Close×

As part of its line-up, the organisers of AUSPACK 2017 have announced a Processing Day on Wednesday 8 March to celebrate the best in processing machinery.

Tna Australia, Heat & Control, Walls Machinery, Krones, and JL Lennard are some of the processing exhibitors taking part.

There will also be international processing companies such as Haver & Boecker and FB Propak involved, as well as local ones such as Viking Food Solutions and first-time exhibitor Aurora Process Solutions.

As part of Packaging and Processing Week, Processing Day will include dedicated educational sessions, workshops, meetings and networking gatherings.

Processors and processing machinery suppliers will discuss the issues the processing industry is currently facing, and learn how the latest technology can help provide solutions.

Auspack 2017 will be held from 7-10 March at the Sydney Showground, and free registration is now open.

To register, visit the AUSPACK site.

Food & Drink Business

CCEP has completed a $39.7m manufacturing upgrade at its Kewdale facility in WA, installing a high-speed can production line that increases capacity by more than 40% and lifts production speeds to 1500 cans per minute.

Nearly 6 in 10 Aussies in food and beverage manufacturing believe their organisation is becoming less productive, despite continued investment in workplace technology, according to Argon & Co.

Every food, drink, personal care and household product made in Australia starts with an investment decision. A company chooses to replace a production line, automate a process or expand a plant. That choice is now made in a global market for capital, and Australia is struggling to compete. The question is simple. Will the next generation of manufacturing investment come here?