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Issue: JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2009: Editorial copy deadline: 5th December - Publication date W/C 20th January

DRINKS - CARBONATED AND SOFT DRINKS, BEERS WINES & SPIRITS

Packaging: Bottle and can filling, bag-in-box, liquid cartons, RoPP, capping & closing, washing, cleaning, sleeving, decorating, coding, marking and labelling, conveying.

Processing: Cold fill, hot fill, pasteurisation, carbonation, bulk handling and storage, complete process lines.

PLUS: DRINK MACHINERY FOCUS: High-speed filling and closing, End of line: Robotics and Palletising/Depalletising.

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS:
What is the impact of environmental consumer concerns on the machinery sector? PLUS regulations and legislation and new technologies.

Pro2Pac exhibition preview: Show preview of this bi-annual event focusing on companies serving the food and drink markets.
(ExCeL London 15 - 18 March)

Issue: MARCH - APRIL 2009: Editorial copy deadline: 24th December - Publication date W/C 20th March

READY MEALS, CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES

Packaging: the machinery and material interface; complete lines; cartons and sleeving; sealing; inspection; flowwrapping; Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP); sachets and stick packs; single serve packs; legislation; hygiene; food labelling.

Processing: cooking; depositing; mixing and blending for sauces; temperature measurement; refrigeration; weighing.

PLUS: READY MEALS MACHINERY FOCUS:

• Cartons and cartoning including cartonboard sleeves.
• Sachets and stick packs, and single serve developments.

Issue: MAY - JUNE 2009: Editorial copy deadline: 27th February - Publication date W/C 20th May

HEALTH AND BEAUTY: COSMETICS, TOILETRIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS

Packaging: aerosols; pumps; sprays; tubes and sachets; print and decoration; luxury wrap; tamper evidence; child resistance; inserting; leak testing; anti-counterfeiting; track and trace: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), coding, marking and labelling, inspection and verification.

Processing: blending for liquids and creams; mixing; granulation; coating; tablet pressing; Rumps.

PLUS: HEALTH AND BEAUTY MACHINERY FOCUS:

• Hot Filling and Tube Filling.
• Leak Testing.

PLUS: Legislation and Regulations

Issue: JULY - AUGUST 2009: Editorial copy deadline: 30th April - Publication date W/C 20th July

FRESH PRODUCE: MEAT, FISH, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Packaging: flowwrap; bagging; Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP); tray sealing; temperature monitoring; labelling; coding and marking; sorting; check weighing; vacuum packing.

Processing: irradiation; nanotechnology; chilling; chopping and cutting; slicing and dicing; aseptic processes, Clean in Place/Wash in Place (CIP/WIP) systems; organic produce.

PLUS: FRESH PRODUCE MACHINERY FOCUS:

• Inspection, sorting and weighing.
• Wrapping and Vacuum Packing.
• Case Packing for fresh and frozen foods.

Issue: SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2009: Editorial copy deadline: 30th June - Publication date W/C 20th September

SNACKS AND BAKERY

Packaging: bagging; tray packing; cartoning; high speed flowwrap; sealing; coding, marking and labelling; inspection; conveying.

Processing: cooking; coating and decoration; mixing; depositing; forming; dosing; extrusion.

PLUS: SNACKS AND BAKERY MACHINERY FOCUS:

• Form/fill/seal and Robotics.

PPMA Show Preview and Show Issue: Official preview of the PPMA Show 2009. The issue will be devoted to the event including many exhibitor highlights. Extra distribution at the show. (Birmingham NEC September 29 - October 1.)

Issue: NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2009: Editorial copy deadline: 31th August - Publication date W/C 20th November

RETAIL FOCUS AND RETAIL READY PACKAGING

What is the real impact of the big retailers on the packaging and processing machinery market? Machinery Update surveys the industry for its views to identify the latest trends.

CHEMICAL HOUSEHOLD AND DIY

Packaging: Bulk liquid and powder filling; can and drum filling; sack filling; powder filling; bucket elevators; closing; handling systems; weighing.

Processing: Granulation; mixing and blending; cleaning; containment and handling; emptying; pumps; control systems; vessels.

PLUS: RETAIL MACHINERY FOCUS:

• Retail Ready Packaging, Case and Tray Packing.
• Shrink Wrapping, Transit and Display, and Collation.
• Blister and Skin Packing.
• Cartons and Cartoning.

We review the latest Hazardous Chemicals Regulations, ATEX.

REGULAR FEATURES: Every issue of Machinery Update devotes specific pages to the latest machinery applications - Machinery in Action, New Machinery, News & People and Labelling, Coding and Marking.

PPMA reserves the right to make changes to the Features List 2009. The Features List is a guide only and does not constitute a guarantee to publish.

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