Peter Newman

Founder & Technical Director @ Brillopak Ltd

About

For many food manufacturers, meeting the demands of retailers in a backdrop of labour shortage, ever changing SKUs and multiple case type, can be an operational nightmare. Automating end of line processes may be the way forward. Brillopak is a multi award-winning automation and proprietary equipment manufacturer of robotic case loading systems including single system solutions and everything for end-to-end packing lines: • pick and place systems • robotic product packing • crate de-stackers • case packers • palletisers Our solutions are best suited to load horizontal and vertical wrapped bags, punnets and sealed trays into shallow cardboard cases and retail crates. Every Brillopak system is designed to meet customers’ efficiency, throughput, footprint, pack presentation and longevity expectations. Many of our clients see a return on their investment within 1-2 years and significant improvements in their operations efficiency. But implementing automated systems can be daunting especially when switching from a manual workforce. Our team has already completed over 500 factory layout plans, helping transform manual packing-halls into semi or fully automated operations for fresh produce, meat & fish and prepared-meals businesses including Wm Morrisons, Huntapac, Pladis McVities, Adrian Scripps, Drysdales and Worldwide Fruit. If you’d like to discuss a project, please contact us at technicalsales@brillopak.co.uk or phone us at 01622 872 907 for a free consultation. Specialties: Robotics │ End of line automation │Case packing │Palletising │Industrial engineering │Packing automation │Crate packing

Country

United Kingdom

City

Tonbridge

Industry

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

Skill

Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing, Palletising Machinery, Packaging Machinery, Robotics, Automation, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Mechanical Product Design, Product Design, Project Engineering, Engineering, Design

Experience

Founder & Technical Director

Brillopak Ltd

2001-1 - Present · 25 yrs 9 mos

Tonbridge, England, United Kingdom

Brillopak is a British manufacturer of highly flexible robotic packing systems for the food industry. Using the latest proven technologies, our automated solutions are designed to raise the bar in packing efficiency. We have an uncompromising approach to machine safety and prioritise our design process towards minimal maintenance requirements to maximise machine uptime. As Founder and Technical Director, I am responsible for the continued evolution of our proprietary product range – all of which is manufactured at our Kent HQ – to ensure we keep pace with the latest technological developments, market trends and customer demands. I approach each project with an engineering design eye, using my 30+ years’ experience in product design to devise innovative automated solutions to help our customers: • increase productivity • accelerate line speeds • reduce reliance on manual labour • cut costs. I also work closely with our clients to ensure that every system we specify is 100% fit for purpose. Notable projects include: • Morrisons. Installation of x6 PAKStations, x5 UniPAKers and x4 CrateDESTAKers – 2018 - 2021 • Adrian Scripps. Installation of x2 PAKStations, x4 UniPAKers and x4 Crate DESTAKers - 2017 • Worldwide Fruit. Installation of PAKStation - 2017 • Drysdale. Installation of UniPAKer – 2017

Founder & Managing Director

Charterhouse Design Ltd

1988-1 - 2001-1 · 13 yrs 1 mo

Concept creation, engineering design and management for projects including: • Voest Alpine Steels, Austria (on-line plate inspection for rolling mill) • Pechiney, France (complete mechanical design of aluminium plate inspection system) I also designed a number of off-road vehicles and equipment, including the Madtrax buggy, which are now under license to manufacturers.

Design Draughtsman/Senior Design Engineer/Chief Design Engineer

S+I Ltd

1983-1 - 1988-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for the oversight from design concept through to manufacture for projects including: • Davy Mckee (on-line plate inspection system using jet probe pulse echo technology) • British Steel (billet inspection system) • Baker Tubular Services, USA (inspection system for oil drilling and casing pipe) • Rolls Royce (redesigning a turbine blade inspection system)