Parcel Handling
Package Handling
DCS’s design and engineering team has more than 40 years of experience creating unique parcel handling systems for diverse customer applications. With installations including semi-automated handling in small city distribution centers and fully automated, integrated hubs with advanced conveyor and sorter equipment, DCS routinely thinks outside the box.
E-Commerce Multi Channel Fullfillment
E-Commerce and Multi-Channel Fulfillment
DCS designs and implements end-to-end warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce and multi-channel retailers that address numerous workflow challenges. This includes solutions for receiving, putaway, storage, replenishment, order fulfillment, picking, packing, sortation, and outbound shipping. Our custom integrated warehouse, distribution, and fulfillment systems draw from a deep pool of conventional, semi-automated, and automated material handling technologies.
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Various Distribution Applications
Whether an operation is considering the construction of a new distribution or fulfillment center, or a retrofit or expansion of an existing facility, it’s important to create a solution that fits the overarching supply chain strategy. DCS has four decades of experience designing and integrating comprehensive, end-to-end material handling solutions that meet a multitude of operational goals. Whether conventional, semi-automated, or fully automated, DCS can help your organization implement a custom solution that meets its goals while maximizing return on investment (ROI).
Consulting
Supply Chain Consulting
The DCS Supply Chain Consulting team offers a range of services to help your operations address the challenges it faces. Working in partnership with you, DCS consultants analyze your business data- existing workforce, workflow processes, inventory, order data, operations, and more- to determine a strategy that addresses your unique needs. Whether you need an operations assessment, process improvement recommendations, or distribution design services, DCS consultants will help guide you to the material handling system or operational solution that best meets your current and future needs, as well as your budget.
Customer Support
Customer Support
Keeping your warehouse operations and material handling systems running smoothly and at the peak of productivity are the goals of DCS’ Customer Service Team. By partnering with DCS, your warehouse automation solution is supported from commissioning to end of life. You’ll receive comprehensive in-house training of your personnel, including specialized training of your designated internal system expert. Plus, DCS offers a complete package of spare parts and expert system troubleshooting support from qualified engineers dedicated to your installation.
System Design and Integration
System Design & Integration
DCS offers a broad range of material handling equipment and automated system design, installation, and integration services for a multitude of projects. These include retrofits, expansions, upgrades, and more. While every project is unique, our system design and execution processes are the same, encompassing meticulous attention to detail, frequent communication, and a dedicated partnership with our clients.
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Life Science & Healthcare
Pharmaceutical, healthcare, and life science companies face mounting pressure from evolving regulatory requirements, rising fulfillment costs, and intensifying accuracy demands. In this environment, automation isn’t optional—it’s essential. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) helps distributors of these critical products stay compliant and competitive.
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Pet Food
Pet food distribution operations are anything but standard. From bulky kibble bags to delicate fish tanks, stock keeping unit (SKU) complexity and fulfillment pressure are always on the rise. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) partners with leading pet retailers to design and engineer automation, software, and material handling systems that keep operations agile, accurate, and ready for what’s next.
Inventory Management within Warehouse Operations
Home Improvement
When your distribution center handles everything from hammers to hot tubs, operational complexity isn’t a challenge—it’s your daily reality. Home improvement retailers face intense pressure to meet rising consumer expectations across multiple channels—from in-store pickups to last-mile delivery. At Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS), we specialize in engineering material handling and automation solutions that help home improvement distribution centers keep pace, reduce cost, and drive accuracy at scale.
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Sporting Goods
Navigating the unique demands of the sporting goods retail industry requires a distribution strategy that’s both agile and precise. From handling seasonal surges to managing a diverse range of products—from bulky equipment to small accessories—your warehouse operations are the key to a seamless customer experience. Our expertise helps sporting goods retailers streamline their distribution warehouses, improving order accuracy, boosting productivity, and ensuring your team can efficiently move products from the receiving dock to the final customer, no matter the season.
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Footwear
In the fast-paced world of footwear retail requires a distribution strategy that can handle a vast array of styles, sizes, and seasonal trends with precision and speed. From managing a high volume of SKUs to ensuring accurate order fulfillment and returns processing, your distribution center is the engine that drives customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. Our expertise helps footwear retailers streamline their distribution centers, improving inventory management, accelerating order processing, and ensuring your team can efficiently move products from the receiving dock to the final customer, no matter the season.
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Wholesale & Industrial Distribution
Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) partners with wholesale, industrial, and electronics distributors to design efficient, optimized fulfillment solutions. Every operation DCS designs streamlines end-to-end functional processes—from inbound receiving and putaway to picking, packing, and shipping. Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) partners with wholesale, industrial, and electronics distributors to design efficient, optimized fulfillment solutions. Every operation DCS designs streamlines end-to-end functional processes—from inbound receiving and putaway to picking, packing, and shipping.
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About Us
Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS) has 40 years of experience serving major clients in multiple industries by providing material handling, full-scale warehouse operations, and conveyor design solutions that are custom crafted for their needs. DCS does not sell ready-made conveyor systems but builds relationships that empower collaboration to craft custom warehouse designs together. DCS utilizes consulting, engineering design, project management, installation services, and client support to ensure our customers can keep their promises to deliver on time.
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Projects
With more than 40 years of experience providing automated system design, installation, and integration services, DCS has created solutions for companies throughout the United States in a broad range of industries and markets. We’ve completed more than 1500 projects ranging from greenfield facilities with completely new systems to expansions and retrofits of existing operations.
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Upcoming Events
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3 Approaches To Increasing Outbound Sortation Flexibility

3 Approaches To Increasing Outbound Sortation Flexibility by John Knudsen, Lead Solutions Manager Just because it comes at the end of the fulfillment process doesn’t mean outbound sortation should be an afterthought. Particularly today, when the demands of e-commerce and the need to minimize shipping costs have resulted in shippers using a diverse array of […]

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Maintenance Tips for Your Conveyor Systems

Conveyor systems have a lot of moving parts. A problem in one section can cause a malfunction in another section and before you know it, you have a situation on your hands. Staying on top of proper maintenance routines will help avoid time lost due to malfunction. And time lost means loss of productivity and […]

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How Warehouse Automation Improves Warehouse Operations

Improving Warehouse Automation Every warehouse manager has two main things on their mind at all times — safety in warehouse operations, and efficiency in material handling solutions. You want to be able to get your work done and process all the items you need but you don’t want to sacrifice safe working conditions for your […]

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9 Tips for Efficient Warehouse Design

9 Tips for Efficient Warehouse Design They say time is money, and that’s certainly true of warehouses. Every moment lost due to poor warehouse design is another package not sent, another piece of inventory not stored. Another unsatisfied customer. Warehouses are critical to keeping entire businesses running smoothly, and your business could suffer if your […]

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FIFO vs. LIFO—Which Should Your Warehouse Operations Use?

There are a lot of intricacies to warehouse operations, but one decision that every warehouse owner must make is which product flow and accounting system to use—first-in, first-out (FIFO) or last-in, first-out (LIFO). What are these systems? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How can they affect warehouse operations? This post will help you evaluate […]

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Material Handling Systems Explained

Material Handling Systems Explained Material handling is a term that we may have heard in passing without fully understanding it. We may have a vague idea of what it entails, but many do not think about it much beyond that. However, material handling systems are incredibly important to the way our society functions.   That might sound […]

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ECommerce Fulfillment: A Brief Guide

What Is ECommerce Fulfillment?   ECommerce fulfillment is essentially when an online business ships its products to its customers. For instance, when you buy something off eBay, they have a system in place to get you your product as soon as possible. ECommerce fulfillment also involves inventory management and returns.   Your eCommerce fulfillment system […]

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20 Types of Conveyor Systems for Your Warehouse

With so many different options, it can be hard to know what type of conveyor systems to use in your warehouse automation. Here are 20 common types of conveyors. If you need help choosing systems for your warehouse, contact DCS. Belt Conveyor This is probably what you picture when you think of a conveyor. They […]

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The 4 Types of Material Handling Equipment

What is Material Handling Equipment? From the simplest shelf to the most complex lights-out facilities (warehouse automation that can operate in the dark), warehouses use a lot of Material Handling Equipment. It’s hard to remember all the different kinds of equipments, but they fall under four broad types. What are these Material Handling Equipment types? […]

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