Pet Care Packaging Automation
From 50-pound kibble bags to variety packs of gourmet treats, find solutions for all your pet care needs.
SECONDARY PET CARE PACKAGING
Flexible, Reliable Packaging Automation for the Pet Care Industry
The pet care market spans everything from dry kibble and wet canned food to cat litter, supplements, treats, and grooming sprays — all in unique packaging formats. We design automation to match. Whether you’re cartoning tiny blister packs, or assembling 24-can variety cases, Douglas systems are engineered to handle the demands of today’s pet brands — with flexibility, precision, and compliance built in.
Pet Care Specializations
Douglas offers innovative secondary packaging solutions for a wide variety of pet care products.
Dry & Wet Pet Food
Treats & Supplements
Grooming & Health Products
Toys, Litter & Accessories
Packaging Solutions for Pet Food Applications
Pet Food
OUR SOLUTIONS
Packaging Options for Pet Care Products
Choose from a range of secondary packaging options, including variety packs, shrink bundles, paperboard cartons, and corrugated trays and cases in different styles—wraparound, regular slotted case (RSC), half-slotted case (HSC), harness style case—with product display options to meet your unique needs.
Packaging Challenges We Solve
Variety pack creation
for multi-flavor SKUs
Enhanced shelf presence
requiring product orientations and package quality
Gentle, precise product handling
for fragile or irregular shaped items
High SKU volumes
and rapid, automated changeover demands
Secure, robust product handling
for heavy, awkward, and bulky products
Hygiene-friendly
machine design and construction
Integration
across primary, secondary, and end-of-line systems
Space-constrained line layouts
requiring compact equipment
Smart Automation that Supports You & Your Team
Labor shortages, skill gaps, and packaging diversity demand machines that are easy to run, quick to change over, and simple to maintain. Our systems are built for operator usability and plant adaptability
- Rapid operator training with GuidePoint tablet
- Intuitive HMIs and recipe-based changeovers
- Robotic automation to eliminate heavy lifting
- Compact, modular layouts for tight spaces
- Washdown-ready, open-frame, sanitary design
- Remote diagnostics and integrated support
- Training tools and documentation for rapid onboarding
Douglas is the heartbeat of our facility. We are extremely happy with our equipment and compare all other vendors to the service standards they set.
Travis S., Packaging Engineer at Freshpet
KEY ADVANTAGES
Why Pet Care Companies Choose Douglas
Wide-format compatibility: bags, pouches, cans, tubs, cartons, cups
Automation of variety packs, shrink bundles, and club formats
Hygienic, washdown-compliant systems with IP66/NEMA 4X design
Robotic solutions for heavy, fragile, or irregular products
Integration-ready with upstream/downstream systems
Support for sustainable pack styles and materials
100% made in America by a 100% employee-owned company
North American-based field service, training, and remote support
