ASRS integration built around your facility, software, and workflow
ASRS integration built around your facility, software, and workflow
Automation should fit the way your team already works — not the other way around. White Systems designs ASRS solutions around your facility constraints, inventory requirements, and existing processes. And with MILO™, our proprietary inventory management software, connecting that equipment to your operation is faster and more straightforward than most teams expect.
Software integration: connect your storage equipment to the systems you already use
Getting automated storage to talk to your existing ERP, WMS, or inventory systems doesn’t have to be a heavy IT lift. White Systems handles the connection work, and our MILO™ software is built specifically to support a range of integration approaches — so the path forward fits your environment, not the other way around.
Whether you need full ERP integration on day one or want to start with standalone inventory control and connect to a host system later, the process is designed to reduce complexity and get your team operational faster.
Once connected, the system can support order release, pick confirmation, inventory updates, lot and serial tracking, user access controls, and activity reporting — without requiring your team to change how they work outside the machine.
Physical integration: engineered for your existing space
Most ASRS projects go into active facilities, not new buildings. That means ceiling heights, floor loads, material flow, and surrounding equipment all factor into how the system gets configured.
Our team reviews your space before recommending anything. Depending on your application, that review covers:
- Machine footprint and ceiling-height requirements
- Tray size, load capacity, and storage density
- Floor loading and slab conditions
- Operator access and pick station placement
- Material flow before and after the machine
- Safety clearances and nearby equipment
- Room to expand — additional machines or software connections down the road
This is especially important in brownfield environments where automation needs to slot into an existing production, warehouse, MRO, or maintenance operation without disrupting what’s already running.
Workflow integration: make it usable for the people running it
Equipment and software only deliver value if your team can work with them comfortably. Vertical Lift Modules and carousels bring items directly to the operator — eliminating aisle walking, awkward reaching, and ladder use — and MILO’s interface is designed to guide that interaction cleanly.
Operator-focused features include:
- Touchscreen controls and guided picking workflows
- Barcode scanning and pick confirmation
- Light-directed or location-guided picking options
- User access levels for secured or controlled inventory
- Ergonomic pick heights that reduce strain across a full shift
- Safety features including light curtains, enclosed storage, and emergency stops
- Training and ongoing support from White Systems’ U.S.-based service team
Our field service team demonstrates MILO™’s touchscreen interface live at a recent trade show.
Start where you are, grow when you're ready
You don’t have to automate everything at once. Many facilities start with a single machine or one storage area, then expand as inventory grows or priorities shift. With MILO™, multiple VLMs — even across different locations — can be connected and managed together, so your operation scales without stitching together disconnected systems. White Systems plans for that from the beginning, so your first installation doesn’t become a ceiling on what the system can eventually do.
Ready to review your integration requirements?
White Systems has helped facilities in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and MRO tighten inventory control, reduce storage footprint, and improve pick accuracy — in both greenfield projects and active facilities that couldn’t afford downtime during the transition.
Our engineering and software teams can review your floor plans, inventory requirements, and software environment to map out the right path for your project.
