How the Team Supports UK Automation Projects
The Applications and Automation Centre team supports customers with:
- Bespoke pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control panels designed around individual application requirements.
- Application engineering support, including pneumatic circuit development and component selection.
- 2D and 3D CAD drawings to help customers review layouts and visualise proposed solutions.
- Plug and play assemblies that can help reduce assembly and installation work on site.
- Special system builds and rapid pneumatic cylinder builds where suitable for the application.
Meet the Applications and Assembly Team
Tom Atkins – UK Applications & Automation Centre Manager
Tom has been an integral part of the Camozzi Automation UK team for more than 10 years. His role covers everything from visiting customers on site and helping solve technical challenges to collaborating with Camozzi colleagues in Italy and developing practical solutions for new and existing customers.
When it comes to his day to day work, Tom is always on the move. Whether he is answering calls, sending emails or joining a Teams meeting, he is focused on ensuring customers receive practical, application specific technical support.
Tom also plays a key role in the Camozzi UK Automation Centre, reviewing new products, checking bespoke control panel builds and guiding special pneumatic and electro-pneumatic assemblies.
Outside the office, Tom enjoys keeping active at the gym and on the football pitch, and he swears by his air fryer as the gadget he simply cannot live without.
One memorable project involved a pneumatic control panel created for a log flume ride at a major UK theme park. It was a challenging and enjoyable build that highlights Tom’s practical approach to automation problem solving.
Mark Clifton – Head of System Builds and Assembly
Mark has been with Camozzi Automation UK for nearly 46 years, leading the system builds and assembly team within the Automation Centre.
His main focus is helping ensure that bespoke pneumatic control panels, custom assemblies and other automation projects progress smoothly and remain on schedule, while also supporting the wider Automation Centre team.
Mark is all about efficiency. He even swears by his trusty hole punch, a tool he describes as a lifesaver when working with metal and preparing custom panel layouts.
His hands-on approach helps keep projects organised while creating a supportive and productive working environment. When engaging with customers, he also helps ensure displays and completed projects clearly demonstrate the Automation Centre’s panel-building and assembly capability.
Outside work, Mark enjoys gardening and DIY, often getting creative by building projects from reclaimed wood.
Mike Rollason – Systems and Assembly Supervisor
Mike has been with Camozzi UK for 10 years and plays a key role in constructing and assembling pneumatic panels and custom automation systems.
Alongside building the panels, Mike supports the team with the pneumatic aspects of each project, helping ensure that component layouts, tubing and connections are assembled accurately.
Mike is a big fan of his electronic vernier caliper, a tool he calls an engineer’s best mate for measuring components and completing work accurately.
He finds real satisfaction in starting with a pneumatic layout, assembling the panel and then seeing the completed system operate as intended by the end of the build.
Outside work, Mike enjoys a variety of hobbies. He is getting back into clay pigeon shooting, a pastime he has enjoyed on and off for around 15 years, and he also builds model kits in his spare time.
Mike particularly values feedback from customers visiting the UK facility, helping the team continue to improve the practical automation solutions it provides.
Mark Thompson – Applications Engineer
With more than 20 years at Camozzi Automation UK, Mark brings extensive pneumatic and application engineering experience to the team.
His day to day work involves supporting area sales managers, drawing pneumatic circuits and helping solve technical challenges as they arise.
Mark also plays an important role in supporting the Camozzi UK Automation Centre by reviewing technical drawings and sharing practical insight on bespoke panel builds involving both electrical and pneumatic circuits.
Outside work, Mark is a keen angler who enjoys fishing, a hobby that offers him a chance to relax and recharge.
Anthony Hill – Systems and Assembly Team Member
Anthony has been a key part of Camozzi UK for 12 years.
His main role involves assembling individual components into practical plug and play pneumatic units, providing customers with ready to use assemblies rather than separate components that still need to be built on site.
Anthony’s work is not simply about putting components together. He enjoys tackling challenging projects, including the assembly of rodless cylinders and other special pneumatic systems that put his practical skills to the test.
When he is not busy at work, Anthony enjoys walking, particularly in the Peak District, where the steep climbs and views provide a welcome escape. He also values spending time with family and friends.
Always ready to help, Anthony is often a go to member of the team for customer queries involving spare components, replacements and special assemblies.
Andy Renshaw – Applications Support
Andy has been an integral part of the Camozzi Automation UK team for just over 4 years.
In his role, he specialises in creating precise 2D and 3D CAD drawings and supporting the design of bespoke parts for manufacture. Andy’s vernier caliper is an important tool in his day-to-day work, helping him check dimensions across custom automation projects.
He particularly enjoys supporting the sales team by answering technical enquiries and sharing his experience, helping them provide customers with clearer application and drawing support.
Now working internally following a long career as a technical field representative, Andy appreciates the balance his current role provides.
Outside work, he enjoys motorbike touring across Europe, spending time with his grandchildren and following Aston Villa. His technical knowledge and field experience make him a valued member of the Applications Team.
Stuart O'Reilly – Technical Support
Stuart joined Camozzi UK in March 2025, but he brings over 30 years of extensive fluid power and pneumatics experience to the team.
His day to day responsibilities feature a dynamic dual role. He spends the bulk of his time supporting customers with technical enquiries, while also working hands-on in the lab and Automation Centre to build and strip down valve islands.
Despite his technical expertise at work, the one gadget Stuart simply cannot live without is his personal tablet, which he takes absolutely everywhere to watch YouTube and unwind.
Stuart thrives on the variation of his job, dealing with customer enquiries on the phone, at the trade counter and inspecting used components. Even after three decades in the industry, he loves that every day brings something new and exciting.
Outside work, Stuart is a massive fan of motorbikes and UFC. However, his real passion is travelling abroad on holiday and spending quality time with his two new granddaughters.
Alla Sorokina – CAD Engineer
Alla joined Camozzi Automation UK in April 2026 and is already making a strong impact within the engineering department.
Her main role entails taking pneumatic circuits and client photos to assemble 3D models of pneumatic enclosures, before generating 2D technical drawings for the workshop. She is currently focused on updating and optimising the documentation for older physical builds.
Alla’s go to gadget is her standalone number pad; it allows her to quickly type dimensions with her left hand while her right hand remains on her CAD mouse.
As an engineer, she finds excitement in providing modern, effective solutions and optimising existing designs to make them as useful as possible. She is also looking forward to getting more directly involved with customer projects following her upcoming training.
Outside the office, Alla stays active by frequently playing tennis and enjoys spending time outdoors bird watching.
Jack McIntosh – Assembly Operative
Jack is one of the newest additions to the Camozzi Automation UK team, having joined in June 2026.
His day to day work involves making custom pneumatic panels and kits, using a variety of workshop tools to ensure each custom assembly is built accurately and efficiently.
When it comes to his essential equipment, Jack relies heavily on his drill press, describing it as the one tool he simply cannot work without.
He particularly enjoys the variety of the panel jobs, finding real satisfaction in custom system builds, where every system brings a bit of everything to the bench. While Jack often works in the background, his builds directly support the solutions delivered to visiting customers.
Outside work, Jack enjoys getting out onto the course and spending his free time playing golf.