Packaging Types

Most automation companies are built around a small number of formats they know well, and an assumption that your product will fit into them. Unlike other companies, Brillopak designs the tooling and the solution around your packaging.

The range of formats Brillopak handles is broad because the engineering that makes it possible is flexible. The same UniPAKer platform, with innovative end effectors designed for the application, can be configured for the vast majority of packaging formats used in food manufacturing today.

Shelf-ready packaging (SRP):

Pre-loaded boxes that go straight to the retail shelf without re-packing

Flow wrapping:

Flexible film wrapping for a wide range of food products

Vertical form fill seal (VFFS):

Bags formed, filled, and sealed in a continuous process

Trays:

Rigid tray formats for chilled and ambient products

Tubs, pots, buckets, and containers:

Rigid formats including chilled dairy, dips, prepared foods, and bulk produce

Boxes:

Cardboard and corrugated retail and transit formats

Bags:

Pre-formed and pillow-pack formats

Punnets:

Open-top containers for fresh produce and other products

Bottles:

Handled and placed as a packaging format for a range of food and drink products

Netting:

Including tight netting applications for citrus and other produce

Sleeves:

A format where Brillopak has specific experience and capability

Contoured trays:

Shaped tray formats designed for individual product presentation

The answer lies in how the UniPAKer is engineered. The delta robot platform itself is a highly flexible base. What makes it capable across such a range of formats is the end effector design, and that is where Brillopak’s real IP sits.

We have designed hundreds of end effectors using the patented technology in the UniPAKer head, 3D-printed components, and multiple independent vacuum generators. This means we can engineer a pick head for almost any product and almost any packaging format. Because the heads are modular, the same machine can be adapted as your product range evolves, protecting your investment as your operation changes rather than locking you into a fixed configuration.

That modularity also means the UniPAKer is future-proof. If your packaging format changes, or you introduce a new product line, the system can be reconfigured around the new requirement without replacing the machine.

If You Don’t See Your Format Listed

The list above is not exhaustive. If you pack into a format that is not shown here, or if you are not sure whether your application is something we can handle, the best thing to do is get in touch and tell us about it.

We pride ourselves on finding solutions that other companies cannot manage. If it is an application we have not encountered before, we will assess it honestly and tell you what is possible. If we need to see the product and packaging in person, we offer trials at our facility: bring us your product and we will show you what the UniPAKer can do with it.

The format is not the barrier. The application is what matters.

The breadth of formats Brillopak handles is not the result of trying to be everything to everyone. It is the result of sustained investment in end effector engineering, a genuine willingness to take on applications that standard systems cannot solve, and more than two decades of development on a platform built for flexibility from the ground up.

When you bring an application to Brillopak, you are not asking us to fit your product into a machine we already have. You are asking us to engineer the right solution for what you are actually packing. That is a different kind of conversation, and it is one we are set up to have.

Every UniPAKer installation is backed by PAKPerformance, our aftercare programme, ensuring the system continues to perform as your operation demands, long after installation day.

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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.

Morrisons

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