Results

From vulnerable software

With handiwork

To state-of-the-art technology

With automated and more efficient systems

tech stack

Used tools & technologies
  • Docker
  • Azure DevOps, CI/CD
  • Mongo db, a no sql database
  • Angular frontend
  • Rabbitmq for directional traffic
  • SignalR for updates frontend
  • .NET core

Logiqs has become known for the most advanced Vertical Farming systems in the world. They have been building automatic rolling table systems for horticultural greenhouses and automatic pallet storage systems for warehouses for more than 45 years.

Everything from design, to software design, to testing is done in their own factory. Innovation is paramount, they are constantly trying new things and like to come up with intelligent solutions for all the logistics automation problems their customers encounter.

Challenge

COMPOSITIONAL LAYOUTS

In the greenhouses, Logiqs has provided robotic plant care. They can also apply their acquired knowledge to warehouses, where so-called carriers move pallets from place A to B on command.

Next step? Automate the entire order processing process. You enter an order and the system links all the information together and gets it delivered to the end customer.

“CONTROLLING ROBOTS GIVES A MAGICAL FEELING. IT’S ALSO EXTRA COMPLEX, YOU’RE DEALING WITH PHYSICAL INFLUENCES INSTEAD OF JUST DATA. IT’S NOT A BUSINESS PROCESS THAT YOU KICK OFF BUT REAL HARDWARE GOES INTO MOTION. THAT’S DIFFERENT THINKING.” Vincent Bitter – IT Rockstar on the project team at Logiqs
Solution

automation systems

To automate all order processing, two systems must be linked together. The Warehouse Management System (WMS), an EPS, knows what products are in the warehouse. Logiqs’ system moves the pallets.

Now the system should also learn which pallet a specific product is on, so you don’t have to keep track of this yourself.

“BEFORE THIS I WAS WORKING ON ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE, TO CALL IT THAT. THEN YOU DON’T SEE SOMETHING MOVING AND NOW YOU SUDDENLY SEE SOMETHING REALLY HAPPENING. FURTHERMORE, WE WORK WITH THE LATEST TECHNIQUES, YOU LEARN A LOT FROM THAT AS A TEAM.” Melvin Ducaneaux – IT Rockstar on the project team at Logiqs

Result

Automated system

The user can work in the WMS and create an order. The system figures out which pallet it is and where the pallet is located. It is then automatically driven out so that the product can be transported.

“BEING ABLE TO OFFER OUR TECHNOLOGY OF SHUTTLES AND OUR SOFTWARE IN TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MARKETS MAKES LOGIQS MUCH LESS VULNERABLE. IN ADDITION, IT IS ALSO NICE TO SEE THAT THE BASIC TECHNIQUES FIT SO WELL. FOR THE WMS, WE CHOSE THE MOST MODERN TECHNIQUES, MAKING THE WMS NOW THE BEST-LOOKING SOFTWARE PRODUCT WE HAVE. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS WE ARE GOING TO REBUILD EVERYTHING, MAKING SURE OF COURSE THAT THE CUSTOMERS ALWAYS HAVE GOOD RUNNING SOFTWARE FOR THEIR CRITICAL PROCESSES.” Gert-Jan van Staalduinen – owner Logiqs

“We WORK WITH THE NEWEST TECHNIQUES, THAT’S what YOU LEARN A LOT AS A TEAM.”

Merlvin Décanaux, IT Rockstar on the project team at Logiqs