Introduction Are you struggling to keep up with growing demand for variety packs—without ballooning labor costs? Have rising SKUs and packaging formats made manual systems impossible to scale? In this article, you’ll learn which type of automation is right for your production scale, space, and SKU needs—whether you’re packing beverages or assembling snack assortments. We’ll … Read more

Introduction For most manufacturing and packaging operations, replacement parts aren’t just a line item—they’re a risk management strategy. If a machine goes down, you’re not just scrambling for a part—you’re losing production, delaying shipments, and triggering a cascade of scheduling problems. At Douglas, we help manufacturers and packaging operations navigate these high-stakes sourcing decisions every … Read more