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MACHINERY UPDATE - ISSUE 4, VOLUME XXIX, JULY/AUGUST 2018 

Issue 4, Volume XXIX, July/August 2018 

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

Hello to a new era 

Our major 40 page feature on automation, robotics and 

vision reports on the latest technologies that are 

helping to shape the future of manufacturing 

INSIDE 

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NEW MACHINERY 

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re-engineered with a linear 

actuator system to reduce air 

consumption and ultimately 

reduce running costs while 

also cutting carbon footprint 

Find out more on page 20 

LABELLING 

A gin producer 

has invested 

in a new 

labelling 

system to 

meet high 

demand 

PLUS 

Former Waitrose md Lord 

Mark Price will deliver 

the keynote speech at the 

PPMA Show 2018 in September 

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July/August 

Contents 

7 NEWS 

Six pages of industry news also 

includes a piece on women in 

engineering and manufacturing 

14 NEW MACHINERY 

A high speed bagging machine 

provides fast changeovers 

between seven styles of bag 

26 INSTALLATIONS 

Whitby Seafoods has doubled 

its packing speeds for scampi 

by installing a new line 

36 SPECIAL FEATURE 

AUTOMATION, 

ROBOTICS & VISION 

This 40 page feature examines 

the very latest technologies 

available to bring the IoT ever 

closer to reality and covers 

much robot and vision success 

36 

REGULAR FEATURES 

76 LABELLING, 

CODING & MARKING 

Botanist Gin has switched from 

hand labelling to a blow vac 

print & apply system labeller 

78 COMPONENTS 

An IO-Link analogue hub is used 

for Shawpak’s thermoformer to 

deliver forming control and 

critically, the sealing parameters 

26 

80 REGULATIONS 

This time, we cover an updated 

standard for designing-in the means 

to prevent any unexpected machine 

start-ups to stop any lucky escapes 

82 WHO WHAT WHERE 

People, events and diary dates 

83 BUYERS’ GUIDES 

Machinery and services 

EDITOR: 

Gail Hunt 

PUBLISHING MANAGER: 

Bill Lake 

BUYERS GUIDE CO-ORDINATOR: 

Chris Valdes 

ARTWORK CONTRIBUTOR: 

Barry Heath 

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Welcome to this bumper edition of Machinery Update 

featuring our annual automation, robotics and vision 

systems feature (it starts on page 36). With the ever 

growing pressure for efficiency, these technology sectors deliver 

the key to developing solutions in reducing production costs 

in all application segments. They are also critical in the era of 

digitisation and Industry 4.0 as they help to facilitate this new 

way of working. In fact, industry surveys show above average 

growth in these sectors and in particular an annual growth rate 

for vision systems exceeding 10% per annum. 

The feature covers 40 pages and includes details on a diverse 

range of new technologies and the ways they are being used in 

industry. For instance, we even cover a story from Norway that 

sees machine vision being used to ensure salmon are killed 

humanely as well as an interesting piece about how robotics can 

attract tech-savvy youngsters to the manufacturing sector. 

Our new machinery finder app 

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supplier needs quickly and easily 

Another good indication of how much interest there is in 

the technology is the exceptional attendance of the recent 

Machine Vision Conference run by the UKIVA. With visitor 

numbers up 17% over last year’s inaugural event, it’s another clear 

indication that this technology is growing in importance. 

More details on this event can be found on page 9. 

Internally, the PPMA is in the midst of our own phase of 

digitisation with the development of a new website and other 

digital services to help members and also you, the reader of this 

magazine. The first of these projects to launch is a new machinery 

finder app, which is a brand new digital version of the wellrespected 

printed annual directory. More detail of this app, 

which is available from August, free of charge through 

Google Play or the Apple App store, is on page 7 of this issue. 

The association has also been busy enhancing member services 

with a number of new training courses, more networking events 

with many hot topics discussed. One event covered the PackML 

open standard which makes machines on a production line talk 

to each other more easily. Hosted by Lenze, the event was as 

useful to end users as well as to machine builders (see page 8). 

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L-R: Rob Robinson, Tony Crofts, 

David Shaw with some of its team 

Investment is set to 

drive thermoformer 

sales and turnover 

Riverside Medical division Shawpak 

is targeting £3 million sales as 

interest in its thermoforming 

machinery gathers pace. 

Currently, £1 million is being 

invested in creating a production 

and showroom facility in 

Newmarket Drive, Derby while 

25 engineering and design 

professionals have been recruited 

to cope with increases in volume 

and the aim to sell 100 machines 

every year by 2020. 

“We have been developing 

the Shawpak range for three 

years and the market has now 

started to understand and take 

advantage of the benefits our 

technology provides,” says Tony 

Crofts, sales and marketing 

director at the company. 

EXCEPTIONAL APPRENTICE WAS A WEDDING GUEST 

Rewarded with Royal invite 

HepcoMotion engineering apprentice Toby Cowan and his girlfriend 

Izzy were lucky enough to attend the wedding of his Royal Highness 

Prince Harry with Meghan Markle. He was nominated for this 

prestigious invite because of his extensive work within the community 

promoting apprenticeships and was put forward by Exeter College. 

PPMA Show 2018 will 

be 30th anniversary of 

production line event 

The PPMA Show will 

return to the NEC, 

Birmingham in 

September (25-27) to showcase 

the latest innovations in smart 

manufacturing, processing 

technology and packaging 

machinery. Presenting 

production technologies and 

solutions for the food and 

beverage, pharmaceutical, 

toiletries and fmcg sectors, 

visitors to the show will find 

350 exhibitors representing 

1,500 equipment brands, 

all under one roof. 

“Our 30th anniversary show 

comes at a time when UK 

manufacturing is enjoying its 

longest period of expansion 

since 1968 and these positive 

signs will undoubtedly boost 

confidence throughout the 

sector,” says Andrew Mint, 

ceo of the PPMA Group of 

Associations. “Against this 

backdrop, the event looks set 

to be one of the best to date.” 

New to the show this year 

Mark Price is the keynote speaker 

will be the Enterprise Zone 

which will offer visitors a focal 

point for learning, networking 

and live debate. The keynote 

address will be delivered by 

Lord Mark Price, Minister of 

State for Trade and Investment 

who will bring his years of 

experience as md of Waitrose 

and deputy chairman of 

The John Lewis Partnership 

to the stage on the first day. 

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Royal recognition 

for pallet wrapping 

solution company 

Samuel Grant Packaging 

received the Queen’s Award 

for Enterprise for its pallet 

wrapping solution called 

the Samson Nano. 

To qualify for the award, 

the company had to prove how 

the packaging industry had 

been impacted by the solution 

that includes inbuilt reporting 

software and a special ‘price 

per pallet’ costing system. 

“We are hugely excited by 

this accolade and are grateful 

to our dedicated staff and loyal 

customers who have made 

this award possible,” says 

Andrew Grant, managing 

director and great grandson 

of the founder of the company. 

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A brand new processing and 

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PPMA as a complementary 

option to the printed version of 

its Machinery Directory and 

the Group website. 

It means that from August, 

users will be able to search over 

500 processing, packaging, 

robotics and vision systems 

suppliers to answer their supplier 

needs more easily. Available free 

of charge through Google Play 

or on the Apple App store, this 

unique product will make finding 

the required manufacturing 

technology a simple task. 

The App will allow the user to 

access very detailed information 

on a huge range of products from 

each and every PPMA member 

company and also provide direct 

email and web links to the chosen 

supplier. “This makes the whole 

process of finding and speaking to 

the company of choice, a very quick 

and simple process,” says David 

Chadd, head of publishing at the 

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Speech on PackML open standard 

was a draw for breakfast meeting 

Over 30 PPMA members 

and other machine 

builders gathered for 

a PPMA breakfast meeting 

hosted by Lenze in June to 

hear Uwe Keiter, chairman 

of the OMAC Packaging 

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Lenze’s Uwe Keiter was speaking 

The standard was initially 

set up by a group of end users, 

including Nestlé, P&G and 

Unilever, to initiate a way of 

making machines talk to each 

other easier along a production 

line comprising lots of kit. 

“Fifteen years ago, software 

developments were like the 

Wild West with no consistency 

between machines, even 

the same type of machines,” 

said Keiter. “This is why the 

overall challenge of integration 

costs has been addressed by 

the standard.” 

Attendees heard that at 

machine level, the benefits 

of using Pack ML include 

increased interfacing and 

overall equipment effectiveness 

while total cost of ownership 

goes down. One end user 

believes that from the first idea 

to full scale production has 

been 3-4 months quicker by 

using the standard. It also 

offers benefits for OEMs and 

system integrators. 

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Machine vision event proved to 

be successful for all participants 

The UKIVA Machine 

Vision Conference and 

Exhibition held in Milton 

Keynes in May proved to be 

even more popular than last 

year’s inaugural event, with 

attendance up 17% on 2017. 

This time, 54 technical 

seminars and two keynote 

presentations were supported 

by an exhibition which saw 

56 of the world’s leading 

suppliers of industrial vision 

components systems and 

services show their latest 

developments. Presenters 

and exhibitors were 

impressed by the number of 

visitors who were seeking 

vision solutions for live 

applications, making this 

a real platform for business. 

The two keynote 

presentations covered 

different applications of 

autonomous vehicles. 

Professor Tony Pipe, deputy 

director at Bristol Robotics 

Laboratory, UWE talked about 

the Venturer autonomous 

car project, while Henry 

Harris-Burland discussed 

the challenges faced by 

his company (Starship 

Technologies) in bringing its 

advanced personal delivery 

robots to market. 

The day was designed 

to provide something for 

everyone, and presentations 

ranged from delivering 

a basic understanding of 

vision technology to the 

complexities of subjects such 

as deep learning and machine 

A vision guided robot on the Acrovision stand was handing drinks to visitors 

learning. These second two 

topics attracted the largest 

audiences of the day. 

One popular seminar was 

presented by Allan Anderson 

of ClearView Imaging. 

It was entitled: ‘Vision Systems 

Don’t Work!’ and came up with 

seven pieces of the puzzle as 

to why vision systems can fail, 

and sometimes spectacularly. 

He did point out that after 

50 years of evolution, and 

millions of systems deployed 

across the world, it is true to 

say that only a few systems fail. 

He talked about the key 

areas where failures most 

frequently occur and offered 

guidance on how these 

failures or mistakes can be 

avoided. He told delegates 

to think about algorithms; 

complexity; flexibility; 

set up; acceptance; cost and 

knowledge. “Vision systems 

are devised by vision 

engineers and so can be 

pretty complex,” he said. 

“Make sure you get buy in 

from everyone at the company, 

including those on the factory 

floor, to make things work.” 

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Conference examined a 

host of robotic options 

Germany’s World Cup beer bottle 

Saying cheers to 

every team at this 

year’s World Cup 

Belgium’s Brouwerij Martens 

introduced bottles of its premium 

beer in 32 country-specific bottle 

designs onto the French market for 

the soccer World Cup with Direct 

Print Powered by KHS. 

Various images of the 

participating nations have been 

printed straight onto the PET 

bottles using the technology which 

the brewery was the first to use 

a prototype of back in 2015. 

The equipment allows 

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With a combination 

of speakers and 

demonstrations, 

OAL, the University of Lincoln 

and ABB Robotics educated 

representatives from over 

30 food manufacturing 

businesses on how the use 

of robotics and automation 

can overcome their 

manufacturing challenges. 

The Food Manufacturing 

2030 conference was held 

at the National Centre for 

Food Manufacturing in May 

and saw OAL demonstrate its 

APRIL robotics flexible food 

manufacturing platform; 

Version eight of BRC Global 

Food Safety Standard is 

released this August and 

companies will be audited 

against these new standards 

from February 2019. 

Campden BRI is running 

four BRC v8 briefing seminars 

this autumn on the following 

Chris Brett from Ocado 

technology sharing how the 

company is transforming 

food retailing with digital 

technologies; Steve Sanders 

explaining how JSP Safety 

Products had transformed 

its manufacturing processes 

by using 30 robots, and Mike 

Wilson from ABB discussing 

best practices in robot adoption. 

During the day, the need 

for demonstrators and 

funding was raised. These 

areas were addressed by 

Liz Berry from the Food and 

Drink Federation and Val 

Braybrooks, Dean of Holbeach 

Campus. Berry outlined the 

latest funding opportunities 

for food companies while 

Braybrooks encouraged food 

manufacturers to consider 

working with academia 

to explore and trial these 

new technologies. 

• Our 40 page feature on 

automation, robotics and 

vision systems starts on 

page 36 of this issue. 

BRC update seminars explain new changes 

dates: 7 and 21 September; 

19 October and 16 November 

at its Chipping Campden, 

Gloucestershire site. 

They are designed to provide 

a timely opportunity to find 

out about the many changes 

to the standard and what 

businesses will have to 

do to be compliant. 

These seminars are suitable 

for technical managers, 

those who work on supplier 

quality assurance schemes 

and auditors within the food 

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Is manufacturing really 

pressing for progress? 

This year’s International Women’s Day campaign theme of #PressforProgress prompted 

Machinery Update to talk to three women about their experiences in manufacturing from different 

perspectives to see if times were indeed, a-changin’ 

With the World 

Economic Forum’s 

2017 Global Gender 

Gap Report findings telling 

us that gender parity is over 

200 years away - there has 

never been a more important 

time to keep motivated and 

#PressforProgress, says 

the International Women’s 

Day website. And so how is 

engineering/manufacturing 

faring in this whole debate? 

Juliet Canney has worked in fmcg 

manufacturing for over twenty years 

Juliet Canney graduated 

with a degree in Chemical 

Engineering from The 

University of Bradford in 

1988 and joined the graduate 

scheme at United Biscuits. 

She was introduced to the 

idea of engineering as a 

career firstly by her father 

and secondly by her female 

physics teacher who had been 

an engineer with Vickers. 

“I was drawn to 

manufacturing, specifically 

fmcg, because of a fascination 

with how stuff is made,” 

she tells Machinery Update. 

Canney’s first challenge in 

making it into manufacturing 

was getting an A level in 

physics. “I was the only 

girl in my mid-80s mixed 

comprehensive school to 

take the course, but once that 

was out of the way, having a 

few other girls around me on 

my subsequent degree course 

was a bonus,” she says. 

From United Biscuits, 

Canney moved to Campbell’s 

Soup as plant manager before 

being promoted to production 

planning manager where 

she was first introduced to 

all-things MRP/ERP. 

LOGISTICS AT CADBURY 

She joined Cadbury in 1993 

as logistics manager where 

she says not letting the (male) 

managers pull the wool over 

her eyes was vital to getting 

the factory service level up 

and inventory down. 

After several other roles, 

Canney joined Reckitt 

Benckiser (RB) as European 

supply chain project 

manager, working across 

27 sales organisations and 

15 factories in every corner of 

Europe. “In my eight years 

at RB, I had three children, 

three lots of maternity leave 

and went back to slightly 

different jobs each time, 

to the point where my role was 

far removed from my first,” 

she explains. This is when she 

decided to concentrate on her 

family for a while. 

CAREER INITIATIVES 

Canney witnessed many 

changes over the 20 or so years 

she spent in manufacturing 

but she says that from the 

female perspective, she 

definitely thinks that postmaternity 

leave career 

planning and opportunities 

need to improve. “I think 

some industries such as 

accounting have addressed 

this and have definite post 

career break recruitment 

initiatives, but I am not sure 

manufacturing has this in 

place,” she says. 

The current general 

manager at Festo is Eliza 

Rawlings, a chartered 

engineer by profession, 

with a degree in electronic 

engineering and a masters 

in management from Bristol 

University. She has enjoyed 

a 25-year career in the 

engineering and technology 

sector and thinks that 

engineering needs to appeal 

to both men and women 

students equally in order 

to maximise access to the 

country’s talent pool. 

“It can be done: look at 

medicine, where women 

Post-maternity leave career 

planning and opportunities need 

to improve across manufacturing 

Eliza Rawlings is general manager 

at technology company Festo 

applicants now represent over 

50% of university intake,” 

she says. Unfortunately, 

engineering is still very much 

behind in making progress in 

this area and we should look 

to learn lessons from other 

sectors, she says. 

“There’s also an issue 

around retention,” she 

continues, “as engineering 

loses too many of its brightest 

people to other sectors – such 

as law and financial. 

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“We have to get across 

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the endless possibilities that 

a career in engineering can 

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“In engineering, you 

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are so many avenues to 

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One person who is living 

proof of this assertion is 

Sophie Paveling who is an 

electrical and mechanical 

engineering apprentice at 

Coca-Cola European Partners 

(CCEP). After four years 

at the company’s Milton 

Keynes factory, she definitely 

sees herself staying in 

manufacturing. 

“The manufacturing 

industry has so much to offer, 

and I’m excited to continue 

working and progressing 

within it,” she tells Machinery 

Update. 

electrical installations. 

She was first attracted to 

the manufacturing sector as 

it is a high pressure industry 

which is constantly evolving. 

“I love to be challenged, 

and I find that the work 

environment provides me 

with daily problems that 

need to be solved,” she says. 

“My apprenticeship has 

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of theoretical and practical 

experience, allowing me the 

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THE NEW CONTROLLER’S 

IP67 rating 

means the 233v4 is not 

vulnerable to dust or water 

“For any static control 

solution, an ionising bar is 

a key component, but the 

controller determines its 

output and how efficiently 

it functions,” explains David 

Rogers, technical director 

at Meech International. 

“An upgrade to the current 

233v3 and 997CM Hyperion 

controllers, the 244v4 offers 

ultimate flexibility in the 

delivery of ionisation. 

“With our ion current 

monitoring (ICM) technology 

and a maximum output 

voltage of 15kV, it’s the 

most powerful and capable 

controller in the Hyperion 

range,” he continues. 

In operation, Meech’s 

ICM technology monitors 

the effectiveness of the 

ionising equipment. This is 

supported with integrated 

LED status signals that alert 

operators when the attached 

ioniser needs to be cleaned, 

preventing unscheduled 

stoppages and keeping the 

machine running efficiently. 

Output voltage, frequency and 

balance adjustments can be 

made through the Hyperion 

BarMaster remote programmer. 

T 01993 706700 

W www.meech.com


Fast changeovers between up to 

seven reclosable styles on bagger 

Confectionery, cereals 

and grated cheese in 

reclosable packs are 

among prime markets for a new 

high speed bagging machine 

from Italian manufacturer 

PFM, able to provide fast 

changeover between up to 

seven bag styles. 

The new Solaris Evo brings 

continuous motion operation 

into a field dominated up to 

now by slower intermittent 

machinery, allowing stand-up 

pouches with a zipper 

reclosure to be produced at 

speeds up to 100 a minute. 

FILM TRANSPORT PATHS 

In addition, the machine 

incorporates two alternative 

film transport paths, allowing 

standard pillow packs, 

four-side seal PFM Steelo 

bags and Doy style bags to be 

produced without the usual 

downtime required to rotate 

the sealing unit between 

different styles. 

“The Solaris Evo can be 

equipped with up to eight 

servo motors, depending on 

configuration, to provide 

The machine incorporates two alternative film transport paths, allowing standard pillow packs, four-side seal 

PFM Steelo bags and Doy style bags to be produced without the usual downtime required to rotate the sealing unit 

between different styles. PFM thinks this machine will boost interest in the Steelo bag format for powders 

versatility and a particularly 

productive combination of 

high running speed and fast 

changeover,” explains PFM 

sales and operations director 

Chris Bolton. 

Maximum speed on 

standard pillow packs is 150 

a minute while, on all styles 

of bag, seal integrity is assured 

by control software that 

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provides a constant sealing 

time, irrespective of overall 

machine speed. 

In particular, Bolton 

expects the new machine to 

boost interest in PFM Steelo 

bags, on which the four 

corners are heat-sealed to 

improve both rigidity and 

appearance to the point where 

powdered products such 

as desserts can be packed 

without a carton. 

“Volume for volume, the 

Steelo bags can occupy 

some 10-14% less space than 

standard pillow packs, saving 

both transit packaging cost 

and supermarket shelf space,” 

he told Machinery Update. 

T 0113 239 3401 

W www.pfmuk.com 

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New Machinery 

Flexible processing for 

SVP pharma solutions 

At ACHEMA 2018 in 

June, Bosch presented 

a system to prepare 

small volume parenteral (SVP) 

solutions in a quick, easy and 

cost effective way that was 

shown with the ALF 5000 

filling and closing machine. 

The modular designed 

unit allows the system to be 

expanded with additional 

process vessels at any time, 

and handles small ampoules 

and injection bottles in batches 

ranging from 15 to 250 litres. 

The SVP250 LF processing 

system on display included 

both a preparation and a 

storage vessel. Depending 

on the desired volume, 

these process vessels can 

be expanded to four each, 

in a range of different sizes. 

“Moreover, the vessel’s conical 

shape minimises product loss 

during the emptying process,” 

explains Dr John Medina, 

sales director at the Bosch 

subsidiary Pharmatec. “Given 

the costly materials the system 

handles, that translates into 

a concrete financial benefit,” 

he tells Machinery Update. 

The ALF 5000 filling and closing machine is used in combi configuration 

The preconfigured 

architecture allows 

processing modules to be 

easily and flexibly installed 

or exchanged, for instance 

for different temperaturecontrol 

concepts or the 

feeding of different media 

like powders, liquids or 

gases. Liquid ingredients 

are automatically dosed by a 

pump. And since the process 

vessels are equipped with a 

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gassing module for nitrogen, 

production can also take place 

under low-oxygen conditions. 

The system features 

a module for two-stage 

sterile filtration for aseptic 

preparation, which is situated 

between the preparation vessel 

and storage vessel. 

• Our ACHEMA review starts 

on page 23. 

T 01332 626262 

W www.boschpackaging.com 

It gives options for future growth 

Conveyor solutions 

for chilled and also 

deep-freeze needs 

Interroll’s new modular conveyor 

platform (MCP) for chilled and 

deep-freeze environments, with 

decentrally controlled RollerDrive 

drive technology, expands the 

range of MCP applications. 

Deep-freeze logistics poses 

special challenges for material 

flow solutions but can now 

benefit from an efficient, zero 

pressure accumulation material 

flow down to minus 30deg C. 

The energy efficient 24-V roller 

conveyors and diverters support 

a zero pressure accumulation 

operation and increase the work 

productivity, says the company. 

It can also reduce manual 

labour in deep-freeze areas. 

The new deep-freeze MCP 

from Interroll offers flexible 

and scalable configuration 

with standard plug-and-play 

components. 

T 01536 312770 

W www.interroll.co.uk 

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New Machinery 

Pouch formats can be changed 

in less than 15 minutes on unit 

KHS says its Innopouch 

Bartelt K series 

pouch machines offer 

flexibility, precision, ease 

of operation and hygiene, 

as well as achieving format 

changeovers in less than 

15 minutes. 

With an ever increasing 

variety of products to be 

processed, this servo-driven 

system offers the beverage 

and food market short setup 

times combined with a high 

level of productivity. It can 

also be combined with the 

KHS Innopack Bartelt CMC 

cartoner for a complete pouch 

packaging line from a single 

source supplier. 

Safety and Savings 

Protect your operators– reduce your costs 

Retrofit your hot melt unit with an automatic 

filling system now and benefit from a 20 % 

discount ! 

RobaFeed 3 with a granulate container GlueFill 

not only ensures a safe filling. It also guarantees 

an increased line efficiency through maximum 

system availability and reduces costs. 

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pouches per minute when 

in duplex operation 

The Innopouch K series 

machine is available in two 

versions: an FS (fill and seal) 

machine for pouch filling and 

an FFS (form, fill and seal) 

variant for pouch production 

and filling. “The production 

stage can be flexibly retrofitted 

from the FS to the FFS version 

at a later stage as the machine 

is modular,” says Thomas 

Brooker, senior product 

manager at KHS USA. 

The horizontal, cyclic 

packaging system makes 

stand-up, flat and bottom 

gusset pouches from film 

laminate. It can run in both 

simplex (one pouch per 

machine cycle) and duplex 

(two pouches per machine 

cycle) operation and, with the 

Innopouch K-400, formats can 

be changed easily. 

T 0121 713 6900 

W www.khs.com


Entry level detector grows 

as retailer demands change 

Fortress Technology 

has just re-launched 

its flagship entry-level 

Phantom metal detector so 

that when future production 

requirements and retailer 

codes of practice demands, it 

can be upgraded to include the 

data capture specifications in 

the company’s Stealth model. 

Developed for new food 

manufacturers, SMEs and 

companies in emerging 

markets, the Phantom range 

offers robust metal detection 

functionality and quality 

assurance in a fit-for-purpose, 

reliable way. By rationalising 

some of the technology 

options previously available, 

Phantom users pay for the 

features they need to satisfy 

local and international food 

safety standards at a price 

point that suits their budget. 

Yet, by sticking to a 

universal modular design 

and introducing a common 

membrane panel, all Fortress 

customers benefit from being 

able to upgrade to a Stealth 

model’s level of performance 

to meet the most stringent UK 

The new Phantom metal detector is designed for SMEs in the food business 

retailer codes of practice when 

it is demanded. 

Suitable for inspecting 

bakery, meat, dairy, 

confectionery, fresh, ambient, 

chilled and frozen food, 

healthcare and packaged 

products including any 

items with aluminium foil 

packaging, the Phantom can 

be installed in a conveyor, 

gravity, pipeline, bulk or 

laboratory configuration. 

Although upgrades to 

existing Phantom operating 

systems are available for the 

lifetime of the machine, this 

is the first time Fortress has 

offered customers the option 

to add features from another 

model in its range. 

The basis for this product 

rationalisation, explains Phil 

Brown, md of Fortress is the 

volume of food SMEs within 

the European market and 

more interest in food safety 

from emerging economies. 

T 01295 256266 

W www.fortresstechnology.co.uk 

Cleanrooms are a growth sector 

Door range meets 

cleanroom demands 

for effective seals 

Efaflex showcased one of 

its high-speed doors at 

the Cleanroom Technology 

conference at the NEC in May. 

“We have designed a family of 

products to overcome all aspects 

associated with cleanroom 

environments, with the range 

combining door opening speeds, 

great aesthetics, quality, and 

performance,” explains Darren 

Turrell, the company’s UK md. 

“Our smooth edged construction 

minimises maintenance and 

simplifies cleaning,” he says. 

Certified to TÜ¨V for use in 

cleanrooms up to ISO Class 6, 

they can operate up to 200,000 

cycles between maintenance 

intervals and open up to 

2.5 metres per second. 

The CR Series includes the 

CRC, which has been developed 

for cosmetics and pharma. 

T 01952 582641 

W www.efaflex.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 

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New Machinery 

Latest sealer helps meet 

energy efficiency goals 

In a direct bid to offer 

customers greater energy 

efficiency, Endoline 

Machinery has re-engineered 

one of its random case sealers 

with a linear actuator system 

to reduce air consumption and 

ultimately reduce running 

costs while cutting carbon 

footprint and noise emissions. 

The company has replaced 

pneumatic components on its 

734 high speed random case 

sealer with servo driven 

linear actuators to reduce 

pneumatic supply demands. 

“In its old format, the 734 

could consume up to 390 litres 

of air per minute,” explains 

Keith Habben, engineering 

manager at Endoline 

Machinery. 

“When the system was 

first launched in 2003, it 

was commonly installed 

as a stand-alone machine,” 

he continues. “However, 

with manufacturers now 

integrating other systems to 

create fully turnkey lines, the 

requirements for overall air 

consumption can significantly 

increase and consequently, air 

In developing its automatic 

filling system RobaFeed 3 with 

granulate container GlueFill, 

Robatech has ensured that 

along with increased line 

efficiencies and cost savings, 

operators are also protected 

from possible dangers, such 

as burns, during the filling 

of the hot melt systems. 

Robatech says it is 

committed to establishing 

a protected and safe work 

environment for operating 

personnel of adhesive 

application solutions and 

The upgraded 734 sealer cuts air consumption and reduces noise emissions 

supply and noise levels will 

also rise.” 

Commonly driven by motors, 

pneumatic compressors need 

to run continually, consuming 

energy and air even when the 

machine is stationery. When 

additional machinery is added 

to the line, also requiring 

air, the pressure fluctuations 

can also have a detrimental 

effect on the reliability 

and efficiency of the whole 

production line. 

By replacing the core 

Employee safety has been designed-in to hot 

melt adhesive systems for benefits all round 

thus to saving costs in this 

area for a company. 

Filling a hot melt adhesive 

system involves a certain 

risk, as the tank systems can 

reach temperatures of up to 

200deg C. When opening 

the tank for filling, there is a 

risk of burns due to adhesive 

splashing or contact with 

already melted adhesive but, 

says Robatech, risks can be 

avoided with its automatic 

filling system. 

T 01268 490035 

W www.robatechgt.com 

pneumatic components on 

its 734 with the servo driven 

linear actuators, Endoline 

is set to help manufacturers 

reduce running costs and 

noise emissions significantly. 

Installed within almost 

100 factories globally, the 

high speed, fully automatic, 

734 sealer can seal up to 

20 random cases per minute. 

All of these 734 models can be 

upgraded to this new system. 

T 01767 316422 

W www.endoline-automation.com 

Filling systems can avoid accidents 

A laser safety curtain is offered 

Bulk bag 

conditioner 

is safer 

A new Block-Buster bulk bag 

conditioner from Flexicon 

features a laser safety curtain 

that automatically stops the 

system’s hydraulic rams, scissor 

lift and turntable if the laser 

beam is obstructed, eliminating 

the need for safety-hinged 

doors and interlock switches for 

operator safety. 

The conditioner loosens 

densely packed bulk solid 

materials in bulk bags by means 

of hydraulic rams with specially 

contoured end plates that press 

and release opposing sides of the 

bag. A hydraulically-actuated, 

variable-height scissor lift with 

accordion style dust skirt and 

turntable allows conditioning of 

the bag on all sides at all heights. 

The number and pressure of 

hydraulic ram actuations, the 

height of the turntable, and the 

number of 90-degree rotations 

are user adjustable. The system 

controller and hydraulic pump can 

be mounted on the exterior of the 

frame or remotely. 

The new conditioner is 

intended for bulk bags containing 

hygroscopic chemicals, certain 

types of spice blends, heatsensitive 

products, and other 

materials prone to solidifying to 

the point at which pneumaticallyactuated 

flow promotion 

accessories integral to bulk bag 

dischargers are inefficient or 

completely ineffective. 

It is available as a stand-alone 

unit or an integral component of 

a bulk bag discharger. 

T 01227 374710 

W www.flexicon.co.uk

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New Installation Machinery Southern News Manufacturing Review Review 

The exhibition was well attended 

Latest labeller offers reliable 

and versatile options at speed 

ACHEMA 2018 

presented nearly 

4,000 exhibitors 

ACHEMA 2018 closed its doors at 

4pm on June 15, having played host 

to 3,800 exhibitors and 167,000 

participants from more than 100 

countries. The Frankfurt exhibition 

bills itself as the global centre of 

process industries and the event 

reflected the positive trends seen in 

chemicals and several other sectors. 

“We see significant growth 

in some exhibition fields such 

as automation, pharmaceutical, 

packaging and storage 

technologies, but also in the 

mechanical processes group,” 

explains Dr Thomas Scheuring, 

CEO of organiser DECHEMA. 

Digitisation dominated many 

sectors including laboratory 

equipment, plant engineering, 

packaging and logistics. 

PPMA members were well 

represented at the show and 

here, and on the following spread, 

we highlight just some of the 

products that were demonstrated 

throughout the five days. 

The new BL A525 CW 

labeller belongs to the 

extensive BL A range 

of versatile and reliable 

carton tracking and labelling 

machines from Marchesini 

and the machine showcased 

at ACHEMA 2018 also included 

a high speed load cell. 

After installing it on the 

BL A420, this load cell has 

also now been installed on 

the 525 model for the first 

time, thus boosting the unit’s 

versatility and performance 

even further, says the company. 

The end result is a high-tech 

machine capable of weighing, 

serialising and labelling 

cartons to give them their 

unique identity, as requested 

by current market demands. 

On the BL A525 CW, the load 

cell is fully integrated into the 

step conveyance system and 

can weigh each individual 

carton at very high production 

speeds. This system is much 

more compact than the classic 

solution (where the weighing 

unit is positioned in line). 

By integrating the load cell 

into the toothed belt conveyor 

Several live demonstrations were seen on the Marchesini stand at the show 

of the BL A525 CW, this unit 

is able to identify the position 

and weight of the individual 

cartons at any time. If correct, 

the product moves onto the 

following stations for tracking, 

labelling and sealing and 

the carton is transferred to 

the machine downstream; 

if they are not correct, the 

carton does not move onto 

the following phases but is 

rejected according to the 

‘Fail Safe’ logic. 

A patented timing device 

sets the cartons at the correct 

distance apart on the two 

toothed belts that can be 

adjusted according to the 

length of the cartons. 

T 01525 216201 

W www.marchesini.com 

The latest version of the wrapping machine is easily accessible for cleaning 

Flow wrapper gives gains for 

pharma and healthcare sector 

At ACHEMA, Schubert-Pharma 

presented a cross-section 

of its packaging solutions 

for the pharmaceutical and 

healthcare industry. For the 

first time, visitors saw the latest 

generation of the Flowmodul 

flow wrapping unit in action, 

packing BFS ampoules into 

flow packs. The company 

also presented its portfolio of 

engineering services. 

On the TLM packaging 

machine demonstrated, 

high barrier films were used 

to protect pharmaceutical 

products from environmental 

factors. Various sealing 

processes can be used with 

the unit while thermal and 

ultrasonic sealing are offered. 

The Flowmodul offers 

manufacturers a compact, 

high-performance machine 

with a high degree of 

flexibility, says Schubert- 

Pharma. The unit has a fully 

automatic carrier change with 

replaceable cassettes for other 

formats. 

T 01676 525825 

W www.schubert-uk.co.uk


New Installation Machinery Southern News Manufacturing Review Review 

ATEX-compliant concepts 

provide safety to industries 

NORD presented a wide 

range of products at 

ACHEMA but the main 

focus was on ATEX compliant 

drive concepts for the 

processing industry, as well as 

the especially robust SK 180 E 

frequency inverter. Drives for 

pump applications, nsd tupH 

corrosion protection treatment 

for harsh environments 

and industrial gear units in 

UNICASE housings rounded 

off the range of products 

demonstrated. 

Whether in the chemical, 

pharmaceutical or food 

industries, flammable gases 

and dust in processing 

industries create serious 

safety risks for people 

and machines. NORD has 

been a certified manufacturer 

for many years and its range 

includes ATEX-compliant drive 

solutions such as gas explosion 

protected motors, gear units 

and electronic drive technology 

for Zones 1, 2, 21 or 22. 

The explosion protection 

range features the integration 

of external fans, back 

stops or brakes (depending 

on the zone); on request, 

combined dust/gas explosion 

protected systems for ambient 

temperatures up to plus 

60deg C and delivery worldwide 

with documentation 

The SK 180 E - NORDAC BASE 

in more than 20 languages. 

If required, the maintenance 

intervals which are determined 

for the specific application can 

be stamped on the type plates. 

With the SK 180 E - 

NORDAC BASE, the range 

also includes many ATEXcompliant, 

decentralised 

frequency inverters for various 

applications which are not only 

economical in operation but 

are also available in protection 

class IP69K. This ensures 

that complete sealing of the 

housing is guaranteed, even 

for processing applications 

which require frequent high 

pressure cleaning. 

A special focus of the stand 

was the range of explosion 

protected pump drives. 

The fully matched drive 

systems, consisting of the gear 

unit, motor and frequency 

inverter, form master-slave 

groups which communicate 

intelligently with each other 

and therefore take over the 

monitoring or control of the 

complete pump system. 

T 01235 534404 

W www.nord.com 

Data is analysed effectively 

Data mining service 

is added to range 

of pharma offers 

Bosch Packaging Technology, 

through its subsidiary Hüttlin, 

presented its new data mining 

service which has been 

added to the range of pharma 

services for solid dosage forms. 

The aim is to evaluate existing 

machine data more effectively 

so that users can identify and 

eliminate root causes. 

Thanks to this tool, it is 

now possible to examine 

large amounts of data for the 

smallest effects using statistical 

methods. In general, the data 

from two production batches 

is already sufficient to draw 

first conclusions. All it takes 

is machine sensors, which 

already collect data on almost all 

historical machines, as well as 

the right tool to disclose the data, 

says Dr Marc Michaelis, 

an expert from Hüttlin. 

T 01332 626262 


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LOADER 

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TRAY 

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Variable and serialised 

data printed effectively 

At this year’s ACHEMA, 

Atlantic Zeiser 

showcased how to 

implement cost-efficient late 

stage printing of complete 

pharmaceutical labels for vials 

with variable and serialised 

data, achieving abrasion-proof 

printing quality. 

Using the digital high-speed 

Digiline label printing system, 

pharmaceutical companies 

and contract packers can 

replace older technologies. 

Shortly before the 

beginning of the trade show, 

the company reported that two 

well-known pharmaceutical 

manufacturers decided to 

switch to Digiline Label. 

“These two orders once again 

demonstrate the Digiline 

Label’s versatility in fulfilling 

a wide range of customer 

requirements,” says Frank 

Sablinski, director sales 

pharma & packaging 

solutions at Atlantic Zeiser. 

“Thanks to the fully digital 

printing technology, print 

jobs can be loaded and started 

quickly without requiring 

mechanical changeovers. 

The work station allows for safe and easy removal of any misprinted labels 

That can save up to 60 

minutes per print job, while 

the running expenses 

are more than 30% lower 

compared with thermal 

transfer printing,” he explains. 

At any rate, the contact-free 

OMEGA DoD UV inkjet printer 

is the unit’s centrepiece. 

It ensures the print quality on 

various label materials such 

as paper, PP, PE, and PVC. 

Another benefit is that the 

print is resistant to abrasion, 

light, and solvents. 

The downstream work 

station allows users to 

manually remove misprinted 

labels, and replace them 

with blank labels which are 

about to be reprinted. 

This way, there are no gaps 

on the finished printed roll. 

Thanks to the re-check 

function, during which the 

camera re-checks reworked 

sections, operator errors are 

virtually eliminated. 

T 01264 324222 

W www.atlanticzeiseruk.com 

A modular design 

means freeze dryer 

offers flexible output 

At ACHEMA 2018, Bosch 

Packaging Technology presented 

its newly developed freeze dryer. 

The lyophilisation system can be 

used to stabilise thermolabile 

and delicate active ingredients, 

like oncological medications, 

vaccines or antibodies. 

“Short time-to-market, high 

quality and cost efficiency are key 

for pharmaceutical manufacturers 

and our new freeze dryer is not 

only energy efficient, but also 

offers short cycle times together 

with reliable product quality in 

large batches,” explains Annabel 

Madero, product manager at 

Austrian subsidiary SBM. 

Its modular design makes the 

GMP-compliant freeze dryer 

suitable for the production of 

small batches for clinical trials. 

T 01332 626262 


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Installation News 

Automated pallet wrapper is 

cost saving purchase for DIY 

Antalis Packaging has 

helped one of the 

UK’s leading DIY 

retailers eliminate over half 

of its packaging waste and 

cut costs by 60% after 

recommending the distributor 

install an automated pallet 

wrapping machine. 

Realising that its 

packaging process was 

proving increasingly 

ineffective and costly, the 

company in question, which 

supplies home and garden 

improvement products across 

the UK, was looking for a new 

method to simplify how goods 

are contained on a pallet. The 

original process involved the 

use of heat shrink to contain 

loads on to pallets, whereby 

a shrink hood was placed 

over a pallet and a flame gun 

was used to shrink the film. 

About 1,200 pallets were being 

wrapped on a daily basis, 

but with a very slow average 

speed of just 4-5 minutes per 

pallet. A speedier solution 

was becoming a critical 

requirement for the company. 

hazards and risks 

Early investigations also 

uncovered a number of fire 

hazards and health and 

safety risks, with the pallet 

shrink gun, in particular, 

forcing employees to 

repeatedly bend down and 

also be at risk of burning 

themselves. In addition, 

with only one size of shrink 

hood available, wastage 

was high – making it clear 

that to maintain a safe 

and economical service, 

a complete overhaul of the 

packaging procedure was 

needed by the company. 

The DIY distributor called 

on the help of the Antalis 

Packaging team which 

resulted in the installation of 

four Lantech S300XT semiautomatic 

pallet wrappers. 

Packaging waste has been reduced by 75% which has resulted in cost savings for the DIY customer of 60% 

At the heart of this approach 

was speed and efficiency, as 

production speeds of up to 

30-40 pallets per hour was 

offered by the equipment. 

“The demonstration 

stage was imperative, it’s 

something we recommend 

with all customers looking to 

introduce a new packaging 

solution on a larger scale,” 

says Martin Styler, machinery 

sales director for Antalis 

Packaging. “It’s important to 

see the machine in action but 

to also engage with the people 

who will be handling it, to 

really grasp any challenges 

that may arise.” 

Alongside the practical 

demonstrations, the team also 

carried out a film audit and 

film trials to ensure the best 

stretch film was selected for 

the pallet wrapper. 

great improvements 

Since introducing the 

new system, the company 

has witnessed significant 

improvements in its plant. 

In operation, pallets are 

now taken to the wrap zone 

where a top sheet is added to 

the pallet and the wrapping 

process is instigated remotely. 

As a result, pallets are now 

being wrapped at a speed 

The demonstration stage was 

an important part of the machine 

installation in the DIY facility 

that is 70% quicker than the 

previous process. 

Also, packaging waste has 

been reduced by 75%, 

resulting in cost savings for 

the customer of over 60%. 

In addition, the simplification 

has removed the fire hazards 

and the health and safety 

issues for the operators. 

“We are delighted to 

have been able to deliver a 

solution that provides not only 

phenomenal cost savings and 

process improvements, but it 

also provides a safer working 

environment for employees,” 

says Styler. “The Lantech 

S300XT has streamlined the 

packaging procedures and 

enhanced proficiency, helping 

the company to continue to 

deliver their products and 

ultimately improve their 

profitability.” 

T 0370 241 1466 

W www.antalispackaging.co.uk

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Fuji’s new box motion 

Alpha 8 wrapper has 

just been installed into 

a water purification tablet 

supplier to meet the need for 

a larger pack size to overcome 

any issues with safety for 

young children. 

The customer approached 

Fuji’s UK distributor 

Paramount Packaging as it 

was looking for alternative 

options to wrap its 3.25g 

and 11.9g water purification 

tablets. It wanted to continue 

to use paper and aluminium 

foil packaging but wanted 

them to be hermetically 

sealed and packed at speeds 

of 200 a minute. In operation, 

the Alpha 8 can produce up 

to 400 a minute. 

It also wanted the packs 

to be larger than normal, so 

they didn’t look like sweets 

to children, which can be an 

issue for some flow wrappers 

but was overcome easily by 

Fuji’s advanced film tracking 

and tension control. 

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Paramount recommended 

its new Alpha 8 wrapper to 

achieve the hermetic seals 

at the required speeds 

and also, fully automated 

product feeding with a 

vibratory bowl feeder. 

This feeder orientates the 

tablets into a single-file line 

to ensure a continuous stream 

of product is fed onto the 

in-line belt feeder. 

In this way, products that 

are touching or irregularly 

spaced are automatically 

synchronised in time with the 

operation of the jaws and fed 

onto the film. 

The system consists of two 

belts – a pre-feed and timing 

conveyor – which can be 

removed easily for cleaning. 

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Scampi is handled in double 

time to meet customer needs 

Frozen seafood 

manufacturer Whitby 

Seafoods has doubled 

its packing speeds by 

installing a new packaging 

and distribution line from 

tna for its locally sourced 

langoustines, or scampi. 

The company specialises in 

locally sourced langoustines 

– or scampi – that are breaded 

and sold in bitesize portions. 

A recent rebrand has seen 

new pack sizes range from 

between 200 and 300g in a 

standard pillow bag format 

so new equipment has had 

to deliver efficient product 

The VFFS unit handles bags quickly 

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changes and integration 

with existing elements of the 

production line. 

Whitby Seafoods was 

looking to increase capacity 

with a third packaging line 

and chose to install the tna 

robag FX 3ci – a vertical, form, 

fill and seal (VFFS) unit that 

allows consistent high quality 

at a fast speed for a range of 

bag sizes. 

This new line works 

comfortably at 140 bags per 

minute, effectively doubling 

product throughput. 

tna’s robag FX 3ci has a 

rotary jaw design that uses 

advanced sealing technology 

for improved seal integrity 

at high speeds. Its compact 

design, including a shorter 

bagging system height and 

small footprint, was ideal for 

the low ceiling in the factory. 

Helping to realise further 

performance benefits, the 

packing system was fitted with 

the tna intelli-weigh omega 

314 multihead weigher. With 

capabilities for a 2,200 kg per 

hour in-feed to the packaging 

system, it was imperative any 

Whitby Seafoods specialises in locally sourced scampi that is breaded 

upstream equipment could 

keep up with the bagger speed. 

Also, the tna robag FX 3ci 

and its simplified film system 

for easy film threading and 

high accuracy control has 

improved efficiencies at 

Whitby Foods by reducing film 

waste and cutting changeover 

procedures from two minutes 

to 30 seconds. This is crucial 

when dealing with frozen 

products that cannot thaw 

while being processed. 

Also key to improving 

efficiencies at the site was 

achieving the smooth transfer 

of products from one part of 

the production line to the next 

which is why the tna roflo VM 3 

vibratory motion distribution 

system with integrated controls 

was installed. Feeding into the 

tna robag FX 3ci, the distribution 

system has helped to increase 

product throughput, by 

providing an additional 

on-line storage facility. 

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Checkweighers ensure 

spuds comply at speed 

To cope with compliance 

issues for its frozen 

potato processing 

production lines operating at 

higher speeds, Lamb Weston/ 

Meijer has retrofitted five new 

Mettler Toledo checkweighers. 

The conveyor speed of the 

new equipment has been 

synchronised to the higher 

throughput rates, and can also 

be adapted to accommodate 

any further increase in 

production which is planned 

by the Dutch company by 2020. 

And to continue to ensure 

conformity, products need 

to be reliably checked to 

make sure they meet the 

requirements of net content 

laws for packaged products 

and to ensure customer 

satisfaction – as well as to 

eliminate expensive product 

giveaway. The automatic 

checkweighers are installed 

downstream of a multihead 

weigher where Lamb Weston’s 

French fries are portioned 

before ultimately being packed 

into 1kg bags. 

The bags are then weighed, 

with ‘bad’ products being 

rejected by a pusher to enable 

off-weight products to be 

sorted out reliably. 

To help this process, a light 

barrier monitors whether 

the rejection of underweight 

or overweight products was 

successful. If this is not the 

case, a message is displayed 

The 1kg bags are weighed and ‘bad’ products rejected by a special pusher 

The plant processes potatoes into French fries and other speciality products 

in the info section of the 15in 

touchscreen terminal. An 

immediate conveyor shutdown 

and the activation of a 

potential-free contact to warn 

the production personnel 

allows them to easily remove 

‘bad products’ from the ‘good 

products’ path and then feed 

them back into the production 

process in the end. 

More than one hundred 

employees at the Oosterbierum 

plant of Lamb Weston ensure 

that potatoes are processed 

into high-quality pre-fried 

frozen French fries and 

other potato specialties. 

The high-tech nature of the 

manufacturing process makes 

the company’s production 

environment very complex, so 

the checkweigher design was 

adapted to this environment. 

Due to the small amount of 

space available, Lamb Weston 

needed a checkweighing 

solution that had a small 

footprint and, at the same 

time, was adapted to the 

height dimensions of 

upstream and downstream 

machines. For instance, 

the entire checkweighing 

system has been designed 

to a special height to match 

the height of the customer’s 

production line system. 

And to further accommodate 

space requirements, the 

conveyor control system has 

been positioned externally 

with a separate control cabinet 

including the weighing 

terminal. 

The Mettler Toledo 

FreeWeigh.Net software 

package also allows the 

checkweighers to be used 

in the integrated production 

network for recording 

statistical quality data. 

The company’s entire 

production process can thus 

be traced and recorded on item 

level as well as on batch level, 

and the system facilitates an 

accurate overview of current 

production data. 

In this way, Lamb Weston 

covers the entire scope of 

finished packaging and filling 

process checking and can 

react faster to any changes in 

the production process. 

T 0116 235 7070 

W www.mt.com 

Product changeovers are speedy 

Pumps help 

hot sauce 

accuracy 

Germany-based Paradies Eis 

is leveraging the benefits of 

peristaltic pump technology 

from Watson-Marlow Fluid 

Technology Group (WMFTG) to 

dose hot chocolate sauce into ice 

cream. The company is using the 

latest 530 peristaltic pumps and 

tubing for the reliability that this 

delicate task requires. 

Further benefits delivered to 

Paradies Eis include low pump 

maintenance requirements, 

excellent processing capabilities, 

high levels of accuracy and easy 

operation. 

Chocolate has to be dosed at 

a temperature of about 60deg C 

into the ice cream, where the 

liquid mass then hardens again. 

At Paradies Eis, peristaltic pumps 

are used for this task as without 

valves, seals or moving parts in 

the fluid path, peristaltic pumps 

are ideal for operation in hygienic 

environments, says WMFTG. 

In use, the pumped media only 

comes into contact with a food 

quality tube. Moreover, media 

is pumped very gently and with 

extremely low shear forces, 

so product quality is never 

compromised. Peristaltic 

pumps also offer high precision 

and reproducibility, which 

help maximise product 

consistency, an important 

consideration in ice cream 

manufacture. 

The Watson-Marlow 500 

series runs quietly and evenly 

and performs reliably with a high 

degree of accuracy, according to 

brand owner Axel Steen. 

T 01326 370362 

W www.wmftg.co.uk


Grinder delivers 

consistent mince 

As well as grinders, Laska also manufactures a range of other processing kit 

Multivac UK has 

installed a Laska 

super grinder into the 

Addo Food Group enabling 

the business to produce a 

consistent, high-quality 

minced meat in different 

sizes for its chilled savoury 

products. It utilises both fresh 

and frozen types of meat. 

The company produces 

sausage rolls, pork pies, 

hot pies, savoury eggs, 

slices, and quiche across six 

manufacturing sites throughout 

the UK and required a new 

machine to mince frozen and 

fresh meats to a high quality. 

The machine needed to 

ensure product consistency, 

organoleptic delivery and 

flexibility of the meats. 

When Processing Product 

Specialist at Multivac UK Liam 

Smith visited the Spalding 

Bakery manufacturing site, 

he discovered the number one 

consideration for the machine 

was enhancing product 

quality. The machine selected 

was therefore the Laska WWB 

200 super grinder. 

This grinder has a hopper 

size of 550 litres and a 200mm 

grinding hole plate diameter. 

The unit offered the Addo 

Food Group the opportunity 

to increase the quality of the 

product and also the ability to 

grind meat down to 3mm from 

a frozen block at -25deg C in 

one process. 

double seal system 

Another key feature of the unit 

is the design of the double 

sealing system, which enables 

separation of product from 

mechanical parts, even in 

the event of excessive wear 

or mechanical failure. 

This results in reduced risk 

of contamination. 

The quality within the 

Laska system is also vastly 

improved due to the angular 

feed and working system, says 

Multivac. The angular design 

ensures only the optimum 

amount is presented to the 

grind plates at any time to 

ensure maximum quality 

and minimum product stress 

and heat rise. These features 

were key to the success of 

the trial and ultimately, 

the machine purchase for 

Addo Food Group. 

T 01793 425800 

W www.multivac.co.uk



All-seeing x-ray helps to ensure 

quality for delicatessen ranges 

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The detection capabilities 

of Ishida’s IX-GA 2475 

x-ray inspection system 

are helping to ensure the 

quality and extend the shelf 

life of a range of delicatessen 

products produced by 

a leading poultry processor 

based in Belgium. 

Volys Star’s charcuterie 

range of sliced meats 

are packed in modified 

atmosphere packaging (MAP) 

or skinpack trays and then 

subjected to high pressure 

pasteurisation which involves 

sealed trays being immersed 

in cold water under high 

isostatic pressure. 

This gives the packed meats 

an extended shelf life of up to 

three months, but only if 

the seal integrity of the pack 

is maintained. 

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Ring Wrappers 

The Ishida x-ray is able 

to spot product in the seal 

area and at the same time, 

can also detect any unwanted 

foreign bodies, in particular 

small metal parts. The system 

features two separate reject 

bins, one for foreign bodies 

and another for any seal 

defects. 

“Clearly, to find foreign 

bodies in the packs is 

essential, but being able to 

identify faulty seals before 

the pasteurisation process 

is a significant extra benefit, 

particularly in minimising 

product waste,” explains 

the company’s operations 

manager Filip Bonné. 

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W www.ishidaeurope.com


Handling and conveying solution 

is saving time and product losses 

The Kidlington site of 

Essentra Components 

(EC) has worked with 

UPM Conveyors on an ongoing 

component capture project 

that has seen a customised 

solution being installed and 

commissioned this year. 

The project began last 

autumn and EC Kidlington 

production engineers were 

joined by their counterparts 

at UPM to conduct root cause 

analysis. Together, they 

identified several ‘loss zones’ 

where components were 

escaping from either poorly 

designed component chutes, 

conveyors which were unfit 

for purpose, or overriding 

discharge points due to static 

from the moulding process. 

These components were 

scrapped due to possible 

contamination from landing 

on the floor, and therefore 

ultimately causing machines 

to overrun. 

Due to the variety of 

products produced (Essentra 

offer over 35,000) it was 

necessary for UPM to evaluate 

different belt types and flight 

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The project continues and will see more UPM conveyors installed at the site 

combinations to accommodate 

all possible solutions. However, 

the biggest challenge was 

the integration and mating 

systems for the conveyor, 

component chute and 

anti-static equipment, 

explains UPM’s Roy Fowler. 

“Surprisingly, there are very 

few suppliers that offer all 

three solutions, or are willing 

to modify standard equipment 

to suit customer requirements 

whilst working with suppliers 

of the other key components,” 

he told Machinery Update. 

R&D and then trials have 

taken about six months and 

involved EC and UPM also 

working with Fraser anti-static 

solutions as well as fabricator 

TDI Solutions. 

The resulting solution now 

includes the integration of a 

custom designed chute using 

a dock designed by UPM’s 

Sean Martin, and deposits all 

components onto the centre of 

customised UPM swan necked 

conveyors. At discharge 

point, Fraser de-ionisation 

equipment removes all static 

from the components, and 

ensures a clean drop to the 

inspection tables. 

“We are lucky enough to be 

playing a part in a period of 

change and development, and 

working with colleagues such 

as those from UPM, who have 

the same energy for change as 

ourselves, enables significant 

progress,” comments Chris 

Butler, process development 

manager at EC Kidlington. 

“Their attitude towards 

delivery, safety and the open 

exchange of ideas matches our 

own, and is a key component 

in driving essential factory 

improvements,” he says. 

The Essentra & UPM project 

team are now working on the 

second and third phases of 

this ongoing project. 

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W www.upmconveyors.co.uk 

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VFFS machine meets customer 

demand for a biltong producer 

Intamac Packaging Systems 

has installed a vertical 

form, fill and seal (VFFS) 

machine at Simply African 

Foods to keep up with the 

growing demand for its range 

of biltong products. 

The machine is an 

IPS420E-SS with integrated 

10 head multi-head which is 

specially designed to pack 

dried goods for the snack food 

industry. 

Simply African Foods was 

established in 2002 by Donald 

Dodson, who discovered that 

traditional South African food 

was not produced to a high 

standard in the UK. Today, and 

with orders from supermarkets 

across the UK, the company has 

had to speed up its production. 

It was on a cold Christmas Eve 

in 2017, at a Farmer’s Market in 

Petersfield, that the family-firm 

first learnt about Intamac and 

its VFFS pouch machine. 

While sampling some chilli 

biltong, Fran Bowes of Intamac 

realised that the company 

needed to drastically increase 

its productivity. 

The driving force behind 

Purchasing the machine has been a turning point for the family owned business 

Simply African Foods is 

Donald’s son Neil who 

has continued to grow the 

business. Neil realised that 

the opportunities were there 

to move onto the next level, 

from hand-packing to a fully 

automated system, and he 

believes that purchasing the 

machine is a turning point for 

the company. 

“We were initially 

concerned about the outlay on 

a packaging machine but the 

Intamac machinery is compact 

and great value,” he says. 

“We’ve been able to remain 

in our current premises, train 

our great team to use the new 

machinery and worked closely 

with Intamac to create 

a bespoke solution.” 

The machine has also 

enabled a number of cost 

savings to be made including 

15% on packaging costs 

over the coming year. 

“We have been able to increase 

one of our key contracts from 

packing 700 packs a week to 

9,700 packs, and this is just 

the beginning,” he continues. 

“We have more buying power 

with our suppliers, in particular 

for meat and packaging, 

because we are producing so 

much more product to fulfil 

the new contracts that we 

have won since purchasing 

the automatic machine.” 

Tom Poston, sales executive 

for Intamac, understood the 

food company’s requirements 

from the offset. “When we first 

met with Neil we knew that 

he was our perfect customer,” 

he says. “We looked at their 

current production and what 

they wanted to achieve in the 

future and recommended the 

IPS420E-SS as the perfect 

solution for them.” 

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W www.buckham.co.uk/ 

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Integrated topload cartoner has proved popular with firms 

in the cake, biscuit and cereal bar sectors since interpack 

Bosch Packaging Technology 

company Kliklok is reporting 

excellent sales for its ITC 

integrated topload cartoner 

that it first launched at 

interpack, last year. 

Food companies in the 

US and Europe have already 

ordered the new system to 

pack flow wrapped mini-cakes, 

digestive biscuits and cereal 

bars in 4; 5; 10 and 12-pack 

variants. The single, 

fully automated solution 

performs three main 

functions; carton forming, 

loading 

and closing, 

using just 

one HMI 

touch 

screen. 

According 

to Kliklok 

marketing 

manager 

Michelle 

Newman, 

this enables 

The ITC loads products ‘on the move’ 

to achieve the higher speed output 

interlink 

three 

separate 

pieces of 

equipment 

with the 

associated 

conveyors. 

The 

Kliklok ITC 

offers the 

flexibility 

to change 

manufacturers to reduce their 

production line footprint and 

avoid the need to source and 

formats and run a variety of 

carton styles and products, 

be they flow wraps, roll wraps, 

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used in the ITC are able to 

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system and load products 

‘on the move’. 

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Feature: Automation, robotics and vision 

Will Brexit bring a 

change in attitudes 

to automation? 

There cannot be many 

people who wouldn’t 

mind a day without 

hearing anything about 

Brexit, especially as it 

is usually doom and gloom, but 

it seems that one positive coming 

out of the whole saga is a new 

willingness in some UK quarters 

to invest in automation, robotics 

and vision systems. 

And if this 40-odd page feature 

is anything to go by…new 

technology, new ways of working, 

new products, new installations 

and new safety implications are 

just some of the topics covered… 

then the future is bright! 

If the referendum to leave Europe 

put many investment projects 

on hold, post Brexit the picture 

was much rosier at the end of last 

year for automation and robotics 

company CKF Systems. “There 

is clearly a change in attitude, 

resulting from Brexit, with 

manufacturers more willing to 

look within the UK for engineering 

expertise to support their 

investment projects,” explains 

Kevin Staines, sales director at 

the company. “There is also 

a growing realisation that elevated 

cost pressures, including wages 

and labour scarcity are here for 

the long haul.” 

RESISTANT TO ANY CHANGES 

He believes that this is encouraging 

more businesses to invest in 

automation, including SMEs 

who had previously been resistant 

to this type of change. 

Although widely embraced by 

consumers, deployment of digital 

technologies in industrial settings, 

particularly in multi-site food 

factories has been slower 

to materialise, yet things are 

starting to shift, according to 

Phil Brown, managing director 

of metal detector company 

Fortress Technology. 

Watching Industry 4.0 gain 

traction, Brown believes that we 

become paralysed by technology 

Roadmap to 

connectivity 

It’s tricky for 

many SMEs to 

negotiate a 

path towards 

a connected way 

of working but 

it has to be 

done to stay 

competitive 

options, and as a result, data 

integration projects can stretch 

on for months, years, or never 

reach a conclusion. “In such 

a fast moving market like food, 

the impact on competitiveness 

could be immense,” he says. 

And although there is renewed 

optimism across the sector, 

Mark Gray from Universal Robots 

thinks the adoption of collaborative 

robots, the so-called cobot, is 

gaining acceptance in UK industry 

very slowly. In many ways, he says, 

a cobot is like a new colleague – 

a colleague that loyally takes on 

the tasks that most people find 

trivial and physically debilitating. 

Industry 4.0 is evolution 

not revolution and as such, 

can be scaled to suit demands 

“The manager is the industrial 

worker who has an overview 

of where the cobot should be as 

part of manufacturing,” he says. 

Historically, traditional robots 

have not always brought the 

flexibility required by companies 

in meeting their ever-changing 

customer demands but, says James 

Bedford of Multivac UK, today 

this can be overcome with a 

simple set of new grippers 

so that production is not lost. 

Another interesting point made 

during this feature is the fact 

that robotics and automation 

is a fantastic hook in attracting 

young people, dubbed the xbox 

generation, to the manufacturing 

sector. Tech-savvy youngsters are 

attracted to work for companies 

that are tech-savvy themselves, 

and not resistant to new ways 

of working. 

We hope you find the feature, 

useful in shaping your future.



Robot usage in the 

UK is on the up, 

says Mike Wilson 

There is growing 

interest in the 

application of 

robots to many 

sectors within UK 

manufacturing,” says Mike Wilson, 

chairman of BARA. The influence 

of the automotive sector on the 

total numbers purchased is still 

strong but we are seeing consistent 

growth in the sales to other 

industry sectors. Coupled with this, 

the level of interest and enquiries 

from companies new to robots has 

also grown significantly. 

BARA collects data from the 

major robot suppliers each quarter 

and the result for last year produced 

the third largest year on record 

after the peaks of 2012 and 2013. 

The use of robots in the automotive 

and automotive components sectors 

is always dependent on new model 

introductions so what was more 

interesting is that sales to all other 

manufacturing sectors grew by 

31% in 2017 compared to the year 

before. This trend looks like it is 

continuing into 2018 with the 

first quarter also showing strong 

robot sales results. 

Robot use 

is growing 

EDUCATION PURCHASES 

One other interesting point from 

the statistics is the continuing 

growth in sales to the education 

sector. We are seeing an increasing 

number of universities and colleges 

commencing new courses covering 

robotics and they are purchasing 

equipment to provide training to 

the students. This is a very positive 

step towards addressing the skills 

shortages, an issue that is a 

key feature in the Made Smarter 

Review 2017; the manufacturing 

industries input to the emerging 

Government’s Industrial Strategy. 

This report proposes a Sector 

Deal to assist UK manufacturing 

in becoming a global leader in 

industrial digitalisation by 2030. 

Although it covers all forms of 

digital technologies, robotics is 

a key element and the analysis 

demonstrates that increased 

A new application 

for robots has 

seen them used at 

Boomf for its 

personalised 

confectionery 

adoption of automation and 

robotics could contribute over 

£180bn to UK manufacturing 

over the next ten years. 

Although the proposals of the 

Made Smarter report were not 

included in the Government’s 

Industrial Strategy White Paper 

(published in November last 

year), the Chancellor has recently 

announced support for the 

National Digitalisation Adoption 

programme with a £20 million 

investment in a digitalisation 

adoption pilot to be based in 

the North West. 

The increased adoption of 

automation and robotics could 

contribute £180bn to UK plc 

In parallel with the Made 

Smarter Review, the food and 

drink sector has also been 

developing its own Sector Deal 

which includes the need to adopt 

greater levels of automation to 

address the productivity challenge. 

This is also progressing with the 

recent formation of a Food and 

Drink Sector Council. 

There is therefore increasing 

awareness and support for the need 

to increase the adoption of robot 

automation within all sectors of 

UK manufacturing. This, coupled 

with the growing interest within 

the actual businesses, means it 

is a very interesting time to be 

involved in robotics. “We have 

the opportunity to fundamentally 

change the productivity of 

UK manufacturing to provide 

a positive future,” asserts Wilson. 

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Vision has key 

role in ensuring 

sustainability 

Machinery Update talks to Paul Wilson, chairman of the UKIVA 

about how a multitude of industrial imaging techniques can help 

the packaging industry’s move towards a greener environment 

T 

he move to reduce the use of 

plastics in consumer goods 

packaging could lead to an 

increased use of alternative 

materials such as cardboard, 

glass and aluminium foil which will 

change some of the processing parameters 

used throughout industry. Here, UKIVA 

chairman Paul Wilson outlines how a 

multitude of industrial imaging techniques 

can help the packaging industry towards 

a greener environment. 

THE RETURN OF THE MILK BOTTLE 

Traditional milk delivery in glass milk 

bottles is making a comeback in Central 

London and a major UK dairy in the 

capital is investing in new equipment to 

keep up with the trend. Glass bottles are 

returned to the milkman and taken back 

to the dairy where they are thoroughly 

washed and then inspected with a high 

quality vision system before moving to the 

filling lines. Bottles are expected to make 

on average seven trips before becoming 

too damaged or worn for further re-use. 

However, since glass can be endlessly 

reprocessed with no loss of quality, 

unusable bottles can then be sent away 

for recycling. The inspection system 

features four cameras to check the 

quality of the bottle itself and for possible 

contaminants. The latter includes dirt or 

debris not completely removed during the 

washing process, foreign bodies entering 

the bottles after the washer and glass 

fragments. The neck finish, side walls and 

base of the bottles are also inspected as 

well as the two concentric wear rings that 

arise from the bottles pushing against 

each other in production. 

A special handling system carries the 

bottle over the base inspection camera. 

A rejection system removes any failed 

bottles before filling. The control system 

provides a full set of production data 

including history for number of bottles 

processed, the number of rejects, and 

the reasons for rejection. The dairy has 

four filling lines each operating at 24,000 

bottles per hour and the first inspection 

system has already been installed. 

RECYCLING 

Effective recycling of plastics could 

significantly reduce the amount of plastics 

sent to landfill and increase the amount 

that is recycled. Imaging techniques 

such as multispectral and hyperspectral 

imaging could be used at recycling 

centres to sort different types of plastics 

according to their chemical composition. 

Relatively few recycling facilities utilise 

this technology at present, but with 

systems reducing in price and offering 

real-time sorting capabilities, there is the 

potential for improved sorting. 

BOTTLED BEERS 

Beer is also frequently supplied in glass 

bottles. High speed imaging can be used 

to check fill levels, bottle cap sealing 

and the correct position of the label. 

For example, 3D inspection can be used 

to check that metal caps are tightly sealed 

on beer bottles packed in crates. 

The system uses the laser triangulation 

principle to check the presence and 

alignment of each cap since the crown 

caps on these bottles do not have a 

Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging 

systems are reducing in price and can offer 

real-time sorting capabilities for recycling


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Vision is used across a range of industries and technologies to help deliver high quality 

measurable cap curve. If a cap is askew 

or missing, the whole crate is rejected 

and the defective bottle exchanged for 

a new one. 

With the sensor aligned vertically over 

the crate, the distance of the crown cap to 

the sensor is measured and evaluated at 

defined positions in the image. The sensor 

also detects if entire bottles are missing. 

Other errors can also be detected, such 

as bottles jutting further out of the crate 

compared to the others, due, for example, 

to broken glass under the bottle. 

Beer bottles are also often packed 

in cardboard cartons or boxes. 

A household name beer brand has 

recently installed a turnkey system 

using LWIR (thermal) and monochrome 

imaging for the inspection of the 

integrity of cartons as they emerge from 

the cartoning machine. Hot melt glue 

is applied to the flaps of the boxes and 

these are then folded to stick to the sides 

of the box to complete the assembly. 

By ensuring that the glue is the right 

temperature, and has been applied to 

the correct areas in the desired quantity, 

the manufacturer can be certain that 

the boxes are safe to be moved ready for 

subsequent transport. 

The LWIR camera provides a focused 

readout of the temperature of the glue 

and that it is in the right place, by 

imaging through the cardboard material 

of the box. The monochrome camera 

checks that the flaps have been properly 

formed and that the box is the correct 

shape. In the event of a failure, the line 

is automatically stopped and additional 

glue can be applied manually. 

ALUMINIUM CONTAINERS USED 

FOR PET FOOD 

Aluminium foil is widely used in 

containers for ready meals, takeaways 

and premium pet foods. All aluminium 

is endlessly recyclable, although 

aluminium foil is a different alloy to cans 

and is usually recycled separately with 

other aluminium scraps to make cast 

items such as engine components. 

A producer of thin-walled aluminium 

containers used for packaging pet 

food and other foodstuffs is now using 

embedded machine vision solutions to 

help control the quality of each container. 

Four pet food containers are stamped 

out from rolls of high quality aluminium 

foil at a rate of 480 containers per minute. 

These are then blown out onto a conveyor 

and transported to modular built-in 

inspection and stacking machines. 

Aluminium is relatively expensive, so 

the container walls must be as thin as 

possible, but reduced material thickness 

increases the risk of hole formation 

during the forming process. 

Every container is inspected using 

machine vision and defective ones 

removed before they leave the factory. 

Machine vision also helps identify any 

trends in defect formation. Four parallel 

lines are equipped with offset inspection 

stations. Each features a camera mounted 

below the transport track to inspect the 

containers using transmitted light from 

customised LED illumination. 

High quality images, produced at 

a rate of 120 images a minute per track, 

are evaluated with the results transferred 

to the discharge station for removal of 

defective containers and subsequent 

stacking of ‘good’ containers. 

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Vision systems are 

meeting modern 

producer demands 

The technical 

development of 

vision systems has 

seen them grow 

from performing 

a function of brand protection to 

a more encompassing role related 

to productivity and increasing 

overall equipment effectiveness,” 

says Joanna Mooberry, product 

inspection specialist with 

Mettler-Toledo. 

This rapid evolution is due 

largely to developments in 

inspection software, which makes 

verification of packaging integrity, 

labels, codes, fill levels and more 

as simple and intuitive as possible. 

Today, multiple inspection criteria 

can be configured at the touch of 

a button, including cap skew, lot/ 

code, neck/thread inspection and 

label position. 

For oriented product packs, 

the operator can configure the 

software to set front and back label 

inspections, to ensure that nothing 

is ever missed. 

Nevertheless, the complexities 

of modern manufacturing and 

continuing innovations in 

packaging design mean there are 

always new challenges to meet. 

One example is the inspection of 

inkjet-printed labels and markings. 

Industrial vision systems have 

difficulty in accurately reading such 

print, at speed, in high-throughput 

production environments. 

Vibrations on production lines and 

uneven print surfaces can easily 

make this type of print distorted 

Vision inspection software is ensuring 

checks on dot matrix info is accurate 

More than 

joining dots 

Technical 

advances have 

given modern 

vision systems 

a much more 

encompassing 

role related 

to productivity 

and difficult to interpret. Mettler- 

Toledo has developed its vision 

inspection software to compensate 

for these distortions, making checks 

on dot matrix information far more 

accurate, says Mooberry. 

The CIVCore Dot Print Tool1 

achieves greater accuracy by 

combining several key capabilities. 

Firstly, the system is configured 

to detect characters in a range 

of sizes and can be programmed 

to check dates, date ranges, 

and text sequences. It can cope 

with variable surfaces and is 

optimised, via its programming, 

to inspect a variety of materials 

that may have convex, concave, 

rough or uneven surfaces. 

This tool also features automatic 

orientation detection, so it can read 

the inkjet print whether or not it is 

presented the right way up. 

A final guarantee of accuracy is 

the software’s ability to detect each 

individual character string. 

This is particularly important 

when characters may be touching, 

or blurred due to print quality. 

Of course, innovations like 

the Dot Print Tool cannot be applied 

at the expense of production. The 

software therefore has multi-line 

reading capabilities that allows 

it to quickly process images and 

keep up with rapid production 

speeds. This software innovation 

means that packing lines can 

automatically reject any misprints 

within the manufacturing facility 

and rework the products onsite, 

eliminating any recalls that might 

otherwise have occurred. 

To conclude, modular design 

and ease of programming 

combine to make vision systems 

flexible enough to meet rapidly 

changing requirements in modern 

manufacturing facilities. Moreover, 

product inspection equipment 

manufacturers like Mettler-Toledo 

are committed to meeting new 

challenges with solutions that are 

sensitive to the key production 

drivers of speed, accuracy and 

maximum uptime. 

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Salmon plant is 

slaughtering fish 

more humanely 

Much has been written 

about vision systems 

being an enabling 

technology for 

robotics but not many 

would have thought that such 

collaboration would lead to quicker 

and safer fish slaughtering! But this 

is exactly the project that Scorpion 

Vision has been working on in 

trying to make a salmon processing 

line in Norway both more humane 

and carried out by robots rather 

than humans. 

“The fish project demanded 

multiple scenarios to deliver the 

high flexibility required and 

the application is the latest to 

benefit from real time 3D machine 

vision,” says Paul Wilson, managing 

director of Scorpion Vision. 

The challenge for the Scorpion 

Vision team was to handle a live, 

unique product at 4,800 each 

hour. The overriding concern of 

the fish company was to make the 

slaughtering process as quick and 

accurate as possible, while also 

taking away the human element. 

Previously, workers would kill the 

salmon with a knife, hoping to 

get the blade in the best, most 

humane position. 

Now, the vision system ensures 

that the robot knows exactly where 

to place the insertion device. 

In operation, the penetration area 

is just 15sq mm, and although the 

fish are anaesthetised, they may 

still be be moving. This is why 

the accuracy is so vital and why 

the smart vision system has just 

100 milliseconds to locate this 

penetration point. 

Manpower has reduced considerably 

Vision helps 

fish process 

Today, the vision 

system ensures 

that the robot 

knows exactly 

where to place 

the insertion 

device into 

the salmon 

The system was also developed 

to comply with new Human Safety 

Environment regulations. Working 

in the plant is extremely hard 

and the vison guided robots have 

reduced the reliance on manpower 

by between 85 and 95%. It has also, 

of course, increased throughput, 

reduced costs, and has paid for 

itself in under a year. 

The system itself comprises 

one or two Flexpicker robots from 

ABB Robotics which includes 

the Scorpion robot program. 

This program offers real-time 

tracking and communication. 

Also included is a Scorpion 3D 

Stinger camera with software 

and profile for fish location. Less 

tastefully, there is also an insertion 

device for sticking the salmon. 

The real-time 3D model locates 

up to ten fish under the camera 

simultaneously. It then segments 

the fish in 3D, measuring shape 

and height as well as the location 

of the head. A 3D camera delivers 

a high quality image to gauge 

the height of the fish, while a 2D 

image determines the texture 

of the salmon so the system can 

determine which way the fish is 

lying on the conveyor. 

This application sees fish being 

killed by robots for the first time, 

and this subject was covered in a 

presentation at the Machine Vision 

Conference in June. 

“It may not be for the squeamish 

but it is a very humane way to 

dispatch fish, as the combination 

of powerful 3D machine vision 

and superfast robots means that 

the exact knife penetration point 

is found with no error,” explains 

Scorpion’s Wilson. 

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Pilz says the new 

generation of robots, 

safe sensors and 

control systems, 

along with the new 

ISO/TS 15066 standard, offer 

practicable ways towards 

safe collaboration between 

humans and robots. 

Current developments in 

the field of robot applications 

are characterised by the desire 

to allow man and machine 

to work as closely as possible 

with one another. Instead of 

man and machine cooperating 

by means of defined static 

transfer points, both partners 

collaborate in a shared 

workspace and are deployed 

together on a flexible basis 

such that they can exploit 

their respective strengths. 

Collaborative robots, 

or cobots, are intended to 

“give humans a hand” with 

physically burdensome or 

monotonous tasks. In humanrobot 

collaborations (HRCs) 

like this, the workspaces 

of humans and robots 

overlap both spatially and 

chronologically. The most 

conspicuous difference 

between ‘classic’, enclosed 

robot applications and 

human-robot collaboration 

is that collisions between 

machines and humans are 

a real possibility. 

This, of course, brings with 

it additional challenges as 

they must not be allowed to 

result in any injuries. 

Despite the new cobots, 

the following still applies: 

robots cannot provide safety 

on their own. There are no 

safe robots; there are only 

safe robot applications. 

Safety results from the 

interaction of normative 

boundary conditions, the risk 

analysis that is based on it, 

the selection of a robot with 

the corresponding safety 

functions and the matching 

additional safety components, 

and finally from validation. 

This means that the recently 

published ISO/TS 15066 

Robots and Robotic Devices 

- Collaborative Industrial 

The new generation of robots, safe sensors and control systems, along with the new ISO/TS 15066 standard, 

offer practicable ways towards safe collaboration so that man and machine can work hand in hand, safely 

Safety for 

a cobot time 

Separate working areas between man and machine are 

no longer guaranteed so safe collaboration is the norm 

Robots, plays a key role. 

This technical specification 

makes it possible to 

implement safe human-robot 

collaborations following 

appropriate validation. 

Four types of collaboration 

are described in ISO/TS 15066 

as protection principles: 

• Safety-rated monitored stop 

• Hand guiding 

• Speed and separation 

monitoring 

• Power and force limiting. 

When implementing a safe 

HRC, system integrators 

can choose one of these 

‘types of collaboration’ or 

a combination of them for 

their application. 

The Annex to Technical 

Specification ISO/TS 15066 

describes a body model. 

It provides information for 

each part of the body 

(for example, on the head, 

There are no safe robots, there 

are only safe robot applications 

the hand, the arm or the leg) 

about the respective collision 

limit values. If the application 

remains between these limits 

when a human encounters a 

robot, then it is compliant. 

In practice, these pain 

threshold values are used to 

validate a safe HRC and form 

the basis for implementing the 

application with ‘power and 

force limiting’. 

In practice, it has been 

found that HRCs can often be 

achieved by combining ‘speed 

and separation monitoring’ 

and ‘power and force limiting’. 

Indeed, Pilz has developed 

a collision measuring device

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PROBms to measure forces 

and speeds. Equipped with 

springs and appropriate 

sensors, the device can record 

precisely the forces generated 

in a collision with a robot, 

and then evaluate them in 

software and compare them 

with the specifications from 

ISO/TS 15066. 

The challenge in the basic 

‘risk assessment’ for robot 

applications is that the 

boundaries between separate 

working areas for man and 

machine have ceased to 

exist. As well as the hazards 

presented by a robot, the 

human’s movements need to 

be taken into consideration. 

But they are not always 

calculable in terms of speed, 

reflexes or the sudden arrival 

of another person. 

Then follow the “safety 

concept” and “safety design” 

steps, which cover the ‘human 

element’ as well as selection 

of the correct components. 

These are usually a 

combination of intelligent 

sensors that are interlinked, 

and control systems that 

make the necessary dynamic 

working processes possible 

in the first place. The selected 

safety measures are then 

documented and implemented 

in the “system integration” 

step. This is followed by 

“validation”, when the 

previous steps are scrutinised 

once again. 

When supplying in to 

Europe, manufacturers of 

robot applications are then 

subject to the principle that, 

by law, they must complete 

the assessment procedure 

with CE marking of the 

robot application. 

The demands on safety 

technology always depend 

on the respective application. 

Safe robot cells can only be set 

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Robotics has 

sweetened 

work patterns 

A highly automated solution from Cama has replaced manual 

loading and older-technology equipment to streamline the 

operations at a US-based confectioner to meet customer needs 

W 

orld’s Finest Chocolate is a 

Chicago-based chocolate 

company whose chocolate 

bars have been used for 

fund raising efforts by 

schools and other organisations since 

1949. And because its customer base 

is rarely retailers but more likely to be 

schools, churches, clubs and other 

organisations, orders come through 

in a huge variety of formats. 

To accommodate these customer needs, 

the company has installed a highly 

automated solution that does away with 

manual loading and older-technology 

machine loading of its work in process 

(WIP) corrugated totes. Robotic loading 

of custom-made and reusable plastic 

WIP totes are now the order of the day. 

Also new is the automatic removal of 

primary packs from these plastic totes 

and their placement into variety packs. 

Like the upstream tote-loading robotics, 

the placement of individual packs into 

corrugated variety packs is completed 

on a system from Cama. 

At the plant, six Cama IT 285 systems 

load primary packs into reusable plastic 

WIP totes that are taken to a Cama IG 270 

system that stretches a total of nearly 

14 metres. In the Cama IG 270 are 13 

delta-style robots. 

Orders are placed in a huge number of formats 

The first ten robots pick primary packs 

out of the totes and place them into a 

dual-lane flighted conveyor running 

down the centre of the Cama IG 270. 

At the end of this machine are three 

delta-style robots that pick primary packs 

out of the dual-lane flighted conveyor and 

In variety packs, 

all five flavours had to 

face upwards on the 

top row of the cases 

place them into corrugated cases. 

In operation, one of the six Cama IT 285 

robotic tote loading systems is loading 

$1 bars. In this case, bars exiting the 

flow wrapper are fed by an infeed belt at 

400 bars a minute. Each bar is fed into 

a flighted carrier on a Cama race track 

conveyor running off at a right angle. 

As soon as 24 bars are all in their flights, 

that carrier is indexed into a pick station 

and a second carrier on the Cama race 

track conveyor begins collecting the next 

batch of 24 bars. Meanwhile, a robotic 

tool uses vacuum suction cups to pick 

24 bars and then load two layers of bars 

into plastic totes, 12 in one tote and 12 in 

the other. 

AUTOMATIC TOTE INDEXING 

When 16 layers are in each tote, it 

automatically indexes out to a station 

where an operator can place it on a pallet. 

The Cama robot, however, doesn’t wait for 

two new totes to occupy the loading station. 

Instead, it begins filling two totes right 

beside the two that have just been filled. 

Meanwhile, empty totes move 

automatically into position so that they 

are ready when it’s time for them to 

be loaded. 

In total, the company runs 23 different 

combinations of primary packs that have

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Feature: Name here 

to be handled. Also, if it is a variety pack 

being produced, all five flavours have to 

be facing upwards on the top row when 

the case is opened. 

Cama says most of its delta-style 

systems like this load directly from 

a Cama race track or vision conveyor 

belt into a case or carton, but here each 

product variety has to be visible on every 

layer. The only way to achieve that is to 

first create the sequences of all flavours 

with the first ten robots and then use the 

last three robots to pick and place each 

layer into the cases. 

Interestingly, no vision system is 

needed to send pack location information 

to the robotic pickers as all necessary 

location information is in each recipe’s 

software program. So each of the ten toteunloading 

robots knows precisely which 

flight it needs to put an item into and the 

three case-loading robots know precisely 

which flight they need to pick from 

each time. 

Because so many varieties of primary 

Six Cama IT 285 systems are joined by a Cama IG 270 where 13 delta-style robots are housed 

packs – not just bars in three sizes but 

also folding cartons and even flexible 

packs – are being picked and placed into 

the corrugated variety packs, the flights 

in the dual-lane conveyor have to be 

completely adjustable. 

Empty plastic totes drop onto a 

conveyor belt beneath the Cama IG 270 

and are conveyed to a station where they 

are manually palletised. These pallets 

are then positioned next to one of the six 

Cama tote loaders, and an operator loads 

them into the tote loader as needed. 

T 01793 831111 

W www.camagroup.com 

Chicago-based World’s Finest Chocolate has invested in robotics to better handle its entire range 

The equipment has to handle 

World’s Finest Chocolate’s 

23 different combinations of 

primary packaging formats



Machine vision is 

a great way to ‘see’ 

defects in produce 

Many parameters and 

defects need to be 

considered in grading 

fruit and vegetables, 

especially when 

automating the inspection process. 

These include discolouration, 

ripeness, size, shape, bruising, 

mould, pests and diseases. 

Colour imaging, 3D imaging and 

image processing are important in 

measuring external characteristics 

of the produce such as colour, 

size and shape, but NIR imaging 

and the newer technique of 

hyperspectral imaging can be used 

to identify sub-surface defects 

such as bruising or diseases at an 

early stage before they manifest 

themselves on the surface, says 

Rob Webb of Stemmer Imaging. 

TARGET COLOUR RANGES 

High-end supermarkets favour 

produce with target colour ranges/ 

shades and are willing to pay more 

for it. Line scan colour imaging, 

where an image is built up line 

by line as the produce passes in 

front of the camera, can help to 

automatically detect the produce’s 

colour and sort it at very high 

speeds. Colour measurement 

can also be used in ripeness 

assessment. Supermarkets also 

set size requirements and by only 

harvesting at the right times, 

farmers can ensure that they have 

the highest yield. 3D laser scanning 

of produce in the field helps locate 

the position and size of the produce 

to determine what should be picked 

(and when), passing the location 

of each acceptable item onto an 

automated robotic picking system. 

Separating ‘misshapen’ fruit and 

vegetables is also important. 

All produce has some natural 

variation in shape and the vision 

system needs to take this into 

account with its grading process. 

Stemmer’s Common Vision Blox 

image processing software has 

a versatile pattern recognition 

tool developed from research into 

artificial intelligence that can 

Detecting a 

fruit defect 

The NIR image 

removes colour 

information 

making it easier 

to see any cuts. 

Meanwhile, the 

hyperspectral 

image shows 

a bruise (red) 

and the 3D 

image allows 

size and 

volume to 

be measured 

be used for this. By using all the 

information from multiple image 

planes and sources (which can 

include 3D point cloud data from 

the 3D laser scanner), it is able to 

identify the key features that help 

grade the produce. 

EARLY SIGNS OF DECAY 

NIR imaging at wavelengths 

from around 750nm to 1µm can 

be used to identify early signs of 

decay, mechanical bruising and 

pest damage below the surface of 

produce. Mould can grow on living 

and decomposing produce and 

Demand for high quality 

fruit and vegetables is driving 

the use of automated inspection 

can spread quickly. By the time 

its presence has been detected by 

the trained eye or colour vision 

systems, large colonies have 

already formed. Early NIR detection 

can help reduce contamination 

(and save any resulting costs) 

further down the line. 

It is also important to 

recognise early signs of pests 

and diseases in crops to be able 

to deal with the problem quickly. 

Hyperspectral imaging combines 

NIR imaging spectroscopy to 

allow the identification of defects 

on the basis of their chemical 

composition. This can be useful 

to identify problems such as sugar 

end defects in potatoes, or assess 

the ripeness of food that doesn’t 

change colour when it ripens, 

such as the avocado. 

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New vision-guided 

robots will become 

future child’s play 

Neil Sandhu, Sick’s UK 

product manager for 

imaging & ranging 

believes setting a 

robot to work on the 

repeatable, relentless tasks that 

no-one else wants to do, will simply 

become child’s play in the future. 

Perhaps, like me, you have 

nostalgic childhood memories of 

playing ‘pick up sticks’ when stuck 

indoors on long rainy afternoons 

in the school holidays, he says. 

You may even remember ‘Jack 

Straws’, a version of the game 

where you had to pick up mini 

plastic spades, tools, crutches and 

swords from a pile, one at a time, 

using a tiny metal hook. 

Even quite a small child has 

the keen eyesight and dexterity 

to remove the uppermost piece 

from a pile of randomly arranged 

objects without disturbing any 

of the others. 

You might think that this 

natural human talent would be 

the ultimate task for a robot to 

match. Certainly, it would take 

a great deal of money, programming 

complexity and sophisticated, 

heavyweight hardware to try 

to replicate it. But then, ask the 

human to repeat that task again 

and again, without a break, 

24-hours a day and the robot might 

start to get the upper hand. 

SYMBIOTIC DEVELOPMENT 

Vision and robotics technologies 

have always developed 

symbiotically. The latest advances 

have brought us lightweight and 

user-friendly collaborative robots, 

or cobots – affordable, easyset-up 

articulated ‘arms’ that can 

be deployed and re-deployed on 

multiple applications without 

programming knowledge. 

At the same time, imaging 

cameras have become selfcontained 

‘smart’ devices onto 

which vision functionality can 

be downloaded – just like a mobile 

phone app – without the user 

having to do any development. 

Robots are 

seeing more 

Sick’s Inspector 

PIM60 2D vision 

sensors have been 

integrated with 

Universal robots 

to deliver an 

adaptable 

vision-guided 

cobot capability 

that is easy to 

program 

At Sick, we have developed a whole 

environment called AppSpace to 

enable this. 

Sick Inspector PIM60 2D vision 

sensors have been integrated 

with Universal cobots to deliver 

an adaptable vision-guided cobot 

capability that is quick and easy 

to program and configure without 

the need for a separate PC or 

specialist software expertise. 

After a quick set-up through the 

user-friendly interface on the robot, 

the Sick PIM60 URCAP outputs 

co-ordinates to the robot controller, 

as well as enabling inspection 

Our developments are the 

first steps in more widespread 

use of vision-guided robots 

and measurement tasks, and 

providing diagnostic data on 

pass/fail or trending. 

The company has launched 

two further self-contained visionguided 

systems for two of the most 

common robot-guidance tasks that 

are suitable for both cobots and 

conventional industrial robots. 

The first, Sick PLB Hi Res is based 

on a stereoscopic vision camera to 

enable vision-guided bin picking 

applications of much smaller 

objects than previously possible. 

The PLOC2D is an easy set-up 

vision system for 2D localisation 

of parts, products or packages 

to be picked from a moving belt, 

or feeder system. 

And these developments are just 

the first steps in more widespread 

use of vision-guided robots. 

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W www.sick.co.uk



Schubert is giving 

customers better 

ways of working 

By digitally networking 

production systems, 

manufacturers can 

significantly increase 

their efficiency 

and availability and this is 

what packaging machinery 

manufacturer Schubert is 

now offering to its customers. 

With GRIPS.world, Schubert 

is providing its customers with 

a new digital platform that it says, 

will significantly improve service 

and system availability. With the 

GRIPS.world customer portal, all 

TLM machines from Schubert are 

now ready to connect to this digital 

platform upon customer request. 

In the mid-term, it will open up 

new opportunities for preventive 

maintenance as well as with 

customer communication. 

The GRIPS.world customer portal 

is the platform for operators of 

Schubert packaging machines to 

gather together all the important 

functions for monitoring and 

documenting machine data. 

It utilises a single user interface 

and also structures collaboration 

with Schubert in a simpler way. 

MAXIMISING PRODUCTIVITY 

As of May this year, all TLM 

machines are able to connect 

to the platform via the Internet 

to help ensure that customer 

productivity or overall equipment 

effectiveness (OEE) is maximised. 

OEE for individual machines and 

entire packaging lines is therefore 

monitored for each location on 

an ongoing basis, to provide 

The electronic service module or ESM 

Eyeing best 

connections 

The customer 

portal shows 

performance data 

of individual 

machines, or 

complete lines 

which allows 

for easier and 

quicker analysis 

an excellent overview of the 

production status of the systems. 

This customer portal is also 

used to analyse and display all 

the relevant process data of a TLM 

machine. With Schubert TLM 

monitoring, the Schubert Expert 

Center monitors the TLM machine 

on an ongoing basis, providing the 

user with additional production 

security. If contact with a service 

expert in the Schubert Expert 

Center is necessary, establishing 

contact is simplified and all 

information regarding the affected 

machine, program and architecture 

version etc is directly accessible 

by both the customer and the 

Schubert expert. 

3D IMAGES OF MACHINERY 

Every Schubert machine built 

since 2004 has included an 

electronic service module, or ESM, 

which gives machine users 

a three-dimensional image of their 

specific machine, taken directly 

from the CAD data. The ESM can 

disassemble a packaging machine 

on screen into all its individual 

parts, thereby accurately 

identifying each of its assemblies 

and components. This allows any 

spare parts that are needed to be 

easily identified and placed directly 

into a digital shopping basket. 

If maintenance or repairs are 

required, the ESM can be called up, 

for example, on the programming 

device or another PC directly at the 

affected system. The areas included 

in the module, such as spare 

parts catalogue, wiring diagrams, 

operating instructions, as well as 

an optional repair manual and 

detailed assembly descriptions, 

contain all the information 

required for machine maintenance. 

Another important element of 

GRIPS.world will be the machine’s 

digital twin. This is a threedimensional 

image of the TLM 

machine that can be moved with 

the help of the original code of the 

VMS packaging machine control 

system. Customers can carry out 

simulations themselves using the 

digital twin, to show functionality 

and performance with new product 

shapes, for example. 

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Making adaptive 

manufacturing a 

food sector reality 

Along with a shift towards 

personalised products 

and packaging, trends 

in food marketing 

are driving demand 

for fresh, additive-free foods 

that maintain their nutritional 

properties all the way from 

preparation and conservation 

to packaging, storage and 

consumption, says Stephen 

Ratcliffe, marketing manager 

for the UK & Ireland at B&R 

Automation. 

One of the biggest challenges 

facing machine builders for 

today’s food, beverage and 

pharmaceutical industries is 

finding ways to make equipment 

located near or in direct contact 

with the products easier to clean 

and sanitise. This means avoiding 

powder and dust traps as well 

as mechanical elements such as 

chains, which require long planned 

stops for maintenance and cleaning. 

Aside from the obvious impact on 

product quality and health and 

safety, components that can’t be 

cleaned well will eventually slow 

down the machine’s performance. 

NEW FLEXIBLE TRANSPORT 

Responding to these trends 

requires highly adaptive 

manufacturing systems, while 

at the same time maintaining an 

hygienic processing environment 

to prevent microbial, chemical 

and physical contamination. 

“Moving products dynamically 

through environmentally 

controlled areas and machines 

calls for a new generation of 

flexible transport systems,” 

he says. Such a system must offer 

a strictly food-grade design along 

with independent shuttles that 

allow for maximum customisation 

of product, packaging and labelling. 

B&R’s new flexible transport 

system is called ACOPOStrak, and 

it is designed to meet the stringent 

hygienic requirements for the 

processing and primary packaging 

of foods and pharmaceuticals. 

Adapting to 

food needs 

Moving products 

dynamically 

through 

environmentally 

controlled areas 

calls for a new 

generation of 

flexible transport 

systems 

Its smooth stainless steel housing 

with rounded corners eliminates 

undercuts and protruding screws 

to prevent the collection of 

contaminants and make cleaning 

simple, safe and efficient. 

And with its laser-engraved type 

plate, ACOPOStrak is designed for 

efficient daily cleaning. 

Consumers demand an 

increasing variety of highly 

customised, convenience-driven 

products – and they expect them 

to be available on demand. 

The highly scalable, decentralised 

ACOPOStrak architecture is 

composed of service-friendly 

stainless steel track segments 

that can be arranged into any 

combination of open and closed 

circuits to a length of more than 

Independent shuttles allow 

for maximum customisation 

of products and packaging 

100 metres to help fmcg companies 

to meet these demands. 

The high-speed ACOPOStrak 

diverters pass shuttles from one 

track circuit to another at full 

production speeds, making it easy 

to divide and merge product flows. 

This means manufacturing systems 

can be more agile and responsive, 

while its fully electronic actuation 

means they are 100% free of wear 

and maintenance. 

With its hot-swappable shuttles, 

high-speed diverters and flexible 

track design, B&R’s ACOPOStrak 

transport system can extend the 

economy of mass production down 

to batches of one. Paired with an 

effective e-commerce front-end, the 

ACOPOStrak is the perfect way to 

achieve intelligent, personalised 

production with direct-toconsumer 

shipping, says Ratcliffe. 

B&R also says that the system 

offers excellent equipment 

effectiveness as well as helping to 

maximise return on investment. 

T 01733 371320 

W www.br-automation.com



Digitalisation is 

the technology 

focus behind 

Industry 4.0 

and it is coming 

down the tracks fast,” says 

Mike Houghton*, managing 

director – process industries 

and drives at Siemens UK & 

Ireland. A highly digitalised 

industrial landscape promises 

a data-rich interconnected 

world, where seamless 

technology platforms will 

improve productivity, promote 

flexible production capability, 

create high value jobs, aid 

competitiveness and drive 

growth to support national 

economic success. 

Central to all such 

ambitions will be the uptake 

of transformative digital 

technologies across our 

industrial sectors, including 

process industries, and work 

is well underway to ensure 

this happens. 

The Government-backed 

‘Made Smarter’ review, 

which was led by Siemens 

CEO Juergen Maier, outlines 

most of the opportunities 

the digitalisation of industry 

offers the economy in terms 

of supporting growth, high 

value job creation, skills 

and improving national 

productivity. 

The review concludes that if 

we see the widespread adoption 

of industrial digitalisation, 

the next ten years could 

see a £455bn boost to UK 

manufacturing, increased 

sector growth of up to 3% per 

annum, the creation of 175,000 

jobs and the reduction of CO2 

emissions by 4.5%, according 

to consultants Accenture. 

If the wide-ranging ‘Made 

Smarter’ recommendations 

are implemented, the report 

authors believe Britain can 

become a world leader in the 

fourth industrial revolution, 

improve its current lacklustre 

productivity levels, generate 

high value jobs, and, ultimately, 

support economic prosperity. 

With a vision for industrial 

digital technology adoption 

now set out, process industries 

Siemens believes that a highly digitalised industrial landscape promises a data-rich interconnected world, where 

seamless technology platforms will improve productivity and drive growth for manufacturers 

Bright future 

for digital… 

Siemens says the digital enterprise is delivering gains 

for early adopting manufacturers in an exciting way... 

looking to take advantage 

of what it offers can already 

access some key digital 

technology solutions that can 

pave the way to enhanced 

performance and future 

competitiveness. 

All process companies are 

under competitive pressures 

and must find a balancing 

act between the need for 

production flexibility to launch 

products more quickly to market 

while satisfying individual 

customer requirements and 

at the same time, comply with 

legislative constraints and 

ensure process safety and 

high product quality. 

Meanwhile, productivity 

and efficiencies need to keep 

rising to control costs. 

Digitalisation is the technology 

focus behind Industry 4.0 and it 

is coming down the tracks fast 

To satisfy commercial and 

operational ambitions to 

provide individual solutions 

for customers, a reduction 

in plant maintenance 

responsibilities or improve 

plant availability, the answer 

lies in the digital enterprise. 

The digital enterprise 

involves the integration of 

hardware, software and 

services programmes to record 

and intelligently leverage the 

vast quantities of data that 

processes can create. 

Companies can also take 

a further digitalisation step 

towards linking the virtual 

and real production worlds

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through the simulation of 

machines and plants courtesy 

of digital twins. The ability, 

for example, to respond 

flexibly to individual customer 

requirements with small 

batch sizes, calls for the use of 

simulation solutions along the 

entire value chain. 

This is where the digital 

twin comes into its own, 

precisely duplicating and 

simulating the properties 

and performance features of 

a physical product, a product 

line, a process or a complete 

plant in the virtual world 

before a single screw needs to 

be picked up in the real world. 

A central data platform and 

high performance network 

components are the basis of a 

digital twin that can be used 

to map and optimise an entire 

plant lifecycle. The common 

data platform enables all of 

the disciplines involved in a 

project to generate a common 

data model. This permits most 

of the processes usually carried 

out in sequence to be executed 

in parallel, thereby saving 

valuable time and expenses. 

unplanned downtime. 

Simple communication 

between the control system 

and the maintenance tool, 

plus access to all plant data via 

the digital twin, accelerates 

predictive maintenance and 

repair measures. 

The result: an optimised 

plant. 

The digital revolution is 

certainly an exciting time. 

T 0845 850 7600 

W www.siemens.co.uk/ 

automation 

Digital twin benefits 

Likewise, for plant availability 

objectives, the digital twin 

can drive tangible benefit. 

To increase the availability 

and reliability of a process 

plant, the mechanical assets 

must be monitored since they 

are often the prime cause of 

WORKING TOGETHER AS EQUALS. 

*Mike Houghton is also advising 

the All Party Parliamentary 

Group for Trade and Investment 

on topics relating to engineering 

in the process sector 

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Technology is for 

life, so Lenze says 

choose carefully 

Application manager 

at Lenze Mark Turner 

believes machine 

builders and equipment 

operators need to 

consider the implications of their 

technology choices over the full 

lifecycle of their machines. 

“Motors, actuators and control 

systems are the frontline workers of 

advanced industrial automation,” 

he says, “and the right choice 

of technologies can determine 

the success or failure of a machine.” 

But as customers demand higher 

productivity, greater flexibility and 

lower overall costs, hardware and 

software specifications are only 

part of the story. 

Here are some key questions to 

ask when selecting an automation 

technology partner. 

1. Can you support me through 

the full project lifecycle? 

Does your chosen provider have 

the capabilities and willingness 

to work alongside you through the 

complete project, from initial idea 

to in-service support? Much of the 

ultimate performance – and cost – 

of a machine is determined at the 

concept stage, for example. 

The best providers are happy 

to sit down with their customers 

and work with them to identify 

opportunities to maximise 

value. They can bring ideas and 

suggestions to every aspect of 

an automation project, from 

the small details that make a 

decisive difference to operating 

performance and efficiency, to 

the development of entirely new 

machine designs. 

2. Can you offer the right 

technology for my application? 

Is the technology on offer the 

right one for your application? 

System providers may want you 

to use technologies that earn them 

more, but sometimes the simplest 

appropriate solution is the best. 

Take servo drives as an example. 

They work brilliantly in highly 

dynamic, high speed motion 

applications. But the increasing 

Is your kit 

up to it...? 

Automation 

systems today 

need to be fast, 

agile and, above 

all, available 

capability of conventional motors 

and drives makes them the right 

choice for a large number of motion 

applications, at significantly lower 

cost. High frequency 80 or 120Hz 

motors and drives, for example, 

offer a speed range up to five times 

wider than 60Hz units. Modern 

drives also have sophisticated 

built-in control capabilities. 

3. Can you provide a robust, 

easy-to-use development 

environment? 

Does your chosen provider 

leave you to navigate software 

development unaided, or can 

it provide application-focussed 

tools and templates that mean 

you don’t have to waste time 

reinventing the wheel? 

Machines are becoming 

smarter and more complex, but 

users want simple operation 

While every machine is different, 

most rely on a combination of 

common functions, from feeding, 

unwinding and sealing on 

packaging lines to robot control. 

The best automation 

development environments provide 

ready-made and tested modules 

that handle these kinds of basic 

machine functions. 

4. Are you going to be ready 

for Industry 4.0? 

The Industrial Internet of Things is 

already reshaping manufacturing. 

Advanced communication and 

analytical technologies create 

opportunities for end users and 

machine builders alike, but for 

maximum effectiveness, those 

technologies need to be built into 

machines, not bolted on. 

5. Can you deliver? 

You need to be sure your provider 

has the manufacturing and 

distribution capabilities to meet 

your timescales. 

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A vacuum pick-up 

head has overcome 

several challenges 

When vacuum 

handling systems 

company Simmatic 

was approached 

by motion control 

specialist CR Solutions with a 

request to develop a vacuum 

pick-up head for a robot-based pick 

and place machine, the application 

sounded straightforward. 

The head, mounted on the end 

of the robot arm, simply had to 

pick up five small boxes at a time 

from an infeed conveyor and then, 

after the arm had moved to the 

appropriate location, deposit them 

within a shipping carton. 

As is so often the case, however, 

the devil was in the detail, and 

Simmatic had to overcome multiple 

challenges on the way to devising 

a successful solution. 

The pick and place machine 

was required to handle different 

box sizes with varying heights. 

All the boxes were small – no 

more than 100mm per side – and 

light in weight. The boxes were 

shrinkwrapped but, because of 

the fragile contents, an over tight 

shrink wrap could not be used. 

This meant that the wrap film 

had seams and tended to form 

bubbles, which made it more 

difficult to lift the boxes reliably. 

A key requirement was that the 

pick-up head, complete with its 

associated vacuum generator, had 

to be small enough to fit inside the 

shipping carton. The head also 

had to be designed so that the 

boxes could be placed right into 

the corners of the deep shipping 

carton, and there had to be no risk 

that the head would damage the 

carton in the process. 

Products are packed in 20 sizes of box 

Picking all 

the boxes… 

As the products 

weren’t wrapped 

tightly, the new 

system had to 

cope with the 

resulting seams 

which tended to 

form bubbles 

Simmatic carried out extensive 

trials with sample boxes to devise 

the most convenient, reliable and 

cost-effective solution and its 

engineers trialled an 80 x 500mm 

lifting head, fitted with 21 lifting 

cups arranged in three rows of 

seven. Each cup was 15mm in 

diameter, and was fitted with long 

bellows to help accommodate 

the varying heights and irregular 

surface of the boxes. 

GENERATOR IS COMPACT 

The head was equipped with a 

multistage vacuum generator, 

powered by compressed air. 

This compact device helped to 

satisfy the requirement for a 

head that would fit within the 

shipping carton and, since it 

has no moving parts, offered 

the additional benefit of being 

maintenance-free. 

While this prototype head 

worked well in most respects, 

it was not able to position the 

boxes right into the corners of 

the shipping cartons, so Simmatic 

developed a slightly smaller head 

measuring 80 x 335mm which 

was fitted with the same 

arrangement of lifting cups as 

the prototype. 

The use of multiple cups was 

a big benefit in this application 

as, even if some of the cups were 

not fully covered when lifting 

boxes of a particular size, or the 

irregularities in the shrink film 

made it impossible for some cups to 

achieve a good seal, the remaining 

cups would still maintain good 

vacuum, ensuring that the boxes 

were lifted and transported 

securely at all times. 

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An interesting 

comment was 

made at one 

of our recent 

events that 

made me think about whether 

critics linking the growing 

capabilities of robots with 

the future demise of human 

employment have been 

missing the point,” says 

Mike Wilson, UK & Ireland 

business development 

manager at ABB Robotics. 

Speaking about his 

experiences of introducing 

robots to his production 

operations, one of the 

delegates at the event made an 

interesting comment about the 

way his younger workers were 

using the robots. Describing 

them as the ‘Xbox generation’, 

he told how his younger 

team members were the ones 

helping to pioneer the use of 

the robots. Their familiarity 

with technology meant that 

learning how to use the robots 

was much easier for them than 

for his older staff, which even 

though more experienced in 

the production process, had 

no experience of using robots. 

This makes me wonder 

whether the whole issue of 

increased robot capability 

needs to be turned on its head, 

says Wilson. With robots able 

to be applied more easily to a 

growing range of tasks, surely 

there are more opportunities 

to be derived from their use, 

not less? 

creating more jobs 

In my own 30-year experience 

in robotic automation, every 

advance in their capabilities 

has invariably proven to create 

jobs, not destroy them. 

Take the steady reduction 

in programming complexity 

for example. Whereas 

the first generations of 

robots required specialist 

programming skills, advances 

in technology, including 

intuitive programming 

interfaces, automatic algorithm 

generation and simplified 

programming languages, have 

meant that even the least 

ABB believes that any company looking to capitalise on the skills of tech-savvy youngsters must also ensure they are 

tech-savvy themselves, investing in the latest technologies, such as robots to help to improve efficiency, for example 

Exciting the 

Xbox gamer 

Machinery Update talks to ABB’s Mike Wilson about 

how robots attract tech-savvy youngsters to the sector 

skilled operators can now 

quickly master the basic steps 

needed to set up and configure 

an industrial robot. 

These have been joined 

by steady developments 

in robot flexibility, so that 

robots can now be used to 

produce multiple products 

on the same line simply by 

switching between programs. 

With no need to build 

individual production lines to 

handle individual products, 

companies can reduce the 

time and cost needed to 

introduce new product ranges. 

This ability to produce a 

greater range of products more 

quickly, at a reduced cost and 

to a higher level of quality 

means extra people are 

ABB believes that robots will 

prove to be the future, not the end, 

of the next wave of employees 

needed, from the factory floor 

through to back office support. 

Advances in other areas 

such as vision and wireless 

communications, together 

with developments in 

robotic intelligence, are also 

presenting exciting new 

opportunities not only for 

improved manufacturing 

processes, but for the creation 

of the new skillsets needed 

to bring this about. 

To the point raised at the 

start of this article, the current 

generation of under-25s are 

probably more tech-savvy 

than ever. As anyone who has 

ever tried to prize a teenager

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away from their Xbox/ 

PlayStation/Smartphone will 

know, today’s youngsters 

have a strong affinity for 

technology, having grown 

up with it for pretty much the 

whole of their lives. 

It’s ironic then that we’re 

failing so badly to capitalise 

on this in manufacturing. 

More needs to be done to 

find ways to teach students 

how these skills can be applied 

to the real world to give 

companies what they need to 

take their operations forward 

and make the most of the 

technologies needed to make 

them more productive. Meeting 

the needs of tomorrow’s world 

presents fantastic possibilities, 

probably even more so than in 

the past. The key point is that 

robots will only make what 

people need them to make 

– someone will still need to 

design the product, market it, 

sell it, supply it and improve it. 

Until someone finds a good 

alternative to money, there 

will also always need to be 

someone to buy it – on this 

point alone, it is unlikely that 

we will ever have a situation 

where employment will 

disappear! 

ROBOTS NEED HUMANS 

Additionally, someone will 

always need to program, 

service and upgrade the robot, 

irrespective of how clever it gets. 

Where the UK’s 

manufacturing industry is 

concerned, more needs to be 

done to promote the exciting 

face of engineering in this 

country, highlighting the 

contribution that industry 

makes to everyday life. 

Any company looking to 

capitalise on the skills of 

tech-savvy youngsters must 

also ensure they are techsavvy 

themselves, investing 

in the latest technologies, 

such as robots, that can help 

to improve efficiency and also 

competitiveness, he concludes. 

T 01908 350300 

W www.abb.com 

The closer man and machine are able 

to work together the more efficient 

the work becomes, at the same time 

however this places greater demands 

on safety. 

Pilz is your perfect partner for the 

safe automation of your robot 

application: 

• A portfolio of services that are 

tailored to the individual life cycle 

of a robot system, from process 

analysis to risk assessment and 

CE marking 

• Safety solutions compliant with 

standards such as EN ISO 10218-2 

and ISO/TS 15066 

• Collision measurement in 

accordance with ISO/TS 15066 

limit values 

• Training in the requirements of 

robot safety 

• Safe control systems and sensors 

• Participation in the formulation of 

standards for safe human-robot 

collaboration 

• Active cooperation with leading 

research centres 

Further information about Pilz 

Solutions for Robot Applications: 

www.pilz.co.uk + Webcode 10980 

Safe Robot Applications ... 

... we‘ve got it covered! 

The young are embracing robots 

Pilz Automation Technology, Telephone: +44 (0) 1536 460766, Email: sales@pilz.co.uk



Get more grip 

on your bottles 

Yaskawa has developed an efficient, flexible and 

safe bottle gripping system for today’s bottlers 

Bottles are picked up with secure hold and 

controlled movements made at high speed 

AirGrip has been developed 

by Yaskawa for use with 

Motoman robots to meet the 

demands of today’s bottling 

plants for flexible and efficient 

gripping systems. The combination of 

industrial robots equipped with robust 

rubber grippers is designed to ensure safe 

handling of bottles at very high speeds 

without damaging the screw caps. 

The AirGrip gripper tool meets 

the increasing demand for a flexible 

The system works across many bottle sizes 

application in bottling plants where the 

same basic concept can be used for both 

small and large applications and for a 

wide variety of purposes. The bottles are 

lifted by compressed air with minimal 

mechanical stress which also helps to 

reduce maintenance requirements. 

And because the cuffs are open at the top, 

there is no restriction in bottle height. 

These cuffs are available in five 

standard sizes which cover most 

popular bottle sizes from 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 

2 litres while customised designs are 

also possible. 

IMPROVED PROCESS EFFICIENCY 

In one bottling application for a major soft 

drinks manufacturer, 1.5 litre PET bottles 

are being handled at a rate of 47,000 

bottles per hour. Other sites where the 

system has improved the efficiency of 

the bottling process include a number 

of major European breweries in Sweden 

and in Norway. 

AirGrip is available as a basic model in 

which the rubber gripping cuffs can be 

replaced when worn by simply unlocking 

and pulling out the gripping head 

compartment without the need for 

special tools. 

The technology can be adapted to meet 

the requirements of individual production 

lines, speeds and product development. 

Yaskawa says this enables production to be 

more easily adjusted to meet the varying 

demands of the market while ensuring that 

high standards of reliability are met. 

Depending on the application, 

for example handling trays from a 

pallet, or bottles into trays, the AirGrip 

concept includes a Motoman-MPL160, 

or Motoman-MPL80 robot, the AirGrip 

device, a conveyor, a pallet magazine 

and an operator’s control panel. 

When the requirement is bottles into 

trays, a configuration table replaces 

the pallet magazine. 

Either way, AirGrip makes sure that the 

bottles are picked up with a secure hold 

and controlled movements are possible 

at high speeds. In addition to these 

benefits, AirGrip requires little 

maintenance, is easy to operate and 

requires only a small footprint. 

T 01295 272755 

W www.yaskawa.eu.com 

Expert technical support at the push of a button 

The financial impact of breakdowns and unscheduled 

engineering support can escalate quickly in the event 

of critical system failure. 

In your time of need, you can now have on demand 

access to expert technical support. Simply push the 

button for an immediate response. 

Connect | Analyse | Optimise 

astecsolutions.com | +44 1543 888134 | info@astecsolutions.com 

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Easy palletising - 

a collaborative robot solution 

The standardised palletising cell from FlexLink is compact, quick to install and easy to configure. 

Operators can work safely side-by-side with the collaborative robot, without the need for a fence 

or cage. A tablet application allows you to create a palletising pattern in just a few minutes, using 

the intuitive drag-and-drop interface. 

Call us on 01908 327200 or email us at info.uk@flexlink.com for further information. 

flexlink.com 

FlexLink is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging 

solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. 

www.coesia.com 

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A cut above in operation 

WMH is introducing a twin-robot, in-line ultrasonic cutting unit to make 

cutting and slicing of food products an accurate and hygienic process 

WMH is in the final stages 

of manufacturing its 

new twin-robot in-line 

ultrasonic cutting unit. 

One of a range of cutting 

cells, the new machine is designed for 

in-line production in a high-care food 

manufacturing environment and 

benefits from the company’s expertise in 

building hygienic systems for producers 

of sensitive food products. 

The twin-robot in-line system 

incorporates two Mitsubishi 

Electric Melfa robots, fitted with 

Telsonic cutting blades, combined 

with WMH conveying and controls 

technology to provide an accurate 

and compact solution for the cutting 

and slicing of cakes, pies and 

other food products. 

It has been designed to handle platens 

of product, which enables these products The unit is for high-care production environments 

to be accurately located for each cut and 

provides product containment during the the nature of the product and the number 

cutting process. The platens also act as of slices required. 

a cutting surface, protecting the conveyor The inline cutter will be programmed 

belt from damage in operation. 

to cut rectangular slabs into small 

Each platen is designed so the system squares and round cakes into wedge 

can identify the orientation of the product slices. Control of the line is via a touchscreen 

HMI panel with operator and 

and adjust the orientation of the cutter 

to suit. Working in tandem the two robots engineering level function control. 

allow a production rate of up to 12 pieces As with all its systems, WMH says 

per minute to be achieved, depending on hygiene is paramount during operation 

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and for post-production cleaning. 

An integrated wash-tank with air knife 

provides interval cleaning of the cutting 

blades during operation. The complete 

line is designed with washdown features 

built-in including a cantilever conveyor 

design for quick and easy belt removal, 

spaced off brackets and bearings to 

eliminate areas where debris could 

accumulate and enclosed cabling and 

fully welded stainless-steel frame 

construction. 

The cutting unit will go into production 

in the coming months. 

T 01579 383788 

W www.wmh-uk-ltd.com 

BRINGING PNEUMATICS AND VACUUM TOGETHER 

V-GRIP 

Innovative vacuum gripper with 

built-in vacuum generators 

Operates from compressed air supply 

The lightest multi-purpose gripper of its type, 

with the fastest response time 

Available with a sponge pad or application-specific 

vacuum cups 

www.vmeca.com 

Simmatic Automation: VMECA product specialist and UK agent for 15 years. 

Vacuum challenges? Simmatic has the solutions 

T: +44 (0) 1299 877770 www.simmatic.co.uk E: sales@simmatic.co.uk

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Mobile robots 

for quick gain 

Autonomous mobile robots or AMRs are now 

supporting lean services for materials handling 

New sensor and software 

technologies are making 

autonomous mobile robots 

(AMRs) ideal for unpredictable 

or changing production layouts 

and dynamic work environments. 

Agile manufacturing is allowing 

companies to adapt to fast-changing 

market demands and maintain their 

competitiveness, but on-time delivery of 

materials and assemblies within those 

facilities continues to be a challenge. 

Traditional automated guided vehicles 

(AGVs) move materials using fixed routes 

that are guided by permanent wires, 

magnetic strips, or sensors embedded 

in the plant floor. In contrast, however 

today’s AMRs offer the flexibility, 

safety, and cost-effectiveness that allow 

companies of nearly any size to automate 

and optimise materials handling. 

An AMR navigates via sensors, cameras, 

and sophisticated software that is built 

into the robot itself, without the need for 

external sensors or guides. And because 

companies do not need to alter their 

facility with wires or sensors, the robot 

can be integrated within hours with no 

disruption to production. 

Magna-Power, a New Jersey-based 

manufacturer of power products, has 

deployed two mobile industrial robots 

(MiR) AMRs to move parts and assemblies 

from the stockroom and through its 

vertically integrated manufacturing floor. 

“One thing that was pretty astonishing 

for me is that the MiR robot was delivered 

and 15 minutes later it was unpacked 

and on the floor,” says Adam Pitel, 

Magna-Power VP of operations. 

“In another 15 minutes, I’m controlling 

it with my mobile phone, and within two 

hours it is travelling from point to point 

in our building, after uploading a 

schematic of our facilities,” he says. 

The full range of MiR AMRs is available 

in the UK from automation solutions 

provider RARUK Automation. 

T 01462 670044 

W www.rarukautomation.com 

The MiR200 range of AMRs from RARUK Automation is gaining ground in many factories



Gebo Cermex has 

introduced a new 

palletising option 

Collaborative robotics, 

or cobotics for short, 

advance production line 

efficiency and reliability 

by improving working 

conditions and allowing operators 

to handle tasks with higher 

added value in a safe working 

environment, says Gebo Cermex. 

It also minimises operator error. 

Leveraging the advantages 

offered by cobotic solutions 

in terms of compactness and 

flexibility, Gebo Cermex has 

introduced CoboAccess_Pal. 

This robust cobotic palletiser is 

particularly suited for low-speed 

applications and underlines the 

company’s commitment to help 

producers embrace Industry 4.0 

opportunities easily. 

Today, collaborative robotics 

are proving popular because 

these new solutions are easyto-install 

and operate in tight 

production environments, and 

since the collaborative mode is 

safe for human interaction, 

it lets manufacturers build cells 

without physical fences around 

the machines. Designed to handle 

regular slotted containers 

and wrap-around blanks and to be 

suitable for low speed production 

lines, CoboAccess_Pal combines 

safety and industrial standards, 

says the company. 

ADAPTABLE AND PORTABLE 

This ultra-compact, fenceless 

palletising cell is designed 

to answer the needs of very 

demanding production 

environments, where reliability 

is key. What is more, the entire 

palletising cell is adaptable and 

also portable, so that it can be 

moved from one line to another 

with just a manual pallet jack. 

“CoboAccess_Pal is a reliable 

and robust solution thanks to an 

industrial automation platform 

based on the combination of PC 

and PLC,” says Giorgio Rocca, 

palletising/depalletising product 

manager at Gebo Cermex. 

Cobotics for 

palletising 

The cobotic unit 

can be quickly 

moved and then 

set up onto 

another line 

due to its plug 

and play features 

“These two interfaces ensure 

precise, better-controlled cobot 

trajectories, leading to greater 

pallet quality and stability 

to provide smooth pallet 

transportation through the entire 

supply chain. 

“Additionally, they allow for 

immediate machine restarts in case 

of potential problems or emergency 

stops, and as such, minimise 

downtime,” he continues. 

This automation platform 

contributes to maximum operator 

protection and gentle handling 

of products, as case handling 

is always performed above the 

conveyor or the pallet station, 

which ensures that cases never 

fall on the floor or on staff. 

To minimise risks for operators, 

CoboAccess_Pal’s gripping tool 

is composed of foam to soften its 

surfaces when in contact with 

The cobotic palletiser is 

designed to help producers 

embrace Industry 4.0 advances 

workers and to prevent injuries 

during any maintenance. 

In addition to its high safety 

standards, CoboAccess_Pal 

maximises uptime through 

connectivity and a high level 

of intelligence. The cobotic 

palletising cell includes the 

new Gebo Cermex HMI based 

on an intuitive tablet approach 

navigation. Available via the HMI, 

the Pal Designer configuration and 

simulation tool allows full pallet 

management with the ability to 

modify, simulate and create pallet 

patterns autonomously, in less 

than two minutes. 

Thanks to its ultra-compact, 

fenceless cell and the flexible 

layout that can be customised 

according to specific site 

constraints, the solution 

features an optimised footprint. 

Designed with ease-of-use, 

ease-of-installation, and easeof-configuration 

in mind, 

CoboAccess_Pal can be quickly 

moved and set up by the operator 

onto another line due to its special 

plug & play features. 

T 01480 455919 

W www.gebocermex.com

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Discover a wealth of advantages 

Extra long lifespan 

Thanks to stronger shafts 

and ball bearings 

Wider speed range 

Thanks to the extended 

number of gear stages 

Short & reliable 

delivery times 

Thanks to modularity of 

new drum motor generation 

Faster installation 

& maintenance 

Thanks to innovative 

plug-in connection 

Ultra-hygienic 

All variants with IP69k 

degree of protection 

Interroll’s next-generation drum motors 

Flexible, robust and ultra-hygienic 

Interroll’s industry-leading drum motors drive belt conveyors around the world. Aside 

from general material handling applications, the motors are mainly used in the packing 

and food industries, as well as in airport luggage conveyors. 

See us on 

Stand F10 

25-27 SEPT 2018 NEC, BIRMINGHAM, UK 

Interroll Limited · Unit 1a Orion Way, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6NL 

Tel: +44 / 15 36 31 27 70 · Fax: +44 / 15 36 53 67 20 · Email: gb.sales@interroll.com 

interroll.co.uk 

SMARTER PRODUCT USABILITY 

IT’S NOW EASIER THAN EVER 

TO READ CODES — CAMERA-BASED 

CODE READER DCR 200i 

Sven-Philipp Abraham, 

Product Management – 

Product Center 

Ident + Vision 

Using the setup wizard, the new DCR 200i is ready 

for operation in just a few minutes and can detect 

1D- and 2D-codes quickly and reliably even with 

demanding reading tasks. 

easyhandling. 

Phone 01480 408 500 – www.leuze.co.uk



Partnership 

provides easy 

to use robots 

Stäubli Robotics and Schneider Electric 

have further developed their partnership by 

signing a long-term agreement to integrate 

customised Stäubli TS series four axis 

SCARA robots into Schneider’s EcoStruxure 

machine architecture and platform. 

Benefits of this closer relationship 

will include the ability to seamlessly 

integrate robots into automation systems; 

innovation at every level across the 

connected products, edge control and 

app; and reduced time and effort with 

standardised programming. 

EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s 

IoT-enabled, open and interoperable system 

architecture and platform. It helps to deliver 

smart machines by combining products 

and software packages into automation 

solutions for OEM machine builders. 

Stäubli Robotics develops specialised 

solutions for every industry by offering 

a comprehensive line of four axis TP fast 

pickers and TS SCARA robots, as well as 

six axis TX and TX2 collaborative robots. 

Stäubli robots provide speed, precision, 

and reliability in operation. 

Schneider is integrating a customised 

version of the Stäubli TS series four axis 

SCARA robots into its solution portfolio. 

Called the Lexium STS series, these 

robots will now be fully integrated 

into the architecture of the company’s 

PacDrive motion control solution. 

W www.schneider-electric.com 

W www.staubli.co.uk 

The two companies are working closer than ever 

The move from pneumatics to electrical lifting systems carries many advantages for the food user 

Thermoformer 

brings benefits 

Latest machine is Industry 4.0-ready to meet 

performance demands in ever changing times 

When Multivac introduced 

its RX 4.0 (also known as 

X-Line) next generation of 

thermoformers, it ensured 

that it was Industry 4.0 

ready to help its food customers cope 

with current issues such as initiatives 

around plastics reduction and the 

uncertainties around Brexit’s impact on 

the availability of labour. 

For instance, the X-line includes Pack 

Pilot; a cloud-based feature that allows 

inexperienced operators to select a film 

type from a drop-down menu. 

This information is then coupled with 

the format information which is contained 

electronically into the die itself, allowing 

the machine to self-parameterise. 

The machine is therefore available 

for instant production, vastly cutting 

the production of any poor packs. 

The RX 4.0 also monitors its own 

performance and makes adjustments as 

required, allowing the machine to remain 

at optimal production for the entire 

duration of its shift. If adjustments can’t 

be made to maintain its optimal settings, 

a message will appear suggesting specific 

components be maintained or replaced 

to prevent line failure. Subsequently, 

service and replacements can be planned 

to avoid interruption of production, 

meaning producers no longer have 

to rely on highly-skilled operators to 

keep the machine running at optimal 

performance. 

The X-Line thermoformer can be 

equipped with a draw die change system, 

meaning that pack formats can be 

changed quickly and efficiently, 

reducing downtime and again, the need 

for highly-skilled operators. 

T 01793 425800 

W www.multivac.co.uk 

Faster, flexible and 

more energy efficient, 

to meet customer need

“Sensors are the most 

important components 

of smart machines.” 

Dr. Alexander Ohl 

Director of Development, wenglor sensoric 

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Developing end-of-arm tools to accommodate a wide variety of parts with different contours is a key factor in the flexible use of cobots in manufacturing 

New grippers deliver 

ongoing functionality 

Machinery Update talks to Piab about its ‘ready-to-go’ vacuum grippers 

that can adapt to a variety of contours to handle different parts easily 

The functionality of a cobot is 

decided at the end of its arm 

and the latest Kenos vacuum 

gripper from Piab increases 

the flexibility of cobots and 

the range of applications without the 

need for retooling. 

End-of-arm tools play a key role in 

cobot functionality as it allows the cobot 

to pick up a part. And although specific 

tools can accommodate a specific part 

and perform well in a defined process, 

developing tools to accommodate a wide 

variety of parts with different contours is 

a key factor in the flexible use of cobots. 

Taking these requirements into 

account, Piab has introduced its first 

‘ready-to-go’ vacuum gripper unit 

specifically for use with collaborative 

robots (robots which can be used in close 

proximity to humans). The result is the 

new, compact KCS series Kenos vacuum 

gripper that can pick up products of 

many different shapes and is designed 

in such a way that different grippers can 

be exchanged easily and efficiently via 

a quick-change system. 

The system consists of a separate 

pump unit in which a modular vacuum 

generation device is integrated in the 

smallest space – and a gripper unit. 

Both are connected to each other by 

the quick-change system. The entire unit 

can be attached to all common cobot 

models with a suitable adapter. 

DETECTION OF WORKPIECES 

The main gripper consists of a technical 

foam on its underside, which can adapt 

to a wide variety of contours and thus 

very flexibly handle different parts. 

In many cases, this eliminates the need 

for accurate detection of a workpiece as 

well as the detection of gripping surfaces. 

In many applications, having to use a new 

gripper when changing the parts to be 

picked up is not necessary. The cobot is 

therefore ready for immediate use during 

different processes. 

In addition to this flexibility in 

An FDA-approved 

technical foam can be 

used for food products 

changing between various products 

easily, time and cost savings are achieved 

through shorter downtime and any 

retooling times. This also supports the 

economic production of ever smaller 

batch sizes, especially in markets with 

a high demand for individualised or 

personalised products. 

When handling food, the gripper can 

be equipped with a special FDA-approved 

technical foam. 

At the same time, for special 

applications, such as the handling of 

plastic bags filled with concentrates or 

granules, Piab has developed another 

gripper unit, which can be swiftly 

exchanged via the quick-change system. 

Both of these gripper units are 

characterised by their edgeless design, 

says the company. Due to the rounded 

sides and the technical foam surface of 

the main unit, possible injury hazards 

are largely eliminated. This makes the 

gripper units particularly safe to use 

on cobots, which co-operate freely with 

humans and thus can also increase the 

acceptance by the operators. 

T 01509 857010 

W www.piab.com


Labelling, Coding and Marking 

Labelling equipment helps meet 

customer demand for island gin 

Equipment from Industrial 

Labelling Systems 

(ILS) has helped the 

Botanist Gin business to meet 

a staggering 47% growth in 

sales over the past year. 

Bruichladdich Distillery, 

on the Isle of Islay on the 

west coast of Scotland, has 

reaped the benefits from 

automating its labelling 

process after investing in a 

T43 blow vac non-contact 

print & apply labeller from ILS 

for decorating the uniquely 

foraged Botanist Dry Gin. 

Switching from 

hand labelling 

to ILS’s blow 

vac print apply 

system labeller 

has transformed 

the progressive 

distillery’s 

production line, 

from incurring 

considerable 

The Botanist Gin 

business saw a 

47% sales lift 

in the past year 

Because of its remote location, the company has to have reliable machines 

down time and waste of preprinted 

labels and applying 

them to flat-pack cases of 

the gin before each run. 

The net result is increased 

overall line efficiency and 

cost savings on both 

labels and also corrugated 

packaging. 

“The biggest advantage 

of the ILS equipment for 

us is that we have been 

able to keep up with the 

ever-increasing demand for 

our Botanist Gin,” explains 

the distillery’s bottling plant 

production manager Jonathan 

Carmichael. “We are currently 

labelling on average 54,000 

bottles per week.” 

It’s fair to say that previous 

suppliers to Bruichladdich had 

found the distillery’s remote 

location challenging, but 

Carmichael had no concerns 

about the commitment from 

ILS to provide high quality 

equipment matched with 

attentive after-sales service. 

“Because of our remote 

location, it is very important 

that we invest in reliable 

machines,” he continues. 

“The build quality of 

the ILS blow vac labeller 

is vastly superior and it can 

also be remotely accessed 

by ILS to troubleshoot any 

issues or to update the system 

in any way. 

“ILS has also attended on 

site for training and servicing 

when required with the 

minimum of fuss,” he says. 

Indeed, Carmichael has 

already recommended ILS to 

a contact he has within the 

drinks industry. “Due to their 

build quality and simplicity 

of use I have no doubt at all 

that when we need another 

machine, we will not look 

beyond ILS,” he says. 

ILS is the exclusive UK 

distributor for Evolabel print 

& apply labelling systems, 

printers and applicators. 

T 0161 655 4846 

W www.ilsystems.co.uk 

A continuous ink jet printer’s combination of reliability, 

speed and code quality is meeting deadlines for chocolates 

A continuous ink jet 

coder from Linx Printing 

Technologies is enabling 

Hames Chocolates to meet 

all its deadlines through 

its combination of speed, 

reliability and quality of code. 

At the chocolatier’s 

Lincolnshire factory, the 

CJ400 runs for seven hours 

a day, coding between 80 

and 120 units per minute. 

The exact amount depends 

on the products that are 

produced, which vary from 

individual chocolate bars 

Flexibility 

is key to 

the high 

intensity 

production 

facility 

to boxes of chocolate or fudge. 

“Thanks to the Linx 

printer’s speed and great 

versatility, which minimises 

any downtime, we can 

meet our tight deadlines 

efficiently,” says Carol 

Oldbury, director at Hames 

Chocolates. “On top of this, 

the codes it produces are very 

clear, which is extremely 

important in the food industry. 

“This is our second 

Linx machine and, once 

again, we’ve been impressed,” 

she continues. 

“The troubleshooting system 

works well – and the rare times 

we need to speak to someone, 

Linx solves the problem easily 

with advice over the phone.” 

The printer is portable, 

which allows operators 

to easily carry it between 

production lines, depending 

on where it is needed. 

T 01480 302100 

W www.linxglobal.com

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Latest software allows lasers to 

be controlled remotely, with ease 

Atwell JP MU M-A 2018.qxp_BMH 05/03/2018 15:35 Page 1 

To offer manufacturers 

more convenience 

and increased ease 

of operation, Videojet 

Technologies has launched 

its latest remote laser control 

solution for Videojet laser 

marking systems. Called 

Videojet Touch Control 

Software+ (TCS+), it is a 

flexible solution that can 

control most Videojet lasers 

remotely through either the 

new Videojet TU430 laser 

touch controller, or from 

virtually any browser-based 

device available. 

You brew it 

We’ll Label it 

+44 (0) 1444 239970 

sales@atwell-labellers.co.uk 

www.Labeller.co.uk 

Fast, Reliable and Easy to use Semi Automatic 

and Bespoke Fully Automatic Labelling Systems. 

Controlling lasers remotely is easy 

“The TCS+ solution offers 

manufacturers flexibility 

when choosing how to operate 

their Videojet laser marking 

systems,” explains Sascha 

Ammesdoerfer, laser business 

unit manager at Videojet. 

“The user interface is identical 

in look and feel, no matter what 

device is used, and utilises 

the same design and layout as 

on the Videojet TU430 touch 

controller.” 

The common look and feel 

of the TCS+ interface helps to 

ensure seamless operation 

of production lines, reduce 

training time required and aid 

line setup and fast product 

changeover. Most Videojet 

lasers can now be controlled 

using either the colour TU430 

laser controller, or from 

virtually any browser-based 

device. 

T 0800 500 3023 

W www.videojet.co.uk 

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Components 

IO-link delivers flexible 

machine build features 

To deliver control of 

forming and critically, 

the sealing parameters 

in its new shawpak 

thermoforming machine, 

Riverside Medical chose a new 

IO-Link analogue hub from 

Balluff. In operation, it makes 

the handling of analogue 

signals a plug and play process. 

At the heart of the shawpak 

machine is a servo driven 

indexing drum which 

transports the webs through 

the machine. The drum is 

surrounded by forming, 

sealing and cutting stations. 

The product is simply loaded 

in to the top of the tooling drum 

and ejected out of the base 

onto a discharge conveyor. 

This machine layout 

ensures that the shawpak is 

compact, portable, flexible, 

energy efficient and very 

competitively priced. 

Integrating analogue 

signals via networked control 

architecture on such a machine 

can often be more difficult 

and costly than one would 

want, says Balluff. Shielded 

outputs from analogue devices 

must be handled outside the 

network and terminated to 

conventional analogue I/O 

cards. Furthermore, additional 

machine-mounted network 

blocks may be required to 

The new shawpak thermoforming machine 

By replacing traditional wiring methods, shawpak build time was reduced 

ensure a sufficient number of 

analogue ports are available. 

These difficulties are 

compounded by the variety 

of analogue signal types 

encountered, such as voltage, 

current, and thermocouple. 

Balluff’s introduction of a 

new IO-Link analogue hub 

solves these challenges on the 

shawpak. The new 8-channel 

analogue measurement hub 

sits alongside the sensor hubs 

handling standard I/O, both 

utilising IO-Link to handle 

all measurement and I/O 

data via an IO-Link master 

module and into the controller 

seamlessly via the existing 

industrial network. 

“The classical 

approach to analogue 

integration required 

either purchasing 

expensive, controller 

specific 2 or 4-channel 

analogue-to-digital 

input cards or 

purchasing a specific 

network-dependent 

remote analogue 

module,” explains 

Jack Hints, product 

marketing manager for 

industrial networking 

and safety at Balluff. 

“Our new IO-Linkbased 

analogue hub 

eliminates the disadvantages 

of both of these approaches,” 

he continues. 

“At Balluff, our focus is 

to simplify the control and 

integration of a variety of 

sensors and devices by 

offering a unified interface for 

device-level connectivity.” 

flexible expansion 

Smith believes the shawpak 

thermoformer is a great 

example of IO-Link enabling 

the existing machine 

architecture to be expanded 

flexibly to accommodate a 

range of customer centric 

options, while massively 

reducing wiring time. 

Indeed, by replacing 

traditional wiring methods 

with a plug & play IO-Link 

solution, machine build time 

was reduced by two days. 

Furthermore, it also lays the 

foundations for increased data 

handling and diagnostics from 

smart sensors and devices. 

“This analogue hub 

enhances Balluff’s extensive 

IO-Link portfolio and further 

enables the building of resilient, 

modular control architectures 

that can support Industry 4.0 

strategies,” says Hints. 

T 01606 812777 

W www.balluff.co.uk 

Safety solutions from Schmersal 

Keeping it 

safe for 

robot users 

At automatica 2018 in Germany 

this June, the Schmersal Group 

showcased an extensive range of 

coordinated safety components 

and safety systems for industrial 

robots. These products allow 

a wide range of robot 

workstations to be reliably and 

efficiently made safe, to protect 

people and at the same time, 

increase plant productivity. 

Schmersal has developed 

various ranges of safety light 

curtains and light grids which 

fulfil different requirements and 

guarantee cost effective access 

protection for robot workstations 

while taking up very little space. 

In operation, a safety field made 

up of infrared beams is sent by the 

transmitter and evaluated by the 

receiver. If an object or a person 

breaks the safety field, a stop 

signal is immediately triggered in 

order to stop the machine. 

The safety switching mats 

from Schmersal allow monitoring 

of complete areas, not just access 

points. They guarantee step-back 

protection, which in practice, 

means as long as an operator is 

in the hazard area, the machine 

cannot be started. 

With the coded AZM201 RFID 

interlock combined with the 

BDF200-SD, individually, 

ready-to-connect safety 

solutions can be pre-assembled 

for the safety doors on robot 

cells. Thanks to the built-in RFID 

technology, the AZM offers 

tamper protection as required. 

T 01684 571980 

W www.schmersal.co.uk


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Rulmeca 

New bio-inspired 

robots are lighter 

WE’VE BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 50 YEARS 

Conveyor 

rollers 

Festo has 

unveiled two 

new lightweight 

robotic concepts, 

inspired by nature. 

The BionicWheelBot 

and BionicFlyingFox 

are this year’s 

creations from 

the company’s Bionic 

Learning Network, 

where Festo’s experts looked at 

the motion of spiders and bats 

to navigate complex situations. 

BionicWheelBot robot 

is based on the Flic-Flac 

spider, which lives in the 

Sahara and escapes predators 

with cartwheels and flips. 

Festo’s version sees its 

intricate motion transferred 

to kinematics and drive 

technology. It has eight legs 

which are controlled by 

15 motors within the knee 

joints and body. 

When it rolls, it does a 

somersault with its whole 

body, tucking in six of the legs 

and using the remaining two 

to push off the ground with 

every rotation. Thanks to an 

integrated inertial sensor, the 

robot knows its position and 

when to push while rolling. 

Festo has also created 

BionicFlyingFox based on 

the movement of the world’s 

largest bat. 

The BionicFlyingFox is 

based on bat movement 

The flying fox can 

move semi-autonomously 

in a defined space by 

communicating with a 

motion-tracking system that 

constantly records its position. 

Images from a camera go to a 

computer which evaluates the 

data and coordinates the bat’s 

flight. Its wing movements 

are calculated using on-board 

electronics, with a 9g 

brushless DC motor driving 

the flapping of the wings via a 

rack-and-pinion gear system. 

Take-off and landing 

are controlled by a human 

operator. 

Festo initiated the Bionic 

Learning Network, which 

is closely linked with the 

processes of innovation 

within the company, over ten 

years ago with the objective 

of benefiting from bionics 

as a source of inspiration 

for new technologies and to 

realise these in industrial 

automation. 

T 01252 775053 

W www.festo.co.uk 

DrUM MoTors 

Rulmeca offers a comprehensive range of high 

quality rollers and components for conveyors, 

constructed from aluminium, mild steel, stainless 

steel and high resistance technopolymers. 

Rulmeca drum motors provide the ideal drive 

solution for belt conveyors and associated material 

handling equipment. They are versatile, energy 

efficient and hermetically sealed for hygienic 

operations and wash-down applications 

(IP66/IP69) in food processing, packing operations 

and logistics. 

Contact our experienced Rulmeca team to discuss 

the most suitable product for your application. 

Call Rulmeca UK on 01536 748525 

www.rulmeca.com 

Rulmeca UK LTD 

Brunel Road, 

Earlstrees Road, 

Earlstrees Ind. Estate, 

Corby, NN17 4JW 

E. uk@rulmeca.com 

See us on stand G22 

The BionicWheelBot robot is based on 

the Flic-Flac spider that escapes any 

predators with cartwheels and flips 

Moving ahead.


Regulations 

Preventing unexpected 

machine start ups 

Paul Laidler Taylor 

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

An updated standard relating to the requirements for designing-in the means to prevent any unexpected 

machine start-ups has been introduced this year to help prevent any injuries or lucky escapes. 

There are quite a few changes but here, we highlight just some of the key ones to look out for 

It is often necessary for 

people to enter a danger 

zone in order to perform 

maintenance, so being able 

to ensure that a machine 

is in a stopped condition 

is essential. However, as 

industry innovation has seen 

greater levels of machinery 

automation, so the probability 

of unexpected start-ups and 

therefore resulting potential 

injuries, or lucky escapes, 

has grown. 

To combat this, an updated 

standard relating to the 

requirements for designing-in 

means to prevent unexpected 

machine start-up has been 

introduced this year. 

After more than twenty 

years, BS EN ISO 14118: 

2018 supersedes BS EN 

1037:1995+A1:2008. 

There are quite a few 

changes to the new standard, 

with some being more obvious 

than others, so I cannot 

possibly cover all of these in 

great detail. However, below 

are some of the key highlights 

to watch out for in your 

approach to ensuring you 

are compliant with the new 

safety rules. 

RISK ASSESSMENT 

Section 4 (General measures to 

prevent unexpected start-up) 

introduces a new element, 

specifically requiring that a 

risk assessment is performed 

and that procedures to prevent 

unexpected start-up are 

described in the instruction 

handbook and/or warnings 

on the machine. 

4.4 (Signalling and warning 

-delayed start) is also new. 

It states that an audible 

and/or visible warning 

signal and delayed start 

shall be provided, if required 

by the risk assessment, in 

order to alert a person to the 

impending start-up, with 

the delayed start giving them 

enough time to leave the 

danger zone. 

ENERGY DISSIPATION 

Section 5 is renamed ‘Isolation 

and energy dissipation’, 

and a new sub-section (5.1) 

covers unexpected start-up 

prevention when power 

supplies are restored. 

Sub-section 5.2.2 introduces 

two new elements when 

considering the location and 

number of power supply 

isolation devices which must 

be present to ensure a reliable 

disconnection or separation 

from the energy source: 

• Note 2 – where it is 

necessary to have access 

to individual parts of large 

machinery, a separate 

additional isolation device 

is required 

• Note 3 – the location of 

the isolating device must 

either be at the place of the 

intervention or along the 

access route. 

Locking isolation devices 

is essential as it stops anyone 

being tempted to override. 

Both the new and old standard 

required that: “The isolation 

devices shall be capable of 

being locked or otherwise 

secured in the “isolated” 

position,” but the new 

standard goes into much more 

detail. It also makes a further 

suggestion about a suitable 

locking device, in the form 

of personal keys, which can 

be released from a trapped 

key interlocking device and 

The emergency function must 

now be an additional system which 

ensures a new ‘belt and braces’ 

approach to machine safety 

retained by a person, so 

that no one else outside the 

machine can accidentally 

start it up. 

Devices for stored-energy 

dissipation or restraint must 

be provided where stored 

energy can give rise to a 

hazard. The old standard 

simply requires that the 

necessary procedures are 

described in the instruction 

handbook or in warnings on 

the machine itself. However, 

the new standard adds the 

requirement that (section 

5.4.1.4): “The machine 

shall not be able to be started 

with dissipation devices 

activated or restraint devices 

in place if this generates 

new hazards.” 

When considering measures 

to prevent unintended 

actuation of manual start 

controls, the new standard 

adds some additional detail 

(section 6.2.1): “Where a 

control device is designed 

and constructed to perform 

several different actions, 

namely, where there is no 

one-to-one correspondence, 

the action to be performed 

shall be clearly displayed 

and subject to confirmation, 

where necessary.” This is 

intended to ensure a positive 

understanding of any action 

taken by that control, and 

where this may not be clear 

it is displayed and requires 

confirmation before the action 

can take place. 

STOP COMMANDS 

Section 6.3 of the new 

standard covers measures to 

maintain stop commands, 

and one key update here is 

the addition of a note which 

specifies that the emergency 

stop function cannot be 

considered as a measure of 

prevention of unexpected 

start-up. This means that 

the emergency function 

must be an addition to any 

systems put in place to prevent 

unintended start-up when 

people enter a dangerous area 

of the machine, essentially 

ensuring a ‘belt and braces’ 

approach to machine safety. 

i For more information contact 

W www.tuv-sud.co.uk 

TÜV SÜD Product Service 

is the PPMA’s technical and 

legislative partner

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 

Exclusive Recruitment 

Partner to the 

Specialists in recruitment to the packaging 

and process industry since 1996 

UK Industrial Vision 

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British Automation and 

Robot Association 

If you need to recruit, 

look no further 

• Management 

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• Operations 

• Design 

• Service 

• Production 

Call Mike Horsley on 

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or email him at 

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www.ppma.co.uk 

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Who What Where 

Who’s done what and gone where... 

Kern 

Michelle Heer 

has stepped up 

from deputy to 

be the new UK 

general manager 

at Kern as the previous general 

manager Pete Jolley retires 

from the company after 15 

years in the role. Responsible 

for driving growth across both 

Kern mailing and the packaging 

equipment business, Heer will 

continue to grow the company’s 

capabilities in the packaging 

and logistics sectors as well as 

increasing sales in the mailing 

market. She will report to 

company owner Uli Kern. 

tna 

Tom McPhee 

has been 

appointed to 

the newlycreated 

position 

at tna of group technical 

support manager, a move said 

to reinforce the company’s 

commitment to customer 

service excellence. Based in 

the Dallas, US office, he will be 

responsible for co-ordinating 

and developing tna’s growing 

global technical support teams, 

including the expanding aftermarket 

service. 

Robatech 

Domino 

Lutz Doehnert 

is the new 

group research 

& development 

director at 

Domino Printing Sciences, 

a role designed to build on 

the company’s commitment 

to delivering industry-first 

coding and marking solutions. 

Lutz has a proven track 

record of innovation and 

leadership in multi-national 

manufacturing technology 

industries. He joins Domino 

from the German highend 

domestic appliance 

manufacturer Miele, where 

he was employed as director 

of research and development. 

ULMA 

Louise Pearson 

has joined 

ULMA as sales 

and marketing 

co-ordinator to 

help drive further growth at 

the company. She brings 20 

years of experience in sales 

and marketing in business 

to business and retail sectors 

to her new role which will 

see her oversee strategic 

communications. 

Sewtec 

Framos 

Chris Barrett, 

an industry 

veteran with 

over 20 years’ 

experience in 

engineering, R&D, operations 

and product development 

has joined Framos as its 

vice president of sensor 

engineering. He will lead the 

global Framos sensor and 

module engineering group. 

Automated Pkg 

Automated Packaging has 

expanded its team which 

is now made up of a wide 

range of specialists including 

a team leader for void fill 

and protective packaging 

solutions; a sales executive; 

a road-based engineer to carry 

out maintenance; and two 

support specialists. At the 

same time 

Calvin Hankins 

has joined 

Automated 

Packaging as 

quality and improvements 

manager reaffirming its 

efficiency commitment after 

the company recently updated 

its ISO 9001:2015 accreditation 

for quality management. 

Diary 

Dates 

25 – 27, SEPTEMBER, 2018 

PPMA Show 2018 

NEC, Birmingham 

www.ppmashow.co.uk 

17 JULY 

PPMA Seminar 

Social Media for B2B 

Organisations 

Marriott Hotel, Manchester 

christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 

19 JULY 

PPMA Seminar 

Sales for Non-Sales 

People 

Marriott Hotel, Northampton 

Christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 

25 – 27 JULY 

TAROS 2018 

Bristol Robotics Laboratory 

www.brl.ac.uk/taros2018 

8 AUGUST 

PPMA Seminar 

Introduction to Project 

Management 

Forest of Arden, Birmingham 

christine.jordan@ppma.co.uk 

25 – 27 SEPTEMBER 

FACHPACK 2018 

Nuremberg, Germany 

www.fachpack.de 

Marcel Meyer, ceo and 

president of Robatech for the 

last 26 years is now going to 

focus on his responsibilities 

as chairman of the board of 

directors and strategic tasks 

for the company. 

Martin Meier, who has been 

with the company since 1997, 

takes over the CEO role, 

assuming the day-do-day 

management of the worldwide 

operating Group. 

Sewtec has announced its intention to double turnover to 

£32 million in five years as the company initiates a growth plan 

following a management buyout last year. 

In the first three months of 2018, the company secured 

£10 million of orders while creating eight new engineering, 

manufacturing and sales roles in the process. 

“We have had an excellent start to the year and intend to maintain 

our momentum,” says Sewtec managing director Mark Cook. 

10 – 11 OCTOBER 

Photonex Europe 2018 

Ricoh Arena, Birmingham 

www.photonex.org 


Robotics & Automation 

Arena MK, Milton Keynes 

www.roboticsandautomation.com 


PACK EXPO 

International 

Chicago, USA 

www.packexpointernational.com

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Buyers Guide: Ancillary Equipment 

Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 5517 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

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AS-i / IO-LINKNETWORKS 

ifm electronic Ltd 

Oldfield Road, Hampton, 

Middlesex TW12 2HD 

T: 020 8213-2222 

E: enquiry.gb@ifm.com 

www.ifm.com/uk 

Advertise: Christine Valdes T E: gb.sales@interroll.com www.interroll.co.uk 

020 8773 5517 E 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 5517 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 5517 Middlesex E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

TW12 2HD 




T: 020 8213-2222 



CARBON REDUCTION 

E: miked@powercapacitors.co.uk 

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COLOUR SENSORS 




T: 020 8213-2222 



MACHINE GUARDING SYSTEMS 

Processing Equipment Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 5517 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 

T: 020 8213-2222 


CONTROL PANELS 




T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 

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

DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS 

HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE 

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PILZ Automation 

Packaging 

Technology 


PILZ Machinery 

Automation Technology 

CONTROL SOFTWARE 




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T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 






T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Processing PILZ Automation Equipment 

Technology 


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CONVEYORS – BELT 

T: 01452 728753 

E: info@ckf.co.uk 

www.ckf.co.uk 

Advertise: Christine Valdes T Middlesex 020 8773 TW12 2HD 5517 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 



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SICK (UK) LTD 



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T: 07780 470457 

EX-HAZARDOUS AREA EQUIPMENT 

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T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 

FIELDBUS SYSTEMS 




T: 020 8213-2222 




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Packaging Machinery 

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SICK (UK) LTD 



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LINEAR MOTORS 

Quin Systems Ltd 

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T: 0118 977 1077 

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T: 020 8213-2222 





T: 01536 460766 F: 01536 460866 


Schmersal Ltd 



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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 


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MANUFACTURING EXECUTION/ 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS 

Birmingham, B45 8JL 

Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 

E: enquiries@bytronic.com 

www.bytronic.com 


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T: 020 8213-2222 






T: 0118 977 1077 


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Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 





T: +44 1793 783 839 






T: 020 8213-2222 



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T: +44 1793 783 839 






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T: 01694 722841 

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T: 01694 722841 



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ULTRASONIC SENSORS 


MOTION CONTROL 

T: +44 1793 783 839 






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BW Container Systems 

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Coventry, CV7 9DR 

T: 024 7605 3000 

E: marketing@fanuc.co.uk 

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SAFETY COMPONENTS 


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DISTANCE MEASUREMENT 


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T: 020 8213-2222 



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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 



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 5517 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 5517 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, 





Buyers Guide: Processing Equipment 



Winkworth 

T: 01452 728753 


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 


www.ckf.co.uk 

Grote Company 

Wrexham, LL13 7YP 

www.grotecompany.com 

E: sales@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 5517 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, 




Grote Company 




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 5517 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 


Riggs Autopack Ltd 

Nelson, Lancs BB9 0HU 

T: 01282 440040 

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 



Buyers Guide: Processing Equipment 




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 8773www.netzsch.com 

5517 E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

HOMOGENISATION 

Winkworth 

Adelphi Group 



T: 01444 472300 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 




T: 01282 440040 





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 

Grote Company 




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 



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 845091 E 

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 Ewww.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 5517 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 

Grote Company 




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 5517 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

Advertise: Christine Valdes 020 8773 5517 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

E 

SANDWICH PREPARATION 

EQUIPMENT 

Grote Company 




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 



Grote Company 




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 TUK 020 Ltd 8773 5517 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 



DT2 0LL 

T: 01935 483900 




Winkworth 



SORTING Buyers 

STERILISING TUNNELS 


EQUIPMENT Guide: Processing Equipment 


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 5517 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 5517 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 5517 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 

Buyers Guide: Packaging Machinery 


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 


Nordson (U.K.) Ltd. 

25 Faraday Road, Rabans Lane Industrial Area, 

Aylesbury, HP19 8RY 

T: 01296 610 140 F: 01296 610 175 

E: sales@uk.nordson.com 

www.nordson.co.uk/adhesives 




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 


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 

Nottingham, NG9 1PF, United Kingdom 

T: 0115 967 8787 E: sales@bwflexiblesystems 

www.bwflexiblesystems.com 

E 

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 

8 Merlin Centre, Gatehouse Close, 

Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 8DP 

T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 

E: sales@rovema.co.uk 

www.rovema.com 

STATEC BINDER GmbH 

Industriestrasse 32, 8200 T Gleisdorf, 

Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 

E: office@statec-binder.com 

www.statec-binder.com 

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 


Industriestrasse 32, 8200 Gleisdorf, 

Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 



BAG SEALERS 



T: 01684 891 400 F: 01684 891 401 



T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 




T: +44 (0)1256 892194 



Packaging Machinery Advertise: Christine Valdes 020 8773 5517 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 8773 5517 chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

RM Sealers Ltd 

Valley E 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, 

Basildon, Essex 

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 

Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 BOX MAKING 8773 5517 E 

MACHINERY chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

CAMA 3 Ltd 

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 

01480 408500 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 



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 


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 

E: michelle.newman@bosch.com 

T: 01275 836131 

www.kliklok-int.com 





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 




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 

ETT UK Limited 

Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TD 

T: 01502 470812 

E: geoff@ett-uk.com 

www.ett-uk.com 

T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 



T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 





T: 01322 272531 F: 01322 270692 



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 




The Food Machinery Company Ltd 

Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF 

T: 01634 272345 

E: contact@foodmc.com 

www.foodmc.co.uk 

Rotech Machines Limited 

Hertfordshire AL7 1AJ 

T: +44 (0) 1707 393700 

E: sales@rotechmachines.com 

www. rotechmachines.com 

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T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 




T: 01502 717818 





Woodgate Business Park, Birmingham B32 3DB 

T: 0121 607 7700 F: 0121 607 7666 




CASE LINING/FILLING/CLOSING 





CASE PACKERS AUTOMATIC 


T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 




T: +44 (0)113 3505694 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


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 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




T: 01684 310000 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CODING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 




T: 01264 324222 F: 01264 324333 








CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 




T: 01767 316422 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

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 



Yamato 

Leeds, LS12 6HH 

T: 0113 322 1546 

E: sales1@yamatoscale.co.uk 

www.yamatoscale.co.uk 

CHECKWEIGHERS - COMBINATION 




T: Sales 0161 286 8755 T: 0161 286 8750 


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 



COLLATING EQUIPMENT 

CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 





CONFECTIONERY WRAPPING 

MACHINES 

AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 




T: 01502 470812 





T: 01634 272345 





T: 01256 394 400 F: 01256 394 410 







T: 01502 717818 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



CENTRIFUGAL BOWL FEEDERS 

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 


CME Ltd 


T: 01460 269500 





T: 0121 505 9970 



Paramount 


T: 01252 815252 





T: 01322 272531 F: 01322 270692 






T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01502 713777 





T: 0845 265 7570 




CHECKWEIGHER METAL 

DETECTOR COMBI UNITS 



T: 01908 682740 





T: 01634 272345 





T: 01684 310000 



CHECKWEIGHERS 

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 


T: 01904 692333 

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 




T: 0118 977 1077 


Anritsu Infivis Ltd 

200 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LU 

T: +44(0)1582 433227 

E: ais-europe@anritsu.com 

www.anritsu.com 

Open Date Equipment Ltd 

Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4DG 

T: 020 8655 4999 

E: sales@opendate.co.uk 

www.opendate.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 




T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 





T: 01908 682740 



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

www.printsafe.co.uk 







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 






Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 


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 - BELT BANDS 

Interroll Ltd 



T: 01536 312770 


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: 01502 470812 



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 





T: 0845 265 7570 






T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


ELEVATORS 

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: 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 






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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: 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 

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 


FILLING: BAG/SACK 




T: 01767 691100 F: 01767 681406 






T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 



Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 




T: 01773 717007 









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 

E: sales@evolutionbps.co.uk 

www.evolutionbps.co.uk 

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 


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 







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 



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 



Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 





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 




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: 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: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 




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







T: 01282 440040 



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 




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: +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: 01908 682740 



Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd 

Banbury, Oxon, OX16 1RH 

T: 01295 256266 

E: Sales-UK@fortresstechnology.com 









T: Sales 0161 286 8755 T: 0161 286 8750 





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 


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 






93 




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: 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 





T: 01502 470812 



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: 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 

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 






T: Sales 0161 286 8755 T: 0161 286 8750 


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: 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 





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 


T: 01255 553822 

E: sales@premierlabellers.co.uk 

www.premierlabellers.co.uk 




T: 01858 461014 F: 01858 436900 





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: 01502 470812 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 


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 



Ocme UK Ltd 



T: 01635 298171 F: 01635 297936 




T: 0845 265 7570 



T: 0115 875 9846 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 





T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 



SOCO SYSTEM 



Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 






T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


PICK & PLACE MACHINES 



CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 


Cap Coder Ltd 



T: 01865 891466 F: 01865 891292 




T: 01767 316422 





T: 01502 470812 




T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01502 713777 





T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 





T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 




T: +44 (0)113 3505694 



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 






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 



Karmelle Ltd 



T: 01484 533356 


Newman Labelling 

Barnet, London, EN5 4DL 

T: 020 8440 0044 

E: sales@newman.co.uk 

www.newman.co.uk 


T: 01904 692333 






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: 0121 505 9970 






T: 01785 812512 F: 01785 819512 






Evolution BPS 

T: 01721 724296 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 




T: 01296 310490 F: 01296 483440 





T: 01494 471580 F: 01494 533487 







95 

Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 




T: 01908 327200 





T: 01502 713777 




T: 01454 328660 F: 01454 326871 





T: 01282 440040 




Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 





T: 0845 265 7570 




Austria. T: +43 3112 38580-0 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 


READY MEALS SLEEVING 



T: 0121 505 9970 



RESEALABLE PACKAGING 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 


RFID TRACK AND 

TRACE SOFTWARE 




T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 




RINSERS AIR/& OR PRODUCT 

Holmach Ltd 



T: 01780 749097 F: 01780 749098 


ROBOTIC HANDLING SYSTEMS 

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 








CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 


T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 

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 



piab 



T: 01509 857010 F: 01509 857011 




T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 0118 977 1077 


RNA AUTOMATION LTD 

Birmingham B35 7AG 

T: 0121 749 2566 

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 








ROBOTIC PALLETISERS 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 




T: +44 7785 368 074 

+44 1384 210 278 


www.alvey.eu 







T: 01502 470812 




T: +44 (0) 844 372 2877 





T: 01925 713000 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 


T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 




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: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


ROBOTS 

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: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 


T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



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 





T: 01767 316422 





T: 01502 470812 





T: 01502 470812 



T: 01452 728753 


www.ckf.co.uk 



T: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01823 431838 F: 01823 430806 


AMP Rose 

Gainsborough, 


T: +44 1427 611 969 



T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 


T: 024 7605 3000 


www.fanuc.eu 



T: 0121 505 9970 






Peter Buckley 

T: +44 (0)7482 983183 








SACHET MACHINES 


T: 01925 713000 





T: 01634 272345 





Advertise: Christine Valdes T 020 Gainsborough 8773 5517 Engineering E chris.valdes@ppma.co.uk 

Company Leighton Buzzard, Beds LU7 4UH 



T: 0121 505 9970 





ROBOTS – CARTESIAN 



T: 0121 505 9970 





ROBOTS – COLLABORATIVE 

ABB Ltd 



T: 01908 350300 F: 01908 350301 



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 





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 


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 


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: 0845 265 7570 





T: 01924 441355 F: 01924 440686 


SHRINK WRAPPING 



MK43 7TA 

T: 01234 825050 


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 


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 





T: 01275 836131 




SPECIAL PURPOSE MACHINES 

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 



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 

Ilapak Ltd 


UB8 2YF 

T: 020 8797 2000 







T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


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 


Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 





T: 01525 216201 F: 01525 216200 


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: 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: 01502 470812 






T: 0121 713 6900 F: 0121 713 6935 





T: 01275 836131 




T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01502 713777 



97 



T: 01462 895245 F: 01462 895683 





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 









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



Reiser UK Ltd 



T: 01908 585300 F: 01908 585400 



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: 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: 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: 0121 505 9970 



Riley 




T: 01332 275850 F: 01332 275855 




T: 0121 749 2566 



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 

T: 01428 748874 M: 0753 1122211 

E: info@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 

T: 01428 748874 M: 0753 1122211 



Bytronic 

T: +44 (0)1564 793174 



IMPERX, Inc. 


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





T: 0121 505 9970 




T: 01730 233332 




T: 01590 679333 





SICK (UK) LTD 



T: 01727 831121 F: 01727 856767 


VISION INSPECTION 

T: 01428 748874 M: 0753 1122211 


Alrad Imaging 


T: 01635 30345 





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 







99 



T: 01684 310000 



T: 01252 780000 

F: 01252 780001 






T: 01875 611 111 F: 01875 613 310 


CAMA 3 Ltd 




T: 01793 831111 F: 01793 831481 


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: 01428 748874 M: 0753 1122211 




T: 01908 682740 



IMPERX, Inc. 


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





T: 0121 505 9970 





T: 01730 233332 



T: 0115 875 9846 




T: 01590 679333 






T: 0845 302 3056 F: 0845 302 3057 







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 

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