• AUSPACK PLUS will open in May 2013 in Sydney's Olympic Park
    AUSPACK PLUS will open in May 2013 in Sydney's Olympic Park
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AUSPACK PLUS 2013 will mark a major milestone for the event’s organiser, the Australian Packaging and Processing Machine Association (APPMA), as it celebrates its 30th year.

The association, which represents the interests of the country’s packaging and processing machinery industry and allied user groups, was established in 1983 as the Australian Packaging Machinery Association and incorporated in 1990.

The APPMA said the anniversary will be a major focus at next year’s AUSPACK PLUS exhibition in Sydney in May.

Next year’s edition of the biennial event will be held at the Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park from May 7-10.

Return exhibitors to the 2013 event include such names as Fallsdell Machinery, Robatech and Heat & Control.

For further information on the show, email the organisers.

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