Tecsys and SVT Robotics Deliver Warehouse Management and Robotics Integration

Plug-and-play automation connectivity provides an out-of-the-box solution for rapid robotics integration

Published: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 - 12:00

(Tecsys: Montreal) -- Tecsys Inc., a leading supply-chain management software company, and SVT Robotics Inc., provider of enterprise software for the rapid deployment of industrial robotics, have partnered to develop and launch an out-of-the-box integrated connection between the Tecsys Elite supply chain platform and SVT’s SOFTBOT platform. The integration will provide Tecsys Elite customers with faster deployment and lower complexity without the lengthy custom code development often involved in multisystem automation and robotics deployments.

SVT Robotics is revolutionizing robot deployments in the warehousing and manufacturing industries. With certified connectors to many of the industry’s foremost automation providers, and partnerships with companies such as 6 River Systems, Fetch Robotics (Zebra Technologies), Locus Robotics, MiR, OMRON, OTTO Motors, and many more, SVT’s SOFTBOT enables companies to deploy the robots, automation, and IoT devices they need in just days or weeks.

“Automation is becoming more important to power supply chains of the future, so it’s critical those technologies are connected to a solid WMS with core warehouse management functionality,” says A.K. Schultz, founder and CEO of SVT Robotics. “The prebuilt integration that Tecsys and SVT are developing connects to top-tier automation from leading providers, enabling Tecsys customers to customize and then rapidly deploy the specific automation they need today.”

Tecsys contends that bringing automation into a warehouse should begin with a needs assessment and design plan, which then informs hardware selection that will meet those needs. Whereas some software vendors operate as automation resellers for a limited set of systems, Tecsys’ partnership with SVT empowers supply chain organizations to assess, design, and integrate across a wide spectrum of automation choices. The result is a warehouse operation powered by end-to-end WMS functionality and easily automated workflows using today’s most innovative technologies.

Peter Brereton, president and CEO of Tecsys, says, “A company’s automation strategy and equipment should be tailored to its specific use case, never throttled by the software, and that is exactly what this SVT partnership makes possible through rapid integration. We want to give Tecsys customers native plug-and-play robotics integration capabilities today and into the future as this warehouse automation market evolves so they will be ready to deploy the technologies they need to remain competitive. SVT’s SOFTBOT platform will enable flexibility and freedom in a quickly developing industry.”

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