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What’s on at AUSPACK 2022?
AUSPACK 2022 will celebrate the industry’s top movers and shakers.
Food & Beverage Industry News delves into what’s on at AUSPACK 2022 on 17-20 May at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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s the southern hemisphere’s leading exhibition for the packaging and processing industry, AUSPACK 2022 will deliver the new “COVID-normal” way of doing business and celebrate the industry’s top movers and shakers. As the industry’s first in-person exhibition since 2019, excitement is even greater for this flagship event, with just under 100 Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) members having signed up to exhibit by February – a new record. “This support from APPMA members for the Association’s premier event highlights its value,” APPMA chairman Mark Dingley said. “On top of that, the actual space booked by Australian companies was right up near the previous record. After the two very tough years that businesses have experienced, this backing illustrates the benefits that business and brand owners find in AUSPACK.” Whether attendees are looking for processing, packaging or filling machinery, through to product identification solutions, packaging
materials, materials handling or ancillary components in food and beverage, frozen goods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, chemical and household items or FMCG, they’ll find it at AUSPACK 2022.
Celebrating industry excellence This year, the APPMA Awards of Excellence have been expanded from five categories to eight. To aid the awards’ inclusivity, both the new machinery awards have a section for SMEs, that being companies with up to $10 million in annual turnover, and corporates, being over $10 million. According to Dingley, the main themes of the awards this year are recognition, celebration, inclusivity and education. “It was exciting to bring back these awards at the last AUSPACK, and APPMA is even more excited for the expansion,” he said. These themes also reflect what the AUSPACK exhibition will offer to delegates. With so many suppliers showcasing their most innovative products in one place, attendees will
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have a great opportunity to find the solutions that are most needed in their packaging and processing businesses. For example, stretch-wrapper pioneer and expert in case and tray-handling equipment, Lantech Asia Pacific (Stand B045), is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. Lantech will have its Lean technology on display at AUSPACK, including Load-Seeking Clamp, pallet grip, Metered Film Delivery and Load Guardian Technology. The Load Guardian Technology is Lantech’s patented control system that creates, maintains and delivers the right containment force for safe-to-ship loads every time. It minimises operator interaction and eliminates the guess work for stretch wrapping any load configuration. Another AUSPACK exhibitor is ProMessa, a supplier of fresh meat products to supermarkets in the Netherlands, who has achieved a 70 per cent reduction in plastics with an Omori Flow Wrapper. The change benefits the environment, while the style of packaging also allows for extended
shelf-life plus the bonus of reduced transportation load, in terms of both the packaging material and the packaged end products. This means ProMessa has been able to reduce its overheads with transport movements, material costs, energy costs and running costs. Using Omori sealing technology, the flow packs are encased in a strong barrier protection film and allow for longer shelf life and reduced food wastage. Meanwhile, Perfect Automation (Stand B070), will have sustainable, SMART technology on display, demonstrating its workable solutions in answering the call for environmental change in the packaging sector.
Leaders’ Forum Conference The sessions in the Leaders Forum have been designed to allow extra time for networking and to visit the various exhibitions, so delegates can attend the sessions of their choice and still circulate throughout the event. Running from 18-19 May, the Forum will start at 7:30am each day with a breakfast and concludes on the first day with cocktails and networking.
