Douglas Machine: Robotic metering system

Adding the new robotic product collation and metering system to Douglas Machine’s reliable Contour™ SPS-80 shrink packer allows a large beverage producer to convert its can line from paperboard cartons to trays with film overlap at a rate of 80 packages/min.

Douglas Machine Inc.

Jul 9th, 2018

Robotic metering system

Robotic metering system

This system provides ease of operation, greater product stability, unmatched accessibility, and a reduction in changeover time and cost.

Douglas Machine Inc.

Wrap Around Case Packer That Is Simple to Operate, Maintain and Clean

Wrap Around Case Packer That Is Simple to Operate, Maintain and Clean

Top Load Case & Tray Packers Customized for Your Application

Top Load Case & Tray Packers Customized for Your Application

Variety Pack System Unloads, Cartons and Case Packs Cans of Beverage

Variety Pack System Unloads, Cartons and Case Packs Cans of Beverage

Pro180 With Coregripper

Mobile Lifters

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Syntegon’s newest cartoner, Sigpack TTMD, combines core components of the TTM platform with one or more seamlessly integrated Delta robot cells – this allows flexible packaging of different products.

Syntegon: Cartoner with Integrated Delta Robots

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Schubert North America Offers Virtual Web-Seminar Series in 2021

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Wrap-around Case Packer

Sidel launches the Cermex WB47 case packer designed to handle wrap-around blanks as well as RSC and HSC cases.

Columbia/Okura Celebrates 25th Anniversary

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Material Transfer

Bulk Bag Discharging System

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Lantech Wins 3M 2020 Supplier of the Year Award

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Mod Sort Integrated By Multi Conveyor High Res

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Dorner Flex Move Helix

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Sig Vcs Tandem System

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Columbia Machine Palletizer Division Announces Strategic Relationship with Integra Systems Brazil

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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

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ProMach Acquires Serpa Packaging Solutions

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2001 S Machine Blockout

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Indicators Facilitate Changeover

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The robot picks two containers at a time and places them gently into the corrugated reshippers.

Case Packer, Palletizer Meet Increase in Demand

It was one thing when this Tennessee producer of fertilizer products was focused on one niche market. But when it broadened its marketing message, automation was required.

Dynamic Conveyor Corp. Celebrates 30th Anniversary

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Plitek Slitter 2

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Classic Packaging Sitexco System

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Coperion K Tron K3 Loss In Weight Vibratory Feeder

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Deliver less product waste, less downtime, and better end product quality

Air Operated Conveyors

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Pregis Air Speed Ascent

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Food Conveyor

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Straw Former/Wrapper

IMA Group’s machinery line for producing paper straws consists of the SF-150 forming machine and SW-2000 wrapping machine.

Immersive Virtual Experience 2020

Premier Tech Offers Virtual Tour of Its Headquarters

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Automatic Pallet Stacker

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Dual Hp To Seamless Merge By Multi Conveyor Low Res

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Exair Super Air Knife

Air Knife

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Somic Pe Connects Machine

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