WES solutions orchestrate the flow of materials, information, people, and automation to support reliable, productive fulfillment operations. 

SmartMoves-WX^® WES organizes workflow and assignments, coordinating people, processes, and automation equipment to influence operational outcomes. It automates and streamlines user tasks and fulfillment processes to ensure work is completed quickly and accurately. 

• Order and Wave Management - Batch or waveless fulfillment aligned with business needs, including direct-to-consumer (DTC), omnichannel, and distribution.

• Automation System Management - Coordinates ASRS, AMRs, robotics, sortation, equipment and order fulfillment systems.

• Hardware Agnostic Design - Integrates with OEM equipment.

• Data-Driven Analytics - Captures transactional data and user activity to generate insights.

• Distributed Scalable Architecture - Modular design adapts to diverse warehousing needs.

SmartMoves-WX WES - Smart Warehouse Management and Automation | TREW

Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) store and retrieve smaller items - like totes, trays, or cartons - while maximizing floor space and improving accuracy.

Sometimes working the cube is the best way to increase storage density and picking efficiencies. ASRS creates high-density storage by using vertical space, eliminating walking time, and delivering +99.99% accuracy by presenting the right inventory at the right time. 

There are three common ASRS use cases: 

• Buffering - stores work in-progress or completed orders until they are needed.  This type of solution can allow operations to work ahead of order commitment dates and even peaks and valleys in labor requirements. The orders stored in the buffer and retrieved and delivered at the time they are needed for shipping.

• Sequencing - stores completed orders or work in process, retrieving containers in the order they are needed. A common application for this is reverse truck stop loading where a truck is loaded with orders for its last stop first, and the first stop last.

• Picking - stores items, typically slow- to medium-movers, retrieving them to present them to an operator for picking. This is typically the most complicated of the solutions, requiring a high level of coordination between overall operations and the ASRS system to optimize order flow efficiently through a building.

ASRS technologies may include:

• Autonomous Mobile Robotic (AMR) Goods-to-Person

• High Density Case Cube Storage

• Robotic Aisle Picking

• cASRS-to-Person (Cubic ASRS)

• Mini-Load Systems

• Shuttle Systems

ASRS (Automated Storage and Retrieval System, AS/RS) | TREW

Goods-to-Person (G2P) systems are designed to optimize order picking by bringing items directly to the operator, reducing walking times, increasing accuracy, and maximizing space utilization.

Benefits Include:

• Reduced Travel Time - increases speed and throughput by bringing items to the operator to be picked.

• Improved Accuracy - Minimizes human error associated with manual picking. 

• Optimized Space - enables high-density storage to accommodate a large number of SKUs.

• Increased Efficiency - streamlines the picking process, resulting in higher productivity.

Common technologies include:

• Autonomous Mobile Robotic (AMR) Goods-to-Person

• High-Density Case Cube Storage

• Robotic Aisle Picking

• cASRS-to-Person (Cubic ASRS)

• G2P or Robotic Each Picking 

Goods-to-Person Solutions and the Order Picking Challenge

Order Consolidation combines batch picking efficiencies with a downstream order consolidation to get the right items with the right orders. 

In these applications a picker retrieves inventory for multiple customer orders in a single trip and then sends them downstream to an order consolidation area where items are put to orders.

Benefits include:

• Increased Efficiency - more orders fulfilled per hour.

• Improved Accuracy - technologies like robotic sortation and light-directed put walls reduce errors.

• Cost Savings - labor efficiencies with pick and put reduces costs per order.

Technologies include:

• Light Directed Put Walls – Trew

• Robotic Put Walls – Berkshire Grey V3 Put Wall / OPEX Sure Sort®

• Robotic Order Consolidation – Berkshire Grey RSPS

• Item Sorters – EuroSort Unit Sorters

Robotic Sortation Order Consolidation – When and Why 

Robotic solutions are automated systems designed to perform warehouse tasks such as picking, sorting, transporting, and palletizing with high speed, accuracy, and flexibility - especially in environments with well-known inventory profiles and operational flows.

Key benefits:

• Increased Efficiency - automates repetitive or time-consuming tasks.

• Improved Accuracy - technologies like robotic pick cells, robotic put walls, and unit sorters reduce human errors and can also increase throughput.

• Flexibility and Scalability - ability to adapt to changing operational needs when designed with long-term goals in mind.

Technologies include:

• Robotic Pick Cell (RPC) - SKU-agnostic item picking using intelligent vision and gripping.

• Mobile Robotic Goods-to-Operator - autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) used to create storage and retrieval picking subsystems.

• Robotic Put Walls - compact scalable small-item sorting systems that can be applied in order consolidation, retail replenishment, and returns applications.

• Robotic Shuttle Product Sortation (RSPS) - automated store replenishment fulfillment and sortation alternative to put walls and item sorters.

• Articulated Arm Robotics - for repetitive motion and heavy lifting applications with pallets, cases, and totes.

Robotic Warehouse Automation - Flexibly and Efficiency | TREW 

Sortation is a critical warehouse function that routes orders accurately and efficiently to their outbound destinations - it’s often the operational “heartbeat.”

Sortation enables facility routing, order consolidation, workstation balancing, buffering, staging, and inventory distribution. With the right combination of software, hardware, and system design, it helps warehouses handle high order volumes with precision and speed.

Common applications:

• Facility routing

• Order consolidation

• Workstation balancing

• Buffering

• Staging

• Shipping

Selecting sortation technologies takes in considerations for operational goals, materials to be handled, throughput, footprint and more.  When applied correctly, they unlock operational capacity, efficiency, and enable smooth operational flows with:

• High throughput

• Accuracy

• Reliability

Sortation technologies:

• Line Sortation (Cases, Totes, Parcels, Mailers, Polybags, ...)

• High-Speed Sorters: TrewSort^® Sliding Shoe Sorters

• Mid-Rate Sorters: Popup-Wheel and Sweeper Sorters

• Low-Rate Sorters: Motorized Roller Diverts and Right-Angle Transfers

• Loop / Unit Sortation (Items, Apparel, Shoe pairs, Cases, Totes, Parcels, Mailers, Polybags, …)

• Push Trays

• Cross Trays

• Split Trays

• Cross Belts

Sortation Systems - Product Handling Flexibly and Throughput | TREW

Conveyor systems are the lifeblood of a warehouse - moving products with speed, reliability, and consistency needed to keep operations flowing.

They move products faster and more efficiently than manual or robotic alternatives, and they’re scalable to meet throughput demands across a facility. Conveyors support transportation, accumulation, and sorting throughout various zones.

They are often used for:

• Transportation of products within the warehouse

• Accumulation for buffering and balancing workflow

• Sorting and merging products for downstream operations

Benefits include:

• Performance & Reliability - High-speed merge and inductions ensure reliable operations with minimal maintenance

• Flexibility - Modular designs enable easy configuration and installation, and can adapt to changing needs

• Energy Efficiency - Motorized roller conveyors use 30-50% less energy and operate quietly

Conveyor technologies:

• High-Speed Merge & Inductions - combination of belt and v-belt live roller conveyors run reliably at high speeds with minimal maintenance

• High-Speed Belt Transportation - includes slug belts, break meter belts, gap optimizers, and high-speed junctions & alignment

• V-Belt Live Roller - dependable, easy-to-maintain high-speed live roller curves, junctions, spurs, and skews

• Narrow Belt Live Roller - AC powered narrow belt accumulation conveyor provides zero pressure accumulation for buffering containers

• Motor Driven Roller - Used for transportation and zero contact accumulation applications, often where there are human or robotic interactions

Conveyor Systems | TREW