DCS offers a broad range of services including 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.
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 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.
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).
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
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 & 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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System Design & Integration
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AUTOMATED SYSTEM DESIGN & INTEGRATION
System Design & Integration Process
Our system design and integration processes encompass meticulous attention to detail, frequent communication, and a dedicated partnership with our clients.
Problem Identification
Our team will collect and analyze data about your business to help identify the cause of the problem.
Potential Solution Evaluation
Once the cause of the inefficiency has been identified, a variety of solutions will be explored to determine the best fit.
Formal Solution Design
After the optimal solution has been determined, DCS maps out a formal design and implementation plan.
Team Formation
Both DCS and the customer identify which personnel from each will have responsibility to execute and manage the project.
Order Equipment
DCS evaluates lead times for equipment delivery, and purchase orders are issued based on which supplier has the optimal solution that can be delivered on time.
Installation
DCS coordinates equipment deliveries and schedules sub-contractors to ensure a smooth installation process.
Testing, Commissioning, and Training
DCS tests all functional and safety components to ensure the new systems will perform as expected.
Problem Identification
DCS’s projects typically fall into one of two categories: companies that know exactly where the operational bottleneck lies within their process and need a solution developed to address it, or operations that recognize the effects of a problem but haven’t been able to determine the root cause. For customers who need help identifying the problem, DCS’s Supply Chain Consulting team is available. Through operations assessments, process improvement recommendations, or distribution design services, they collect and analyze data about the business, its networks, operations, processes, systems, and assets. This due diligence process allows the cause of the problem to be identified.
Potential Solution Evaluation
Once the cause of the inefficiency has been identified, a variety of possible solutions are explored. Sometimes small tweaks to existing processes or systems may be all that are needed. More complex situations may require a more in-depth assessment to explore and consider potential solutions (new equipment, process or network modifications, expanded facility footprint, new facility location or structure) and build a business case for each.
Formal Solution Design
After the optimal solution has been determined, DCS maps out a formal design and implementation plan. Applications engineering is performed, equipment, systems and controls are designed, and an installation timeframe is mapped out. Also, during this part of the process, bids from contractors and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are acquired and reviewed, and pricing and proposal options are formally presented to the customer. At the conclusion of this phase, both a functional specification document and budget are produced and approved.
Team Formation
Both DCS and the customer identify which personnel from each will have responsibility to execute and manage the project. Both groups meet, and the project formally kicks off. Communication protocols are established to ensure that regular conversations about progress, timelines, milestones, obstacles, alternative solutions, and other timely updates can occur.
Order Equipment
DCS evaluates lead times for equipment delivery to ensure that the required components arrive on schedule within the implementation timeline. Additionally, because DCS is brand agnostic, we do not have an exclusive relationship with a single material handling OEM. That allows us to specify the equipment based on a variety of factors- including lead time. Based on the determination of which supplier has the optimal solution that can be delivered on time, purchase orders are issued.
Installation
Throughout the installation process, DCS coordinates equipment deliveries as well as schedules sub-contractors and other support equipment. This helps to maintain the correct sequence of work to be completed to prevent delays. Additionally, in a retrofit of an existing operation, scheduling to accommodate day-to-day work occurring in the building is determined.
Testing, Commissioning, and Training
To ensure the new systems will ultimately perform as expected, DCS tests all functional and safety components. Our Customer Support team creates spare parts lists, and trains operations and maintenance employees on the new equipment.
Yes. DCS specializes in retrofits, expansions, and upgrades that integrate with your existing infrastructure. Our team evaluates what’s already in place and designs a solution that extends or enhances your current system, rather than requiring a full replacement.
Expansions require working within the constraints of an existing operation: active workflows, existing equipment, structural limitations, and minimal disruption to daily throughput must all be carefully considered. We design expansion projects and sequence work carefully so your operation keeps running while the new systems are being installed.
Timelines vary based on project scope, equipment lead times, and site conditions. DCS maps out a detailed implementation timeline during the formal solution design phase—including equipment procurement, installation sequencing, and testing. This way, we can give you a clear picture of the schedule before work begins.
This is one of the most common questions we help clients answer. Through an operations assessment, the team from Waller Consulting, A DCS Company, examines your bottlenecks, throughput data, workforce capacity, and space utilization to determine whether the root cause is a space constraint, a process inefficiency, or both. We recommend a path forward from there.
The cost of implementing automation in your facility can vary widely based on which technologies you choose. DCS has observed that ROI typically comes within 3-4 years, and sometimes as quickly as 12 months.