Opto Connect

Providing a secure communication layer between the KPI WES, warehouse automation technology, and your WMS or ERP, Opto offers pre-built host integrations for a “plug and play” model. Use your existing data formats to interact with KPI systems.

Our technology-neutral solution offers you one point of connection to any upstream system and to downstream automated materials handling, integrating seamlessly and simplifying security and maintenance.

• Host Interfaces: ERP and WMS systems provide inventory and order management to WES systems. Connect enables generic interfaces to external systems such as Blue Yonder, Koerber/HighJump, Manhattan Associates, SAP, etc.
• Automated Sortation Systems: Sortation is the process of identifying items on a conveyor system and diverting them to a warehouse location using bar codes, RFID, or sensors. Companies use automated sortation systems for receiving, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS): AS/RS is a form of Goods-to-Person (GTP) technology that includes automated equipment such as pallet shuttles, tote shuttles, and mini-loaders to store and retrieve materials or products. High-volume warehouse applications with space constraints tend to utilize AS/RS systems.
• Automated Guided Vehicles: This class of mechanized automation has minimal onboard computing power. These vehicles use QR codes, magnetic strips, wires, or sensors to navigate a fixed path through the warehouse. AGVs are best suited for warehouse environments without complex layouts, much human traffic, and space constraints.
• Autonomous Mobile Robots: More flexible than AGVs, AMRs use GPS systems to create effective routes through a specific warehouse. They use advanced laser guidance systems to detect obstacles, so AMRs can safely navigate dynamic warehouse layouts and environments with human traffic.
• Pick-to-Light and Put-to-Light Systems: These systems use mobile barcode scanning devices synced to digital light displays to direct warehouse pickers where to place or pick up selected items. They can dramatically reduce walking and searching time and increase order fulfillment accuracy in high-volume facilities.
• Voice Picking and Tasking: The use of voice-directed warehouse procedures, also known as pick-by-voice, uses speech recognition software and mobile headsets. Voice systems create optimized pick paths to direct warehouse workers where to pick or put away a product. Voice systems can be customized for the individual user and eliminate the need for handheld devices like RF scanners, so pickers can concentrate on their task with improved safety and efficiency.