TIMELINE OF INNOVATION

Product innovations that became palletizing standards.

Explore the Columbia machine improvements, controls and handling platforms that shaped modern end-of-line automation.

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PRODUCT INNOVATION · PALLETIZING

A focused timeline of machine innovation.

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Birth of the Palletizing Division
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1962
1962
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Birth of the Palletizing Division

Columbia channels its load-handling expertise into a dedicated palletizing business.

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