Posted to News on 10th Oct 2024, 11:00
2024 PPMA Show hailed as a huge success
The PPMA Show, the UK's leading event for processing and packaging machinery, including industrial automation and machine vision systems, has once again been acclaimed as a great success.
Established more than 35 years ago, the renowned exhibition welcomed thousands of visitors over the course of its three-days at the NEC Birmingham. The event offered visitors the opportunity to experience a complete production line from start-to-finish.
The exhibition hall was busy from the moment the doors opened until the show finished, providing a perfect platform for visitors to observe the latest cutting-edge technologies and solutions, exciting live demonstrations and product launches, as well as top up their knowledge with hours of free expert seminars.
This year's show was made extra special by the well-known broadcaster, entrepreneur and writer, Gregg Wallace - who spent a day at the show as he went 'Inside the Exhibition' - interviewing exhibitors to gain their insight. These recordings will be available soon online.
The PPMA Show, which is owned and organised by Automate UK, gave visitors the chance to see how the of state-of-the-art solutions on display could improve the efficiency of their own businesses, giving them key competitive advantages over their competitors.
The show boasted an impressive line-up of more than 350 exhibitors - including over 100 new exhibitors. These companies showcased their cutting-edge solutions spanning the full spectrum of the manufacturing industry, including pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, building materials, pet care, microbrewers and distillers.
Informing their decision-making before investing, visitors held face-to-face conversations with exhibiting experts, gaining guidance on the suitability and benefits the various innovative solutions can bring to their businesses.
Exhibitors included many well-known companies in the sector, such as: Packaging Automation, PFM, Holmach, Keymac, Omori, Wipotec, Somic, Markem-Imaje, Ilapak, Bizerba, Ulma, Beckhoff, Schur Star Systems, Ilpra, Sidel, and JBT Proseal.
Scott McKenna, Chief Operating Officer at Automate UK said: "The PPMA Show has consistently been the premier destination in the UK for exploring technology across the entire processing and packaging industry. Our main challenge as organisers is to ensure the exhibition evolves and stays relevant to the high-calibre visitors we are proud to attract each year.
"This year, we can confidently say, we exceeded our own expectations, with an outstanding turnout of attendees eager to invest in the remarkable range of innovative technologies showcased at the event."
