AUSPACK Video News Bulletin #3

In the lead-up to Australasia's biggest processing and packaging industry trade show, AUSPACK 2022, we bring you the third in a series of regular video news updates on what you can expect at the show.

In this bulletin, we cover all things robotics and automation, speak to Peter Bradbury, channel manager at ABB, and highlight a few exhibitors with technology that will be of interest to industry visitors. 

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?