Some innovations are best experienced in person. At Aagard, we regularly invite customers to tour our production floor, see systems running live, and explore what we can build together. But for those who visit on-site, there’s an added bonus: a behind-the-scenes look into our R&D area — a glimpse at technologies not yet released to the market. One of the newest systems featured during recent visits is an integrated end-of-line solution combining a corner board placer , top c

In many food applications, the infeed is anything but predictable. Tubs of guacamole — lightweight, round, and often irregularly spaced — can arrive in unbalanced lanes that create downstream inefficiencies. For a long-time customer, Aagard engineered a top-load case packer designed specifically to tame this challenge. The system begins by taking unbalanced lanes and conditioning them through a controlled infeed sequence. From there, products transition onto a staging conveyo

Some packaging challenges don’t stay in one facility — they scale across continents. For one customer, Aagard had already engineered two solutions that transitioned their product out of plastic packaging in the United States. When they needed the same sustainability-driven transformation overseas, the partnership naturally expanded to Poland. This third system pushes flexibility even further. The customer needed the ability to run three different product flavors — A, B, and C

Watch the video of our Director of Customer Innovation, Jonas Capistrant, talk about the Energizer story. He'll describe how Aagard responded to Walmart challenging Energizer to transition away from plastic packaging; The task extended far beyond simply changing materials. It required total system-level innovation — a rethinking of formats, consumer usability, and end-to-end packaging automation. Energizer turned to Aagard to engineer a packaging transformation capable of mee

In the world of contact packaging, every minute counts. Product formats shift, packaging specifications evolve, and new SKUs arrive faster than ever before. For co-packers, this constant change is both an opportunity and a challenge because if the line isn't running, revenue isn't either. That's where Aagard's Rapid Launch™ comes in. Rapid Launch™ was designed to simplify one of the most complex parts of running a packaging line -- changeovers. Traditionally, switching betwee

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Not every packaging project starts with a single, clear-cut plan. Some take years of conversations, iterations, and trust-building—layer by layer—until the right moment hits. Tightly integrated combination case packer, palletizer, and stretch wrapper for deli meat. That was the case with this long-standing customer, who had a clear goal in mind: upgrade the end-of-line systems for six deli meat packaging lines. The challenge? Make it more efficient—and fit it into the footpri

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When Energizer set out to eliminate 2.5 million pounds of plastic from their packaging, they weren’t just chasing a trend—they were...

A New Generation of Retail-Ready Packaging, Developed in Collaboration with Energizer. Alexandria, MN — June 2025  — Aagard, a leading...

At Aagard, some of our most impactful innovations don’t begin with a blueprint—they start with a challenge from a customer. The...

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Underwood Ammo skipped a few steps in its packaging equipment journey, opting to avoid a stepwise, incremental ramp up to full...

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How Aagard invented a unique combination cartoner, case packer, palletizer to help a growing premium beverage maker drive business growth...

A move from RSCs to retail-ready packaging for its Peeps candy prompts Just Born to replace its manual secondary packaging process with...