Krones. 

RA Rodriguez is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of its 

founding this year by remaining focused on supplying precision 

engineering components to UK and European manufacturers 

but while also keeping a keen eye on emerging technologies. 

This diligence ultimately led to the creation of RARUK 

Automation in 2016, a new sister company that concentrates on 

robotics and automation. “This is an important year for us as 

we have just opened a new, dedicated demonstration facility 

for RARUK Automation in a separate factory unit close to our 

current premises,” explains md Peter Williamson. 

27 – 29 JUNE 

Interphex Japan 2018 

Tokyo, Japan 

www.interphex.jp 

10 JULY 

PPMA Training 

Advanced Selling 

Skills 

Northampton Marriott 


11 – 13 JULY 

Propak China 2018 

Shanghai, china 

www.propakchina.com

www.machineryupdate.co.uk MAY/JUNE 2018 MACHINERY UPDATE 

Buyers Guide: Ancillary Equipment 

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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 


T 020 8773 8111 Middlesex E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

TW12 2HD 




T: 020 8213-2222 



CARBON REDUCTION 

E: miked@powercapacitors.co.uk 

www.powercapacitors.co.uk 

COLOUR SENSORS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



MACHINE GUARDING SYSTEMS 

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

T: 020 8213-2222 

E: pbu@goudsmit.eu 


SICK (UK) LTD 

Waldkirch House, 39 Hedley Rd, 

St Albans, Herts AL1 5BN 

T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 

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


CONTROL PANELS 




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 Machinery 

Automation Technology 

CONTROL SOFTWARE 




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 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Processing PILZ Automation Equipment 

Technology 


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 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 

CYLINDER SENSORS / ENCODERS 



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

T: +44 1793 783 839 





T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


DATA MATRIX READERS 


T: +44 1793 783 839 







SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


DESIGN SOFTWARE 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 



DRUM MOTORS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


ENCODERS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 





T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


ENERGY EFFICIENCY 




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 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 

FIELDBUS SYSTEMS 




T: 020 8213-2222 




FILTERS – MAGNETIC 

Goudsmit Magnetics Group 

Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 

www.goudsmitmagnets.com 

FLOW SENSORS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 





INDUCTIVE SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 




T: 020 8213-2222 



Schmersal Ltd 

Worcestershire, WR14 1GL 

T: 01684 571980 E: uksupport@schmersal.com 

www.schmersal.co.uk 

Packaging Machinery 

www.schmersal.net 

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


INDUSTRIAL ENERGY SAVING 




T: 07780 470457 

LEVEL SENSORS 


T: +44 1793 783 839 



T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


LINEAR MOTORS 

Quin Systems Ltd 

Oaklands Park, 

Wokingham, RG41 2FD 

T: 0118 977 1077 

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




T: 020 8213-2222 





T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Schmersal Ltd 



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

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


MAGNETIC SENSORS 


T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


MAGNETIC SEPARATORS 


Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 



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

MANUFACTURING EXECUTION/ 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

Birmingham, B45 8JL 

Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 

E: enquiries@bytronic.com 

www.bytronic.com 


Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 






T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 0118 977 1077 


MOTORISED DRUMS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 





T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



PIPEWORK / DUCTING 

JACOB (UK) LTD 

T: 01694 722841 

E: sales@jacob-uk.com 

www.jacob-uk.com 

T: 01694 722841 



PRESSURE SENSORS 






ULTRASONIC SENSORS 


MOTION CONTROL 

T: +44 1793 783 839 






Advertise: Christine Valdes T 



020 T: 8213-2222 8773 8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 




SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SICK (UK) LTD 



PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS Schmersal Ltd 

T: Buyers 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 Guide: Packaging Worcestershire, Machinery 

WR14 1GL 







T 

E 

T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


REGISTRATION MARK SCANNERS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



RESOLVERS 





T: +44 1793 783 839 



RFID / DATA MATRIX 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


ROBOT SYSTEMS 

Doncaster,Yorkshire DN11 8EW 

T: 01302 711056 E: sales@bwcontainersystems.com 

www.bwcontainersystems.com 

Coventry, CV7 9DR 

T: 024 7605 3000 

E: marketing@fanuc.co.uk 

www.fanuc.eu 

SAFETY COMPONENTS 


Buyers Guide: PNEUMATIC Processing CONTROL EQUIPMENT Equipment 




T: 020 8213-2222 


METAL DETECTION 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Schmersal Ltd 


SAFETY LIGHT CURTAINS 

T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


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

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


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 


Cheshire, CW9 7UA 

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT 


T: 01606 812 777 

T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 

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





T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SERVO CONTROL SYSTEMS 




T: 0118 977 1077 


TACHOS 

TEMPERATURE SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 





T: +44 1793 783 839 



Processing Equipment 




T: 020 8213-2222 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


VALVE FEEDBACK 




T: 020 8213-2222 



Gemu Valves Ltd 

T: 01925 824044 

E: customer.support@gemu.co.uk 

www.gemu.co.uk 


VIBRATION MONITORING 




T: 020 8213-2222 



VISION SENSORS 




T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 




T: +44 1793 783 839 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 




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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 8773 8111 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: Oaks Ind. Est., Festival Drive, 

Winkworth 

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


BAKING 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Steck Depositors Limited 

Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3LF 

T: +44 (0) 1293 873439 

E: sales@steckdepositors.com 

www.steckdepositors.com 

BISCUIT PROCESS EQUIPMENT 


Manor Drive, 




Winkworth 


BLENDING 

Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



T: +44 (0)1260 272894 

E: sales@jrboone.com 

www.jrboone.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Silverson Machines Ltd 

Waterside, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 1PQ 

T: 01494 786331 

E: sales@silverson.co.uk 

www.silverson.co.uk 

Winkworth 


BOWL CHOPPER 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


BREAKFAST CEREAL 

PROCESS EQUIPMENT 


Manor Drive, 




T 

E 


Winkworth 


BULK PRODUCT 

HANDLING SYSTEMS 

Coperion K-Tron GB 

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

T: 0161 209 4810 

E: ckb@coperionktron.com 

www@coperionktron.com 


T: 01694 722841 



piab 

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 

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 


CONFECTIONERY PROCESS 

EQUIPMENT 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 



Manor Drive, 



www.bakerperkins.com T 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: +44 (0)1260 272894 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Winkworth 


CONVEYORS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 

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

T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Grote International 

Wrexham, LL13 7YP 

www.grotecompany.com 

E: sales@intl.grotecompany.com 

T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 T 362255 

piab 

Oaks Ind. Est., Festival Drive, 


T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




CONVEYORS - UV 

JenAct 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 

E: jenact@jenton.co.uk 

www.jenact.co.uk 

COOKING KETTLES 

Winkworth 


COSMETIC & TOILETRY 

PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



Winkworth 


DAIRY EQUIPMENT 



T: 01908 327200 



NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd 

Dorchester, Dorset, 

DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 

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

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

Buyers Guide: Packaging Machinery 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


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 


Manor Drive, 








T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

Karmelle Ltd 

Unit 17, Queens Mill Industrial Estate, 

Queens Mill Lane, Huddersfield HD1 3RR 

T: 01484 533356 

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

G Mondini (UK) Ltd 

Whitebridge Lane, 

Whitebridge Estates, Stone, Staffs ST15 8LY 

T: E 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 

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

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

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Riggs Autopack Ltd 

Premier Mill, Brunswick Street, 

Nelson, Lancs BB9 0HU 

T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 

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


SP Filling Systems Ltd 

Unit 28, Ddole Industrial Estate, 

Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF 

T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 

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



T: +44 (0) 1293 873439 



DIAGNOSTIC TEST STRIP EQUIPMENT 

TMG Marchesini UK Ltd 

Unit M3 & 4, Cherrycourt Way, 

Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 4UH 

T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 

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

DRUM EMPTYING 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 

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 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 



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EXTRUSION 


Manor Drive, 




Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Winkworth 

Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 

T: Buyers NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd 

01256 305600 E: info@mixer.co.uk Guide: www.mixer.co.uk Packaging 


E: Machinery 

info@morton-mixers.co.uk 

DT2 0LL 


T: 01935 483900 

Advertise: FILLING MACHINES: Christine LIQUID Valdes E: info.npu@netzsch.com T 020 8773 www.netzsch.com 

8111 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

HOMOGENISATION 

Winkworth 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 




Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6DF T 

T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILTRATION EQUIPMENT 

d h industries 

dh industries 

Sullivan House, Fenton Way, Laindon, 

Essex, SS15 6TD, UK 

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

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

FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 


Schmersal Ltd 




Winkworth 


HEAT EXCHANGERS 

Krones UK Ltd 

Westregen House, 

Great Bank Road, Wingates Industrial Park, 

Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3XB 

T: 01942 845000 F: 01942 E845091 

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

HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING 

EQUIPMENT (HPP) 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 




T: 01494 786331 



Winkworth 


MEAT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 

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

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


MECHANISATION –UNPACKED 

MECHANICAL HANDLING 

PROCESS AREA 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


MINCING & GRINDING 

Bizerba (UK) Limited 

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

T: 01908 682740 

E: info@bizerba.co.uk 

www.bizerba.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


MIXING MACHINES 

Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 



T: +44 (0)1260 272894 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




T: 01494 786331 



Winkworth 


MIXING VESSELS 

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

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 



dh industries 



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



PASTA COOKERS 

Winkworth 


PASTEURISERS 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


KHS UK Limited 

6 Monkspath Business Park, 

Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4NY 

T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 

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

PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING 


Manor Drive, 






T: 0161 209 4810 



Winkworth 


PILOT PLANT 

Winkworth 


PIZZA EQUIPMENT 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 




T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


Multipond Limited 

Genoa Way, High Wycombe, HP11 1NY 

T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 

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

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: +44 (0) 1293 873439 



PUMPS 

Leatherhead Road, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2QL 

T: 01372 737300 E: sales.LN@leybold.com 

www.leybold.com 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 


PUMPS VACUUM 

piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


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


E 

SANDWICH PREPARATION 

EQUIPMENT 





T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SAUSAGE PRODUCTION 

EQUIPMENT 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SLICING & DICING 



T: 01908 682740 







T: 01978 362243 F: 01978 362255 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SMOKE GENERATORS 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SMOKE OVENS 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


SNACK PROCESS EQUIPMENT 


Manor Drive, 




Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 







Reiser Ancillary UK Ltd Equipment SPICE & HERB STERILISATION Advertise: Christine TMG Marchesini Valdes UK T 020 Ltd 8773 8111 EWASHING chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

EQUIPMENT 




Holmach Ltd 


T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 






T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 



VACUUM PROCESS VESSELS 

T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


Winkworth 

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 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 




Winkworth 



SORTING EQUIPMENT 

Buyers Guide: 

STERILISING 

Processing 

TUNNELS 

Equipment Unit M3 & 4, Cherrycourt Way, 


JenAct 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 

T 

E: jenact@jenton.co.uk 

www.jenact.co.uk 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


TABLETTING & 

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

VISCOSITY CONTROL 

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 

Holmach Ltd 



T: +44 (0)1260 272894 



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

T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Morton Mixers 

T: 0845 277 0939 


www.morton-mixers.co.uk T 

Winkworth 


Jenton International Ltd 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 

E: sales@jenton.co.uk 

www.jenton.co.uk 

WASHING/STERILISING EQUIPMENT 


T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


X-RAY INSPECTION 

Ishida Europe Ltd 

Kettles Wood Drive, 

EWoodgate Business Park, Birmingham B32 3DB 

T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 

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

Processing Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes 020 8773 8111 chris.valdes@ppma.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 


Sparc Systems Ltd 

Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NP 

T: 01684 310000 

E: sales@sparc-systems.co.uk 

www.sparc-systems.co.uk 

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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 




T: 01225 783456 


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 




T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


W H Leary, Robatech 

Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SW 

T: 01268 490035 

E: post@whleary.co.uk 

www.whleary.co.uk 

AEROSOL & SPRAY EQUIPMENT 


dh industries 



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


AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES 

Ocme UK Ltd 

King John Hse, Kingsclere Park, 

Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 4SW 

T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 

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

BAGGING EQUIPMENT 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


Audion Swissvac UK 

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

T: 01753 546777 

E: info@audionelektro.co.uk 

www.audionelektro.co.uk 

automated packaging systems 

Sandy’s Road, Malvern, WR14 1JJ 

T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 

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

E 



T: 0161 209 4810 



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 

PFM House, 2 Pilgrim Way, 

Leeds LS28 6LU 

PFM Packaging Machinery T: +44 (0)113 Ltd 2393401 

E: sales@pfmuk.com 

www.pfmuk.com 

Rovema Packaging Machines Ltd 

Aylesbury, 8 Merlin Centre, Bucks Gatehouse HP19 T8DP 

Close, 

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 

Nordson (U.K.) Ltd. 

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

BAG PALLETISERS 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 





T: 0121 505 9970 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Phoenix Handling Solutions 

Burnley BB12 6HH 

T: 0845 265 7570 

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



Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



BAG SEALERS 



T: 01753 546777 





T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 


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


T: E +44 (0) 844 372 2877 




T: +44 (0)1256 892194 




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 


T: +44 (0)1256 892194 



Packaging Aids Ltd 

1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 

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 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 




BAR CODE READER 

VERIFICATION-OCR 


Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 



www.logopak.co.uk 

T: 01904 692333 

SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


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 


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 


T: 01904 692333 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


BESPOKE MACHINE BUILDER 



BLISTER PACKERS 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


Dividella AG 

Körber Medipak Systems UK 

Fairacres, Windsor SL4 4LE 

T: 01753 754865 

www.dividella.com 



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

www.medipak-systems.com 

Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 

www.mediseal.de 

Sepha Ltd 

Unit 25, Carrowreagh Business Park, 

Carrowreagh Road, Dundonald, 

Belfast BT16 1QQ 

T: 028 9048 4848 F: 028 9048 0890 

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




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


BLOW MOULDING 

PO Box 1085, Aylesbury HP20 9LP 

T: 01235 537222 

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

BOX MAKING MACHINERY 



CAN FILLING EQUIPMENT 

All-Fill International Ltd 

5 Gateshead Close, Sunderland Rd, 

Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 1RS 

T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 

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




T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 


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

multifill multifil 

E: sales@multi-fill.com 

www.multi-fill.com 



T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 


CAPPERS 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


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 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 




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



Propack Automation Machinery Ltd 

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

T: 02476 470074 

E: office@propack.co.uk 

www.propack.co.uk 


T: 01235 537222 


Shemesh Automation UK 

Berkeley Square, Mayfair, 

London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004 

E: SA@shemeshautomation.com 

www.shemeshautomation.com 




T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CARTONING SYSTEMS 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


CAMA 3 Ltd 

Suite 44, Berkeley House, 

Hunts Rise, South Marston Park, 

Swindon, Wilts, SN3 4TG 

T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 

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

CME Ltd 

Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, TA20 3NL 

T: 01460 269500 

E: cme@cme-ltd.com 

www.cme-ltd.com 

Dividella AG 



T: 01753 754865 

www.dividella.com 

ETPACK SPRINTER UK LTD 

NEWBURY, BERKS, RG14 5SJ 

T: 01635 905090 

E: dianne@et-pack.com 

www.et-pack.com 




T: 01225 783456 


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 





Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 


Norden (UK) Ltd 

2 Tanners Drive, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BN 

T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 

E: enquiries@norden.co.uk 

www.nordenmachinery.se 



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





T: 02476 470074 



105 Newdigate Road, Nottingham, NG16 1HN 

T: 0115 875 9846 

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


8 Merlin Centre, Gatehouse Close, 

Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 8DP 

T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 





PACKAGING MACHINERY SPECIALISTS 

T: 01420 542505 E: info@springvaleltd.co.uk 

www.springvaleltd.co.uk 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CASE ERECTING/FILLING SEALING 

Aetna UK Limited 

Oakley, Bedford, 

MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 

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

T: +31 (0)348 410 999 E: sales@blueprintautomation.nl 

www.blueprintautomation.com 

CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 


Endoline Machinery Ltd 

Biggleswade, SG18 8QB 

T: 01767 316422 

E: sales@endoline-automation.com 

www.endoline-automation.com 

T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 



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 



T: 0845 265 7570 




T: 02476 470074 






T: 0118 977 1077 


SCM Handling Ltd 

Broadgauge Business Park, Taunton, 

Somerset, TA4 3RU 

T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 

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



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 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


CASE LINING/FILLING/CLOSING 






CASE PACKERS AUTOMATIC 






CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




T: 01767 316422 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

The Food Machinery Company Ltd 

Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF 

T: 01634 272345 

E: contact@foodmc.com 

www.foodmc.co.uk 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 






T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01502 713777 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 0118 977 1077 





T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 







T: 01502 717818 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



CASE TAPING/STRAPPING/GLUING 



MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 




T: 01767 316422 





T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 






T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 







T: 01502 717818 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



CENTRIFUGAL BOWL FEEDERS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 





CHECKWEIGHER METAL 

DETECTOR COMBI UNITS 



T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 





T: 01684 310000 



CHECKWEIGHERS 

Anritsu Infivis Ltd 

200 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LU 

T: +44(0)1582 433227 

E: ais-europe@anritsu.com 

www.anritsu.com 



T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 





Woodgate Business Park, Birmingham B32 3DB 

T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 



Yamato 

Leeds, LS12 6HH 

T: 0113 322 1546 

E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk 

www.yamatoscale.co.uk 

CODING & MARKING 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 

Unit 9 Gateway 1000, Whittle Way, 

Arlington Business Park, Stevenage, 

Herts, SG1 2FP 

T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 

E: info@allencoding.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 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 


Domino UK Ltd 

Bar Hill, Cambridge 

CB23 8TU 

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

www.domino-uk.com 



T: 0161 655 4846 



Linx Printing 

Technologies Ltd 

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 


T: 01904 692333 

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

www.printsafe.co.uk 

Rotech Machines Limited 

Hertfordshire AL7 1AJ 

T: +44 (0) 1707 393700 

E: sales@rotechmachines.com 

www. rotechmachines.com 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CODING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


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CONFECTIONERY WRAPPING 

MACHINES 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Paramount 


T: 01252 815252 



CONTRACT LABELLING 




T: 01844 213177 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


CONVERGERS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


Jenton Ariana 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 


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 



CONVEYORS 

Advance Automated Systems Ltd 

T: 01325 328930 

E: sales@advance-as.co.uk 

www.advanceconveyors.co.uk 

Astec Conveyors 

Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE11 9DH 

T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 

E: Sales@Astecconveyors.com 

www.astecconveyors.com 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 





T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 







T: +44 (0)113 3505694 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




COLLATING EQUIPMENT 

Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 




T: 01684 310000 



CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 



T: 01452 728753 


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 



T: 01767 316422 




T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 





T: 01908 327200 





T: 01634 272345 



Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 





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




T: 0845 265 7570 


piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 




Transnorm System Ltd 

Tewkesbury, GL20 6FF 

T: +44 (0) 1684 291100 

E: sales@transnorm.co.uk 

www.transnorm.com 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CONVEYORS (AIR) 



CONVEYORS – MOTORISED DRUMS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


CONVEYORS – PALLET 

Alvey Systems & Services Ltd 

T: +44 7785 368 074 

+44 1384 210 278 

E: info@alvey.eu 

www.alvey.eu 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 





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




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 0845 265 7570 


CONVEYORS – POWERED ROLLER 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 




T: 0845 265 7570 


CORRUGATED CASE MAKING 



COUNTING MACHINERY 

Cremer Speciaalmachines BV 

Heereweg 5, 2161 AB Lisse, The Netherlands 

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

E: sales@cremer.com 

www.cremer.com 


T: 0115 875 9846 




T: 01684 310000 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


COUNTING/PACKAGING 

HARDWARE COMPONENTS 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 





T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 







T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CRIMPING EQUIPMENT 


dh industries 



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


DEBLISTERING MACHINES 

Sepha Ltd 




T: 028 9048 4848 F: 028 9048 0890 


DEPALLETISERS 

T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 




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





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 



Novopac (UK) Ltd 

5 Sandwich Road, Worthing, 

West Sussex BN11 5NT 

T: 01903 249113 

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



T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


ELEVATORS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 




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


Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 


Schmersal Ltd 







T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 




END OF LINE BAGGING MACHINES 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 




T: 0121 505 9970 



FFS HORIZONTAL 

(FLOWWRAPPERS) 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 01753 546777 





T: 01634 272345 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


ILPRA UK 

Swindon, Wilts. SN3 4AG 

T: 01793 832020 

E: reception.uk@ilpra.com 

www.ilpra.co.uk 



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



Paramount 


T: 01252 815252 







www.pfmuk.com 

FFS THERMO 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FFS VERTICAL 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 01753 546777 





T: 0161 209 4810 





T: 01634 272345 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Gainsborough Industrial Controls Ltd 

Alpha Works, Sandars Road, Heapham Road 

Industrial Estate, Gainsborough DN21 1RZ 

T: 01427 611885 

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






75 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 01773 717007 







www.pfmuk.com 




T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



FILLING: ASEPTIC 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: BAG/SACK 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 


A.T. Sack Fillers 

12 Biggin Lane, Ramsey, Cambs PE26 1NB 

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

www.atsackfillers.co.uk 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 01773 717007 



FILLING: COSMETIC EQUIPMENT 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 


Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





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





T: 02476 470074 




T: 01235 537222 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: DRUM & IBC 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





FILLING: LIQUID 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 





T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 






Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 


Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 

E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk 

www.evolutionbps.co.uk 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 




DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 




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






T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 


FILLING: PASTE 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 





T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 




T: 0121 505 9970 





DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





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






T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 


FILLING: PHARMACEUTICAL 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 





T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 


Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 









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





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



FILLING: CAPSULE 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



FILLING: GRANULES 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 




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





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 




T: 01235 537222 




London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004 






T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: MOLTEN 



T: 0121 505 9970 





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




T: 0115 875 9846 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


FILLING: POWDER 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 






T: 01634 272345 





T: 0121 505 9970 





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






T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



FILLING: SOLIDS 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 0121 505 9970 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 








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





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



FILLING: WEIGH 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 




T: 01634 272345 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 



T: 01235 537222 





T: 01597 824918 F: 01597 822553 




Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



HEAT SEALERS 



T: 01753 546777 




T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


MPE UK LIMITED 

Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire SK23 7DQ 

T: +44 1663 732 700 

E: mark@mpe-uk.com 

www.mpe-uk.com 


1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 



RM Sealers Ltd 

Valley Farm, Dagnall, Herts HP4 1QR 

T: 01442 843387 

E: enquiries@rmsealers.co.uk 

www.rmsealers.co.uk 




T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 




London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004 



HOT FOIL PRINTERS 

Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 020 8655 4999 



HOT MELT APPLICATION 

EQUIPMENT 

W H Leary, Robatech 

Basildon, Essex, SS15 6SW 

T: 01268 490035 

E: post@whleary.co.uk 

www.whleary.co.uk 


1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 

INDUCTION CAP SEALING 



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 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 020 8655 4999 





Rotech Machines Limited 

Hertfordshire AL7 1AJ 

T: +44 (0) 1707 393700 

E: sales@rotechmachines.com 

www. rotechmachines.com 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


INK JET PRINTERS 

Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 





T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


INSPECTION SYSTEMS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 





T: 01908 682740 



Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd 

Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH 

T: 01295 256266 

E: Sales-UK@fortresstechnology.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 




T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 





T: 01590 679333 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 






T: 01684 310000 






T: 01952 677911 F: 01952 677945 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


L-BAR SEALERS MANUAL/AUTO 



T: 01753 546777 



LABEL INSPECTION 

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 


www.dimaco.co.uk 





T: 01684 310000 



LABEL PRINTERS 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


QuickLabel AstroNova 

Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3RT 

T: 01628 668836 

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




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 




T: 01908 682740 





T: 0161 655 4846 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LABELLERS 




T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 






T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 



ALTech UK Labelling Technologies Ltd 

Central Park, Bridgend, South Wales CF31 3RT 

T: 0800 612 6205 

E: sales@altech-uk.com 

www.altech-uk.com 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



HERMA UK Limited 

The Hollands Centre, 

Hollands Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8PR 

T: 01440 763366 F: 01440 706834 

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



T: 0161 655 4846 



Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 


Newman Labelling 

Barnet, London, EN5 4DL 

T: 020 8440 0044 

E: sales@newman.co.uk 

www.newman.co.uk 


T: 01904 692333 

T: 01255 553822 

E: sales@premierlabellers.co.uk 

www.premierlabellers.co.uk 



T: 02476 470074 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


Sessions UK 

1 Redeness Street, York, YO31 7UU 

T: 01904 610613 

E: enquiry@sessionsuk.com 

www.sessionsuk.com 





London W1J 6DB T: +44 207 887 6004 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LABELLING SOFTWARE 




T: 01844 213177 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 







T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LANE DIVIDER/COMBINER 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 



Jenton Ariana 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 



LASER CODERS 

Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 





T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


LEAK TESTING 






T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 





Sepha Ltd 




T: 028 9048 4848 F: 028 9048 0890 


LINEAR VIBRATORS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 



Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 


LINERLESS LABELLERS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 



METAL DETECTION 



T: +44(0)1582 433227 





T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 



Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd 

Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH 

T: 01295 256266 

E: Sales-UK@fortresstechnology.com 



Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 



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 



T: 01753 546777 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


Paramount 


T: 01252 815252 







www.pfmuk.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


MULTIHEAD WEIGHERS 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


77 




T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 




T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 






www.pfmuk.com 




T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


Yamato 

Leeds, LS12 6HH 

T: 0113 322 1546 

E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk 

www.yamatoscale.co.uk 

MULTIPLE PACKAGING 

EQUIPMENT 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 



PALLET SHRINK WRAPPING 

MACHINERY 



T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 


PALLET STRAPPING 

MACHINERY 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 


PALLET STRETCH HOODING 

MACHINERY 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 




PALLET STRETCH WRAPPING 

MACHINERY 



MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 




T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 


PALLETISING 


T: +44 7785 368 074 

+44 1384 210 278 


www.alvey.eu 

T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 



T: 0161 209 4810 



Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 




T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 




Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 






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




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01502 713777 






T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 






T: 01903 249113 


Ocme UK Ltd 



T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 




T: 0845 265 7570 



T: 0115 875 9846 



T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



SOCO SYSTEM 



Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


PICK & PLACE MACHINES 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 





CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 


Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 




T: 01767 316422 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 


T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01502 713777 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 




PLASMA SURFACE TREATING 

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 

POUCH FILL & SEAL MACHINES 



T: 01634 272345 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 





T: 01773 717007 




T: 0115 875 9846 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 





T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


PRINT & APPLY LABELLING 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 


Cobalt Systems Ltd 

Cobalt House, Arden Square, 

Electra Way, Crewe, CW1 6HA 

T: 01270 539800 

E: sales@cobaltis.co.uk www.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 



T: 0161 655 4846 



Newman Labelling 

Barnet, London, EN5 4DL 

T: 020 8440 0044 

E: sales@newman.co.uk 

www.newman.co.uk 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


PRODUCT RECOVERY 



T: 0121 505 9970 



READY MEALS PACKING LINES 



T: 01275 836131 


www.kliklok-int.com now part of the Bosch Group 



T: 0121 505 9970 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 








T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01282 440040 F: 01282 440041 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


READY MEALS SLEEVING 



T: 01275 836131 


www.kliklok-int.com now part of the Bosch Group 



T: 0121 505 9970 



RESEALABLE PACKAGING 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


RFID TRACK AND 

TRACE SOFTWARE 




T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 



T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 





T: +44 (0)113 3505694 




T: 01904 692333 








79 

RINSERS AIR/& OR PRODUCT 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


ROBOTIC HANDLING SYSTEMS 

AA Robotics 

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ 

T: 01296 314300 www.aarobotics.co.uk 

E: trich@aylesbury-automation.co.uk 

ABB Ltd 

Auriga House, Precedent Drive, 

Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8PQ 

T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 

E: michelle.jocelyn@gb.abb.com 

www.abb.com/robotics 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 





T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 








CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




T: 01767 316422 





T: 01908 327200 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 


T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 


Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 



Kawasaki Robotics 

Warrington, WA5 7ZB 

T: 01925 713000 

E: info@kawasakirobotuk.com 

www.kawasakirobot.co.uk 




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




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 0118 977 1077 


RNA AUTOMATION LTD 

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

T: 0121 749 2566 F: 0121 749 6217 

E: sales@rnaautomation.com 

www.rnaautomation.com 




T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 





T: +44 (0)113 3505694 



ROBOT INTEGRATORS 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 







T: 0121 505 9970 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 



T: 01502 713777 





T: 0845 265 7570 




ROBOTIC PALLETISERS 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 




T: +44 7785 368 074 

+44 1384 210 278 


www.alvey.eu 




T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 





T: 01925 713000 






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





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 



Ocme UK Ltd 



T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 





T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 





Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


ROBOTS 

AA Robotics 

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ 

T: 01296 314300 www.aarobotics.co.uk 

E: trich@aylesbury-automation.co.uk 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 



T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



T: 01925 713000 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Mitsubishi Electric 

Hertfordshire, AL10 8XB 

T: 01707 276100 

E: automation@meuk.mee.com 

www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk 



T: 0845 265 7570 




TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd 

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1JG 

T: 01707 290370 

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

ROBOTS – ARTICULATED ARM 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 



T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 


Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 





T: 01925 713000 





T: 0121 505 9970 





ROBOTS – CARTESIAN 



T: 0121 505 9970 





ROBOTS – COLLABORATIVE 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 



T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 

T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Acrovision 


T: 0845 337 0250 







T: 01925 713000 




T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



T: 0121 505 9970 





ROBOTS – DELTA STYLE 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




T: 01925 713000 




T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



SACHET MACHINES 



T: 01634 272345 






T: 01427 617677 

F: 01427 810443 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 






Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 




T: 02476 470074 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


SAFETY GUARDING 


T: 01480 408500 


Schmersal Ltd 






SANDWICH PACKING MACHINES 



T: 0121 505 9970 



SEAL TESTING 




T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 


Jenton Ariana 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


SENSORS FOR AUTOMATION 


T: 01480 408500 


SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


SERIALISATION 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


SHRINK HOODING 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 



SHRINK SLEEVING 




T: 01274 731222 F: 01274 308953 






T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


SHRINK TUNNELS 



T: 01753 546777 






T: 01903 249113 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


SHRINK WRAPPING 



MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 




T: 01753 546777 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 





T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 01502 713777 



Marden Edwards Shrinkwrap 

Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH 

T: 01202 861200 

E: info@meshrinkwrap.com 

www.meshrinkwrap.com 




T: 01903 249113 



1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


SKIN PACKAGING 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


SLEEVE FEEDERS 

T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




SLEEVING MACHINES 

CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINES 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 



CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 





SPIRAL CONVEYORS 



T: 01283 210333 F: 01283 210444 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 




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




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 


STACKING 

Jenton Ariana 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 





T: 0121 505 9970 



STICK PACK MACHINES 





Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 



T: 0115 875 9846 








T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


STITCHERS 


T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 








81 

STRAPPING 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 




1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 





T: 0845 265 7570 


STRETCH HOODING 

BEUMER Group UK Limited 

Bardon Hill, Leicestershire, LE67 1UE 

T: 01530 441297 

E: sales@beumergroup.com 

www.beumergroup.com 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 0845 265 7570 


STRETCH WRAPPERS 



MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 




T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 




1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


STRIP PACKERS 




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TAMPER EVIDENT SLEEVING 




T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


TEA BAGGING MACHINES 

THERMAL PRINTERS 




T: 01844 213177 


Allen Coding 




T: 01438 347770 F: 01438 347771 





T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 


T: 01444 239970 F: 01444 246609 




T: 01634 272345 



ICE - Interactive Coding Equipment 

Nottingham NG15 0DP 

T: 01159 640144 

E: enquiries@uk.interactivecoding.com 

www.interactivecoding.co.uk 



T: 0161 655 4846 





T: 020 8655 4999 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


THERMAL VISION INSPECTION 

THERMOFORMING 

Anchor Plastics Machinery 

St Albans, AL3 7HR 

T: 01895 824301 

E: info@anchor-pm.co.uk 

www.anchor-pm.co.uk 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 




Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 







Mediseal GmbH 



T: 01753 754865 


TORQUE TESTING 



T: 0121 505 9970 



TRACK & TRACE 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 



T: 0115 875 9846 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRAY DENESTING SYSTEMS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 




T: 02476 470074 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRAY ERECTING/PACKING 




T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 01275 836131 


www.kliklok-int.com 

now part of the Bosch Group 




T: 01903 249113 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 




T: +44 (0)113 3505694 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TRAY SEALERS 

ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 






T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 





T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 


MPE UK LIMITED 

Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire SK23 7DQ 

T: +44 1663 732 700 

E: mark@mpe-uk.com 

www.mpe-uk.com 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


TUB/CUP FILLING & 

CLOSING MACHINES 



T: 01634 272345 



ILPRA UK 


T: 01793 832020 







Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




T: 0121 505 9970 





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








T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 




T: 01502 713777 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 




T: 01235 537222 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


TUBE FILLING 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 




T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





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






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


UNSCRAMBLERS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 







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





T: 02476 470074 








T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


VACUUM CONVEYING EQUIPMENT 



T: 0161 209 4810 





T: 0121 505 9970 






piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


VACUUM CUPS 



T: 0121 505 9970 



piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


VACUUM LIFTING 

JOULIN (UK) 

T: 0191 265 9151 

E: joulinuk@joulin.com 

www.joulin.com 



T: 0121 505 9970 



piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


VACUUM PACKING SYSTEMS 



T: 01753 546777 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


VACUUM PUMPS 




piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


VACUUM TRANSFER SYSTEMS 



T: 0161 209 4810 



piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 


VERIFICATION 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VIBRATORY BOWL FEEDERS 




T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 




T: 0121 749 2566 F: 0121 749 6217 



VIBRATORY CONVEYOR SYSTEMS 



T: 0121 505 9970 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


VIBRATORY WEIGHERS 



T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


VISION COMPONENTS 

Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0TT 

T: +44 (0) 20 7193 4408 

E: alastair.slater@alliedvision.com www.alliedvision.com 

Alrad Imaging 

Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2NS 

T: 01635 30345 

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

Alrad Imaging is a trading division of Alrad Instruments Ltd. 

IDS 

PO Box 6917, Basingstoke, 

RG24 4TU, UK 

T: 0118 970 1704 M: 07979 193707 

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

IMPERX, Inc. 

Florida, 33487, USA 

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

E: sales@imperx.com 

www.imperx.com 

Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3QF 

T: 01730 233332 

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



T: 01590 679333 



T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 

E: info@stemmer-imaging.co.uk 

www.stemmer-imaging.co.uk 

VISION –END OF LINE INSPECTION 



Jenton Dimaco 

T: +44 (0)1256 892194 


www.dimaco.co.uk 



T: 0121 505 9970 



Olmec-UK Ltd 

Barton-Upon-Humber 

DN18 5RL 

T: 01652 631960 

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



T: 01590 679333 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 




SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 




T: 01684 310000 



VISION – HIGH SPEED IMAGING 

IMPERX, Inc. 


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




Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 





T: 0121 505 9970 




T: 01730 233332 




T: 01590 679333 





SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


VISION INSPECTION 

Alrad Imaging 


T: 01635 30345 






T: 01296 314300 F: 01296 482424 





T: 01908 682740 



IMPERX, Inc. 


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









T: 0121 505 9970 




T: 01730 233332 


Olmec-UK Ltd 


DN18 5RL 

T: 01652 631960 



T: 0115 875 9846 




T: 01590 679333 





SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 







83 



T: 01684 310000 



SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 






T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 


T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VISION – LINE SCAN TECHNOLOGY 

Alrad Imaging 


T: 01635 30345 





T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01590 679333 





VISION SYSTEMS 



T: 01908 682740 



IMPERX, Inc. 


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





T: 0121 505 9970 




T: 01480 408500 



T: 01730 233332 



T: 0115 875 9846 




T: 01590 679333 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VISION SYSTEMS –3D 

IDS 

PO Box 6917, Basingstoke, 

RG24 4TU, UK 

T: 0118 970 1704 M: 07979 193707 

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



T: 0121 505 9970 




T: 01730 233332 




T: 01590 679333 





SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 



VISION SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR 

Acrovision 


T: 0845 337 0250 




Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 





T: 0121 505 9970 




T: 01730 233332 


Olmec-UK Ltd 


DN18 5RL 

T: 01652 631960 




T: 0121 749 2566 F: 0121 749 6217 





T: 01590 679333 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


VOID FILL – AIR CUSHIONS 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 



1 Lords Way, 


SS13 1TN 

T: 01268 885885 

WEIGHING MACHINES 



AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


AST Ltd 

T: +44(0)7730 656691 

E: wilson@ab-st.com 

www.multiheadweighers.co.uk 



T: 01908 682740 





T: 0161 209 4810 





T: 01634 272345 





T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 






www.pfmuk.com 




T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 




Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


WELDING 



T: 0121 505 9970 



WRAP AROUND PACKERS 





T: 01502 713777 






T: 01903 249113 





T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



WRAPPING/OVERWRAPPING 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 


CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


Marden Edwards Limited 

Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH 

T: 01202 861200 

E: info@mardenedwards.com 

www.mardenedwards.com 

Sollas UK Ltd 

Hampshire RG28 7BB 

T: 01256 896930 

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




T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


X-RAY INSPECTION SYSTEMS 



T: +44(0)1582 433227 





T: 01908 682740 






T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 





T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 






CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




T: 01684 310000 




AQFlex ® 

When it comes 

to packaging line 

intelligence, 

AQ is the new IQ. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE 

TOTAL FLEXIBILITY 

MAJOR SPACE-SAVING 

See AQFlex in action on 

www.gebocermex.com 

Performance 

through 

Understanding 

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