< Previous40 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netBAKERY AND CONFECTIONERYIce, frost and fog in cold stores can create slippery, dangerous conditions for staff. While many accept that ice is simply part of the cold store, it doesn’t need to be so. Munters IceDry® is a specially designed dehumidifier that targets moisture in manufacturing facilities, cold rooms, cold stores and process freezers to:• Reduce & prevent ice, frost and fog build up on floors, walls and ceilings• Reduce defrosts by up to ⅓ - case studies available • Lower maintenance costs • Improve safety for staff & forklifts• Increase productivity• Improve evaporator efficiency01480 432243 dryair@munters.co.uk munters.com/icedryseries Improve Safety in Cold StoresFree CPD SeminarsProven global installations“The cold store is the best it’s ever been for excessive ice & snow” - Kitchen Range Foods FREE site surveys Barrier and protection – key ingredientsInnovia Films has beensupplying the bakery andconfectionery industry for over45 years. Our BOPP films areused in many applications,catering for our customers’needs of extended shelf life andproduction efficiencies. Today’strend for healthier products ispushing the industry toreconsider its ingredients.Sugar content is beingscrutinised, while the growing‘free from’ segment caters forthe health conscious, diabeticsor specific intolerances. Packaging needs to ensurethat, despite these changes,shelf life is maintained. Our highbarrier films allow protection from moisture ingress to avoid loss of crispness, criticalfor biscuits. Our high oxygen barrier materials prevent rancidity and flavour changes,key for sensitive ingredients. Individually packed servings are increasing due toconsumer demand for snacking and portion control. Our fast range of films allowsthese to be produced at high speeds and maximum efficiencies. Whether its flow wrap, over wrap or HFFS, we have a film that performs.For more information please visit www.innoviafilms.com 36-41_Layout 1 26/03/2018 13:29 Page 5Food & Drink International 41www.fdiforum.netBAKERY AND CONFECTIONERYYamato wins prestigiousNestlé industry awardYamato ScaleDataweigh UK haswon a prestigiousindustry award fromglobal foodmanufacturer, Nestlé. Yamato won the‘Supplier QualityAward’ category inthe Nestlé Supplier ofthe Year Awards. Theaward recognises thesupplier with themindset andperformance that puts quality at the fore front and has deliveredconsistent and excellent quality. Yamato won the award because it met best in class qualitydelivery and demonstrated a commitment to continuousimprovement in quality.Commercial Operations Manager Andrea Spencer said: “Theconsequences of substandard quality affect all organisations in thesupply chain and, ultimately, have a detrimental effect on therelationship between our customers and their consumers. Over theten years that we have worked with Nestlé, our commitment hasbeen to deliver a consistently high-quality standard, so we aredelighted to be recognised in this way.”For more information, visit www.yamatoscale.co.uk.quickly, give an even, homogenous blend, while at the sametime providing a very gentle mixing action so the productisn’t reduced to a homogenous, unidentifiable lump. Forexample, fruit pieces are relatively fragile and usually can’tbe damaged by the mixer because they’re expected to beobvious and noticeable in the finished product.Companies are increasingly using mixers such as thebladed mixers. Their blade design and slow rotationalspeed combine with a short length to diameter ratio togive a fast gentle mix with low power consumption – whichprovides significant benefits over conventional ribbon orspiral mixers.Automation remains the name of the game, particularlywith rising wages set to force efficiency in what is alreadya tight market. Industrial fillers and depositors are valuablewithin these industries, particularly in the manufacture ofbaked products which contain fillings. With hygiene andspeed of utmost importance, the age-old task of anemployee filling each individual product are long gone, andneed to stay that way. Such tasks are time-consuming andwasteful, and because it is only the filling itself which isdone by such a machine, the product can still beconsidered artisan and hand made. In essence, whether thefilling is inserted via a machine or by an employee holdingcontainer over the product, it is the same thing – justthousands of times quicker, and with added hygiene. In the quest to meet consumer demand, improveefficiency and reduce costs, it is clear that even an industrywith thousands of years of history, needs to keep movingwith the times. But with global demand set to continuegrowing, and the global population increasing, it’s anindustry set to succeed.© Shutterstock/Twin Design36-41_Layout 1 26/03/2018 13:30 Page 642 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netEND OF LINE PACKAGINGEnd of line packaging isarguably the mostimportant part of theprocess, and one thatcompanies have to getright on the first try. There’s no easy means of definingend of line packaging given the depthof its capabilities and requirements. It’san industry constantly in flux, movingquickly to try and keep up withlegislation and trends, while remainingefficient enough to keep the foodindustry turning a profit. Yet it’s alsodoing this while meeting the growingrequirement for energy efficiency in thesupply chain. It is not enoughnowadays for a product to simply beprotected by its end of line packaging.For the investment that has been putinto it, the packaging must make theprocess more efficient and – if possible– cheaper. Automation has become somethingof a buzzword, due in no small part toits ubiquity across the industry, fromprocessing, to packaging right throughto delivery. Yet, there are constantdevelopments taking place whichimprove upon current wrappingmachines, robots and rotating arms toachieve a greater efficiency, operatemore sustainably and protect bottomlines. This can be a daunting task at firstglance. How can a process which is notonly going to cost money, but alsosignificant investment in machinery –make the product cost less? Theanswer is simple and complex at thesame time; with good planning. Simplyinstalling shrink-wrapping machinery orpalletising processes will do little ifthere isn’t a bigger strategy behind it,as any within the industry might say.There has to be a view on everythingthat comes after the point, and whattangible benefit the packaging offers.Take for example the transportationprocess itself. It is still more commonthan not for food products to betransported by road by lorry. In thesecases the biggest investment oftencomes from fuel, with the item that acompany is buying essentially beingthe empty space in the back of thevehicle. The problem comes from thefact that in many cases, all of this spacecannot be utilised. The weight ofproducts will push down on thosestacked beneath them, often damagingproducts beyond what can be sold in aretailer. Obviously this is unacceptable,and thus it is not uncommon for spaceto go unused in the back of a vehicle.This is empty space that has been paidfor.Strong and rigid end of linepackaging can help prevent this,strengthening and protecting theproduct so that more of it can bestacked without damage. This can be adelicate task, least of all becausestronger material will undoubtedly beAll in one packageAll in one package42-46_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:05 Page 1Food & Drink International 43www.fdiforum.netEND OF LINE PACKAGINGA snack revolutionNational Flexible brought the newest revelation to thesnack market; the first evermicrowaveable share snackpack. Fairfield’s Farm wantedto revitalise the snackingmarket and give customers anew eating experience soNational Flexible introduced ashare snack pack for Fairfield’sFarm that easily allows theconsumer to, quite literally,“heat and eat”. With a simple tear elementachieved through laserscoring, a pack format thatallows the product to sit like abowl and a microwaveablepackaging specification, asnacking revolution was born. Fairfield’s Farm said that the pack “breaks new boundariesnot just in concept, but also in packaging and design”.For more information, visit www.nationalflexible.co.uk/SICK’s next-gen sensors pilot the future offood & beverage sensingSICK’s next-generation W16 and W26smart sensors with “BluePilot” alignmentare at the helm of a streamlined portfolio ofphotoelectric sensors, radically-upgradedto optimise ease-of-use with completeobject detection reliability.The W16 and W26 proximity, reflex andthrough-beam sensors are manufactured ata purpose-built, fully-automated productionfacility in southern Germany. They mark theculmination of a two-year, multi-millionEuro research and development projectinvolving extensive consultation with SICKcustomers worldwide.David Hannaby, SICK’s UK ProductManager for Presence Detection, said: “Wedeveloped the new operating technologiesour customers wanted, as well as bringingtogether all of SICK’s leading opticalsensing capabilities with rugged immunityto the harshest challenges of food andbeverage processing and packing.”Manufactured in new robotic productionfacility to ensure consistent plug-and-play alignment of every device, SICK W16 and W26sensors also bring together SICK’s best-in-class optics to meet any detection challenge inthe food industry. For more information, visit www.sick.com.If you have a snacking product you want to transformthen join the revolution, call us on 01274 68 55 66Asnack revolution© Shutterstock/MOLPIXmore expensive. There is a necessity tojudge and test on how much is saved byfilling lorries further than they werebefore, and whether this takes asignificant number of vehicles off theroad. In many cases this will depend onthe product itself and how fragile it is.Products more prone to breakage willbenefit more from the stronger44 Á42-46_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:06 Page 2 !"#$ % 44 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netEND OF LINE PACKAGINGSeven cell robot solution yields 15month ROI for McVitiesAn automatedturnkey installationfrom Brillopak hasprovided McVitieswith a flexible, smallfootprint, multi-linepalletising solutionthat has paid for itselfwithin 15 monthsthrough reducedlabour costs. The seven BrillopakC2 KT400 roboticpalletisers, located on a mezzanine floor, have been running successfully at PladisMcVities’ distribution centre in Ashby de la Zouch. Processing in excess of 60 SKUsfrom seven different packing lines without the need for any tool changeovers, theadvanced robotic solution has transformed a labour intensive bottleneck into aseamless and efficient ten-case-per-minute palletising operation. The seven robot cells have been running for over 18 months, having already paidfor themselves within 15 months through reduced labour costs and increasedefficiency.And the beauty of this solution is that it has been proofed for the future, with theability to adapt to the seasonal and ranging changes that are a feature of McVities’business. Pallet layer patterns can be added in-house following training fromBrillopak, ensuring that when new products or case sizes come on-line, whether insix weeks’ or six years’ time, the system can easily handle them. For more information, visit www.brillopak.co.ukpackaging, with biscuits being a prime example. Biscuitstypically come in tubes, but these are not solid in anyway, shape or form – leading to the fragile treatssnapping or crumbling when even the slightest pressureis placed on them. Corrugated end of line packaging canprotect them during transit, while also diffusing theweight of additional boxes down supporting frames. Iftwice as much content can be placed into a singlevehicle, then in theory it should allow for a 50% saving ontransport costs (or at least fuel). Some of the most significant developments to thepackaging industry aren’t whole machines, but rathersensors. Given the increased demands from the industry,which need to correspond to changes in consumer tasteand habits, as well as legislative changes, sensors need tobe up to the task. Therefore, the very latest sensors andsensor systems need to be designed for complex,frequently changing tasks while also meeting ever moredemanding brand protection, safety and documentationrequirements.Working in conjuncture with sensors is the use ofoffline case marking. Implementing such a strategygreatly reduces the human error which in turn bolstersefficient practices and decreases the risk of damagedgoods and loss. The ability to mark-up secondary packaging offlinemeets a growing need in today’s grocery market, wherethe emerging retail channels of discount, convenience andonline will account for all the growth over the next 1046 Á42-46_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:06 Page 3Food & Drink International 45www.fdiforum.netEND OF LINE PACKAGINGFlexLink is part of Coesia, a group of innovation- based industrial solutions companies operating globally headquartered in Bologna, Italy.www.coesia.comflexlink.comThe collaborative robot from FlexLink allows you to create a palletising pattern in as little as 20 minutes, using an Android tablet. Just enter the SKU details into the bespoke software to remotely create a sequence. No prior programming experience needed. Visit FlexLink’s YouTube channel to see a video of our collaborative robot, or call FlexLink on 01908 327200 to arrange a demonstration of the palletising options for your products.Easy palletising – a collaborative robot solutionInterroll’s modular conveyorplatform Interroll’s modular conveyor platform helps its customers, systemintegrators and OEMs, to react to the growing importance ofefficient material flow to end users. It is truly a plug-and-playsolution, energy efficient, smart, economical and flexible. Thepreassembled elements provide for simple on-site installation andreduced planning effort, while offering scalability for future growth.Key sorting elements such as transfers, diverts, lifts, stops, etc.,can be combined with belt and roller conveyors to realize basicconveying functions. The conveyor modules can be equipped with various drivesystems and can be combined with one another. Zero pressureaccumulation conveyors can be built by using proven andextremely energy-efficient 24 volt RollerDrive units that operatewithout any pneumatic actuators. A 400 volt drive solution thathas been optimized to handle high conveying speeds andextremely heavy goods (up to 45kg.) is also available for use inhigh-performance applications. For more information, visit www.interroll.co.uk.© Shutterstock/mindroom1442-46_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:06 Page 446 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netEND OF LINE PACKAGINGAstec provide a mobile packing conveyor system for flexibilityAstec Conveyors provided a number of mobile conveyors to give a flexible packingoperations for a major food manufacturer.These included modular belt conveyors, mobile belt conveyor and an ergonomic three tierpacking station assembly, designed to create a more efficient way for operators to pack awide assortment of products. Astec designed the conveyors in accordance with the customer’s specifications andrequirements for a flexible operation and mobility to easily relocate and assist with cleaning.The conveyors and control panel were manufactured from stainless steel with variable speed.Astec can also integrate and interface with other OEM packing equipment. Sales manager Paul Fox reported, “The project had a short lead time to meet thecustomer’s product launch date, but Astec Conveyors completed on time and well within theclient expectations.”For more information please visit, www.astecconveyors.com years as conventional supermarketsdecline. For many food operators, thisshift is driving a rapid rise in thecomplexity of their logistics operationsas demand grows for mixed cases andlittle-and-often deliveries to a widerrange of locations. With this in mind, having a supply ofboxes that are pre-marked withinformation about their contents anddestination helps minimise the chanceof human error as products reach theend of the packaging line.This balancing act must be takenfurther, however, and it’s alwaysimportant to keep the end user in mind.While saving money on fuel – and thusenvironmentally as well – might soundnice, the enthusiasm will rarely reachthe workers in the warehouses ofsupermarkets, who will not appreciatepackaging that is difficult to get into.Rigid and unyielding end of linepackaging that might have been goodfor protecting the product from strain,will not always be the easiest to breakapart for the shelves.Unless it is specifically designed tobe so, that is. Product displaypackaging and trays have helped tominimise this problem, with manyforms of transport packaging actuallytransforming into display packs withrelative ease. To use the examples ofbiscuits again, looking back fifteenyears it’s possible to remember thatmany biscuits were hand stacked onshelves. Nowadays it is different, withmost transit packaging includingperforated lines where the top part canbe torn off or pulled back, revealing theproducts inside a branded container.This is then placed onto the shelf itself,allowing consumers to reach in andtake the product at will. This kind of innovation iscommonplace now, but wasrevolutionary at the time – not onlysaving the manufacturer time andmoney, but also the retailer. It alsoallowed manufacturers to have morecontrol over their branding andadvertising, as they could have free reinon designing the displays.© Shutterstock/MOLPIX42-46_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:06 Page 5Food & Drink International 47www.fdiforum.netVITAFOODS EUROPEWith consumer awareness offunctional nutrition higher than ever, andscience and technology driving excitingnew innovations, the future fornutraceuticals is looking bright. In fact, asurvey by the organisers of VitafoodsEurope shows that 92% of industryprofessionals feel either quite positive orvery positive about the future for theircompany (up from 88% last year). Almost half (48%) see increasingconsumer awareness as one of thebiggest opportunities for their business,followed by innovation through newingredients (37%) and growth indeveloping markets (27%).Vitafoods Europe has undergone aseries of improvements to ensure theindustry makes the most of suchopportunities. The 2018 event willprovide valuable insights into the bigtrends and scientific advances shapingthe future, as well as offering expertadvice to help visitors overcomechallenges. The event is expected to attract over21,000 visitors and over 1,100 exhibitors,but despite enjoying a record-breakingyear in 2017, the event’s organisers havenot stood still. Based on feedback fromvisitors, the team has adapted andexpanded popular attractions andresources. For example, the New IngredientsZone will for the first time include anIngredients Theatre where visitors canfind out more about specific ingredients,products and services through casestudies and presentations.This year’s survey reveals a three-waytie at the top of the nutraceuticalagenda. Healthy ageing, generalwellbeing and digestive health, eachchosen by 23% of survey respondents,ranked jointly as companies’ mostimportant health benefit areas. Reflecting the importance of healthyageing, the Vitafoods Life StagesTheatre will offer expert sessions onnutrition requirements from infancy tolater life. Speakers will include Dr AstridStuckelberger of the Institute of GlobalHealth at the University of Geneva &Lausanne, who will give the keynotepresentation, “Beauty and Health: Goingfrom anti-aging to advanced health”while Dr Emma Schofield, Global FoodScience Analyst at Mintel, will discussfood, drink and healthcare for seniors ofdifferent age groups.Subtitle: The new and improvedVitafoods Education ProgrammeIn a fast-moving consumer-ledindustry, the importance of marryingfuture trends with the latest scientificresearch has never been greater.The Vitafoods Education Programme,which runs alongside the main tradeshow, brings together big names fromacademia and industry. After securingin-depth feedback from delegatesthrough research and interviews,Vitafoods Europe is proud to present anew, improved, more interactiveProgramme in 2018.For the first time, both the R&DForums and the Business & MarketingForums will include seven InteractiveRound Table Discussions to encouragethe sharing of best practice and peer-to-peer networking. And a new one-daypass option will allow time-pressureddelegates to take part in the forums ona cost-effective basis.For more information and toregister for free, visitwww.vitafoods.eu.com or getinvolved on Twitter@VitafoodsEurope.VitafoodsEurope 2018Taking place between 15-17 May 2018 in Palexpo, Geneva, VitafoodsEurope offers the most complete market overview of nutraceuticalingredients in the world. PHOTOS COURTESY OF INFORMA EXHIBITIONS 47_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:07 Page 148 Food & Drink Internationalwww.fdiforum.netMULTIMODAL 2018How do we keep Customsprocedures running smoothlypost-Brexit, and prevent ascenario that sees perishablefood and drink expiring inport?Tom Thornton, President ofthe Irish International FreightAssociation (IIFA), joins PeterMacSwiney from AgencySector Management (ASM).,and both Robert Keen andRobert Windsor from the BritishInternational Freight Association (BIFA)for ‘a discussion from both sides of theborder’.The Chartered Institute of Logisticsand Transport (CILT) will explore whatopportunities are being offered up byBrexit, and how we can seize them, in asession chaired by Geoff Lippitt FCILT,Business Development Director at PDPorts.The Freight Transport Association(FTA) will be exploring Brexit from a UK,pan-European, and global viewpoint.How will it affect market access, andwhat will stricter border controls meanfor perishable, time sensitive shipments?Multimodal is in its 11th year, andregistration is open for the three-dayevent, which will host discussions on theblurring line between retailers andlogistics providers, and the need torecruit more young people into thesupply chain industry.Last year, Multimodal welcomed arecord-breaking 9,449 specialists fromacross the supply chain industry, afigure expected to be surpassed thisyear, as the show has done every yearsince it was founded.“With Brexit imminent and disruptivenew technologies affecting thetraditional supply chain model, it is nowmore important than ever to listen andlearn from the experts,” said RobertJervis, Logistics Portfolio Director,Clarion Events.“Our workshop and seminarprogramme features over 20 panels andworkshops led by dozens of industryleaders, debating the most importantissues facing our industry today.”Multimodal has once again teamed upwith the Chartered Institute of Logisticsand Transport (CILT), theFreight Transport Association(FTA), and the United KingdomWarehousing Association(UKWA) for its workshop andseminar series.Voting remains open for theFTA Multimodal Awards 2018,and you can cast your vote upuntil the 16th April by visitingawards.multmodal.co.uk. Nowin their fourth year, the Awards rewardbest-in-class across air, road, rail, andmaritime services, as well as a YoungLogistics Professional, and a Shipper ofthe Year. The winners will be announcedat a gala dinner on 1st May at the VOXin Birmingham, at the close of the firstday of Multimodal 2018.“Recognising excellence andshowcasing best practice helps toensure our industry continues toinnovate, and we urge companies totake a few minutes to nominatethemselves and their suppliers so thatwe can celebrate those achievements.” This year sees the launch MultimodalAmericas, which will be co-located withThe International Air Cargo Association(TIACA)’s Air Cargo Forum in Toronto,Canada, from 16th to 18th October.For more information, visitwww.multimodal.org.uk.Multimodal 2018The proposed Irish border and how this will affect trade lanes between Ireland and the UKwill form part of the debate at Multimodal 2018, the free-to-attend show taking place atthe Birmingham NEC from the 1st to 3rd May 2018.48_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:08 Page 1Food & Drink International 49www.fdiforum.netALL-ENERGYAll four ‘pillars’ of the show –renewable generation, energyefficiency, low carbon heating andlow carbon transport – will be muchin evidence in the busy exhibition andmulti-stream conference. The North of Scotland lies at theheart of the exhibition for Highlandsand Islands Enterprise will once againbe exhibiting as part of the HI-energyand Orkney pavilion, highlighting thedepth and breadth of supply chaincapability and expertise in therenewable energy sector in theHighlands and Islands.In 2017 there was total attendanceof over 7,500 with 300+ exhibitingcompanies and over 400 speakers.The 2018 conference has animpressive line-up of industry,academic and political speakers(invitations have been extended tothe First Minister of Scotland, NicolaSturgeon MSP and to Claire Perry MP,Minister of State for Energy and CleanGrowth – and Scottish GovernmentMinisters Paul Wheelhouse MSP andHumza Yousaf MSP have confirmedtheir presence).There are streams and sessionsdevoted to the show’s four ‘pillars’ aswell as energy systems, energystorage, decarbonising industry,carbon capture and storage,community and local energy and theneeds of the farming community allpart of the annual mix. The fullprogramme will be online from mid-March.“We look forward to welcomingyou,” says Event Director, JonathanHeastie of organisers ReedExhibitions. “The buzz, theenthusiasm, the business done ... Itgives All-Energy a very special andvibrant feel.”All systems go forAll-Energy 2018It is indeed “all systems go” for All-Energy, the UK’slargest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition andconference, and the co-located Smart Urban MobilitySolutions (SUMS 2018). Both are held at Glasgow’s SECon Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 May.Online registration is at www.all-energy.co.uk and isfree to all with relevant business/ professionalinterests. Free registration also includes attendance atthe popular Giant Networking Evening.49_Layout 1 26/03/2018 11:08 Page 1Next >