Automated picking and sorting equipment fit into integrated warehouse systems
HILLIARD, OH, May 18, 2021 — VARGO®, a leading provider of material handling systems integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, has signed a distribution agreement with OPEX®, a Moorestown, NJ-based company that produces warehouse and document/mail automation systems.
Under this new agreement, VARGO® will represent OPEX® warehouse products and may market them as part of the solutions that VARGO® proposes for its clients.
“Our partnership with OPEX® furthers our ability to create highly effective and efficient e-commerce fulfillment systems for our clients,” said Bart Cera, President and COO of VARGO®. “We look forward to continuing to create next-generation integrated solutions with industry-leading automation products like the ones OPEX® delivers.”
“The Vargo® team has proven they are a company committed to doing what is best for the end-user,” said John Sauer, Director of Partner Development at OPEX®. “Their customer-centric approach includes creative problem-solving and deep understanding of complex technologies. These qualities make them an ideal partner to integrate and represent OPEX’s® robotic warehouse automation technologies in the marketplace.”
OPEX® products automate warehouse functions, such as picking and sorting, to save time, space and labor. They can be seamlessly integrated with VARGO®’s industry-leading COFE® WES (warehouse execution system) software, which drives numerous industry leading fulfillment centers for VARGO® clients.
About VARGO®
VARGO® is a team of mechanical and software engineers changing ecommerce operations by designing fulfillment solutions differently than anyone else in the industry. For nearly five decades, VARGO® has worked with manufacturers, distributors and leading retailers — such as American Eagle, Gap Inc., Fashion Nova, Forever 21 and numerous 3PL’s — to improve their e-commerce operations and material handling systems, increase processing capacities and reduce order cycle times. VARGO® uses its proven, pull-based methodologies to create intelligent solutions for fulfillment centers and continues to be a leader in its industry by integrating robotics and automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) into its solutions. VARGO® is the only company that offers COFE® (Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine), the software that does for fulfillment what Lean did for manufacturing. For more information, visit www.vargosolutions.com.
About OPEX®
OPEX® Corporation provides Next Generation Automation, including warehouse, document, and mail automation solutions to customers around the globe. With headquarters in Moorestown, NJ and facilities in Pennsauken, NJ, Plano, TX (Dallas metro), France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, OPEX® has more than 1,200 employees committed to reimagining and delivering innovative, scalable, unique technology solutions to solve the business challenges of today. More information is at www.opex.com.
VARGO Contact:
Bart Cera, President & COO, VARGO®
614.319.5842
PR Contact:
Julie Hamlin, GREENCREST
614.885.7921
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