Improved Productivity

Maximising Manufacturing Productivity With Our Automation Solutions

At Brillopak, we understand the challenges operations and production managers face in improving productivity in factories. With increasing pressures from labour shortages, inefficiencies, and rising costs, finding solutions to boost output is essential. 

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Why factories struggle with productivity

Low productivity in manufacturing plants often stems from several common issues:

  • Lack of automation: Relying solely on manual processes can slow production times and cause long lead times which can be discouraging to potential customers. Errors are also more likely, increasing material waste and rework time.
  • Inappropriate investment in automation: Machines that don’t align with operational needs or are unable to support scalability can hinder efficiency. This will, inevitably, affect profitability.
  • Unplanned downtime: Frequent equipment breakdowns or long tooling changes can result in unscheduled downtime, which impacts on throughput and makes it difficult to meet deadlines.
  • Labour shortages: With fewer skilled workers available, factories often struggle to maintain consistent output, damaging brand reputation and resulting in fewer orders.
  • Poor organisation: Inefficient workflows or equipment layouts can reduce overall productivity and lead to wasted time on packing lines.

How to improve productivity in a factory

 
An effective way to tackle these issues is to invest in automation. At Brillopak, our semi- and full automation solutions can enhance productivity in factories by delivering:

 

Continuous operation:

Our machines can work 24/7, boosting output without the need for breaks. The option to continue manufacture overnight and at weekends will reduce dependency on staff, increase throughput, and slash lead times.

Improved quality control:

Automation reduces human error and ensures consistent product quality, thereby reducing waste and avoidable reworks.

Enhanced safety:

Automating repetitive or dangerous tasks decreases the risk of workplace injuries and alleviates staff of physically demanding work, cutting sickness absence and the reliance on expensive agency workers.

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Picking and Placing - High-care

Gentle, high-speed picking and placing of unpackaged products into tray or packaging formats in high-care environments, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.

 

 

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Picking and Placing - Packaged

Versatile, high-speed, consistent picking of products in any packaging and placing into any container in any pattern with little or no tooling changeover required, increasing efficiency and reducing costs.

 

 

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Crate Weight Validating

Weighing crates automatically to make sure they are the expected weights as they exit the packing process to provide quality control, before being palletised and shipped.

 

 

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Bale Arm Closing

Closing bale arms automatically to prepare them for secure handling, storage, and onward movement through the line. This helps to create a more consistent process, reduce manual handling, and keeps products moving efficiently towards final packing or dispatch.

Crate Destacking

Efficient dispensing of empty stacked retail crates to supply high-volume packing lines and meet demands.



 

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Palletising

Reliably stacking containers such as crates, cases, and boxes up to 50kg, boosting end-of-line efficiency, reducing labour costs and consistent running with little or no tooling changeovers.

 

 

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Case Erecting

Automatically erecting cases or boxes ready to supply straight to the line ready to pack into. These can also be sealed once fully packed. 

 

 

 

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Why choose Brillopak for your factory automation solutions?

At Brillopak, we specialise in automation solutions that enhance productivity and adaptability for manufacturing plants. By choosing us for your workplace automation, your business will benefit from our extensive experience and commitment to ongoing research and development.

  • Flexible machines: Our equipment is designed to handle a range of products with no tooling changeover, minimising machine downtime and keeping packing lines running smoothly.
  • Semi-automated systems: Our semi-automated machines achieve a 15 per cent increase in line throughput per shift, making them an excellent starting point for improving productivity.
  • Fully automated systems: Capable of packing up to 150 packs per minute, our fully automated machines deliver high efficiency even in compact spaces and are suitable for businesses who are committed to full-scale automation of their factories. With our machines, you can kit out your whole factory (and that’s our aim!) but you can buy just one machine first to start, that may be all you ever buy and that’s still doable.

Tailored solutions for maximum productivity

Every factory is different, so at Brillopak our consultants work closely with our customers to recommend the right automation solutions. Our free, no-obligation automation audits will identify inefficiencies in your current setup, highlight potential areas for automation, and design tailored solutions that will not only meet your business’s current needs but also ensure that they can support growth.

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Get Your Free End-Of-Line Automation Audit

Would you like to book your free audit? In this consultation, we will look into what your packing lines currently involve, and look at which areas you could automate to:

→ Improve efficiency

→ Negate labour shortages

→ Increase line speed

BrilloPAK will help you select the machine which best suits your use-cases. Book your no-obligation consult and stay on the cutting edge of factory and warehouse automation.

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What Our Customers Say

Real experiences from operations managers who've integrated our machines into their production lines.

I wanted a system that would be straightforward to operate, with minimal downtime and line stoppages. The new system meets that requirement. Our operators appreciate the speed at which product changeovers can now be completed at the touch of a button. Our staff understood how to operate the system after a minimal period of training.

 

Muntons

The system has minimal downtime and I am pleased to recommend Brillopak to anyone considering packing automation.

 

 

 

TATA Steel

The new apple packing lines went live on time and on budget and have already achieved a step change in the quality of product that we deliver.

 

 

 

Morrisons

I found that Brillopak were really focused on doing the job professionally. They also remained on site to make sure all of our people understood the systems before they left.

 

 

McVities

We were looking for a supplier who could meet the specification, contribute ideas and also offer the flexibility to modify their machines to work with our environment. Brillopak was a good fit.

 

 

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