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It is not just about the number of people on the line. It is about optimising the number of packs per minute achievable with the minimum number of people. Although Brillopak manufactures packaging machines and palletisers, we recognise that for some businesses full...

“It’s not how fast your machinery says its packing, it’s how many finished products per minute you are actually placing on a pallet at the end of the line.” Over the past 5 years I have spent considerable time in fresh produce packhouses seeing how people work, and...

Brillopak machines tend to be worked hard over sustained periods. We need to know before we build anything that our systems are sufficiently robust for purpose. So we use specialist software which identifies potential vulnerable points when various stresses are...

I went to Fruit Logistica this year. For those who don’t know, this is one of the biggest shows in the world for fruit growers. The show was immense and had I been wearing a Fitbit, I am sure I would have covered over 40,000 steps in a day! However it was fascinating...

About a year ago an Operations Director I respect came to our factory to see one of our machines. He is recognised in the industry as someone who turns operational efficiency into millions of pounds added to the bottom line every year. He looked at our robotic packing...