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 28th- 30th .
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 over 250 exhibiting companies , offering businesses a long-overdue opportunity to see emerging technologies and explore the latest trends in the industry .
Recent research conducted among PPMA ’ audiences reveals a strong appetite for the live event , with 70 % of respondents seeing trade shows as an essential platform for reviewing and making future product purchases .
Leading exhibitors at the show include : Winkworth , Ulma , AVE , Evolution Bottling and Packaging , Mettler-Toledo , Ilpra , Holmach , Stellar-Technik , Endoline and Brillopak .
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 with product and application experts . The appetite for investment is definitely there , as well as the enthusiasm to resume business as usual . We ’ re setting
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Renowned by the industry as a platform for launching new products , the 2021 show will be no exception , with multiple exhibitors announcing plans ahead of the show :
• AVE UK ( Stand B40 ) will showcase two innovative solutions for the food and beverage sector with the launch of the OMNIA B cross flow filtration system for brewers and a mozzarella ball processing line for processing and dairy visitors . The OMNIA B system delivers beer clarification , product recovery and microbiological stability . With the mozzarella ball processing line due for delivery to London-based mozzarella manufacturers , Fratelli Amodio , this will be the only opportunity to see the line .
• Fortress Technology ( Europe ) Ltd ( Stand BO1 ) will debut its new zerocontaminant pandemic-recovery Raptor Series including X-Ray first .
• Carlo Gavazzi ( Stand G80 ), a leading manufacturer in industrial automation and energy management will be on
hand to discuss the latest technological innovations and advantages in IO- Link Sensors , solid state relays , motor soft starters and energy management .
• Responding to manufacturers ’ endof-line labour challenges including staff shortages , social distancing measures and self-isolation , OMRON UK ( Stand B34 ) will show the RB1200 cobot palletiser . Developed in partnership with OMRON ’ s automation partner Reeco , the systems offer a 50 % cost saving , rapid delivery within weeks , as well as modular plug-and-play system architecture . The RB1200 has a maximum payload of 10kg and a cycle time of 12 picks per minute . It requires no system integration and has a 60 % smaller footprint than conventional robot palletisers .
• Digital coding innovator Clearmark ( Stand D72 ) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of the ICE Vector Pallet Labelling System . The system includes unique engineering differentiators such as a climatecontrolled cabin to ensure consistent print quality , a robust long-reach cartesian-style arm , guaranteeing