Newman Labelling

Barnet, London, EN5 4DL

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 UK

1 Redeness Street, York, YO31 7UU

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

Montford Street, Salford, M50 2XD, UK

T: 0161 848 ***

E: safeline.info**[ta]**com

www.mt.com/metaldetection

Air Products PLC

2 Millennium Gate, Westmere Drive,Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 6AP

T: 0800 389 ***

E: apukinfo**[ta]**products.com

www.airproducts.co.uk/food

PRINT & APPLY LABELLING

Nottingham NG15 0DP

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, Precedent Drive,Rooksley, Milton Keynes, MK13 8PQ

T: 01908 35***

F: 01908 35***

E: michelle.jocelyn**[ta]**abb.com

www.abb.com/robotics

Kawasaki Robotics

Warrington, WA5 7ZB

T: 01925 71***

E: info**[ta]**asakirobotuk.com

www.kawasakirobot.co.uk

RNA AUTOMATION LTD

Hayward Ind. Park, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham B35 7BT

T: 0121 749 ***

F: 0121 749 ***

E: sales**[ta]**automation.com

www.rnaautomation.com

Yaskawa UK Ltd

2 Johnson Park,Wildmere Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 3JU

T: 01295 27***

F: 01295 26***

E: admin.uk**[ta]**kawa.eu.com

www.yaskawa.eu.com

Mitsubishi Electric

Hertfordshire, AL10 8XB

T: 01707 27***

E: automation**[ta]**k.mee.com

www.mitsubishielectric.co.uk

TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1JG

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, Leicestershire, LE67 1UE

T: 01530 44***

E: sales**[ta]**mergroup.com

www.beumergroup.com

THERMOFORMING

Anchor Plastics Machinery

St Albans, AL3 7HR

T: 01895 82***

VACUUM LIFTINGJOULIN (UK)

T: 0191 265 ***

E: joulinuk**[ta]**lin.com

www.joulin.com

VISION COMPONENTS

Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0TT

T: +44 (0) 20 7193 ***

E: alastair.slater**[ta]**iedvision.com

www.alliedvision.com

Alrad Imaging

Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2NS

T: 01635 3***

E: sales**[ta]**ad.co.uk

www.alrad.co.uk

Alrad Imaging is a trading division of Alrad Instruments Ltd.

PO Box 6917, Basingstoke,RG24 4TU, UK

T: 0118 970 ***

M: 07979 19***

IMPERX, Inc.

Florida, 33487, USA

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

设备和机械及服务企业

People; Dates for the Diary ISSUE 2, VOLUME XIX. MARCH/APRIL 2008 Editor: Mary Murphy Sales Manager: David Chadd Production Manager: Bill Lake Production: Miriam Naisbett A PPMA Publication PPMA Ltd,New Progress House,34 Stafford Road, Wallington,Surrey SM6 9AA

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8773 ***

Fax: +44 (0) 20 8773 ***

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 UK.

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 200Kg can be handled at 300 layers/hr.

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 0.125mm per pixel and are designed to handle belt conveyor speeds up to 30m/m***

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 £20m in 2006 to just under £40m in 2***

Packaging/Weighing machine exports rose to £207.7m from £203.25m in 2006 while Process sales from the UK reached £158.6m from £155.3m last time. The USA gain topped both tables and showed a significant increase for packaging related sales, up 15 per cent to over £30m. Yet weighing machine sales declined in this market over the period. However sales of weighing equipment to France,Spain, Italy, Germany and Poland increased dramatically last year.

Worryingly overall sales to Ireland dropped by about 30 per cent to just £12.25m for the packaging category.

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 USA declined by 8 per cent and Dubai, number two in the table in 2006, disappeared from the top 20 altogether while sales to India and Russia were disappointing. By comparison sales to the Ukraine soared reaching £4.25m and China was the third largest market at £4.9m and sales to Ireland surged by 68 per cent.

Imports were another mixed bag with packaging machine sales off £13m at £342.5m while process sales climbed £13m to £137.5m. Germany and Italy continue to dominate the tables,but both saw a decline in UK sales. Germany in particular was off 16 per cent with packaging machine sales of £125m compared with 2006, but saw a rise in process equipment orders to £32.3m from £27.7m.

Weighing machine imports recorded a significant uplift,particularly sales of Japanese machines. The USA saw its packaging machine shipments to the UK down by about 11 per cent, but still recorded sales of £25m, while France saw modest growth of around 5 per cent and Switzerland held steady compared with the previous year.

Process imports saw Italy replace the Netherlands as the number two supplier to the UK with sales up 30 per cent to £21.5m while Denmark experienced growth of 8 per cent to just over £10m. Smaller suppliers seeing advances included India and Hong Kong who both tripled sales from the previous year, achieving £1.1m each in 2***

Sterling remained strong until the last quarter of 2007 when it weakened considerably. So the first quarter figures for 2008,taking into account the new strength of the Euro and a slowing USA economy, may reveal some different prospects for both imports and exports.

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