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K + N launches new packaging solution for consumers

WITH the global contract packaging market expanding at 12 per cent annually, Kuehne + Nagel has developed a one-stop-shop contract packaging solution combining enhanced capabilities and additional services to meet its customers' complex service requirements in consumer, e-commerce and pharmaceutical markets.

This new value-added service offering is now being implemented at the company's facilities worldwide focusing on three areas: the use of state-of-the art software, the deployment of the latest collaborative robots, and cooperation with local packaging providers.

With a cloud-based solution provided by Nulogy, a developer of contract packaging software worldwide, Kuehne + Nagel improves its customer service by adding instant connectivity and full transparency. The software provides customers with a targeted and traceable solution for their contract packaging needs.

Kuehne + Nagel has signed a strategic partnership with Universal Robots, one of the leading companies in the field of collaborative robots (cobots), to drive process automatisation and increase productivity. Designed to assist warehouse workers in a variety of packaging tasks, the integration of cobots will lead to a significant reduction in turnaround times.

Member of the management board responsible for Contract Logistics, Gianfranco Sgro, said: "With this strategic enhancement of our contract packaging services, we expect to see significant growth across a number of key markets and anticipate deploying hundreds of cobots in our operations in the next few years."