Ready for business: PPMA show 2021 In a few weeks’ time, PPMA Show 2021 will return to the NEC Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, from September 28th30th. As the first major PPMA live event since September 2019, following the postponement of all live events in 2020 and early 2021 due to the COVID pandemic, exhibitors and visitors are getting ready to do face-to-face business. With a focus on supporting the processing and packaging communities with sustained business recovery following the challenges of the last year, PPMA Show 2021 will bring together
out to support our community’s
hand to discuss the latest technological
over 250 exhibiting companies, offering
business recovery.”
innovations and advantages in IO- Link
businesses a long-overdue opportunity to see emerging technologies and
Renowned by the industry as a platform
Sensors, solid state relays, motor soft starters and energy management.
explore the latest trends in the industry.
for launching new products, the 2021 show will be no exception, with multiple
• Responding to manufacturers’ end-
Recent research conducted among
exhibitors announcing plans ahead of
of-line labour challenges including staff
PPMA’ audiences reveals a strong
the show:
shortages, social distancing measures
appetite for the live event, with 70% of
and self-isolation, OMRON UK (Stand • AVE UK (Stand B40) will showcase two
B34) will show the RB1200 cobot
innovative solutions for the food and
palletiser. Developed in partnership
making future product purchases.
beverage sector with the launch of the
with OMRON’s automation partner
OMNIA B cross flow filtration system
Reeco, the systems offer a 50% cost
Leading exhibitors at the show include:
for brewers and a mozzarella ball
saving, rapid delivery within weeks,
Winkworth, Ulma, AVE, Evolution Bottling
processing line for processing and dairy
as well as modular plug-and-play
and Packaging, Mettler-Toledo, Ilpra,
visitors. The OMNIA B system delivers
system architecture. The RB1200 has a
Holmach, Stellar-Technik, Endoline and
beer clarification, product recovery
maximum payload of 10kg and a cycle
Brillopak.
and microbiological stability. With the
time of 12 picks per minute. It requires
mozzarella ball processing line due for
no system integration and has a 60%
delivery to London-based mozzarella
smaller footprint than conventional
manufacturers, Fratelli Amodio, this will
robot palletisers.
respondents seeing trade shows as an essential platform for reviewing and
Richard Little, Show Director of PPMA Show 2021 comments: “Although online platforms help people to gather information about products, our research shows that visitors want to move on from virtual product launches and events to get closer to the technologyhands-on and to speak face-to-face
be the only opportunity to see the line.
• Digital coding innovator Clearmark
• Fortress Technology (Europe) Ltd
(Stand D72) is celebrating its 20th
(Stand BO1) will debut its new zero-
anniversary with the launch of the ICE
contaminant pandemic-recovery Raptor
Vector Pallet Labelling System. The
Series including X-Ray first.
system includes unique engineering
The appetite for investment is definitely
• Carlo Gavazzi (Stand G80), a leading
controlled cabin to ensure consistent
there, as well as the enthusiasm to
manufacturer in industrial automation
print quality, a robust long-reach
resume business as usual. We’re setting
and energy management will be on
cartesian-style arm, guaranteeing
with product and application experts.
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