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Automation platform will
be showcased at the event
In operation, shelf ready and also
retail ready packs can be handled
Monitoring in real
time makes tray
erector efficient
Linkx Packaging Systems
will highlight its Industry 4.0
automated packaging system
at the PPMA Show 2018. The
company will be demonstrating
its fastest single-head tray
erector combined with the latest
real-time monitoring software
to give constant machine status
and OEE, to maximise line
productivity, up-time and profits.
Linkx Systems offers
smart factory fully automated
packaging solutions for a
number of sectors including
food and drink, healthcare and
pharmaceuticals, agricultural and
eCommerce as well as warehouse
dispatch. The company is inviting
visitors to speak to a member
of its team about the packaging
automation solutions it offers
and how they could benefit any
size of business.
STAND C74
W www.linkxpackaging.com
Lenze will showcase its
automation platform
for the processing and
packaging industry at the
PPMA Show while serving
up a whole host of activity.
Visitors to the stand will get a
chance to network and interact
with Lenze’s automation
platform, where they can see
for themselves what advanced
automation can do for their
businesses from geared motor
to the cloud.
With a barista and coffee
shop style seating area on
the stand, Lenze will provide
opportunities for machine
manufacturers to network
and consult with experts in
machine automation solutions.
“We want to give our
customers the chance to
strengthen their relationship
and knowledge of us as an
automation solutions provider,
while our networking area
will enable visitors to talk
about both challenges and
opportunities,” explains
Neil Beaumont, marketing
communications manager
at Lenze in the UK.
Visitors to the stand will see the automation wall and also enjoy great coffee
Lenze is actively involved
with PPMA BEST (Business
Education, Skills and
Training), and on the final
day of the show, 60 students
will attend the Young Peoples’
skills seminar and workshop.
As well as a visit to the
Lenze stand and other key
exhibitors, its new business
automation manager Michael
Sachpekidis will present and
discuss the latest automation
technology innovations
within the industry.
“We’ve been working
closely with schools and
technical colleges providing
both hardware and software
products, including advanced
motion control and automation
systems and technologies,”
says Sachpekidis. “It’s vital
we support and encourage
our future engineers and we
are excited about what they
will learn from the show this
September.”
STAND J70
W www.lenze.com
Latest shrink wrapping solutions will be demonstrated as
well as the comprehensive offering of polyolefin films
Supplier of shrink wrapping
solutions Yorkshire Packaging
Systems (YPS) will once again
be attending the UK’s most
unmissable packaging
exhibition, the PPMA Show.
Visitors are invited to see
a new stand design being
unveiled this year, and a
full complement of shrink
wrapping machinery options.
Manual to fully automatic
equipment will be on show,
including the top of the
range Flexo X side sealer,
manufactured by Hugo Beck
for whom YPS is the exclusive
UK distributor. A complete
film offering will also be
displayed via the Bollore
Yorkshire Packaging
Systems will
demonstrate the new
Flexo X side sealer
polyolefin shrink
film range. This
includes barrier
shrink films and
also modified
atmosphere packaging films.
The company is
encouraging visitors with
‘green’ concerns and those
sceptical of shrink wrapping’s
environmental credentials
to visit its stand to see how
shrink wrapping can indeed
be part of any eco-friendly
packaging operation.
Once again, the first night
of the PPMA Show will see the
PPMA Group Industry awards
take place and, as winners of
three awards in recent years,
the company is hopeful for
another chance to win gold
this time.
STAND A54
W www.yps.co.uk