Aagard is a world-class manufacturer of industrial automation and packaging machinery with an intense focus on production capability and total project success. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, we design, manufacture, and prove each system we build. Our growing workforce of creative and highly skilled team members allows us to develop innovative solutions and build efficient machinery of the highest quality. We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate how we create, control, and analyze motion in proven applications that you may not have seen before. Let Aagard use our innovation to create the optimum solution for your next project!
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PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
Aagard’s unique Wrap Around Sleevers helps you create a two-for-one shelf presentation that leverages the visual effect of the primary product package and a Wrap Around Sleeve. You can visually highlight the consumed product in its primary package, as well as a paperboard sleeve that presents label graphics, product features, and use instructions.
An Aagard Cartoner is designed and manufactured to each customer’s application requirements. Our patented Wrap Around Cartoners are designed to run flat carton blanks and integrate the side seam gluing function. This option can offer significant material savings and increase production efficiency.
Aagard’s Case Packers are available for many products from cartons, cups, pouches, bags, etc. Depending on your need, they can be gravity, pick and place, wrap-around, vision-guided robots, and more. These high-performance packaging systems are made to fit your requirements and support integrated equipment, to meet your operational goals.
Aagard’s wide variety of Palletizers range from small Semi-Automatic Dual-Cell Palletizing to fully automated systems with pallet, slip, tier sheet dispensers and stretch wrapping.
Aagard's flexible retail-ready packaging offers the perfect case for your product. Designed to meet Retailer and Brand quality standards, it saves time, reduces cost, and looks great on the shelf. Whether you are looking for shelf or display cases, we have options to get your products Retail Ready.​
While delivering excellent stand-alone equipment, Aagard’s Combination Systems are truly unique. These integrated packaging systems significantly increase overall line efficiency and reduce installation time and cost, required line labor, and utility costs.
Aagard retort handling systems are designed and built to specific project requirements. This ensures the most efficient product handling and line efficiency. Aagard systems are simple to operate, versatile, flexible, and feature a modular, low-maintenance design. Integrate a sleever or a cartoner system to extend the benefits of automating your line.
Our team of inventive problem-solvers runs towards new challenges to optimize space, performance, and capabilities for every packaging machine we build. We thrive on creating the EXACT SOLUTION to help our customers win.