AUTOMATION  BRILLOPAK


How combining technology and industry expertise is delivering pain point busting-automation solutions


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hat’s why Brillopak used OMRON technology to design the UniPAKer P160, a fully automated pick and pack


machine. It can pick multiple products from different stock keeping units (SKU) and different packaging environments, and pack them into IFCO trays and cardboard boxes. It’s just one example of how the OMRON Solutions Partner programme is helping the manufacturing industry adopt process-changing technologies that meet their needs, and giving leading engineering companies access to wider markets.


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programme and how the P160 is helping food manufacturers to pick and pack to their customers’ exacting requirements.


WHAT ARE OMRON SOLUTIONS PARTNERS? Solution Partners are a group of engineering companies that collaborate with OMRON, utilising our technologies to design automation and robotics solutions that meet the needs of customers in their industry. It is about combining OMRON’s deep


understanding of the technology with our partners’ vast knowledge of their sector, explained Robert Meechan, system integrator manager at OMRON. “Our partners take OMRON technology


and turn it into real-world solutions for the manufacturing industry,” he said. “We like to think of it as a very exclusive club. Our partners are all highly credible, highly skilled in our products, and really understand their markets and the issues that affect them.” Brillopak, which designs and manufactures pick and place equipment, is the latest addition to the network. It means the company has access to OMRON’s sales force, marketing team and application engineers, as well as the wider European market. “As a global company, OMRON can support Brillopak in their business ventures across Europe,


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 Xavier Barraud, Brillopak’s engineering and


operational director, said the partnership had already given the company free access to an OMRON roadshow, expanding its customer base.


WHAT IS THE UNIPAKER P160? The P160 is a fully-automated pick and place machine, designed to meet the distinct needs of food manufacturers. Andrew Shelley, key account manager at


OMRON, said: “Using the various components and robotics available, OMRON and Brillopak have come up with the fully-functioning design of the P160. “It is a fully-automated pick and place machine,


capable of picking multiple products in different SKUs and different packaging environments and pack into IFCO trays and into boxes, helping manufacturers meet the exacting packing requirements of their supermarket customers.” Peter Newman, founder and technical director


 solution that made it stand out. “Our customers like it because it can do the different patterns, or recipes, that supermarkets request. It provides remote access, meaning we can change patterns from the factory, and we can also teach the customers how to do their own recipes.”  the centre of the bag and its angle. Even when products move into the line in a random order, this means the machine will pick and place them to the correct pattern. “We also offer OCR-type functions, where we can look at date codes on the packs, and we can check the packaging is right for the recipe. The Delta robot also allows us to select which packs we pick, so if the pack is wrong, we can leave it,” said Newman. “If we get three wrong packs in a row, we can stop the line. We then feedback to the customers,  problems quickly.”


The P160 was designed, Shelley said, to work


with OMRON’s Hornet Delta robot and Sysmac platform, meaning everything – from robot to sensor – is seamlessly integrated.


WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE OMRON/ BRILLOPAK PARTNERSHIP?  collaborations and are looking forward to continuing to share their skills and expertise. “The relationship we have with OMRON has been developed over the last 10 years, and we have built a high degree of trust with them. They keep us informed about new developments, and we usually have free or very competitive access to new products so we can try them out,” said Barraud. “We are looking forward to developing our relationship with OMRON further. It’s very exciting, and we hope the partnership will contribute to the continued success of our business.”


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