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For over 25 years and across 500 installations worldwide, Lightning Pick Technologies has delivered advanced order picking technologies on time, on budget, every time. Lightning Pick has best-in-class applications for Pick to Light, Put to Light, Pack to Light (Put to Store) Voice and RF systems support lean supply chain processes from manufacturing through order fulfillment. As a result, Lightning Pick clients improve their level of service, achieve superior order quality, and advance their positions in the market.

Right now, hundreds of thousands of Pick-to-Light modules are illuminating in distribution centers across the country, directing order fulfillment operators to their next correct pick. For over three decades companies have been efficiently processing millions of orders each year with single or multiple light-directed applications in their supply chains. Their original installations provided considerable increases in productivity, accuracy and customer service over manual order selection techniques.

Light-directed order fulfillment systems use light indicator modules mounted to shelving, flow rack, work benches, pallet rack or other storage locations. Whenever product is needed from a particular location, the right indicator turns on, drawing attention where action is required. The operator picks the product quantity displayed.

Light-directed order fulfillment systems use light indicator modules mounted to shelving, flow rack, work benches, pallet rack or other storage locations. Whenever product is needed from a particular location, the right indicator turns on, drawing attention where action is required. The operator picks the product quantity displayed.

A common theme across all of Lightning Pick’s international installations has been the involvement of a strong local “in country” system integrator. A large percentage of Lightning Pick’s US-based projects are the result of successful integrator collaborations. This experience has enabled Lightning Pick to clearly identify effective international partners to work with for these emerging accounts.

For over 25 years and across 500 installations worldwide, Lightning Pick Technologies has delivered advanced order picking technologies on time, on budget, every time. Lightning Pick has best-in-class applications for Pick to Light, Put to Light, Pack to Light (Put to Store) Voice and RF systems support lean supply chain processes from manufacturing through order fulfillment. As a result, Lightning Pick clients improve their level of service, achieve superior order quality, and advance their positions in the market.

Lightning Pick Technologies was recognized as one of the Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners by SupplyChainBrain.com. Feedback from clients included:

Lightning Pick Technologies (www.lightningpick.com) providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light-directed order picking.

Lightning Pick Technologies (www.lightningpick.com) providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light-directed order picking.

Lightning Pick Technologies, providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently discussed LP User Community News. According to Joe Pelej, “More multinational organizations adopt Lightning Pick as their standardized paperless picking system platform in 2010. Lightning Pick continues to grow its global user community with several new international projects and agreements in Latin America, South Africa, Asia, and Europe. From projects with major cosmetics operations to leading big box retailers, these companies are selecting Lightning Pick as the proven provider for world class paperless picking solutions.

The Lightning Pick database accumulates a considerable amount of transactional data. Lightning Pick engineers noticed that two customers, a leading computer/electronics internet retailer and a major medical products distributor, had LP Notify reports showing a trend of growing database sizes. The LP engineer added a ‘Shrink Database’ protocol to both customers’ maintenance plans which optimized usage of previously unreleased database space. The customers were notified in their support plan Quarterly Reports cover letters.

Lightning Pick NW Series are Wireless Pick to Light modules, providing the benefits of light directed picking to a variety of applications beyond traditional shelf or rack-mounted devices. Lightning Pick announced the NW Series of Wireless Pick-to- Light modules allow the Pick-to-Light user to expand their applications to product locations without rack/shelving infrastructure or must be continuously mobile. Examples include pallet locations on open floors and product bins located on monorails or carts.

In many high-performance picking operations how the cartons or totes get to the pick areas can be just as important as the pick process itself. LP Convey can help streamline that process. This software solution makes use of data within the Lightning Pick database to understand the container routing requirements. The system integrates with conveyor control programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and the conveyor mounted bar code readers over Ethernet network to identify and divert containers into required pick areas. The unique decision point configuration approach relieves the PLC of data handling tasks associated with most bar code based applications and results in a system that is easily modified and maintained by plant personnel.

Lightning Pick Technologies, (www.lightningpick.com) providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light-directed order picking.

In 1998 Lightning Pick introduced duct-based Pick to Light technology to the United States. These cable-free light modules retrofit to a rack, shelf, cart or other material handling storage media. The new track-lighting style hardware lowered installation costs and is more flexible for system reconfiguration, maintenance, and expansion. Cable-free displays are the industry standard, but distributors still sought after a means of applying Pick to Light speed and accuracy to operations that did not have the infrastructure for mounted lights.

Lightning Pick Technologies, providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently discussed LP User Community News. According to Joe Pelej, “Two unique applications part of the core Lightning Pick software product have become user community favorites by providing superior system support, visibility and process improvement. LP Notify enables Lightning Pick to continually monitor itself with 'self-health checks' which can alert customers to system irregularities before they become larger issues. LP Communicate is a real-time event notification tool sends messages to users on a wide variety of customizable system activities as they occur.”

Lightning Pick Technologies, providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light-directed order picking.

SupplyChainBrain.com just announced the top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. Lightning Pick Technologies (www.lightningpick.com) was one of the recognized leaders. The special issue celebrates those companies that have been nominated by their partners as deserving recognition because the product or service has been of great value. Whether in logistics, technology or consulting, these 100 selected companies aided, advanced, and improved the supply chain management of clients.

According to Jim Bast, Vice-President and General Manager of Lightning Pick , “More functionality means more control and precise optimization of critical order fulfillment operations. Through the Lightning Pick Management Console companies quickly add products and locations, change staffing and work zones, expedite hot orders, access real-time statistics on picker productivity (including on an individual level), order volumes and all system activities. Advanced data management capabilities allow for easy manipulation of business intelligence and reporting needs.”

Dave Broadfoot, Vice-President Strategic Technology Vision and Managing Partner. Dave is the company visionary guiding the future technology direction of the Lightning Pick Solutions Suite. Dave also is an integral part of the Lightning Pick sales department, helping manage marketing strategies and overseeing multiple key customer accounts. Dave and Jim understand the key technology trends and processes within the material handling industry.

Light-directed order fulfillment systems use light indicator modules mounted to shelving, flow rack, work benches, pallet rack or other storage locations. Whenever product is needed from a particular location, the right indicator turns on, drawing attention where action is required. The operator picks the product quantity displayed.

Lightning Pick Technologies, providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light-directed order picking.

“We enjoy a strong working relationship with QC Software. They are knowledgeable when defining project direction, agile when responding to customer needs, and have a wealth of experience that ensures a well thought out, integrated solution. They are the type of organization that we welcome as part of any project team,” noted Mike McManus, Director of Product Development and Field Services for Lightning Pick.

Manufacturing journalist TR Cutler looked at Pick to Light technologies for the current issue of AS411.com. Advanced software technology that enables productivity-enhancing tools, are critical to gain a supply chain competitive edge.

Lightning Pick Technologies providers of paperless picking systems including the number one selling Pick to Light solution in North America recently released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick to Light System. The NW Series is the first completely mobile Pick to Light technology in the market, introducing an expanded range of applications that can benefit from light-directed order picking.