Post Show Report Agroprodmash 2020
25th Anniversary Edition of the International Exhibition for Equipment, Technologies, Raw Materials and Ingredients for the Food Processing Industry
Agroprodmash 2020 is a number one trade show in the food processing industry in Russia. The anniversary edition presented the current key trends of the food processing industry. The most important ones are automation, robotization, and digitalization. Recently, the requirements for food industry safety have increased significantly. Agroprodmash 2020 displayed the latest robotic solutions for packaging and logistics, including the concept of unattended production, as well as equipment and tools for sanitation and hygiene of food enterprises. Another important trend is natural ingredients.
Dates: 5–9 October 2020
Venue: EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Organised by EXPOCENTRE AO
Supported by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
Under auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Labels: UFI, RUEF, Russia's largest exhibition in 2018-2019 in all nominations in the category 'Food Industry, Equipment and Ingredients' according to the Russian National Exhibition Rating
Attendance: 10,093 professional visitors
Exhibitors: 366 companies (90 companies are foreign exhibitors, 276 companies represent both Russian manufacturers and foreign dealers, 173 of them showed Russian developments)
Countries: 19
International and regional pavilions: Germany and Italy
Types of products on display: equipment and technologies for all steps of food production from production of raw materials and ingredients to production of finished goods, their packaging, quality control, cooling, storage and logistics solutions
Sergey Bednov, Director General of EXPOCENTRE AO
"The exhibition was held at a difficult time for the economy of Russia and many other countries, which had found themselves in a pandemic. Despite all this, Agroprodmash 2020 took place with enough success. It is proved by the show's key statistics, and feedback of the exhibitors, visitors and partners. What is really important is that Agroprodmash 2020 showcased quite a lot of equipment and machinery. Despite all the difficulties, many exhibitors brought real machinery and not just advertising leaflets about their products. The event programme was also very rich. Every day there were some workshops, conferences and forums. Once again we have proved that face-to-face networking and live demonstrations can never be replaced by online alternatives."
The participants in the official opening ceremony included President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Chuvash Republic Petr Chekmarev, Director of the ICE Moscow Representative Office Francesco Pensabene, President of the Russian Grain Union Arkady Zlochevsky, Executive Director of the National Union of Meat Processors Ekaterina Luchkina, President of the Food Ingredients Producers Union Tatiana Savenkova, and other.
According to the speakers, EXPOCENTRE has managed to prepare a very respectable exhibition despite the current situation. The presence of Russian companies showcasing new technologies and developments indicates a good preparation in this regard. Foreign companies have also brought their equipment, which is an opportunity to see and compare products that are made in Russia and abroad.
Watch video of the opening ceremony>>.
After the opening ceremony, the Russian Dairy Union and the Veterinary and Life federal information periodical of Rosselkhoznadzor signed a partnership agreement on information cooperation. It was truly one of the landmark events for many exhibitors.
Show highlights
The Italy national pavilion, organised by ICE/ITA, presented two professional associations ANIMA (the Federation of Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industries) and UCIMA (the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association), and 20 companies.
Francesco Pensabene, Director of the ICE Moscow Representative Office
"The efficiency of participation in Agroprodmash is proved by the facts. There are prospects for cooperation between our countries in a number of sectors such as the fish processing industry, vegetable oil production, fine meat processing and vegetable growing. In these areas, the cooperation between Italy and Russia can develop exponentially. And in this context cooperation with EXPOCENTRE is of particular importance."
The Germany national pavilion presented 23 companies which showed equipment for meat, poultry and fish processing, confectionery and bakery, heat treatment, cutting, packaging, and storage, etc.
Russian national group stands and pavilions brought together 51 companies in total from the Republic of Tatarstan, the Altai, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais, and the Kaluga, Moscow, Samara, Tver, Vladimir and Voronezh Oblasts. Exhibitors showed products and developments for meat processing, dairy, confectionary and bakery industries, as well as packaging and refrigeration equipment, solutions for general food technology, logistics and waste processing. Companies from the Belgorod, Kaliningrad, Kursk, Rostov, Saratov and Tula Oblasts took part in the exhibition thanks to the assistance and financial support of their regional authorities.
Major machinery and equipment manufacturers from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Russia showed their products at APM MeatTech, APM PoultryTech and APM Ingredients.
APM Packaging welcomed companies from Belarus, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Switzerland and Turkey. They demonstrated packaging equipment and materials, packaging automation and robotics as well as machinery that can be integrated into automated lines.
APM Bakery and APM SweetTech showcased equipment from Germany, Italy, Russia and Turkey.
APM FruitMash demonstrated products of companies from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and Ukraine.
Interesting solutions were demonstrated at APM DairyTech, APM Bottling and APM DrinkMash.
APM Food Hygiene showcased advanced equipment and technologies for safe and eco-friendly food processing.
APM Automation showed solutions which would be the future of food production. Key exhibitors were OMRON, K-Solutions, Giden Electronics, RBS, ULMA Packaging and others. The visitors saw the main components of modern packaging and filling machines, as well as a robotic zone of piece-by-piece and group accounting, new developments and solutions in the field of robotization of production and technological operations, solutions for sorting, stacking and palletizing of products using robots, automated multi-purpose lines for bakeries and confectioneries. Delta Electronics demonstrated the SCARA robot and controllers of the ASD-MS series, which allowed creating one’s own robots.
The counselling centres for ingredients, refrigeration technology and confectionery were open on all exhibition days.
The Employment Centre gave information about current job offers of exhibiting companies, posted CVs, and offered professional career development consultations.
Event programme
The key topics of 2020 were digital technologies, robotics for food processing, innovative technologies for the meat, dairy and confectionery industries, fruit and vegetable processing, lean manufacturing, and safe working environment.
The exhibition has become a venue for many important meetings of professional unions and associations, which addressed a wide range of issues related to modernization of food production to promote the further development of the food and food processing industry. Representatives of Russia's leading research institutes told about their latest developments.
The traditional competition of meat boners was a great success.
You can see the competition at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nJc0AEl5Cw
Read exhibitor and visitor feedback here>>.
Learn more about Agroprodmash 2020 in the show's video diary.
The 26th edition of the Agroprodmash International Exhibition for Equipment, Technologies, Raw Materials and Ingredients for the Food Processing Industry will run on 4–8 October 2021 at EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia.
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Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO