
Bangkok
“Exhibiting as part of the Sidel Group – along with Gebo Cermex – we presented the complete solutions and equipment for the beverage industry at ProPak Asia to help Asian producers react successfully to changing market demands.” Introduced by Guido Ceresole, Gebo Cermex, Vice President South East Asia & Pacific Region, Gebo Cermex (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Mr. Ceresole continued that “As we are a solution provider in the beverage industry and non-beverage industry who suppliers a complete service ranging from equipment, engineering services, after sales service, and spare parts. With a head quarter for Asia Pacific region in Bangkok, the company has many Thai staffs who have a good understanding about the market, which is very important.”
The food and beverage production in the Asia Pacific region continues to record strong growth and will fortify the region’s leading position globally. Urbanisation, income growth, and the sugar tax in combination with the increasing health-consciousness are changing consumer habits. These developments increase the demand for dairy products, the focus on premium products, and support the performance of bottled water and juices due to consumer’s cautiousness about sugar and calorie intake. In this growing and changing market place, Asian manufacturers, co-packers and brand owners need to be able to react flexibly to new demands and opportunities.
“Drink Tech zone of ProPak Asia this year, we are showcasing some top labelling and packaging innovations, end-of-line solutions, collaborative robot solutions and the latest product handling technology. Precise application of high-quality labels is a critical component of an excellent brand experience, as this allows manufacturers to differentiate their products, while giving end consumers the information they need. At the same time, a growing variety of beverage types and bottle formats has made labelling increasingly challenging, making flexibility a valuable benefit to beverage producers.” Said Mr. Ceresole
Another important thing that is improving working conditions while maintaining high safety standards. Collaborative robots solution CoboAccess Pal™ is an industrial, advanced and modular cobotic palletizer, ideal when looking for a robust, easy to use and affordable palletizing solution for a low speed line. Embedding Gebo Cermex’s usual high safety and industrial standards, this ultra-compact fenceless cell is designed to perfectly match the needs of very demanding environments.
“Collaborative robotics advance production line efficiency and reliability by improving working conditions and highly productive robotic can work closely with operators. CoboAccess Pal™ can be easily adjusted to adapt the machine with different pallets, allowing users to flexibly use the machine with any size and any type of the package and pallets. Not only that, the machine will answer to human safety in the production line, as it stops immediately when something goes wrong. It can also close the gap by replacing operators while the cost of manpower is increasing, particularly in Southeast Asia. The technology used in cobotic palletizer is also considered a brand-new technology that will be a revolution for the future.” Said Mr. Ceresole
Another machine he showed is AQFlex®, a brand-new breakthrough intelligent and all-in-one product handling solution that delivers unique agility and the fastest contactless product conveying and accumulation. AQFlex® supplies smooth single-lane conveying with full automatic changeover capability. Designed to fully respect fragile and premium containers, it gives you greater freedom to design attractive packaging shapes. An ideal solution for high-output production of unusually shaped or thin-wall containers.
“Thanks to fast single-lane product handling from 1,000-100,000 containers/hour at 95.5% efficiency, AQFlex® delivers continuous performance, greater efficiency and controlled production quality for maximized profitability, whatever the speed in FIFO mode. The machine was launched in Europe by the end of last year, and now being launched in Thailand.” Said Mr. Ceresole
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