Don’t miss Cama Group’s class-leading solutions at interpack 2026 – 7th to 13th May, Messe Dusseldorf
Every three years, the global packaging industry converges on Dusseldorf for interpack, the world’s leading trade fair for processing and packaging. From May 7th to 13th, 2026, over 2,700 exhibitors from 60 countries will showcase the latest innovations to an expected audience of 170,000 packaging professionals. For anyone involved in secondary and tertiary packaging automation, this is the must-attend event of the year.
Among the hundreds of machinery suppliers presenting at Messe Dusseldorf, Cama Group stands out as one of the most anticipated exhibitors. The Italian packaging specialist has built a reputation for engineering excellence and practical innovation over four decades, and this year’s interpack presentation promises to reinforce why industry leaders trust Cama for their most demanding applications.
What to Expect at Stand A33 in Hall 13
Visitors making their way through the expansive interpack exhibition halls will find Cama Group in Hall 13, Stand A33, where the company has designed an immersive showcase featuring three state-of-the-art production lines running live demonstrations throughout the week. This isn’t just static machinery on display—each system will be actively demonstrating real-world packaging applications, giving visitors the opportunity to see exactly how Cama’s technology performs under operational conditions.
The machines selected for interpack 2026 represent the full spectrum of Cama’s capabilities in highly robotized secondary and tertiary packaging. What makes this particularly significant is that all three systems are built according to Cama’s BTG (Breakthrough Generation) design philosophy. This proprietary framework ensures that every machine delivers optimized flexibility for handling multiple product formats, enhanced accessibility for maintenance teams, and elevated hygiene standards critical for food and pharmaceutical applications. The modular architecture underlying BTG allows Cama to adapt each solution precisely to customer requirements across diverse industries including food, beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, home care, and pet food.
The Evolution of Continuous Motion: CL169 Cartoner
In one corner of the Cama stand, visitors will discover the latest evolution of the company’s popular CL169 continuous motion sideload cartoner. This machine represents Cama’s response to changing market demands, incorporating a fundamentally new approach to cartoning that delivers enhanced repeatability and simpler operation without sacrificing the speed that makes continuous motion systems so valuable for high-volume production.
What immediately strikes operators when they approach the CL169 is the attention to ergonomics. Loading cartons is significantly easier thanks to improved access points and intuitive design, while toolless changeovers support maximized uptime by allowing format switches without the traditional delays associated with mechanical adjustments. These seemingly small improvements add up to substantial productivity gains over the course of a production shift, particularly in facilities running multiple SKUs.
The CL169 at interpack will also showcase Cama’s deployment of FactoryTalk Optix HMI from Rockwell Automation, representing the newest generation of industrial operator interfaces. Combined with servo-driven conveyor solutions using independently controlled product-carrying platforms, the system demonstrates unprecedented flexibility and agility in product handling. This is the kind of technology advancement that becomes immediately apparent when you see the machine running live—something that makes the journey to Dusseldorf worthwhile.
Integrated Excellence: The MTL Monobloc Top Loader
Moving to another section of Stand A33, visitors will encounter Cama’s MTL monobloc top loader, a machine that perfectly illustrates the company’s capabilities beyond food packaging. This integrated system combines carton erection, product grouping, carton filling, and carton closing within a single machine footprint—a level of integration that simplifies line layout and reduces the complexity of synchronizing multiple separate machines.
The ergonomic improvements visible throughout the Cama lineup are particularly evident here. Machine access has been optimized for easier operation and maintenance, with better visibility into the process and lowered carton magazines that reduce the physical strain of loading materials. These considerations matter enormously in real production environments where operators work full shifts and maintenance teams need to perform adjustments quickly.
But the real technological showcase within the MTL is Cama’s in-house developed robotic systems. The machine demonstrates a carefully choreographed ballet of precision movement performed by no fewer than six RB002 delta robots working in concert with Cama’s newest RB003 carbon fiber robot. Watching these robots work together is mesmerizing—each unit executing millimetric pick-and-place operations at high speed, yet moving with fluid grace. The carbon fiber construction of the RB003 represents a significant advancement, delivering the strength required for industrial applications while reducing moving mass to enable even faster cycle times.
Because these are proprietary Cama robots rather than off-the-shelf units, they integrate seamlessly with the company’s control systems and benefit from design optimizations specific to packaging applications. This translates to reduced maintenance requirements and more reliable long-term performance—critical factors that don’t always show up in specification sheets but make an enormous difference over a machine’s operational lifetime.
Proven Performance: The FW748 Wraparound Case Packer
The third centerpiece machine at the interpack exhibit is Cama’s FW748 wraparound case packer, one of the company’s most commercially successful platforms with multiple orders secured every year. There’s good reason this machine has become so popular—it combines highly effective case packing with operational features that directly address real production challenges.
One particularly impressive capability is the FW748’s semi-automated changeover system. When a format change is required, operators simply select the new recipe from the HMI, and the machine automatically adjusts its motion dynamics and profiles to accommodate the different product dimensions or packaging specifications. This eliminates much of the mechanical setup time traditionally required for format changeovers, directly improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) the metric that ultimately determines production line profitability.
The FW748 also serves as the demonstration platform for core elements of Cama’s MEP (Machine Enhancement Programme), the company’s collaborative robotics initiative. Flanking the case packer are an Automated Carton Loader (ACL) and an Automated Case Palletiser (ACP), both designed to remove human limitations and fatigue-induced slowdowns from pre- and post-packaging operations.
Beyond Machinery: The Machine Enhancement Programme
While interpack naturally focuses attention on packaging machinery, Cama’s MEP represents a broader vision of production automation. The collaborative robot systems on display address a fundamental reality in modern manufacturing: repetitive manual tasks create bottlenecks, introduce variability, and contribute to operator fatigue. The ACL and ACP systems eliminate these issues by automating carton loading and case palletizing with consistent precision throughout every shift.
What makes MEP particularly valuable is its flexibility. While the systems at interpack are integrated with Cama packaging machines, they can also be purchased as standalone solutions and integrated with third-party equipment. This makes them accessible to facilities with existing infrastructure who want to incrementally automate without replacing entire production lines. The MEP portfolio also includes Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) for internal logistics, creating a comprehensive ecosystem for packaging automation.
Exploring Solutions Beyond the Show Floor
Physical space at interpack is valuable, and even Cama’s substantial stand can only showcase a fraction of the company’s total capabilities. That’s why the exhibit includes digital access to Cama’s complete portfolio, encompassing additional machine styles and formats alongside complementary technologies that extend system capabilities.
Among these digital offerings are Cama’s advanced vision systems that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning for quality control and product verification. These aren’t generic vision solutions retrofitted to packaging applications — they’re purpose-developed systems that understand the specific challenges of high-speed packaging lines. The company’s technical team conducts in-depth application studies before recommending any add-on technology, ensuring that each addition delivers tangible return on investment rather than simply adding complexity.
Sustainability Through Engineering Excellence
Sustainability has become a central theme at interpack, and Cama’s approach to this challenge is characteristically practical. Rather than treating sustainability as a separate feature, the company integrates it into fundamental design decisions. Efficient mechanical design reduces energy consumption. Optimized automation minimizes material waste. Maximized uptime means more productive output from the same resource input. Advanced packaging design support helps customers transition to more environmentally friendly materials without sacrificing protection or shelf appeal.
These improvements accumulate into packaging solutions that are more sustainable not through compromises but through superior engineering. It’s an approach that resonates with companies facing pressure to improve environmental performance while maintaining or improving operational efficiency—a challenge that describes much of the audience walking the interpack halls.
Why This Interpack Presentation Matters
In an era where machinery specifications can be reviewed online and virtual tours offer remote access to manufacturing facilities, there’s still immense value in experiencing packaging automation firsthand at events like interpack. The way a machine sounds when running at full speed, the accessibility of maintenance points, the intuitiveness of the operator interface—these factors profoundly influence long-term satisfaction but can’t be fully evaluated through documentation.
Cama Group’s interpack 2026 presentation offers this hands-on evaluation opportunity with three production-ready systems running continuously throughout the show. The company’s technical sales managers will be on hand to discuss specific applications, explore custom configurations, and provide insights drawn from decades of solving complex packaging challenges across virtually every major industry.
For packaging engineers, production managers, and operations directors evaluating automation investments, this is an opportunity to see proven technology performing real applications, ask detailed technical questions, and understand how Cama’s combination of proprietary robotics, advanced controls, and modular architecture translates into solutions that deliver reliable performance year after year.
Planning Your Visit to Stand A33
With interpack drawing unprecedented crowds and featuring innovations from across the packaging industry, strategic planning helps ensure you maximize your time at Messe Dusseldorf. Cama Group encourages interested visitors to schedule dedicated appointments in advance by contacting sales@camagroup.com. This allows the technical team to prepare for your specific interests and questions, ensuring productive discussions tailored to your applications.
Whether you’re researching automation options for a new facility, looking to upgrade existing lines, or simply staying current with packaging technology trends, Cama Group’s interpack 2026 presentation offers insights that come from four decades of engineering innovation combined with real-world installation experience across thousands of successful projects worldwide.
The combination of live machinery demonstrations, expert technical consultation, and comprehensive portfolio access makes this one of the most valuable stops on any interpack itinerary. We look forward to welcoming you to Hall 13, Stand A33, from May 7-13, 2026, and demonstrating why leading companies worldwide trust Cama Group for their most critical packaging automation needs.
