A History of Excellence in Warehouse Automation

Throughout the course of more than half a century, System Logistics has built a strong foundation of technology and experience in automated warehouses and material handling systems:

1940 - 1949
- 1946 - Company founded as Lewiston Machine
1950 - 1959
- 1958 - Lewiston Machine merges with Diamond Machine
1960 - 1969
- 1960 - First work transporter conveyor system is developed and installed to speed and direct workflow (now over 4,000 installations worldwide)
  
  1961 - Specialty production machines and conveying systems introduced for manufacturing applications
  
  1964 - Ergonomic "lowerator" devices and vertical lifts introduced
  
  1966 - First sequences for work-in-process (WIP) automation, routing and repetitive assembly applications produced
1970 - 1979
- 1975 - First high density vertical storage systems installed
  
  1979 - Horizontal carousel systems introduced for manufacturing and distribution
1980 - 1989
- 1980 - Diamond Data Systems incorporated to develop in-house material handling software solutions
  1980 - In-house software introduced for work-in-process (WIP) applications
  
  1981 - First work-in-process (WIP) closed loop transporters and integrated software introduced to market
  
  1985 - CIMPL Series inventory control software introduced
  
  1987 - First pick-to-light system installed
  
  1989 - Class Software version 1.0 introduced for high speed order picking systems
1990 - 1999
- 1992 - Class Software expanded to control horizontal carousel cross dock and sortation systems
  
  1993 - Carousel storage and retrieval system (CS/RS) software product installed in first site
  
  1994 - Automatic extractor introduced
  
  1998 - Company acquired by industry leaders Thomas Coyne and Edward Larry Strayhorn
  
  1999 - New facility opens in December, tripling production space
  Software and Controls office opens in Grand Rapids, MI
2000 - 2009
- 2000 - CASI Technologies acquired
  
  2001 - Innovative pick-to-light system introduced
  
  2003 - Pick cart for batch picking and putting introduced
  Multi-bay vertical lift module introduced
  
  2004 - Vertical carousel introduced
  
  2005 - Revolutionary warehouse execution system software introduced
  2005 - Voice picking system introduced
  2005 - Heavy-duty vertical carousel and vertical lift module introduced
  2005 - Unit load stacker crane introduced
  2005 - Pallet conveyor systems introduced
  
  2006 - EXACTPick™ horizontal carousel solution introduced for the apparel industry
  
  2008 - Mini load stacker crane introduced
  
  2009 - Diamond Phoenix merges with System Logistics S.p.A.
  2009 - Automated case order picking system (MOPS) for the beverage industry introduced
2010
- Diamond Phoenix becomes System Logistics Corporation
  System Logistics Corporation launches comprehensive program for the USA beverage industry

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