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One durable label for packlist and shipping.

With Katoen Natie's Consumer Goods & Industry unit, Twintag replaced printed pack lists with a digital label applied automatically to every parcel.

Katoen Natie warehouse pack line with red crates and storage racks

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Pack line automation and digital pack lists

Katoen Natie is a global logistics and engineering leader in more than 30 countries. Its Consumer Goods & Industry unit serves DIY, kitchenware, automotive, apparel and pet care.

Paper did not fit an automated pack line.

A client needed automated parcel packing with pack lists and content sheets that were originally physical documents.

Phone showing the digital pack list for a parcel next to a cardboard box

Dynamic boxes.

Dropping pack lists into dynamically filled boxes was impractical.

Manual printing.

Printing and inserting documents by hand was undesirable.

Email was not an option.

Wholesale clients often have different people ordering and receiving.

Digital packlist and shipping label combined.

A robot arm applies one durable label to each parcel. It stays on the box to its final destination, so recipients open pack lists and content sheets on any smartphone, tablet or PC.

Hold

A 2D data matrix holder label guides internal warehouse operations.

Link

The label is associated with a specific order in Katoen Natie's WMS.

Ship

A twintag with packlist and shipping address is printed and applied at the end.

“Our esteemed customer expresses utmost satisfaction with the smart and sustainable solution provided by Twintag. The simplicity of the system, combined with its sustainability features, has made a positive impact on their logistics operations.”

Katoen Natie, Team for Packaging Automation