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Luke Kasprzak, portfolio director – Industrial Division, Exhibition and Trade Fairs, knows what signing up 26 international exhibitors means for AUSPACK’s importance to the packaging and processing industry.

“These companies will bring new product ranges and innovations that companies within the Australian Food & Beverage and Pharmaceutical industries may have not seen,” he noted. 

“Having international companies such as Krüger & Salecker, Cama Group, Daxner Pacific, Lothar A.Wolf Spezialmaschinen, Sacmi, Concetti Group, Leibinger and BrauKon as exhibitors, introduces a new offering for the visitors.”

Krüger & Salecker, for example, is one of the leading manufacturers of moulding machinery for the food processing industry in Europe. It plans to exhibit a number of its moulding machines. The company also works in the field of conveying systems - they produce specially designed conveyor belts, pick and place systems, moulding machines for cookies or muesli products, sprinkling systems or rum ball rolling lines for heavy industrial production.

“Since 1948, Krüger & Salecker has been working very closely with the confectionery market and have been designing machinery for a wide range of applications in this area. The focus is on the processing and moulding of marzipan and similar pastes such as fondant, fruit pastes, fudge or shortbread dough,” Jaqueline Rieck, Krüger & Salecker sales assistant stated.

The moulding machines will include: 

  • The Table-top Extruder MFS 0051. This machine is used for the moulding and cutting of ropes.
  • The Rolling machine ARM 0252. This rolling machine is used for the production of rotationally symmetrical products with a diameter of > 15 mm - 50 mm.
  • The Moulding machine MFT 0100. This machine can mould doughy mixes into ropes and products with flat bottoms.
  • The Cereal moulding machine GFT 0401. This machine is used for the production of products with flat bottoms or spherical products, made of cereals or muesli mixes.

Krüger & Salecker also works in the field of conveying systems, producing specially designed conveyor belts, pick and place systems, moulding machines for cookies or muesli products, sprinkling systems or rum ball rolling lines for heavy industrial production.  

Following the recent opening of its Australian office, Cama Australia will be exhibiting for the first time at AUSPACK, showcasing its new Monoblock Robotic Loading System. 

“Since 1981 Cama has offered complete system solutions for automated packaging systems, and are now considered one of the top tier suppliers for most large multinational FMCG companies, as well enjoying the association with local manufacturers the world over. As an ISO 9001/ISO 14001/OSHAS 18001 certified company, it was clear to Cama that if its high standards were to be appropriately represented, it needed to reach out to the Australian market and establish an office here,” explained Cameron Traum, general manager, Cama Australia.

Cama offers a wide range of machinery to suit all kinds of secondary packing and packaging. Its value added packaging design service provides Cama customers with access to the latest concept drawings and recommendations for packaging, design and shelf ready packaging.

AUSPACK 2015 will be held from 24 to 27 March at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. It is owned and presented by the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), Australia’s only national packaging and processing machinery organisation. To find out everything you need to know about Auspack 2015, click here.

 

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