PPMA SHOW PREVIEW READY FOR BUSINESS
PPMA SHOW 2021
Countdown begins to first UK live event for the processing and packaging industry
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 technology- hands-on and to speak face-toface 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 out to support our community ’ s business recovery .”
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 .
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