On 28th February and 1st March 2018 the packaging technology event, Empack, will return to the NEC Birmingham.

Industry professionals and retailers will gather to discover the latest technological advances in packaging, from logistics to transit and robotics and automation.

Olympus Automation Ltd. (OAL) will showcase APRIL EYE- an intelligent date code verification system created in a bid to cut food waste in the supply chain.

The system was developed in partnership with the University of Lincoln in a retailer led initiative, APRIL EYE uses AI to read back and verify date codes, preventing product recalls related to the incorrect application of date codes. In removing human error from the supply chain, this technology will hope to reduce food waste related to the incorrect date coding of products.

You can book your place at Empack online.