SMC Corporation ANZ will be exhibiting a custom-built demo unit on Open IIoT’s APPEX stand, D040, to showcase the company’s latest in Industry 4.0 ‘smarts’.

Floveyor has released its latest development in powder handling solutions, the Tubular Drag Conveyor (TDC) Distribution System, which the Perth-based company will exhibit at APPEX on Stand E186.

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Chadwicks will show its sustainable lidding solutions at APPEX on Stand C001, including its polypropylene (PP) die-cut lidding, and its newest product development, a resealable lid.

Women are forging a path forward in Australia’s fast-growing fields of STEM. A case in point is Supriya Suhale, category manager for Beckhoff Automation Australia, APPMA Emerging Leader finalist, and panellist at the inaugural APPEX Women in Processing & Packaging Event on 13 March.

Result Group, a longstanding Leibinger partner, will be showcasing the Leibeinger IQJET printer on its booth at APPEX, as a part of the group’s Sustainability Corner on Stand E030.

Chesterton will be displaying its wares at APPEX on Stand A12. The company offers pump and valve sealing solutions, applications expertise, equipment maintenance and wear-prevention products.

At APPEX 2024, HRS Heat Exchangers will showcase its range of complete all-in-one solutions, including pasteurising, sterilising, aseptic filling, and clean-in-place capabilities in a single system.

Rockwell Automation will be joining forces with its Gold OEM partner, HMPS, to showcase a new tub filler machine at APPEX 2024, on Stand E040, for packaging yoghurt, ice cream and dips.

SMC's new-generation VBA air booster regulator will be on show at APPEX. The company says the VBA series increases main line pressure by up to four times and airflow by 30 per cent.

Beckhoff Automation, one of Australia’s leading PC-based control specialists, will use APPEX 2024 as a platform to highlight its Vision range.

Food and beverage manufacturers are under pressure to reduce waste and adopt more sustainable processes and products. During the International Packaging Press Organisation Forum at APPEX on 12 March, Kim Berry will talk to industry leaders about how the sector is adopting more sustainable packaging as part of the solution.

Open IIoT will be unveiling 4 new demo units at APPEX 2024, marking a departure for the group, who had previously combined all of the member companies’ technologies into one single automated system.

In a significant expansion of its sustainability initiative, Result Group has added to the line-up of participating associations in its Sustainability Corner at APPEX 2024.

Pneumatic Scale Angelus will show its CB100R full rotary canning line at APPEX, which runs at 100+ CPM and couples a 12-head rotary counter-pressure filling turret with a 3-spindle rotary seamer.

Packaging machinery and robotic automation company, RMGroup, says its exhibit at APPEX marks a significant milestone as it expands its presence in the Australian market. Visit the group on Stand A025.