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Logistics + Material Flow

Improve movement, identification and visibility from receiving through storage, picking and shipping.

Banner Engineering multicolor pick-to-light touch device
Banner Engineering operator-guidance technology for picking and assembly tasks.
Where GEA can help

Where does material flow need better detection or guidance?

GEA helps match sensing, identification and operator-guidance technologies to the way materials move through your operation. We can review the target, presentation and machine interfaces so the component choices fit the actual workflow.

Applications to explore
  • Pick-to-light guidance

    Explore visual picking or assembly prompts and the confirmation signals needed for the next process step.

  • Conveyor and transfer detection

    Review sensor placement and target variation at accumulation, transfer and part-presence checkpoints.

  • Material identification

    Connect a barcode or identification requirement to the data and controls that route or verify the item.

Start the conversation

What should we work through together?

Share what you know about the process. These questions help our team understand the application before narrowing the product choices.

Bring your application to GEA →
  1. What moves through the process, and where must it be detected, identified or confirmed?
  2. What are the speed, spacing, presentation and environmental conditions at each decision point?
  3. Which operator action or control-system response should follow the signal?
Connect the technology to the task

Product families for this application.

Browse relevant technologies and selection factors, then ask GEA to help match the application. Use the family links to browse the online catalog or manufacturer details.

ABB CR-M012DC4 plug-in control relay
ABB

Motor Control, Signaling & Timing

Motor-control components, control relays, pilot and signaling devices, temperature controllers and timers for switching, sequencing, monitoring and panel control.

Selection factors
Control function · Supply voltage · Contact configuration
Banner Engineering array, photoelectric and measurement sensor families
Banner Engineering

Industrial Sensors

Photo-electric, fiber-optic, distance, array, profile, displacement, radar, position, ultrasonic and level sensing for detection and measurement.

Selection factors
Target & sensing mode · Detection or measurement range · Housing & environment
Banner Engineering tower lights, indicators, task lights and illuminated operator devices
Banner Engineering

Lighting & Indications

Tower and stack lights, beacons, pilot lights, industrial task lights and traffic indicators for clear machine status and work-area illumination.

Selection factors
Indication or illumination task · Color & animation · Mounting format
Banner Engineering multicolor pick-to-light touch device
Banner Engineering

Pick-to-Light Systems

Visual picking and assembly guidance that helps operators select the correct part, reduce errors and improve production flow.

Selection factors
Pick or assembly workflow · Actuation method · Display & indication needs
OMRON photoelectric, proximity, fiber and area sensor families
OMRON

Sensing

Photoelectric, proximity and measurement sensors for presence, position and process feedback.

Selection factors
Target material · Sensing distance · Operating environment
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Bring your application to a team that combines product knowledge with local relationships. Connect with Houston, Central Texas or North Texas to discuss the requirements and the support you need.

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Start with the application

A part number. A machine.
A production challenge.

Share what you know. We’ll help define a practical next step with the right GEA team.