OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002227

Systems and methods for equipment agnostic control with a warehouse execution system

Published: 2026-09-15T19:11:35.835002Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002227
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A method of operating a materials handling system includes receiving a request
associated with the materials handling system and identifying an automation
device included in the materials handling system that can be used to service
the request, the automation device associated with a vendor. The method
further including generating, by a device manager implemented in a warehouse
execution system (WES), a universal command for controlling the automation
device to service the request, generating, by a communication microservice
implemented in the WES based in part on the universal command, a
vendor-specific command that is in a format associated with the vendor, and
controlling the automation device in accordance with the vendor-specific
command.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002227
Published 2026-09-15T19:11:35.835002Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002227