Trade shows & events

IFFA 2022: Bizerba Starting Full Force into the New Trade Show Year

Balingen, Germany, 04/28/2022

| Bizerba, the specialist in weighing, slicing, and labeling, is once again making an entrance on the international trade show arena after a more than two-year interruption due to the pandemic. The latest forward-looking solutions for industry, trade, and retail will be showcased at IFFA, the world's premier trade show for the meat industry, from May 14 to 19, 2022.

The 430-square-meter booth in Hall 11.1 at Stand A11 will exhibit a wide variety of solutions for all customer segments – from industrial meat processors and trading companies to local butchers. There will be topics and exhibits aimed at every visitor looking for ideas and solutions for future-oriented food production. Based on the motto: “Shape your future. Today." the innovation specialist will be showcasing the total solutions that it has on offer and that help shape the future of its customers.

The focus will be on the major topics of automation, digitalization, and sustainability. Andreas W. Kraut, CEO & Shareholder of Bizerba eagerly looks forward to the trade show: "We are known for always having the right solution for any need. IFFA is an important innovation platform for us, allowing us to showcase this exceptional expertise to our long-standing customers in a worthy environment, and to inspire new customers at the same time."

The next generation of price labelers

Where does the product come from? And what is in it? Consumers are increasingly demanding transparency and quality. As a result, the food industry is facing greater demands for resource efficiency, productivity, and flexibility. What is needed are intuitive machines with a high degree of automation and a small footprint, featuring a short learning curve and ease of operation. The top exhibit at the Bizerba booth is designed for automatic weighing and labeling of pre-packaged goods in the industrial food sector with overall system effectiveness that measurably outperforms any comparable model. At the show, the labeling line will also feature an integrated inspection system. With it, the emphasis will be on the topic of food safety, while demonstrating the modularity and combination options of the various Bizerba systems.

A holistic digitalization partner

Even for the meat industry, digitalization has developed to become an inevitable part of the equation. “Simply building a good product and offering it to the market is no longer nearly enough. We offer our customers digital strategies for the future," says Michael Berke, Vice President Global Marketing & Sales at Bizerba. This is why the topic of "Digital Butcher Shop" will be addressed at the booth, he adds. There will be a demonstration of how online orders can be processed automatically and holistically with networked solutions from a single source. For example, the new K3 retail scale can be seamlessly networked with other systems. It receives orders and sends them directly to a slicer, connected to a suitable software, which then executes the order. This optimizes holistic processes with networking. Monitors will be available at the trade show booth to view and monitor all networked devices on-site for demonstration purposes. Anyone interested in expanding the performance of their digital solutions can add new functions via apps at any time. Modular software for retail, trade, or industry serves as a basis for this.

Integrating sustainability into processes

Responsibility has several dimensions. Manufacturers want to save resources and innovative technologies can play a direct part in this. Sustainable label solutions and energy-saving slicers are a good place to start. The patented CleanCut® technology, which is adapted to the properties of Bizerba CleanCut® linerless labels, is perfect for this concept. This revolutionary approach puts an end to blades with sticky adhesive and is fully geared towards reducing machine downtime. Full wrap labels, multi-page labels (C-wrap), and labels for classic labeling of individual packaging sides can all be produced without liner material. So, the rolls hold up to 90% more labels, and waste is reduced at the same time.