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Fleischwirtschaft international 3_2018
News
VDMA
Machinery business up
In 2017, the production of food
processing and packaging machinery
rose by 4.8% to a record level of
more than €14 bn.
For manufacturers of food processing
machines and packaging
machines this past year was a
successful one. "Not only have we
achieved a new record in machine
production, we have also moved up
from rank five to four in the ranking
of the 34 mechanical engineering
branches," says Richard Clemens,
Managing Director of the VDMA
Food Processing and Packaging
Machinery Association.
Packaging machinery production
grew by 3% to €6.6 bn., of which
€2.2 bn. were taken in by beverage
packaging machinery.
In food machinery, the individual
subsectors showed quite different
dynamics. The largest sector, meat
processing machines, grew by
1.6% reaching €1.1 bn. and superseding
the already high level of the
previous year.
German exports of food processing
machinery and packaging
machinery rose to around €8.5 bn.
in 2017. This was an increase of
German food processing
machines and packaging
machines are in high demand.
Boom in attendance
The recently concluded shows Ipack­Ima and
Meat­Tech marked the most successful editions
in the history of the events, fully meeting
exhibitors’ expectations and recording
significant growth in all key indicators.
1,503 exhibitors welcomed a total of 68,802
visitors at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre
during the four days of the show, an all­time
record for the two events and more than
double the number who attended in 2015. The
reversal of the two shows’ fortunes was
underscored by the strong international
attendance: a total of 18,577 international
visitors from 146 countries, 27% of the total
and two and a half times more than in 2015.
The exhibition layout proved very popular
amongst exhibitors and visitors, with the halls
organised mainly according to business communities
and not – as is normally the case in
exhibitions in the sector – just by the technologies
on display. The aim was to make
visiting the show easier for professional
buyers who are keen to minimize the time they
spend at trade fairs.
//www.ipackima.com
1.6% over the already high level of
the previous year, with the individual
sub­sectors developing very
differently. With an export share of
around 84%, the food processing
and packaging machinery manufacturers
were well above the
average export ratio of the total
engineering sector, which reached
around 78%.
The prospects for 2018 are good.
The industry continues to benefit
from the growing global demand
for processed and packaged food .
//www.vdma.org
Moy Park
Producer announces investment
Investing over $24 mill. across a
number of its agriculture and
processing facilities in the UK, the
poultry firm Moy Park aims to enhance
its facility operations and
boost production to a record 6mill.
birds per week in response to
growing consumer demand.
“We are committed to continued
investment in our production
facilities to ensure that we are
able to lead the industry in innovation,
food safety, quality and efficiency.”
said Keith Irvine, Supply
Chain Director at Moy Park. “Our
customers, rightly, have high
expectations and we are focussed
on ensuring we meet and exceed
those expectations at all times.”
he added. “These investments in
state of the art processes will
enable us to take another large
step forward as a business.”
Investing around $8 mill. in its
Anwick facility in Lincolnshire Moy
Park has refreshed the factory's
layout and installed robotic and
automation technology.
Meanwhile, a $16 mill. investment
is also underway at the
company’s Grantham facility which
Weber
Growth in Asia
In order to being present with own
sales and service companies in all
countries where food is being
processed with Weber machines,
the company is constantly advancing
its international presence.
As of 1 February the latest subsidiary,
Weber Machinery PTE, LTD
Singapore, was opened. Managing
Director is the Singaporean Whye
Mun Yip.
He most recently worked in sales
and as a project manager for the
packaging machine manufacturer
Uhlmann in Singapore. The latest
Weber location serves customers
in Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,
Malaysia, Philippines, China, Hong
Kong, Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Asia is one of the largest growth
markets for Weber Maschinenbau.
In addition to the Weber Group
Japan, Singapore is now the second
Weber location in Asia.
//www.weberweb.com
Moy Park announced that it plans
to bolster its production sites.
will see high­tech mixing and
processing equipment installed as
well as the creation of the company’s
first fully contained 'Free
From' factory within its Grantham
site.
The investment comes shortly
after the poultry company opened
a $26 mill. hatchery in Newark­on­
Trent, UK, which, with 2.5 mill.
chicks hatched per week, is the
largest single­build hatchery in
the UK.
//www.moypark.com