The company will explain its key solutions to show visitors, including its Pack2Patient system for central dispensing automation, its D³ Daily Dose Dispenser for automated compliance pack production and its Central Belt System for automated picking.

The Pack2Patient solution from KNAPP provides automation for central dispensing hubs, enabling them to process single items accurately, efficiently and with end-to-end traceability

After article verification, products are automatically sorted into patient orders via diversion into one of a series of conveyor lanes. Following an order quality check, the items for a particular patient are automatically bagged and labelled for dispatch.

KNAPP has delivered its Pack2Patient system to pharmaceutical suppliers worldwide. Customers in the UK include PHOENIX Healthcare Distribution, which uses the system for repeat prescription assembly at its Runcorn facility, one of the UK’s largest automated pharmacies.

The D³ Daily Dose Dispenser from KNAPP provides automated production of compliance packs. The system transfers tablets from their original packaging directly into personalised medication blister cards that include patient-specific instructions. With a shortage of healthcare workers placing unprecedented demands on the sector, this automated solution provides valuable support for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

For pharmacists managing patients’ prescriptions and medication, the D³ Daily Dose Dispenser can significantly reduce the amount of stock held in pharmacies, with resealable cups on the blister card even meaning that medication changes are possible.

The system is capable of storing over 5000 different types of medication in its buffer. With two employees, 120 weekly blister cards can be produced per hour. This means that both pharmacies and care facilities can save valuable time.

The D³ Daily Dose Dispenser is an all-in-one solution encompassing software, service and ongoing support. The solution has been used successfully at a facility operated by the German pharmaceutical service provider, MicuraPharm.

Invented by KNAPP over 35 years ago, the Central Belt System (aka the A-frame autopicker) is an automated picking system for fast-moving pharmaceutical products.

This modular and scalable system not only increases productivity, but also throughput and picking performance – and all in a relatively small footprint. The Central Belt System mitigates the impact of peak workloads, makes efficient use of off-peak periods and enables resources to be put to best use.

The system – which can also be used to pick the products required to fulfil orders with the Pack2Patient solution – is used by wholesalers around the world for efficient and accurate distribution of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

Headquartered in Austria, KNAPP has 49 locations and 8300 employees worldwide. The group designs and delivers tailored automation solutions, supported by an extensive Customer Service network. KNAPP has over 1,400 customers in the healthcare business, including Alliance Healthcare, Boots, Cofares, Cohens, Day Lewis, DFG, Ethigen, Herba Chemosan, Hippocrates, HubRx, Limedika, Magnum, McKesson, Mediq, Novaltia, Peak Pharmacy, Phoenix, ProServ, Sanacorp, Sigma, University Hospital Graz and Voigt.