• APPMA's Nerida Kelton with Tom Schneider of the World Packaging Organisation. 
    APPMA's Nerida Kelton with Tom Schneider of the World Packaging Organisation. 
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The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) is at Pack Expo for the third consecutive year, on the PMMI's Partner Pavilion.

APPMA says it has returned to exhibit due to the continued high levels of interest in the Australian market attained each year from visiting the event.

The APPMA's aim at Pack Expo is to point international packaging companies to business opportunities in Australia.

A number of APPMA members have a presence at the show, which has been running in Las Vegas every second year for the last 20 years.

This year it has 2000 exhibitors, of which 310 are international, with projected visitor numbers of 30,000.

APPMA member companies present include tna, Intralox, Barry Wehmiller, Heat and Control, KUKA, Blueprint Automation, Filler Specialties, Festo, Habasit, Lantech, Nordson, Rockwell Automation.

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