P.O. Box 8950
Vancouver, WA 98668
1-800-628-4065
Phone: 360-694-1501
Fax: 360-750-9221
pallsales@colmac.com
About Us
Palletizing Innovations
In the early 1960s, Columbia Machine hosted an open house for local dignitaries and community business leaders. During a tour of the plant, the
owner of Lucky Brewery in Vancouver saw a machine stacking concrete blocks on a pallet. Intrigued, he asked us if we could apply the same
principle to stacking cases of beer onto a pallet. We accepted the challenge, engineering and building the industry's first floor-level
case palletizer. This innovative new machine was the start of a new manufacturing division at Columbia, the Palletizer Division.
For over 45 years, Columbia has concentrated on serving these major industries with palletizing solutions: food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical,
personal hygiene, building products, paper, and chemical. Today, our client list includes many prestigious Fortune 200 companies who palletize
everything from paper towels and laundry detergent to fruit juice, dog food and chicken.
Columbia actively supports the material handling industry through membership and participation in PMMI, MHIA, CEMA and several regional
associations. Get more information.
The Building Blocks of Success
In 65 years, Columbia Machine has matured from a small machine shop making, repairing and servicing everything from bulldozers to kiddie cars,
to the world's leading manufacturer of palletizer and concrete-products equipment.
In 1937, Fred Neth, Sr., an ambitious 23-year-old, borrowed $800 to open a small shop, Columbia Forge and Machine Works, on Main Street in Vancouver,
Washington. In the early days, Columbia tackled a variety of jobs, including repairing the primitive concrete block-making machines of the
time. Learning the intricacies of those manually-operated machines, we decided early on that Columbia could design and build a better one.
In 1945, Columbia pioneered and built a hydraulically-operated machine which significantly improved the precision and quality of concrete blocks.
As a result, Columbia block machines were accepted with wide-reaching enthusiasm.
In 1955, we moved to our present location on Grand Boulevard in Vancouver, and were incorporated as Columbia Machine, Inc. By 1957, we had
established a firm position as a leading manufacturer in the USA, and began selling machines in the global marketplace. Today, we're proud
of our 40 years of international sales history, with block equipment operating in over 90 countries. Get more information.
In January of 2002 Columbia Machine acquired the complete line of Brudi Automation load transfer stations. Complimenting Columbia Machine’s full line of palletizing solutions, Brudi’s Load Transfer System product line is a great addition. With this addition, Columbia now supports existing Brudi load transfer stations with parts and service, as well as providing new load transferring solutions. As with all of Columbia’s products, the Load Transfer Line is backed by our proven and rugged technology, and 24-hour parts and service support. For any questions concerning parts or service for your existing Brudi load transfer station, please contact Columbia’s Customer Care Department at mhservice@colmac.com, pallparts@colmac.com, or call us at 800-264-2587 or direct at 360-694-1501.
To learn more about palletizing and our palletizing systems, contact Columbia Palletizing Today! Use our quick-and-easy Palletizing Contact Form or via telephone: 1-800-628-4065. Columbia Palletizing is ready to help you with your packaging systems integration.