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Douglas Machine Inc.

1705 34th Ave W Alexandria, MN 56308 United States

For over 55 years, Douglas has provided customers with high quality automated packaging solutions. We specialize in the design and manufacture of case packers, tray packers, shrink wrap systems, cartoners, sleevers, and variety pack systems. Based in Alexandria, MN, USA, Douglas is a 100% employee-owned company. Take a moment to browse our solutions. Then let us know how we can do more for you. We're listening. That's a promise. Employee owned, customer driven.

Wrapping Equipment

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OPTX™ shrink wrappers and shrink packers are designed to maximize performance, simplicity and package quality. The OPTX S-60 shrink wrapper, which runs up to 60 cycles/min, features a film roller design that counteracts wrinkles and overlapping induced by variations in film to help improve cutting efficiency and package quality. OPTX SPS-30/60 shrink packers integrate loose product collating, tray packing and shrink wrapping in a single unit.

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Types of Wrapping Equipment

  • Shrink Wrappers & Heat Tunnels - Single Item

Features:

  • Automatic
  • Dual lane
  • Hygienic (low-moisture)
  • IIoT ready
  • PackML controls architecture
  • Plastic
  • Radiant heat
  • Tool-less changeover

Package Types:

  • Flexible Overwrap Package Type Icon
    Overwrap

Product & Package Handling

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Prisma® is a flexible and reliable variety pack system designed to handle high quality, consistent finished packages in virtually any combination with exceptional flexibility for product changeover and evolving trends, including cartons, shrink bundles, cases and trays. Prisma’s manual unload stations enable personnel to manually unload flavor varieties, delivering product to flavor lanes that feed packaging equipment. Prisma automated unloaders receive multiple lanes of supply product trays, unload and deliver product to flavor lanes that feed packaging equipment. Douglas also manufactures other related specialty equipment such as lane dividers, mergers and stackers.

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Types of Product & Package Handling

  • Case Unloaders
  • Lane Dividers, Merge & Transfers
  • Stacking Machines

Features:

  • Collating
  • Entry-level/budget models available
  • IIoT ready
  • Indexing
  • Inverting
  • PackML controls architecture
  • Robotic
  • Tool-less changeover

Package Types:

  • Flexible Bag Package Type Icon
    Bag
  • Rigid Bottle or Jar Package Type Icon
    Bottle or Jar
  • Semi-Rigid Brick Pack (Laminate) Package Type Icon
    Brick Pack (Laminate)
  • Rigid Can or Canister Package Type Icon
    Can or Canister
  • Rigid Carton (Folding) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Folding)
  • Rigid Carton (Gabletop) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Gabletop)
  • Rigid Cartridge Package Type Icon
    Cartridge
  • Flexible Chub Pack Package Type Icon
    Chub Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Clamshell Package Type Icon
    Clamshell
  • Rigid Cup, Bowl or Tub Package Type Icon
    Cup, Bowl or Tub
  • Flexible Flow Wrap Package Type Icon
    Flow Wrap
  • Flexible Overwrap Package Type Icon
    Overwrap
  • Semi-Rigid Portion Pack Cup Package Type Icon
    Portion Pack Cup
  • Flexible Pouch Package Type Icon
    Pouch
  • Flexible Sachet Package Type Icon
    Sachet
  • Semi-Rigid Sleeve Package Type Icon
    Sleeve
  • Flexible Stand-up Pouch Package Type Icon
    Stand-up Pouch
  • Flexible Stick Pack Package Type Icon
    Stick Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Thermoformed Semi-rigid Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Semi-rigid Pack
  • Flexible Thermoformed Vacuum Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Vacuum Pack
  • Rigid Tray Package Type Icon
    Tray
  • Semi-Rigid Vacuum Skin Pack Package Type Icon
    Vacuum Skin Pack

Cartoning Equipment

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Douglas Machines builds cartoning solutions with servo technology and adaptable platforms designed to deliver greater throughput, less waste and enhanced production efficiency. Vectra® cost-efficient cartoner features a floor space-saving design and functionality for increased uptime and fast changeovers. Vantra™ is a low- to mid-speed intermittent motion cartoner that produces both cartons and trays on a single machine.

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Types of Cartoning Equipment

  • Carton Erect/Load/Seal (Integrated)

Features:

  • Automatic
  • E-commerce
  • Horizontal/End/Side Load
  • Hygienic (low-moisture)
  • IIoT ready
  • PackML controls architecture
  • Semi-automatic
  • Tool-less changeover
  • Washdown (wet)

Package Types:

  • Flexible Bag Package Type Icon
    Bag
  • Rigid Bag-in-box for Liquids Package Type Icon
    Bag-in-box for Liquids
  • Semi-Rigid Blister Pack (Retail) Package Type Icon
    Blister Pack (Retail)
  • Rigid Bottle or Jar Package Type Icon
    Bottle or Jar
  • Semi-Rigid Brick Pack (Laminate) Package Type Icon
    Brick Pack (Laminate)
  • Rigid Can or Canister Package Type Icon
    Can or Canister
  • Rigid Carton (Folding) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Folding)
  • Rigid Carton (Gabletop) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Gabletop)
  • Rigid Cartridge Package Type Icon
    Cartridge
  • Flexible Chub Pack Package Type Icon
    Chub Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Clamshell Package Type Icon
    Clamshell
  • Rigid Cup, Bowl or Tub Package Type Icon
    Cup, Bowl or Tub
  • Flexible Flow Wrap Package Type Icon
    Flow Wrap
  • Flexible Overwrap Package Type Icon
    Overwrap
  • Semi-Rigid Portion Pack Cup Package Type Icon
    Portion Pack Cup
  • Flexible Pouch Package Type Icon
    Pouch
  • Flexible Sachet Package Type Icon
    Sachet
  • Semi-Rigid Sleeve Package Type Icon
    Sleeve
  • Flexible Stand-up Pouch Package Type Icon
    Stand-up Pouch
  • Flexible Stick Pack Package Type Icon
    Stick Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Thermoformed Semi-rigid Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Semi-rigid Pack
  • Flexible Thermoformed Vacuum Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Vacuum Pack
  • Rigid Tray Package Type Icon
    Tray
  • Semi-Rigid Tube (Flexible) Package Type Icon
    Tube (Flexible)
  • Semi-Rigid Vacuum Skin Pack Package Type Icon
    Vacuum Skin Pack

Multipacking Equipment

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Douglas Machine offers multipacking equipment including multipack cartoners and sleevers. Spectrum® Multipackers continuous motion cartoners are designed for less downtime, high efficiencies, and low operating costs during the multipacking of soft drink, brewery, dairy or nutraceutical products. Multipacking cartoner runs at speeds to 2,400 cans or 1,400 bottles per minute and can run four to 24 single tier packs. Apex™ high-speed, sleeving machines are designed for wraparound, drop-through or neck-through sleeve configurations.

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Types of Multipacking Equipment

  • Shrink Wrappers & Heat Tunnels - Multiple Items
  • Sleevers - Multiple Items

Features:

  • Automatic
  • Corrugated
  • E-commerce
  • IIoT ready
  • PackML controls architecture
  • Paperboard
  • Tool-less changeover

Package Types:

  • Rigid Bottle or Jar Package Type Icon
    Bottle or Jar
  • Semi-Rigid Brick Pack (Laminate) Package Type Icon
    Brick Pack (Laminate)
  • Rigid Can or Canister Package Type Icon
    Can or Canister
  • Rigid Carton (Folding) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Folding)
  • Rigid Carton (Gabletop) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Gabletop)
  • Rigid Cup, Bowl or Tub Package Type Icon
    Cup, Bowl or Tub
  • Semi-Rigid Sleeve Package Type Icon
    Sleeve
  • Flexible Thermoformed Vacuum Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Vacuum Pack

Case Packing Equipment

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Douglas Machine offers case packers and tray packing machines for a wide range of applications. Featured machines include the CpONE™ case packer, designed to offer simplicity in operation and maintenance as well as scalability for different applications, speeds and investment levels. Configurations available to match any speed requirement between 5 to 45 cpm. The Axiom® IM case packer and tray packer offers speed and efficiency for demanding applications, handling up to 45 cases or trays/minute. Features include intermittent motion as well as custom inline, right angle or counter flow infeed options.

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Types of Case Packing Equipment

  • Case or Tray Erect/Load/Seal (Integrated)
  • Case or Tray Erectors & Formers
  • Case or Tray Loaders
  • Case Sealers

Features:

  • Adhesive
  • Auto load
  • Automatic
  • Bottom load
  • Corrugated tray
  • E-commerce
  • Entry-level/budget models available
  • Horizontal/End/Side Load
  • IIoT ready
  • Pad/partition inserters/dispensers
  • Robotic
  • Robotic loading
  • RSC-pre glued
  • Tape
  • Tool-less changeover
  • Vertical/Top/drop load
  • Wraparound

Package Types:

  • Rigid Ampoule or Vial Package Type Icon
    Ampoule or Vial
  • Flexible Bag Package Type Icon
    Bag
  • Rigid Bag-in-box for Liquids Package Type Icon
    Bag-in-box for Liquids
  • Semi-Rigid Blister for Tablets Package Type Icon
    Blister for Tablets
  • Semi-Rigid Blister Pack (Retail) Package Type Icon
    Blister Pack (Retail)
  • Rigid Bottle or Jar Package Type Icon
    Bottle or Jar
  • Semi-Rigid Brick Pack (Laminate) Package Type Icon
    Brick Pack (Laminate)
  • Rigid Can or Canister Package Type Icon
    Can or Canister
  • Rigid Carton (Folding) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Folding)
  • Rigid Carton (Gabletop) Package Type Icon
    Carton (Gabletop)
  • Rigid Cartridge Package Type Icon
    Cartridge
  • Flexible Chub Pack Package Type Icon
    Chub Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Clamshell Package Type Icon
    Clamshell
  • Rigid Cup, Bowl or Tub Package Type Icon
    Cup, Bowl or Tub
  • Flexible Flow Wrap Package Type Icon
    Flow Wrap
  • Flexible Overwrap Package Type Icon
    Overwrap
  • Semi-Rigid Portion Pack Cup Package Type Icon
    Portion Pack Cup
  • Flexible Pouch Package Type Icon
    Pouch
  • Flexible Sachet Package Type Icon
    Sachet
  • Semi-Rigid Sleeve Package Type Icon
    Sleeve
  • Flexible Stand-up Pouch Package Type Icon
    Stand-up Pouch
  • Flexible Stick Pack Package Type Icon
    Stick Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Thermoformed Semi-rigid Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Semi-rigid Pack
  • Flexible Thermoformed Vacuum Pack Package Type Icon
    Thermoformed Vacuum Pack
  • Rigid Tray Package Type Icon
    Tray
  • Semi-Rigid Tube (Flexible) Package Type Icon
    Tube (Flexible)
  • Flexible Vacuum Shrink Pack Package Type Icon
    Vacuum Shrink Pack
  • Semi-Rigid Vacuum Skin Pack Package Type Icon
    Vacuum Skin Pack