24 MACHINERY UPDATE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
PPMA Total Show Review: Introduction
The Max Pro 24 proved popular
The PPMA Total Show is declared a triumph by visitors to the event
Latest bagger steals the show with many new trials booked Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) saw a healthy pipeline of bagging machinery leads at the PPMA Total Show, in particular for its Max Pro 24 vertical bagger which generated a huge amount of interest. Indeed, a number of trials have been booked with potential customers in the next few weeks to demonstrate its prowess in a real-life warehouse environment. ‘‘It’s a total game-changer for eCommerce and industrial applications; any business bagging apparel, hardware, electronics, cosmetics or PPE should definitely consider it for the guaranteed gains in output and efficiency,” says Tom Hill, the firm’s in-house bagging expert. “It offers users a very swift payback on investment,’’ he says. T 01484 715111 W www.yps.co.uk
Richard Little from Jenton spoke
The seminars proved a hit with visitors A broad range of new technologies were introduced at the 2022 exhibition
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isitor and exhibitor feedback from the PPMA Total Show held in September has acclaimed the event a resounding success which, says the PPMA, firmly positions it as one of the most highly valued on the UK events calendar. Playing host to over 350 stands and representing 2000 brands, the UK’s largest processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industry vision event was applauded for delivering an invaluable stage of technical innovation, as well as
providing the perfect platform to learn, engage and seek expert advice. As one exhibitor said, we don’t provide every solution in the world, but every solution in the world is here. Visitors seemed to agree, with Brian Povall-McMahon, site engineering manager for Morrisons saying: “I’m a great believer in getting out there, and these kinds of shows are perfect for that.” Over the next 21 pages, you can find a number of new technologies that featured at the three-day event.
The PPMA Show 2023 will take place next September…
LINEAR MULTIHEAD WEIGHER SOLD OFF THE STAND
Fish firm buys this weigher A fish company walked onto Ishida Europe’s stand during the PPMA Total Show and left having purchased a weigher designed to accurately weigh sticky fresh products that cannot be controlled by standard vibratory multihead units. In operation, it cuts giveaway to less than 1% of pack weight and reduces labour costs by typically W www.ishidaeurope.com three operators per shift.
Following the success of this year’s event, and the positive feedback from all involved, the PPMA are urging exhibitors and visitors to save the dates of next year’s exhibition. The PPMA Show 2023 will take place in hall 5 of the NEC, Birmingham from Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 September. Owned and organised by PPMA Group of Associations, it is the UK’s biggest, freeto-attend exhibition for the processing and packaging industry. Now entering its 34th year, the three-day event continues to support a range of exhibitors and visitors alike. W www.ppmashow.co.uk
During the three-day event, visitors and exhibitors had the chance to attend the seminar programme which included 47 presentations covering a broad range of technologies, services and innovations. Across the three days, these ‘The Future of…’ seminars were extremely well attended with positive feedback from all the attendees. Topics as diverse as achieving flavour in plant-based foods to IoT strategy; the facts not fiction of energy saving to best practice in dust extraction as well as the evolution of serialisation technology. Pictured are Richard Little from Jenton International who spoke about reducing cross contamination with uv disinfection and Patricia Torres from Omron who gave a presentation on the autonomous and collaborative factory. Other topics covered included 3D printing in processing and packaging machinery; cybersecurity standardisation for industry 4.0; the future of the connected worker in manufacturing and how to master the delivery of knowledge when it is needed.
Omron’s Patricia Torres’s speech
