Setting up conveying and sortation systems and sub-systems is no easy task, especially when the system is complex such as in large e-commerce fulfillment centers. Smaller sized orders or mixed pallets with a much wider array of SKUs are now commonplace at distribution warehouses.
Sortation systems can be made up of multiple types of material handling solutions such as conveyors, product flow components, automatic identification products, automated sorters, diverters, elevators and more.
All of these automation components and sub-systems must inter-operate. The ability of these modular sub-systems to communicate with each other and with other parts of the operation are growing in complexity.