Warehouse Sorting Systems for Accurate, High-Throughput Routing
For operations and plant leaders at manufacturing plants and distribution centers dealing with missorts, manual touches and peak-rate bottlenecks, GLOBAL engineers automated sortation systems and combines robotic material handling, machine vision, controls integration, and production expertise to create tailored workflows that reduce manual touches, improve order flow, and support scalable fulfillment. From concept through commissioning, our team helps manufacturers and distribution operations automate with confidence.
Our Automated Sortation Systems Services
Custom warehouse sortation capabilities that connect robotics, vision, conveyors, and controls into efficient material-flow operations.
Vision-Guided Sortation
Machine vision identifies products, verifies orientation, and guides robotic handling decisions so variable items can be accurately routed with less manual intervention and, where the application suits it, fewer fixturing requirements.
Robotic pick-and-place, bin picking, transfer, palletizing, and depalletizing systems move products between sortation zones while supporting defined cycle times, floor-space constraints, and production requirements.
GLOBAL manages system design, simulation, controls, build, installation, commissioning, training, and ongoing support to deliver a connected sortation solution ready for operational launch.
A sortation system does more than move products, it keeps the whole facility flow connected, and GLOBAL Automation Technologies engineers each one around the item mix, routing logic, and required throughput. The work begins with a process study of the items, volumes, and destinations, which guides selection of the induction method and divert mechanism, whether sliding-shoe, cross-belt, tilt-tray, or pusher. Items are inducted, singulated, and identified by scanning or machine vision as they move down the line, and the controls apply routing rules to release each one to the correct lane. Conveyors, diverts, scanning, and safety guarding are integrated to fit the facility layout, and simulation helps resolve issues before deployment. GLOBAL proves the system out at production conditions and supports installation, commissioning, training, and long-term performance.
The GLOBAL Difference
Why Choose GLOBAL?
GLOBAL unites engineering depth, practical delivery, and long-term automation support in one partner.
Turnkey Delivery
One team manages design, build, programming, validation, installation, training, and ongoing system support.
FANUC Level 5 Integrator
Level 5 is the top tier of FANUC's Authorized System Integrator program, reserved for partners with demonstrated engineering capability across a broad range of applications.
Smarter Simulation
AI-assisted simulation and offline programming help identify issues early, before equipment reaches the floor.
Proof of Process
Process development and feasibility work prove the approach before you commit capital.
Meet The GLOBAL Team
Engineers who turn complex automation challenges into working systems.
GLOBAL Automation Technologies was founded in 2009 to solve manufacturing problems through automation, recognizing that manufacturers often need more than a robotic system, they also need experienced people to engineer, launch, and sustain it. GLOBAL built its model around both needs, combining automation solutions and engineering services under one roof. Over 17+ years, its 110+ team members have supported automation projects from early feasibility studies and simulation through installation, commissioning, and ongoing support. In the last five years, GLOBAL has delivered 745+ automation projects. With offices in four countries, project experience in 22 countries, and more than 700 FANUC robots installed, GLOBAL brings a broad applications perspective to every project.
17+ YearsSolving manufacturing automation challenges since 2009.
110+ Team MembersEngineering, integration, and technical professionals.
700+ FANUC Robots InstalledRobotic systems delivered worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What items and parcels can an automated sortation system handle?
Sortation systems can be engineered for cartons, cases, totes, polybags, and mixed parcels, with handling matched to each item's size, weight, and surface. The suitable range depends on how consistently items can be conveyed, scanned, and diverted without jamming or damage. GLOBAL reviews the item and parcel mix, including the hardest-to-handle pieces, and designs the induction, conveyor, and divert equipment around it. Where items vary widely, machine vision can help identify and locate them as they move down the line.
What divert mechanisms are used to route items?
The divert mechanism is chosen to match item type and required routing, and common options include sliding-shoe diverts, cross-belt and tilt-tray sorters, and simple pusher or diverter arms. Sliding-shoe and cross-belt suit higher-rate, mixed-item routing, tilt-tray handles a broad size range into many destinations, and pushers fit lower-rate or heavier lanes. GLOBAL selects the divert approach from the item mix, number of destinations, and required rate so items reach the correct lane reliably.
How does scanning and item ID drive routing?
Items are identified by barcode, sensor, or machine vision at induction, and the controls apply routing rules based on destination, order, or item type. Each item is tracked from the read point to its divert so the system releases it to the correct lane, tote, or station, and verification points confirm it arrived. GLOBAL integrates the scanning and ID equipment with the divert controls so routing stays accurate across high-volume flow, and exceptions can be flagged for review.
How are items inducted onto the sorter?
Induction is where items are singulated, spaced, and aligned before they reach the sorter, and it strongly affects accuracy and rate. Depending on the application this can be manual, semi-automated, or fully automated with metering belts, gapping conveyors, and vision or scanning for identification. GLOBAL engineers the induction to present items consistently so scanning and diverting stay reliable at the required throughput.
What throughput can a sortation system reach?
Throughput depends on item mix, induction method, divert type, and the number of destinations, so a system is engineered to the operation's required rate rather than a headline figure. GLOBAL uses process analysis and simulation to validate flow and divert performance for peak conditions before build. Where a single sorter cannot meet a combined rate, the layout and induction points are reviewed to decide whether additional lanes or zones make more sense.
How is a sortation system laid out to fit the facility?
Layout is engineered around the building, product flow, and where items enter and must be delivered, balancing conveyor length, divert locations, and accumulation against available floor space. GLOBAL reviews receiving, staging, and downstream packing or shipping points, then plans the induction, sorter, and takeaway lanes to fit the space and workflow. Simulation helps confirm the layout supports the required flow before installation.
What support is available after a sortation system launches?
After launch, GLOBAL provides operator and maintenance training, technical documentation, and ongoing support, with recommended spares identified for the conveyors, diverts, scanning, and controls. Support covers troubleshooting, adjustments, and optimization as volumes change. The system is built for sustained operation, with routine service planned between scheduled maintenance windows.
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Certifications & Recognition
Certifications & Recognition
FANUC Level 5 Authorized System Integrator
GLOBAL holds Level 5 standing in FANUC's Authorized System Integrator program.
Rockwell Automation Recognized System Integrator
GLOBAL is a Recognized System Integrator in Rockwell Automation's partner network.
WBENC-Certified Women-Owned Business
Certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, helping OEM and Tier 1 buyers meet supplier-diversity goals.
#1 FANUC Robot Purchaser Among North American Integrators (2025)
In 2025, GLOBAL was the #1 purchaser of FANUC robots among North American integrators.
Founded by Former FANUC Engineers
GLOBAL was founded by former FANUC engineers, and the team still brings deep FANUC application expertise.
13 Industrial & Fluid Power Projects
13 projects for industrial and fluid-power manufacturers, including robotic assembly cells and a conveyor factory build.
140 Manufacturing Plants Served
Projects delivered across 140 manufacturing plants since 2021.
Prime Contractor, Cell to Greenfield
Turnkey projects delivered as prime contractor, from design and build through programming, installation and commissioning, from a single robotic cell to a greenfield facility.
Robot Cells to 15-Robot Systems
Small robot cells often installed in a single weekend, up to multi-robot systems of 4 to 15 robots on seventh-axis rails.
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