Signode DD-1A Mobile Plastic Strapping Dispenser Cart 25x12x41 Missing Wheel

Signode DD-1A Mobile Plastic Strapping Dispenser Cart 25x12x41 Missing Wheel

The Signode DD-1A is an industrial mobile plastic strapping dispenser designed to hold and feed coiled plastic strapping for manual banding and bundling operations. It mounts a strapping coil in a circular steel reel housing and dispenses strap through a tensioner/brake mechanism, allowing workers to move the unit freely around a warehouse or production floor on its wheeled axle base. This unit is being sold as-is — it is missing one rubber wheel and is not guaranteed functional.

Specifications & What's Included

• Manufacturer: Signode Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
• Model: DD-1A Dispenser
• Overall dimensions: 25"L x 12"W x 41"H
• Construction: Steel reel housing and frame with metal axle base
• Mobility: Wheeled axle base with red metal wheels (one rubber wheel missing)
• Tensioner/brake mechanism: Present with rubber rollers visible
• Handle: Vertical steel handle mounted to top of frame
• Strapping not included
• U.S. Patent No. 2,936,354

Applications

The Signode DD-1A is a classic industrial strapping dispenser from Signode Corporation, one of the dominant manufacturers of strapping tools and equipment through the mid-to-late twentieth century. Mobile dispenser carts like the DD-1A are used in warehousing, shipping, and manufacturing environments where workers need to band, bundle, or secure products with plastic strapping. The wheeled base allows the dispenser to follow the operator along a packing line or through a facility without stopping to reposition a fixed spool. Signode equipment of this type was widely used in distribution centers, lumber yards, print shops, and light manufacturing — and vintage Signode dispensers remain sought after for parts, restoration, and continued use in operations that stock compatible plastic strap coils.