interpack 2023 – automated, safe and sustainable packaging
| Bizerba's booth at interpack 2023 met with an enormous response. Visitors from nearly 80 countries obtained information about our digitalized automation solutions from incoming goods to end-of-line. Other topics currently of major interest to existing and potential customers: food safety and sustainability.
It was a meet-up not only of the packaging industry but also of the global Bizerba family:
colleagues from no less than 20 countries came together for the world's leading trade show in Dusseldorf. On the eve of the trade show, the team gathered at a kickoff meeting to prepare for the crowds of visitors and familiarize themselves with the details of the booth concept. The main focus of the exhibition was on the topics of digitalization, food safety, sustainability, and automation.
The booth visualized the production line
To make the many automation opportunities along the supply chain in food companies tangible, Bizerba's exhibits at the booth were configured to form an example production line. Bizerba solutions for incoming goods, production, packaging, labeling, inspection, and end-of-line applications were arranged in a line, augmented by innovative solutions for intralogistics and digital solutions.
Turnkey solutions
In addition to hardware, the Bizerba solutions portfolio also includes the BRAIN2 industrial software, the required apps, the planning and the implementation into existing environments. For this reason, automation solutions for the aforementioned – and also other – areas are offered turnkey from a single source.
The new colleague: Cobot
The fully automatic product handling solution based on Cobot technology was a crowd favorite at the Bizerba booth. The product can be used to automate processes at a range of different points along the supply chain. For example, in the end-of-line area, a Cobot is designed to stack packaged products into cartons – at speeds of up to 90 packs per minute. Oliver Deifel, Director of Global Customer Solutions at Bizerba: "We have clearly hit the pulse of the times with the open, flexible concept. The interest in its versatile applications was enormous." Especially in times of substantial staff shortages in many places, Cobots are a straightforward way of helping to ensure the necessary throughput in production lines.
Increased sustainability, less downtimes
Sustainability was a concern that came up remarkably often in our meetings and discussions. In this regard as well, we presented innovative solutions at the trade show booth. For example: The CleanCut® Linerless labeling solution. It includes not only the hardware and software but also Bizerba linerless labels which are specifically adapted to the Bizerba devices. What makes it special: the labels no longer require adhesive at the intersections. This prevents adhesive build-up, and the blades require significantly less cleaning. Moreover, by doing away with backing paper, less waste is created. A welcome side effect: with no backing paper, considerably more labels fit on a roll, greatly reducing downtime for roll changes.
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Double the shelf life of food
Our strategic partnership with the Italian packaging systems manufacturer Italian Pack brought another major advance in sustainability. One result of the collaboration is our exceptionally compact line solution for automated slicing and packaging in the retail and trade sectors. Compared to conventional methods, it more than doubles the shelf life of fresh food. Moreover, this extremely long shelf life enables more flexible production while reducing food waste by increasing the use-by date.
Fully networked trade show booth
To demonstrate the digitalization potential, all devices at the booth could be networked with one another, just like in a real production scenario. The Bizerba BRAIN2 industry software acquires all settings and jobs, so that the staff only has press "Start". An example of this was demonstrated with the new GLM-I labeling system, which premiered as a series model at the trade show. The system's labelers adjust automatically when products are changed and position themselves automatically so that the labels can be placed individually, depending on the product.
"We have our work cut out for us"
An in-depth exchange of ideas at the Bizerba booth further reinforces our strategy: being able to deliver highly customized solutions by offering a holistic overall package of flexible, modular systems, open software architecture, and suitable services. After many discussions with existing and potential customers, Michael Berke, Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at Bizerba, seems extremely satisfied with the success at interpack 2023: "The quantity and quality of the visitors to our booth was overwhelming", he sums up the experience. "I expect a very high number of concluded contracts over the coming weeks and months – we have our work cut out for us."
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About Bizerba
Bizerba is one of the world's leading suppliers of precision products and integrated solutions for slicing, processing, weighing, testing, order picking, labeling and payment. As an innovative company, the Bizerba Group is continuously driving forward the digitalization, automation and networking of its products and services.
In this way, Bizerba offers its customers from trade, commerce, industry and logistics greater added value with complete state-of-the-art solutions. From hardware to software, apps, and cloud solutions, all complemented by the appropriate labels or consumables, Bizerba adheres to the motto 'unique solutions for unique people'.
Bizerba was founded in 1866 in Balingen / Baden-Württemberg and is today one of the top players in 120 countries with its solutions portfolio. The family-run company, now in its fifth generation, employs around 4,500 people worldwide and has production facilities in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Serbia, UK, China, Canada and the USA. In addition, the group of companies maintains a worldwide network of sales and service locations. Further information about Bizerba can be found at www.bizerba.com.