Newman Labelling
Barnet,
T: 020 8440 ***
E: sales**[ta]**man.co.uk
www.newman.co.uk
T: 01255 55***
E: sales**[ta]**mierlabellers.co.uk
www.premierlabellers.co.uk
Sessions
T: 01904 61***
E: enquiry**[ta]**sionsuk.com
www.sessionsuk.com
Sovereign Labelling Systems
Brightlingsea, Essex CO7 0SF
T: 01206 30***
E: sovereign**[ta]**ereignlabellingsystems.co.uk
www.sovereignlabellingsystems.co.uk
LINERLESS LABELLERS
T: 0161 848 ***
E: safeline.info**[ta]**com
www.mt.com/metaldetection
Air Products PLC
2 Millennium Gate,
T: 0800 389 ***
E: apukinfo**[ta]**products.com
www.airproducts.co.uk/food
PRINT & APPLY LABELLING
T: 01159 64***
E: enquiries**[ta]**interactivecoding.com
www.interactivecoding.co.uk
ROBOTIC HANDLING SYSTEMS
AA Robotics
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1DQ
www.aarobotics.co.uk
ABB Ltd
Auriga House,
T: 01908 35***
F: 01908 35***
E: michelle.jocelyn**[ta]**abb.com
www.abb.com/robotics
T: 01925 71***
E: info**[ta]**asakirobotuk.com
www.kawasakirobot.co.uk
RNA AUTOMATION LTD
T: 0121 749 ***
F: 0121 749 ***
E: sales**[ta]**automation.com
www.rnaautomation.com
Yaskawa UK Ltd
2 Johnson Park,
T: 01295 27***
F: 01295 26***
E: admin.uk**[ta]**kawa.eu.com
www.yaskawa.eu.com
Mitsubishi Electric
T: 01707 27***
E: automation**[ta]**k.mee.com
www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk
TM Robotics (
T: 01707 29***
E: sales**[ta]**obotics.co.uk
www.tmrobotics.co.uk
SHRINK TUNNELS
Marden Edwards Shrinkwrap
Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7SH
T: 01202 86***
E: info**[ta]**hrinkwrap.com
www.meshrinkwrap.com
BEUMER Group UK Limited
Bardon Hill,
T: 01530 44***
E: sales**[ta]**mergroup.com
www.beumergroup.com
THERMOFORMING
Anchor Plastics Machinery
T: 01895 82***
VACUUM LIFTINGJOULIN (
T: 0191 265 ***
E: joulinuk**[ta]**lin.com
www.joulin.com
VISION COMPONENTS
Weybridge,
T: +44 (0) 20 7193 ***
E: alastair.slater**[ta]**iedvision.com
www.alliedvision.com
Alrad Imaging
Newbury,
T: 01635 3***
E: sales**[ta]**ad.co.uk
www.alrad.co.uk
Alrad Imaging is a trading division of Alrad Instruments Ltd.
T: 0118 970 ***
M: 07979 19***
IMPERX, Inc.
E: sales**[ta]**erx.com
www.imperx.com
Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3QF
T: 01730 23***
E: sales**[ta]**tipix.com
www.multipix.com
T: 01252 78***
F: 01252 78***
DN18 5RL
T: 01652 63***
Marden Edwards Limited
E: info**[ta]**denedwards.com
www.mardenedwards.com
設備和機械及服務企業
People; Dates for the Diary ISSUE 2, VOLUME XIX. MARCH/APRIL 2008 Editor: Mary Murphy Sales Manager: David Chadd Production Manager:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8773 ***
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addresses:publishing**[ta]**a.co.uk
show**[ta]**a.co.uk
technical**[ta]**a.co.uk
www.ppma.co.uk
Applications for free copies of Machinery Update are considered from specifiers,managers and purchasers of processing and packaging machinery in the
Tel: +44 (0) 1323 51***
More on labelling page 42 Confusion over nutrition labelling Kuka has patented a new robotic layer depalletising gripper system to streamline the automation of depalletising operations, it says. Using a roll up principle servo driven rollers push the pallet layer from opposite sides. Layer weights up to
T: +44 (0) 121 585 ***
E: sales**[ta]**a.co.uk
Roll up! news 8 The vision systems featuring on the new generation of Schubert packaging machines are designed to undertake a wider range of quality control checks than ever before, says the company.
The latest scanners can now verify the pattern, colour and surface decoration of products in addition to the normal vision technology for inspecting height and position. Schubert says its incident light scanners provide a colour image of the product,which is transmitted to the pick and place robots who will only pack those which conform to the correct quality parameters.
The systems are equipped with telecentric lenses and highintensity LEDs which produce images with resolution of up to
The scanners will feature on the companyʼs stand at interpack.
T: +44 (0) 1676 52***
Brighter vision systems Scanners carry out a quality check in conjunction with the Schubert image processing system According to preliminary figures issued by the Office of National Statistics, (ONS), exports of Packaging/Weighing and Processing machines from the UK in 2007 showed only small increases over 2006 of about 2 per cent while imports of Packaging/Weighing equipment declined by almost 5 per cent,the only double digit increase coming from Process imports,up by about 10 per cent.
However these figures mask volatility in some markets with wide swings in performance in both traditional and emerging trading areas as well as in the performance of some machinery types. In particular Weighing machine exports seem to have doubled from around £
Packaging/Weighing machine exports rose to £
Worryingly overall sales to
Germany and Russia both held steady compared with 2006 sales for packaging machines, while the Netherlands (+10%), Spain (+10%) and Saudi Arabia (+200%) were bright spots.
For Process the picture was far more volatile and while overall sales were up orders from the
Imports were another mixed bag with packaging machine sales off £
Weighing machine imports recorded a significant uplift,particularly sales of Japanese machines. The
Process imports saw
Changes to some of the data collection parameters may account for the fluctuations in the weighing machine figures for 2007. However the overall trends are reliable.
A three day seminar series under the title Packaging Fights Back!ʼ, has attracted several leading industry bodies such as the Food & Drink Federation and Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), as well as industry specialists including ABB, Ishida, Claricom and Suncombe CIP Systems.
The latest proposals on food labelling from the European Commission will also be outlined by experts from the Food Standards Agency and a brand new project called TraceAssured (see this issue page 48), a pack traceability system developed in conjunction with several major food companies, including Moy Park, will be showcased.
The seminars take place in a special theatre in Hall 19,(Stand P359), from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th April.
Both areas will be situated adjacent to the main machinery section of the show and special packages have been designed for first time exhibitors who wish to participate in these dedicated features.
Organisers Reed Exhibitions says the new features will complement the unique machinery focus of the show and provide added incentives for processing and packaging professionals to visit the exhibition.
Commenting, PPMAʼs chief executive Chris Buxton said,“EcoTec and FoodTec are part of the PPMA Showʼs ongoing commitment to develop the exhibition to meet changing visitor and exhibitor requirements for information on the latest issues and new market opportunities”.
EcoTec and FoodTec features details can be obtained from Graham Earl, Reed Exhibitions.
T: +44 (0) 208 910 ***
E: grahamearl**[ta]**dexpo.co.uk
Two new feature areas at PPMA Show 08 Raque Food Systems has developed a heat seal machine which will run much narrower lidding material widths compared with conventional machines.
The film reel is only marginally wider than the tray and the excess material between each tray, after the profile has been cut, is simply vacuumed off the system and collected for disposal.
Depending on tray size and shape up to 50 per cent film savings have been achieved claims the company, which believes the operating principles of its equipment enable this method of film saving to be utilised.
T: +44 (0) 1905 64***
E: sales**[ta]**ue.co.uk