On Tuesday 7 November we took part in the round-table discussion on the automation and robotics sector applied to the packaging industry, organised by the portal infoPLC++, a leading media outlet in the field. The event, held at Fira Barcelona, was attended by representatives from the most important companies in the sectors and was moderated by Xavier Alcober, an infoPLC++ collaborator specialising in analysis and trends in industrial automation, robotics and industry 4.0.
The round-table discussion talked about the current situation in the sector and highlighted the challenges faced by companies supplying technology to the packaging sector, in terms of the changes, innovation and trends that are taking place:
- The current situation in the sector: problems arising from geopolitics and the supply chain crisis
- Technology transformation in the packaging sector within the Industry 5.0 paradigm
- Flexibility and productivity
- Sustainability challenges
- Changes in demand in the packaging sector
- Cybersecurity
- The importance of human factors
All of this with the presence of a broad cross-section of industry leaders, such as:
- Xavier Pifarre, Channel Manager at ABB Robótica Spain
- Oriol Grima, Marketing Manager at B&R
- Octavi Martí, Sales Engineer, Sales Department at Beckhoff Automation
- Víctor Naranjo,Sales Factory Automation DCET/SLF-ES at Bosch-Rexroth
- Toni García, Head of Food Industry for Spain and Portugal at Festo
- Cristian Gago, Food & Commodities Key Account Manager at Omron
Of the more than 720 direct companies and 1,250 represented brands that will make up the exhibition area of Hispack 2024, one hundred will be suppliers of automation and robotics technology applied to packaging. Click here to see the exhibition catalogue, which is divided into sections for each one of the trade fair’s five main sectors, featuring the exhibitors that have already confirmed their participation in the edition taking place from 7 to 10 May 2024.
Find more information on the round-table discussion in the article published by the portal infoPLC++ here
