Empack Stage
Presented by Western Business Media
The Empack Technology Stage will highlight the latest challenges and trends in packaging processing, solving your manufacturing concerns throughout the whole supply chain.
Day One
Day Two
10:30 - 11:00
10:45 - 11:15
PACKAGING FOR E-FULFILMENT
LATE CUSTOMISATION AND JUST IN TIME FULFILMENT: THE PACE PLATFORM
Many e-commerce businesses are facing a ‘perfect storm’ of increasing order volumes coupled with diminishing labour availability. Cost pressures too, along with mounting consumer concerns over excessive packaging and large voids around packed items, are leading to a significant rise in interest in automated solutions. Discover how Sparck Technologies helps retailers, carriers, and postal operators streamline the shipping and fulfilment process with packaging technology solutions that put customers at the heart of the delivery experience.
Hosted by – Simon Duddy, Editor of Handling & Storage Solutions Magazine
Speaker
- Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager – Sparck Technologies
Ian will discuss the current trend of late customisation in conjunction with the need for just in time fulfilment which is in huge demand across multiple industries. He will look at how this apparent conflict can be managed by companies when deployed in their own manufacturing processes, drawing parallels with CME’s experience in developing the PACE Automation platform which has been designed to revolutionise clinical trial provisioning utilising exactly these methodologies
Hosted by – Simon Duddy, Editor of Handling & Storage Solutions Magazine
Speaker:
- Ian Marks, Head of Sales: Automation – CME Ltd
11:00 -11:30
11:30 - 12:30
THE FUTURE OF LIQUID REFILL IN SUPERMARKETS – THE ANSWER TO ROLLING OUT AT SCALE
DRIVING GREATER AGILITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE EXTERNAL SUPPLY CHAIN
For retailers, liquid refill trials have been messy, unreliable, time-consuming, and too expensive to maintain, however, with cutting edge recyclable pump technology, the future is bright for bulk dispensing. Find out how this new technology is enabling accurate, hygienic, flexible, and cost-efficient IoT machines for refill with rapid replenishments and no cleaning required
Speaker:
- Gillian Harding-Moore, Director – Marketing, Quantex | PSG
In this session featuring Nulogy, GXO & Nestlé, learn how a leading logistics provider and brand are leveraging purpose-built technology to level up efficiencies in its co-packing operations. From reduced material waste, to time saved on the shop floor, learn how co-pack software can enable leaner, more streamlined and more efficient production operations.
Speakers:
- Mark Catley, Business Development Director UK & Ireland – GXO
- Josephine Coombe – Managing Director Europe – Nulogy,
- Richard Pinkerton, Third Party Operations Manager – Nestlé
11:30 -12:00
12:45 - 13:15
THE VALUE OF OUTSOURCING YOUR ECOMMERCE FULFILMENT OPERATIONS
USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAXIMISE SUSTAINABILITY IN A GROWING PACKAGING MARKET
Hosted by the BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics
Join this panel led by the BCMPA exploring the challenges and current innovations in e-commerce and fulfilment, with a focus on how brands can go about outsourcing their own fulfilment requirements.
Speakers:
- Laura Palmer, Business Development Director – PHL Group
- Neil Daniels, CEO – Prolog Fulfilment
- Glen Hayes, Managing Director – Worldwide Logistics
- Emma Verkaik, Membership & Marketing Director – BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics
This session will explain how the packaging industry is challenged with 4 inter-connected global sustainability imperatives:
- Circular economy
- Resource availability/depletion
- Food waste
- 4. Climate change.
The Global Sustainability Leader for Sealed Air – will explore these challenges and explain how technology plays a part across all of these, and the impact it can have across packing, fulfilment and logistics operations.
Hosted by – Simon Duddy, Editor of Handling & Storage Solutions Magazine
Speaker:
- Ed Roberts, Global Sustainability Leader – Sealed Air
12:15 -12:45
13:30 - 14:00
THE FUTURE OF THE LABELLING INDUSTRY
USE OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS
The role of labels has changed dramatically over the last decade. Brand owners and converters need to deliver qualitative labels faster, in more variations, with track & trace features and at lower costs. BOBST provides a complete label production portfolio combining digital and flexo technologies, providing new levels of flexibility like never before.
Speakers:
- Koen Vlieghe, Zone Business Director Northern Europe/Baltics/Poland – BOBST
Andrew will talk about end of line packing and palletizing using Cobot solutions, He will also discuss thew scope of auxiliary products required for the solution and the safety considerations you must make when using them.
Hosted by – Simon Duddy, Editor of Handling & Storage Solutions Magazine
Speaker:
- Andrew Mason, Council Member – British Automation and Robot Association
13:00 -13:30
14:15 - 14:45
SUSTAINABLE WATER-BASED INKJET DIGITAL PRINTING SOLUTIONS FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGING: FILMS & PAPER
THINKING SUSTAINABILITY END-TO-END – USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAXIMIZE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FOOD & BEVERAGE WORLD
What are the key sustainability trends and drivers in flexible packaging production?
To understand flexible packaging we look at 3 key areas:
- Inkjet digital printing innovations for mainstream plastic film packaging applications.
- Digitally printed barrier Paper as a replacement for traditional plastic laminate structures.
- Future readiness: prepare your company with the right printing technology configuration.
Speakers:
- Juan Cano, Business Development Director – SCREEN Europe
The lever towards a more sustainable world cannot be limited to only one component. The whole value chain is what matters. From sourcing, to manufacturing, to consuming to producing to using. Russel and Julia will explain how the system for carton packaging is designed and which key measures are taken to design a more sustainable food and beverage world.
Speakers:
- Russel Lisle, Key Account Manager UK and Ireland – SIG
- Julia Trebels, Marketing Manager UK and Ireland – SIG Combibloc.
13:45 -14:15
15:00 - 15:30
INTRODUCING THE DIGITAL MANUFACTURING ACCELERATOR
NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN METALLIC LABELLING
Digital technologies continue to disrupt and enhance traditional business operations and practices. The benefits of adoption are wide ranging, covering everything from product design, manufacture, quality, distribution and supply chain activities. Despite this, the path to adoption is fraught with potential pitfalls, relating to the breadth of technology options and the often complex development and integration process. The MTC will use this session to share learnings from a decade of digital projects and present a structured approach to help realise digital technology benefits in your business.
Hosted by – Simon Duddy, Editor of Handling & Storage Solutions Magazine
Speaker:
- Seb Giudice, Chief Engineer – The MTC
Jeff will speak today about the sustainability and environmental benefits of ECOLEAF, and how this new disruptive technology can bring these benefits with enhanced metallic embellishment of labels for converters and users of labels.
Speaker:
- Jeff Shea, Senior External Consultant – ACTEGA
14:30 -15:00
Day Two
WHY AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE ULTRASONIC SEALING
Martin Kersh, Director, Foodservice Packaging Association
Ultrasonic sealing provides many benefits in packaging applications. But if it is so great, why isn’t everyone using it? This discussion will debunk the myths and review how the process actually works, what benefits you can expect from using ultrasonics and how to avoid common mistakes for a successful integration.
Speaker:
- Bill Aurand, Manager of Ultrasonic Applications – Lako Tool
Martin is a member of Defra and HMRC stakeholder advisory groups. He was a member of the government’s Litter Strategy Advisory Group and the Steering Group for Hospitality & Food Service Agreement seeking to reduce food waste. He attends the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Packaging, is chair of Packaging Innovations Big Carbon debate and has addressed many hospitality and packaging industry events.
15:15 -15:45
Day Two
GET A GRIP… IT’S ONLY MATERIAL!
Martin Kersh, Director, Foodservice Packaging Association
David discusses which comes first… material or machine… or joined-up thinking?
Lack of agency staff means that end of lines are automating fast! So, your choice of material and type of case needs more thought, if robots are now going to pick-up and load packs into boxes/crates. Matching material with robot-hand is 100% CRITICAL for perfect case loading. In this session, David shows why with video evidence of Brillopak’s end-of-line automation projects from customers.
Speaker:
- David Jahn – BrilloPak
Martin is a member of Defra and HMRC stakeholder advisory groups. He was a member of the government’s Litter Strategy Advisory Group and the Steering Group for Hospitality & Food Service Agreement seeking to reduce food waste. He attends the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Packaging, is chair of Packaging Innovations Big Carbon debate and has addressed many hospitality and packaging industry events.
16:00 -16:30
Day Two
GREEN BS – HOW BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE CAN HELP MANUFACTURERS BECOME CARBON NEUTRAL WITHIN 5 YEARS
Martin Kersh, Director, Foodservice Packaging Association
Hery Henry will demonstrate how turning collective decisions into individual ones through asking better questions helped Wipak develop industry-leading sustainability targets. He will then discuss how behavioural science can help societies and companies make better decisions faster by using the audience as a proxy.
Speaker:
- Hery Henry, Head of Brand and Sustainability – Wipak Group
Martin is a member of Defra and HMRC stakeholder advisory groups. He was a member of the government’s Litter Strategy Advisory Group and the Steering Group for Hospitality & Food Service Agreement seeking to reduce food waste. He attends the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Packaging, is chair of Packaging Innovations Big Carbon debate and has addressed many hospitality and packaging industry events.
