APPMA members to showcase products at Foodtech Packtech

The Australian Packaging & Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) will be well represented at Foodtech Packtech 2016. Not only will the association be exhibiting at the event, but 24 APPMA member companies will also be heading to New Zealand.

If your company is looking for specific packaging and processing machinery or you need assistance with developing a tender then the APPMA can source the appropriate member companies for you. Visit them at stand 2037B and ask for an APPMA Member Directory to get you started.

Some of the APPMA Member companies who will be showcasing their products during Foodtech Packtech 2016, include:

A&D Australasia and A&D Weightec, whose stand will feature A&D’s EZI-Check Metal Detector, a metal detector capable of checking for metal and oxy absorbers at the same time. The solution is suitable for meeting the inspection requirements for food manufacturers with highly metallic oxygen absorption sachets in their packaging.

EZI-Check Metal Detector.

AccuPak and AccuWeigh will showcase X-ray product inspection systems, metal detection and checkweighing machines as well as some entry-level packaging machine solutions.

Heat and Control will be exhibiting the latest in high-performance inspection machinery from Ishida, which has released the IX-GN series of X-ray equipment and the DACS-GN range of checkweighers, as well as the CEIA THS/MS21 range of metal detector units. Also on display will be the Urschel DiversaCut DC2110A food cutting technology, and the FastBack Revolution Proportional Gate system.

Visit the Mercer Stainless stand to see HMPS feature YuMi — a collaborative, dual-arm, small parts assembly robot solution that includes flexible hands, parts feeding systems, camera-based part location and state-of-the-art robot control.

Rhima will showcase innovative bin washer and washing equipment, including a large bin washer used by food manufacturers to increase hygiene, save water and save power.

Rhima wheelie bin washer.

SICK will present its Smart Sensor Solutions that integrate seamlessly into an automation network and tap into new ways of increasing the flexibility, reliability and efficiency of machines, as well as reducing the costs associated with them.

SMC Pneumatics will feature ISO cylinders, their hygienic range of products, electric actuators, the SY range of solenoid valves which have been particularly successful in the food industry, as well as chillers and vacuum and filtration technology. SMC Pneumatics will also have an energy specialist, Bill Blythe, who will speak on ‘Energy Efficiency through the effective management of compressed air’ on Wednesday, 12 October at 11.45.

tna will present its inserting and labelling equipment, on-machine seasoning machine and the flagship VFSS packaging system. Visitors will see the Unique Solutions PouchPlus 1000 flexible inserting and labelling equipment and the Unique Solutions LabelPlus 360 On-Pak label applicator. Visitors to the tna stand will also be able to access a 3D view of tna’s complete food processing and packaging line, from start to finish.

Walls Machinery will highlight its inspection equipment from Anritsu, flow wrapping equipment from Fuji and robotic equipment from Adaptapack. The Australian made Adaptapack Aries Loader will be on show for the first time in New Zealand. This pick and place machine offers high accuracy and speed, integrating world-class robotic technology that can be utilised across an array of applications.

Other APPMA member companies exhibiting at Foodtech Packtech 2016 include: ABB; Confoil; Fibre King; IFM Electronic; Integrated Packaging; JL Lennard; JMP Engineering; KHS; Multivac; Omron; Propac; Rockwell Automation; Romheld; Tronics; and Wedderburn.

Main image caption: Ishida IX-GN X-ray equipment.