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Welcome to the first edition of Machinery Matters, brought to you by the

APPMA in an exclusive partnership with PKN Packaging News. This publication marks an exciting collaboration between the industry's peak packaging and processing machinery association and the leading packaging media platform in Australasia.

In every issue and through regular digital news briefs, we will disseminate a mix of association

news, member news and information pertaining to packaging and processing machinery that is of interest and relevance to both our members and the broader packaging and processing community .

Remaining relevant in our fast evolving social and industrial environment is crucial for any organisation’s survival and success, not least an association of APPMA's standing. Servicing members needs with a view to supporting their businesses and creating a thriving industry was the cornerstone of our foundation over 35 years ago. It remains a priority today.

Recently, the APPMA conducted an industry-wide survey to find out what we can do to enhance our service of members and the wider processing and packaging machinery community. Feedback from the survey has been the driver for several exciting new initiatives, this being only one, that the Board will be rolling out in the coming months.

INTRODUCING THE APPMA BOARD

MARK DINGLEY,  (Chairman);

CEO Matthews Australasia

DEREK FORD, National Sales &

Marketing Manager, Visy Automation

ROBERT MARGUCCIO, (Vice Chairman); Business Team

Manager, Packaging, Heat and Control

RYM KACHOURI, Product Manager –

Packaging Technologies,

Foodmach

SAMANTHA SAUNDERS (Company Secretary),

General Manager, Intergrated Machinery

STUART SHAW, Red Meat Business

Manager; Scott Automation

& Robotics

MARK EMMETT (Treasurer),

Managing Director, HMPS

MARK KRYGGER, Manager – Packaging

Systems and Services,

Orora Group

PETER BRADBURY, Sales Manager –

Robotic Packaging Solutions, ABB

JAMES WINDSOR, CEO,

Fibre King

MARK DINGLEY CHAIRMAN

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In our ongoing quest to deliver increased value to our members and the industry at large, we will be increasing the scope of services we offer, including: creating a greater variety of networking opportunities for members and their customers; engaging the industry on key topics and establishing special interest groups; recognising members’ achievements and business performance; identifying business opportunities for members; and ramping up our promotional and marketing efforts to reinforce the APPMA brand and value within the industry and at selected international events to improve the visibility of our members to the wider industry.

One of APPMA’s greatest assets is AUSPACK, the Australasian packaging industry’s flagship trade show, which was founded to give our members a platform to exhibit their innovations and to network with customers and like-minded peers in a professional environment conducive to trade. With the next edition of AUSPACK fast-approaching – set to take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 26-29 March 2019 – APPMA’s plans are well underway to deliver an exciting line-up of concurrent events alongside and within the show itself, that will make this AUSPACK the biggest and strongest event in the series yet.

As the leading professional organisation for the packaging and processing machinery industry, we believe it is incumbent on us to harness the best tools at our disposal to provide information and resources that will enable our industry to thrive and flourish. And this publication, along with several other exciting initiatives that will roll out in the coming months, is just the start. We invite you to join us for the ride.

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APPMA NEWS

PACK EXPO INTERNATIONAL 14-17 OCTOBERMC CORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO, IL USAAPPMA will participate as part of the Partner's Pavilion at PACK EXPO, a quality trade show that focuses on packaging and processing innovation.

AUSPACK 201926-29 MARCHMCEC, MELBOURNEThe Australian industry’s leading packaging and processing event, and the flagship event owned by APPMA.

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APPMA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IS RELAUNCHED

APPMA is relaunching its Awards of Excellence programme for the packaging and processing machinery sector.

For the past two years, in partnership with the Australian Institute of Packaging and Packaging Institute New Zealand, APPMA agreed to merge the APPMA Machinery Awards of Excellence into the Packaging Innovation and Design Awards (PIDAs). This, in turn, provided some industry award winners with a pathway to the WorldStar Awards.

Upon further review and discussion with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) it was agreed the combined format and programme was not providing sufficient opportunity to focus, showcase and recognise the innovations, achievements and successes of APPMA members and the broader packaging and processing machinery industry as the WorldStar Awards do not incorporate a Machinery category.

The APPMA Board is therefore excited to announce the relaunch of the APPMA Awards of Excellence programme, dedicated to celebrating all things machinery and bringing the awards back to where they belong, front and centre at AUSPACK. This will reinstate an APPMA Gala Night celebration for our own Awards for industry and peer recognition that is valued by our members during AUSPACK.

The focus will be on packaging and processing machinery, and the businesses that design and manufacture machinery. APPMA will recognise and reward innovative and outstanding packaging and processing concepts that have made a positive impact on operations in manufacturing plants around the country and in other markets.

APPMA's Awards of Excellence was originally conceived to recognise the achievements of APPMA member companies in both local and export markets. The 2019 Awards categories will be announced soon, with details on how to enter.

APPMA BOARD ANNOUNCED AT SYDNEY EVENTFollowing a vote by members at the 2018 AGM held at Luna Park in Sydney, there was no change to the current leadership team, with the incumbent officers elected to serve another three-year term.

The Board was announced at the AGM held prior to the members’ dinner. Addressing members at the well-attended association dinner held at Palais, Luna Park in Sydney, vice chairman Robert Marguccio noted that the board had effected a number of exciting initiatives that it would be rolling out in the coming months.

“APPMA has put the pillars in place to continue to grow and to better service our members and the broader packaging community,” he said.

“We will continue to create a greater variety of

networking opportunities for members and their customers, and engage industry on key topics and via establishing special interest groups, among many other initiatives that will come into play in the lead up to our flagship show AUSPACK, and beyond.”

Marguccio said it was particularly pleasing to see that AUSPACK, a biennial show established by the APPMA some 35 years ago, continues to grow year on year. The next show is already 89% sold (see News, page 7) and looks set to build on the success of previous events.

Marguccio went on to welcome the guest speaker of the night, Sarah Pennell, general manager of Foodbank, who gave the 80-plus industry decision-makers assembled in the room an insight

into the shocking state of food security for many Australians. Sharing some disturbing statistics, particularly on the number of children affected, Pennell provided inspiration for the APPMA community to get even more involved in assisting to get food to the people who need it most. She acknowledged APPMA as a long-standing supporter of Foodbank.

Marguccio commented, echoing the sentiment in the room, that it is unbelievable to think that in such a ‘lucky country’ that we have so many people facing food insecurity. He paid tribute to all the good work Foodbank does, and urged members to get behind opportunities for supply chain collaboration to help alleviate the problem.

FACING PAGE, BELOW LEFT: The leadership team represents a broad spectrum of companies in the packaging and processing machinery industry.

LEFT: Some 80 guests attended the APPMA Members Dinner in Sydney.

BELOW: Guest speaker Sarah Pennell, GM, Foodbank Australia and Robert Marguccio, vice chairman of APPMA.

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MEMBERS NEWS

NEW POUCH SYSTEM FOR SINGLE-SERVE FORMATSKHS Group is expanding its portfolio with the launch of its new Innopouch IM Focus, a horizontal form-fill-seal pouching machine specially designed for the packaging of products in single-serve formats.

Innopouch IM Focus caters for dry products, such as beverage mixes, food products and powder for pharmaceutical and agricultural use.

On the KHS Innopouch IM Focus operators can produce three- and four-sided and bottom side seam pouches.

Formats range from 50mm in width and 50mm in height to widths and heights of up

to 195mm and 240mm respectively. Depending on the content the machine forms and fills up to 100 pouches a minute.

In devising its new machine construction KHS paid particular attention to easy cleaning, resulting in considerable savings in both time and cost – especially when filling dry products.

With the Innopouch IM Focus, KHS says it offers an effective, high-quality system for all single-serve variants to all companies, whether large or small, brand owner or co-packer.

HEAT AND CONTROL PARTNERS WITH KEY TECHNOLOGYHeat and Control and Key Technology have entered into a strategic partnership to support customers in Australia, New Zealand and India.

Heat and Control has been appointed Key Technology’s exclusive agent to sell and service Key’s high-performance digital sorters, vibratory conveyors and other automation systems. The partnership leverages Heat and Control’s sales and service organisation to sell and support Key’s equipment in the defined regions, including providing application testing, field service and spare parts.

Heat and Control will also manufacture select Key-designed vibratory conveyors at its facilities in Australia and India.

The partners say Key Technology’s line of equipment complements Heat and Control’s

processing and packaging portfolio, giving processors access to a more complete line solution from a single source.

By leveraging Heat and Control’s facilities in Australia and India, Key Technology believes it can better support customers with demonstration and application testing capabilities as well as local manufacturing to reduce shipping and expedite delivery of Key’s products, according to the company.

“We have a long-standing history with Heat and Control that has now resulted in a collaborative partnership to deliver innovative, optimised solutions to processors in Australia, New Zealand and India,” Jack Ehren, Key Technology president said.

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VALE: DAVID MCEWENTribute by David Dobney

David McEwen spent his working career involved in and associated with the packaging industry.

He started with ACI Glass in the sales and marketing of glass packaging and became corporate advertising manager at the ACI head office Melbourne.

Later, together with Ray Storey, he established the graphic arts business The Corporate Personality in the late '70s, at a time when companies such as Kraft Foods were commencing outsourcing their design work for labels and packaging. The Corporate Personality is best known for designing the distinctive Coles Myer logo.

As the APPMA (originally APMA) expanded and grew in industry influence, David joined as business manager, focusing on all aspects of the association’s business and development.

David assisted strongly during the growth and expansionary years of the association, and also as the APPMA became a creditable industry organisation and a member of the COPAMA group of Packaging Equipment Exhibitions worldwide.

When David retired in 2011, his contribution and dedicated service to the APPMA over close on 20 years was recognised and acknowldeged by the Board and the wider membership.

Well known, respected and liked within the industry, David was a generous family man and happy person who always did his best for everyone he encountered in business and in life.

He passed away on 26 June 2018 aged 79 years. APPMA extends its condolences to family and friends for their loss.

VALE: CHRIS BISHOPTribute by Foodmach

In 2004 an excited Chris Bishop bought a major shareholding in Foodmach. His enthusiasm for supporting an Australian manufacturer was infectious. He quickly built a rapport with the Foodmach team, from top to bottom in the organisation.

Chris was a larger-than-life personality, with many stories to tell about his involvement in the packaging industry over many decades. One of Chris’s famous lines was 'I am a very fortunate 10-pound pom!'

Chris had many friends in the packaging industry and was highly respected by peers and friends.

Chris was Chairman of Foodmach from 2004 to 2015, before divesting and moving on to semi-retirement.

The Foodmach team, and the wider APPMA community, was saddened by Chris’s passing on 27 August 2018, and expressed sincere condolences to Chris’s family and friends.

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MEMBERS NEWS

JET TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES ‘NEXT STEP’ IN FILLING MACHINERYJet Technologies has launched a new high-productivity filling and dosing machine in Australia and New Zealand.

The Ilpra Fill Seal R12/4 Tronic rotary filler and sealer features up to 12 stations that precisely fill denestable cups, making it suitable for applications including dairy, dips, desserts, soups, condiment sauces and yoghurt products.

“Supermarkets are demanding new products each and every year, and food manufacturers now need to find ways to innovate. However, with a fixed production profile this can be difficult,” said Daniel Malki, general manager, Jet Technologies.

“The Ilpra R12 filling machine is the next step towards achieving a flexible future-proofed technology with the speed to produce efficiently.”

The Ilpra R12 can process up to 9000 cups per hour with an accuracy of plus or minus one per cent, and its modular design means it can be customised to suit each manufacturer’s individual needs.

“Ilpra has a strong reputation for cup-fill-seal supply in Australia through Jet Technologies, and this new machine is the strongest offering for the local market to date,” said Malki. “Jet Technologies has high expectations that this machine will allow food manufacturers to build solutions to meet the rapidly changing tastes of Australian consumers.”

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SICK AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGING DIRECTORGlobal leader in the manufacture of sensors, safety systems and automatic identification products, SICK has appointed David Crossley as its new managing director for the Australasian business.

Crossley replaces David Duncan who will lead the Asia Pacific region as senior vice president, APAC, commencing 1 January 2019.

Crossley’s experience prior to joining SICK includes heading up the Environmental and Industrial Process business for Australia and New Zealand at Thermo Fischer

Scientific and senior leadership roles at ABB, Headland Machinery and Amcor.

Crossley said he was honoured to lead SICK Australia and New Zealand.

“It’s a very exciting time for SICK globally as Industry 4.0 takes hold,” he said.

“The requirement for quality smart sensors to capture data will accelerate and the outstanding team at SICK across Australia and New Zealand are here to support our existing and new customers to be competitive on the global stage.”

KRONES OPENS BREWING PILOT PLANTLeading brewing equipment supplier Krones Group has invested in a brewery of its own at its facility in Freising. The Steinecker Brew Center provides both clients and Krones itself with an option for collaborative brewing, conducting trials, and testing new technologies.

The heart of the new brewing pilot plant is a five-hectolitre brewhouse with five different vessels.

“The system is small, that’s true, but it offers maximum flexibility all the same: here we can combine different technologies, and are able to demonstrate the large bandwidth of solutions offered by Krones. We can, for example, reproduce an ultra-wide range of internationally employed processes on the one hand while also familiarising our own commissioning engineers and clients’ staff with the technologies concerned on the other,” explained Dr. Konrad Müller-Auffermann, who was responsible for this project, at the inauguration ceremony held in June.

The high-tech facility has been networked using the most advanced IT available, Krones says.

Both customers and Krones staff can now run practical trials to find out which process-engineering solutions are most efficiently suited to beverage production and how digital interfacing can assist the brewer in his daily work.

TNA EXPANDS IN MEXICOGlobal food processing and packaging machinery specialist provider tna Solutions has opened a new office and training centre in Mexico to give new services and extra support to local food manufacturers.

Located in Santiago de Querétaro, the office enables tna to accommodate its growing sales and technical support team and better respond to regional business growth.

The new office also incorporates a new training centre with technical support, helping manufacturers maximise the performance of their tna equipment.

Nadia Taylor, director of tna Solutions attended the opening and commented: “Our business and team in Latin America have grown immensely over the last few years.

“We’ve experienced a 31 per cent increase in sales in the last three years alone, and have doubled the size of our local sales and technical support team,” she said.

“Our new site is almost three times bigger than our previous office, which means we’re not only able to accommodate our growing team of experts, but can now also offer customers a dedicated training area.”

The new training centre of excellence offers detailed insights into the functions of tna’s equipment in a live operational environment.

David Crossley: “Exciting time for SICK as Industry 4.0 takes hold.”

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Trends in the US packaging market provide pointers for new directions in beverage packaging with some parallels to be drawn with the Australian market.

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New directions in beverage packaging

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While plastic packaging will maintain its stronghold of the beverage category, and glass volumes are expected to increase in the ready-to-drink category, when it comes

to innovation in beverage packaging aluminium cans and bottles will take the lead. This is according to a recent report from APPMA’s allied association in the US, PMMI, following a survey of US beverage companies, machinery providers, materials providers, retailers and SMEs.

The PMMI Beverage Trends in Packaging and Processing report predicts aluminium container innovation will be realised in design – where a broader set of shapes and sizes will be developed; in container enhancements – where innovation such as nitrogen charges are now available; and in can graphics – where ink improvements, print quality and tactile effects will impact on design.

The report cites convenience and portability as leading trends driving container development, including the widespread uptake of different formats. These will include strong growth in tall slim cans which can fit easily in a handbag, a growth in multi-serve bottles with thin necks which are easier to carry and pour, and increased use of aluminium cans with resealable closures, providing more portability and safety over glass.

Smaller sizes will become more prevalent, with 8oz

set to prove popular in CSD drinks to control portions, some 50 per cent of respondents surveyed for the report say the 8oz (236ml) size will soon dominate the US market.

Slim tall cans are also emerging in the US wine market, as they are in Australia (see page 44), and single serve PET wine and cocktail glasses with aluminium peel-off closures are set to become mainstream. The PMMI report also predicts that there will be increasing size of beverage containers for use at larger venues, for instance for 19-24oz single serve beers, and spirits bottles in 1.75- to 2-litre sizes, in order to offer more value to consumers.

In the Australian market, an indicator of the scope of opportunity in aluminium slim cans is major packaging player Orora’s recent announcement of its $7 million investment in small can format capacity in FY18. CEO Nigel Garrard says the company is responding to customer demand for a slim line can to deliver a differentiated market offering.

Orora’s digital printing capability on metal cans, he says, is enabling the beverage segment of the business to cater to the smaller runs and creative campaigns associated with the emerging and fast growing craft beer and artisan drinks sectors.

CAN DO FOR CRAFTArtisan brewing has given rise to much innovation on the machinery front, both in the US and locally. The shift to cans marks a growing trend among craft brewers, enabled by technology advances that have increased flexibility on the packaging line, provided entry level, small footprint machinery, and reduced the cost of printing short runs of cans.

Barry Wehmiller company PneumaticScaleAngelus has developed a compact footprint can filler and seamer, the CB50, that operates at relatively high speeds (50 cans per minute) and designed with quick change adjustments for easy changeovers for various can heights and body diameters.

At Melbourne’s Hawker’s Brewery, Splatt Engineering has installed the Canpro filler that incorporates a highly engineered, rotary, high-speed, precision can seaming system that produces perfectly seamed cans while minimising oxygen pick-up and product loss. The seaming machine is integrated into the can filling system with a common-base design and a high-speed tangential can discharge ensuring optimal high speed can control and superior product integrity.

The requirement for craft brewers to fill both cans and bottles on one machine has led to the development of innovative filling technology like the Vipoll Vistitron (pictured below), locally supplied by Foodmach, and recently installed at Lion’s Malt Shovel craft brewery. Lion was looking for a flexible solution to give customers a choice for its small batch brews in both bottles and cans.

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As a major global developer of end-to-end form-fill-seal

solutions for flexible pouches, Schur International operates 15 companies, with factories in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the United States, and for the past two years in Australia.

The Schur acquisition of Melbourne-based Burgess Printing and Packaging in 2016 gave its subsidiary, Schur Star Systems, a presence in this market. A family-owned company, Burgess serviced the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, industrial and chemical industries. At the time Hans Schur, CEO of Schur said, “As part of our strategy to develop the Schur Star concept worldwide, we are pleased to have acquired Burgess Printing and Packaging. We look forward to continuing the close working relationship with the existing customers, and to developing the Burgess business and market further.”

Schur Star Systems produces custom-made flexible pouches on a linked end-to-end production line, offering a variety of shapes aimed at enabling brand owners set their products apart from the competition. According to a company spokesperson, the Schur Star concept offers maximum flexibility and reduces complexity, with the Schur Star packaging machine and the premade Schur Star bags connected and designed ensure a smooth packing process.

Schur Star bags are made of polyethylene, polypropylene and laminates with medium or high barrier, and can be printed with up to 10 colours in flexo. The Schur Star bags are custom-made and product-specific, the company says the Schur Star packaging machine makes changing between different bag shapes and sizes quick and easy,

According to Philip Bower, National Business Manager ANZ, Schur Star equipment also enables easy changeover between manual, automatic, or semi-automatic filling. The machine can be integrated easily into an existing production line and combined with additional equipment – for example, weighing, labelling, or product handling with gas flush.

Schur International has served the global packaging industry for 170 years, providing folding boxes, flexible packaging, packaging machines, packaging systems, and expertise to its customers around the world.

Star performer in flexible pouches

KICKING DESIGN GOALS In Switzerland this year, Schur partnered with a major vegetable marketer to release a line of T-shirt-shaped bags for snack tomatoes, tying in to the soccer World Cup. The campaign aimed to engage with both football fans and health-conscious consumers. The innovative Schur Star Concept allowed the vegetable marketers to quickly and easily change bags to other designs after the World Cup – or to bags shaped like a star, a heart, or practically any other shape. According to Schur it is just as easy to change to classic formats such as a stand-up bag with carrier handle or a reclosable bag.

A more classic design was used closer to home, in a line of box bags produced for Ocean Blue trout portions. The Australian seafood manufacturer was after the greatest possible exposure for its product, and the Schur Star box bag’s capacity to stand upright in the freezer helped catch consumers’ eyes.

“Due to its box-shaped bottom, the bag stands stable on the shelf, and its five surfaces give plenty of room for communicating the product profile, for product information and recipes. With efficient promotion at the point of sale, the optimal impact is ensured in the crucial moment of the buying decision,” Bower explains.

“The bag ensures quality through the life of the product, making it more likely the customer will buy again,” he adds.

“The laminate combination in the bag preserves nutrients and protects against outside impacts, and combined with the lock zipper, this keeps the trout unchanged after the seal is broken,” Bower says.

The convenient storage solution also contributes to reducing food waste.

MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY, NO COMPLEXITYThe Schur Star Concept is used worldwide by more than 500 companies. Applications comprise practically any type of product, from fresh produce to frozen food and liquids to confectionery, from toys to hygiene products and technical items to fertilisers. All are packed in bag constructions that offer high convenience in every step of the cycle – to the producer, the retailer, and the consumer.  The Schur Star Packaging Machine allows for a smooth packing process, and for a quick and easy change-over between different bag constructions and sizes - within a 5-10 minute period, without the need for size change parts. A change-over between manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic filling can be carried out just as quickly. The packing machine is easily incorporated into an existing production line and likewise easily combined with additional process equipment – for example, for gas flushing or hot fill.

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