Process flow

• Optimise the flow of goods and materials in the facility
• Automated routing across zones, storage points, machines and operations
• direct FMS provides real-time control and continuous management
• Handles intermediate storage and buffer zones
• Integrator between machines and equipment

As a Warehouse Control System, direct FMS controls how goods move through the facility, between transport equipment, storage points and machines. It automates interactions between transport, storage and equipment in both warehouse and manufacturing environments. With real-time control and continuous management, flow can be adjusted based on capacity, prioritisation and availability.

Optimise process and material flow

direct FMS provides control over how goods are routed through the facility, whether they are going to storage, transport or the next machine. The solution ensures that goods are directed to the correct location based on capacity and availability, rather than fixed routes. This improves capacity utilisation and ensures a smoother flow.

Intermediate storage and buffer zones are managed as part of the control logic, allowing goods to wait between operations or before the next machine without halting the flow, even when load varies across the facility.

direct FMS with real-time control

The system provides real-time control of material flow and continuously makes decisions on routing, prioritisation and handling of goods, ensuring the flow is adapted to the actual situation in the facility. When load or capacity changes, the flow is automatically adjusted without manual replanning.

Control and routing of goods

With direct FMS, you gain control over goods in flow, and the system manages their movement between locations, storage points and machines on manufacturing lines. Goods are automatically directed to the correct destination, and routes are continuously adjusted to avoid queues and utilise available capacity.

Integrator between machines and equipment

As an integrator, direct FMS by AMS AS functions as a higher-level control system that connects machines, transport and equipment. The solution communicates directly with PLC units and provides control across the entire facility, regardless of supplier. This ensures unified control of flow and simplifies interaction between machines, transport lines and automated operations.

direct FMS provides a more robust material flow when multiple systems, machines and storage points must work together. The result is fewer bottlenecks, better capacity utilisation, and a solution that is equally relevant in warehouses and in highly automated manufacturing environments.