Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 20 2018 | Page 4

Talk to ABB at PPMA 2018 to unlock the power of automation ABB to show how automation is a recipe for success in food, beverage and pharmaceuticals production ABB will be demonstrating how its latest technologies can transform performance in food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes at PPMA 2018, taking place at the Birmingham NEC, 25th - 27th September 2018. Stand F80 will feature examples from ABB’s extensive automation and digital portfolio, with experts on hand to explain how they can be deployed to help address the growing demands of today’s cost-conscious, choice- hungry consumers. Demonstrations will show how products such as ABB’s FlexPicker and YuMi™ collaborative robots, process controllers, food safe stainless-steel motor and the new Visitors will also be able to and Ireland. “Our automation and learn how the ABB Ability digital digital technologies can help them platform enables data from these to do this. Our ability to supply technologies to be used to inform these technologies, coupled with reducing environmental impact. decision-making and production our expertise in applying and operations, creating new possibilities integrating them, can be a vital first The stand will also introduce the for end-to-end process optimisation, step in helping companies towards from power to palletising. achieving a smarter, more efficient smart sensor for motors can help manufacturers to realise all-round improvements in efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness whilst new food grade variant of ABB’s IRB 1200 compact robot. Combining fast cycle times and long reach with a class-beating turning radius, the IRB1200 can be used in confined spaces without interfering with other equipment or processes, enabling the creation of smaller cells whilst still offering fast and flexible performance. 4 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk production process.” “Times are changing for food, beverage and pharmaceuticals To find out more about ABB’s producers, who must be able to offering for food, beverage and respond more quickly than ever to pharmaceutical applications, visit the changing tastes and demands www.bit.ly/ABB_Food, email of today’s consumers but without [email protected] or call compromising on quality,” says Mike 01908 350300 ref. Food & Wilson, Business Development beverage’. Manager for ABB Robotics UK