Co-packing

We offer a comprehensive selection of manufacturing and packaging services through Power Packaging, a DHL Company.

By integrating manufacturing and packaging operations within their supply chains, our customers can:

• Add flexibility
• Improve service levels
• Reduce costs
• Accelerate time to marke
• Increase asset utilisation

In addition to these core packaging services, Power Packaging brings a unique set of services and capabilities for customers that include:

Dry foods manufacturing:
Blending and production of complex, multi-component products

Carton, pouch and canister filling in the following types of containers

• Rigid containers (composite and plastic canisters, metal cans, glass or plastic jars)
• Flexible containers (form fill and seal pouches, cartons, slim-sticks and standup/recloseable pouches)

Beverage manufacturing:
Blending, mixing and filling of hot and cold fill beverages and concentrates in the following types of containers:

• Plastic bottles (PET) and glass containers (10 oz up to 128 oz)
• Shelf-stable containers (paperboard, plastic cup and bag-in-a-box)

Dedicated facility services:
Turnkey manufacturing solutions including:

• Site selection/development
• Facility and systems design
• New facility start-up and operation.

Other services:

• Packaging and raw material sourcing, procurement and assembly
• Batch/quality control tracking via digital easy-to-trace coding system
• Full range of secondary packaging services

Product Assembly

Postponement, quick response and mass customisation are breakthrough business strategies enabled via packaging services. Integrating packaging operations into distribution centres streamlines fulfilment reducing cost, enhancing product visibility and control, and improving speed-to-market and flexibility in the supply chain.

Packaging services include:

• Postponement packaging - primary, secondary and specialty components
• Co-packing, kitting, assembly and repackaging
• Retail-ready, point-of-purchase displays
• Lot control via variable digital and laser printing
• Machinery system engineering - labelling, bagging, carton filling, club store packs, clamshells and printed and unprinted film over-wraps
• Make-to-order pallets
• Product rework/redress

Other Value Added Services

Kitting/Pre-Assembling
Kitting is the addition of items such as accessories and batteries to the product pack. Pre-assembling is completion of a finished product from component parts or pre-programming of products.

Sequencing/Linefeeding
Sequencing is the consolidation, pre-assembly and sequencing of material flows. Line feeding covers the delivery of assembled components to a production line.

Re-Working/Re-Packing
Repacking for a specific customer can include repalletisation. Reworking is the modification of products to suit a local market.

Packaging/Bundling
Packaging includes packing of products into suitable media for transportation and retail display. Bundling is the assembly of a number of pre-packaged products to make up an integrated product offering.

QA Control
Quality control ensures that product is received into and dispatched from the warehouse in a suitable condition, free from faults and defects.

Labelling/Merchandising
The application of labels either to the product or to the packaging. Merchandising can include the addition of price stickers or promotional items ready for retail display.

Contact us

If you would like to know more about logistics solutions, please use our on-line contact form or speak to your regular DHL contact.