PA C K A G I N G
BIGGEST
Recognised globally, the
long-running biennial
event is heading back
to the Sydney Showground
30 SEPTEMBER 2019
on 25-28 May,
2021.
Mark Dingley, chairman of the
Australian Packaging & Processing
Machinery Association (APPMA),
which owns Auspack, says, “With
a record show in 2019, our 2021
event is already looking exciting.”
Key initiatives developed in 2019
will again be part of the future-driven
Auspack 2021.
These include the Auspack Business
and Industry Conference and
the APPMA Awards of Excellence,
along with interactive tools to enhance
visitors’ experiences.
“The Auspack Business and Industry
Conference, held as part of the
growing Packaging & Processing
Week, and the APPMA Awards
were excellent inclusions and
added a lot of value for visitors. We
AUSPACK 2021 TO BE THE
Planning is well underway for the
southern hemisphere’s leading
processing and packaging
trade event, Auspack 2021, with
phased exhibitor applications
opening on September 17th.
developed the conference
to enhance the educational
opportunities on
offer, while the well-received
APPMA Awards — the only
dedicated processing and packaging
machinery awards program
of their type in Australasia — were
an excellent way to recognise those
making a significant difference.”
Businesses who innovate across
the spectrum of processing technologies,
packaging machinery,
sustainable packaging, active
and intelligent packaging, digital
printing, packaging for ecommerce,
“last-mile” solutions, Industry 4.0,
factories of the future, artificial
intelligence, augmented reality and
virtual reality are encouraged to
apply for exhibition space.
Albert Kruger, event director with
Exhibitions & Trade Fairs (ETF), the
organiser of Auspack, says, “Exhibitor
applications will be handled in
the same way they were for 2019,
with APPMA members and previous
Sydney exhibitors given first
options in the four phases.”
The 2021 exhibition-space application
process is:
Phase 1: 17th September – 1st October
2019: open to APPMA members
who have previously exhibited
in Sydney (Auspack 2017) with the
opportunity to secure their previous
space or similar, if unavailable.
Phase 2: 2nd October – 29th
October 2019: open to all APPMA
members.
Phase 3: 30th October – 27th
November 2019: open to all
previous Sydney (Auspack 2017)
exhibitors, with the opportunity
to secure their previous space or
similar if unavailable.