With just under five months to go before Auspack 2017 opens its doors at Sydney Showground from 7-11 March, the show organiser, Exhibitions & Trade Fairs (ETF), reports that the space is 90% sold out already.
"Over 7000 buyers are expected to attend the event, where the focus will be on the entire processing and packaging value chain, with exhibitors highlighting the latest innovations and new technologies, vital for this competitive marketplace," says ETF sales manager Peter Wyszenko.
"Process machinery is a growing part of the show, with major players such as TNA Australia, Krones, Heat & Control, Linco Foods and Viking Food Solutions all confirmed," he says
There will be a strong showing from Australian OEMs, with Foodmach, HMPS, TNA, Fibre King, Recopack, Heat & Control among the leading machinery design and automated solutions companies on show, along with automation and line control supplier partners like Rockwell Automation, SICK and Phoenix Meccano.
Other Auspack regulars from the packaging and automation sectors include Walls Machinery, insignia, Case Packaging Systems, Biotec Solutions, Matthews, Contract Packaging Systems and Visy with major international exhibitors such as Cama, Concetti, Quimarox, Krueger & Salecker Mascinenbau also confirmed to exhibit in Sydney.
Robert Marguccio, Business Manager - Packaging at Heat and Control (pictured below) told PKN: "Heat and Control is one of the founding members of the APPMA, which owns and runs Auspack, so we will definitely be attending. Auspack is a great event and provides us with the opportunity to speak to our customers, along with other companies in the industry who we partner with from time to time. It is also exciting to see the latest innovative ideas and technology in our industry."
Want to get a taste for Auspack? Take a look at the highlights from 2015.
