Investment in the Russian packaging industry on the rise again +++ 20,000 attend trade fair in Moscow.

Russia is one of the TOP 20 consumer goods markets worldwide, and with about 143 million consumers, it is an important market, especially for the food and beverage industry. Domestic consumption benefits from the fact that the middle class is growing steadily and the population’s consumption patterns and consumer habits are changing noticeably. There is evidence of a marked change in direction, in particular when it comes to food and beverages, with processed and packaged food as well as convenience products gaining increasing popularity. Demand for such products is also on the increase due to the continued spread of super- and hypermarkets, which are now gradually becoming established in medium-sized towns.

Packaging plays an important role in this market, not only acting as a protective container for storage and transportation, but also for the marketing and presentation of products. It is not just suppliers of product- and customer-friendly packaging creations who benefit from this development, but also manufacturers of packaging machines and packaging. National and international producers are investing in modern, flexible plant and in packaging materials to meet the rising expectations.

The 20th edition of UPAKOVKA/UPAK ITALIA, the International Trade Fair Packaging Machinery, Packaging Production and Packaging Material opens today in Moscow. The event is traditionally viewed as a key opportunity to establish and strengthen commercial ties with the Russian packaging industry.

This edition of UPAK ITALIA will feature a growing presence of Italian companies, both in terms of size and number. As many as 63 exhibitors are from Italy, spread over a surface area of over 1500 square meters representing an industry with a stunning total turnover of €7.8 billion which exports over 80% of the output, 4.2% of which to the Russian market. Such strong participation reinforces the excellent figures reported in the past edition and is a source of satisfaction for the organizers. Centrexpo spa – Messe Duesseldorf’s partner in charge of coordinating the Italian participation in Upakovka – was in fact faced with a particularly challenging organizational scenario following the momentary closing of ICE (the Italian Trade Institute) in mid-July 2011, which deprived the event organizer of a long-standing key partner in supporting Italian companies participating in the exhibition.

Since 2004 HUGO BECK is regularly participating at Upakovka in Moscow as this exhibition is a very good platform to present our machinery to visitors from Russia and other neighbour countries. The quantity and quality of the visitors is very good. Furthermore this market is very important to us.

2012 HUGO BECK will exhibit their new machine model flexo X for the packaging of different kinds of products with a capacity of up to 6.000 products/h. Advantages of this multitalent machine:

Under the heading “We are. People for packaging” Chronos BTH will exhibit at the UPAKOVKA 2012 in Moscow from January 24th – 27th, 2012.

On booth no. 21C01 hall 2 Chronos BTH will demonstrate their latest open-mouth bottom-up bag filling technologies including the unique Block-Top™ closing, double-fold and tape-over bag closing, second generation of hygienic bagging lines, inert gas packing for powdered products and others. Chronos BTH, a subsidiary of Premier Tech Ltd., offers a diverse range of weighing, bagging, palletising, load securing systems and comprehensive customer services for the Food, Feed and Chemical industries.

At the Upakovka 2012 (24-27 January) in Moscow, Gerhard Schubert GmbH will be presenting its new tube filling and closing machine in Hall 2.2 at Stand 22B42.

The tubes are unpacked from shipping cartons fully automatically and moved onto a transmodule transport section in a mass flow. At the same time the tubes are aligned according to their printing marks, they are transferred from the mass flow to a single-row transmodule transport section, where they are filled and closed using ultrasound. Filling is performed by an eight-position volume dosing station. Only 1/16 of the standard welding energy is required for ultrasonic welding.

The BEUMER Group will demonstrate its competence in palletising and packaging technology at the 20th UPAKOVKA, the international trade exhibition for packaging systems, packaging production machinery and packaging material (24 to 27 January 2012, Moscow). In addition, the group will present its comprehensive customer support concept.

In hall 2.2, stand A44, the BEUMER Group, based in Beckum, Germany, will present, among other innovations, the space-saving BEUMER robotpac. This fully automatic articulated robot is able to solve even complex palletising and de-palletising challenges reliably and efficiently. Containers such as bags, cardboard boxes, crates or trays can be palletised safely and economically. For all types of packaged goods, BEUMER has developed suitable gripping systems that can be easily exchanged.

The HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH range at the UPAKOVKA / UPAK Italia 2012 exhibition in Moscow is focussed on current new developments for the precise detection of foreign objects in filled food and drink packaging. Visitors to the exhibition can experience these and other inspection systems live and in action on Stand 21-C16.

The demand for automation solutions for the sustainable safeguarding of the product quality and optimisation of the efficiency of complete production and packaging lines is increasing in the dynamically growing Eurasian market. Accordingly HEUFT rates the potential of the superior checking, inspecting and fill management systems which the company will be presenting at UPAKOVKA 2012 in Moscow very highly.

The new HEUFT eXaminer XB top-down X-ray strobe which continuously monitors the integrity and completeness of solid products and is predestined for use in the single-lane transport section around the flow packer is one of the highlights of HEUFT’s exhibition appearance. The new HEUFT eXaminer XAC in accordance with the hygiene-friendly HEUFT CleanDesign is optimally suited for the reliable radiometric detection of glass splinters, small pieces of metal and other foreign objects in containers filled with liquid, paste-like or spreadable products.

KBA-MetalPrint GmbH is a regular exhibitor at Upakovka, which is by far the most important packaging exhibition for us in Eastern Europe and the C.I.S. countries.

We are using this great opportunity of exhibiting here to meet really all of our customers and interested visitors from Russia and its neighbour countries. We have the chance to present latest developments in our wide range of products for metal decoration and exhaust air purification as well as to discuss new requirements and regulations in our industry. And, last but not least, we are listening to our customers for their specific needs and expectations for the new business year.

Especially in 2012, we are proud of using the opportunity to present to our market of metal decoration our latest development in coating technology which is our new coating machine MetalCoat 480. This new generation of coater was developed with a view to increasing productivity.

When the BRAU Beviale 2011 opened its doors in Nuremberg on 9 November 2011, the German Packaging Institute awarded Krones the German Packaging Prize as an accolade for the firm’s microwave heating technology incorporated in its stretch blow-moulding machines.

With FlexWave – the new, innovative microwave heating technology from Krones – the process for producing PET containers in stretch blow-moulding machines has become significantly more sustainable, more energy-economical, more flexible, faster and more versatile. The reason lies in the system’s innovative technology: FlexWave heats up PET preforms using microwaves – a process that not only differs significantly from conventional methods of stretch blow-moulding, but is in fact unique worldwide.

Bosch Packaging Technology presents its new fully integrated Pharmaceutical Melt Extrusion and Calendering Line featuring a continuous production process for pharmaceutical substances.

Melt extrusion as a drug production method is growing in popularity due to its ability to improve drug delivery effectiveness. Using this technology, poorly soluble drugs with low bioavailability can be administered in tablet or granulate formats. Efficient production and cost savings are additional benefits as there is no need for additives such as solvents or drying processes.

With the launch of Bosch’s Melt Extrusion and Calendering Line, pharmaceutical manufacturers can now procure extrusion, calendering and cooling equipment from one supplier. Equipment in the Bosch line is operated with the same interface and software for ease-of-use and efficiency benefits, and meets all Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.

Due to the modular structure of the line from Bosch, manufacturers are able to customize the extrusion and forming equipment including temperature and pressure requirements. It can enable direct shaping of pills or oblong shapes, or alternatively pelletizing with granulation head technology. Bosch’s line is able to be used in laboratories as well as for customized scale ups, and can be designed for contained or non-contained environments.