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July 08, 2026

Smart Warehouse Visual Picking & Item Locating Solution | Pick-to-Light System by FYJ

Intelligent Warehouse Locating Solution with Smart Light Guidance, IoT Tracking & Real-Time Item Visibility

Smart warehouse visual picking system with sound-light tags for item locating

Modern warehouses are becoming increasingly complex due to:

  • Growing SKU quantities
  • Faster order fulfillment requirements
  • Labor shortages
  • Temporary inventory movement
  • Increasing dependence on experienced warehouse workers

Traditional warehouse searching methods often rely on:

  • Employee memory
  • Manual shelf inspection
  • PDA screen verification
  • Fixed storage location records

These approaches create challenges such as:

  • Long searching time
  • High labor dependency
  • Picking inefficiency
  • Difficulty locating temporarily moved inventory
  • Increased operational costs

The FYJ Smart Warehouse Visual Picking & Item Locating Solution is an intelligent warehouse automation solution that combines Pick-to-Light technology, sound-light tags, IoT locating devices, and warehouse software integration to help businesses quickly locate products, pallets, materials, and returnable assets.

The solution is designed to provide:

  • Up to 99.9% locating accuracy under suitable deployment environments
  • Less than 1 second response time after locating commands
  • 1+ year battery life for smart locating tags

Helping enterprises transform warehouse operations from:

  • Searching → Locating
  • Experience-based operation → Digital operation

What Is a Smart Warehouse Visual Picking & Item Locating System?

A Smart Warehouse Visual Picking & Item Locating System, also known as a Pick-to-Light System, is an intelligent warehouse technology that uses light and sound signals to guide operators to the correct item location.

Unlike traditional picking methods where workers repeatedly switch between:

PDA Screen → Shelf → Product → PDA Screen

a smart locating system provides direct physical guidance:

Search Item → Target Tag Activates → Light & Sound Guidance → Operator Finds Item

By reducing manual searching and improving location visibility, visual picking systems help warehouses:

  • Reduce picking time
  • Lower picking errors
  • Reduce dependency on experienced workers
  • Shorten employee training cycles
  • Improve warehouse productivity

About FYJ Smart Locating Solution

FYJ is a software and hardware integrated solution provider specializing in:

With nearly 20 years of industry experience, FYJ develops and delivers complete digital solutions combining:

  • Management software
  • Smart IoT hardware
  • RFID devices
  • Warehouse automation technologies

FYJ Global Capability

  • Nearly 20 years of stable operation
  • 3,000+ enterprise customers
  • Projects delivered across 6 continents and 34 regions
  • Serving more than 10 industries
  • ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 / ISO 27001 / ISO 20000 certified
  • National High-Tech Enterprise
  • Class 3A Credit Rated Enterprise

FYJ solutions have been deployed in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and enterprise asset management scenarios worldwide.

Traditional Searching vs FYJ Smart Locating

Traditional Warehouse Searching FYJ Smart Locating Solution
Depends on employee experience System-guided locating
Manual visual searching Light and sound guidance
Long walking distance Locate target items quickly
Difficult for new workers Easy operation and training
Fixed location dependency Supports dynamic movement scenarios
High labor cost Improved operational efficiency

Warehouse Challenges We Solve

Different industries face different locating problems. FYJ provides targeted smart locating solutions for various warehouse environments.

Smart locating solution applications in warehouse, logistics and manufacturing industries

1. Traditional Warehouse

Reduce Dependency on Experienced Warehouse Workers

Challenge:

Many traditional warehouses rely heavily on experienced employees who remember:

  • Product locations
  • Storage rules
  • Warehouse layout

When experienced workers leave:

  • New employees require longer training
  • Picking speed decreases
  • Operational knowledge is difficult to transfer

FYJ Solution:

FYJ installs smart sound-light tags on: storage shelves, material bins, product locations, frequently picked items.

When an item needs to be located:

  • The system identifies the target item
  • A locating command is sent
  • The corresponding tag flashes and sounds
  • The operator immediately finds the correct location

Business Benefits:

  • Reduce dependence on experienced workers
  • Shorten employee onboarding time
  • Improve picking consistency
  • Make warehouse operations easier to standardize

2. E-commerce Warehouse

Reduce Visual Switching Between PDA and Products

Challenge:

E-commerce fulfillment centers process thousands of order lines every day. Operators frequently switch between:

PDA → Shelf → Product → PDA

This causes:

  • Reduced picking speed
  • Visual fatigue
  • Higher error risks
  • Lower fulfillment efficiency

FYJ Solution:

FYJ Smart Pick-to-Light System provides direct picking guidance:

Order Generated → Location Identified → Smart Tag Activated → Product Picked

Workers follow the light and sound signal instead of manually searching through shelves.

Business Benefits:

  • Faster order fulfillment
  • Reduced picking mistakes
  • Lower training requirements
  • Improved warehouse productivity

3. 3PL Warehouse

Solve Peak Season Pallet Searching Problems

Challenge:

3PL warehouses often experience dynamic inventory problems during peak seasons:

  • Temporary pallet storage
  • Frequent forklift movement
  • Changing inventory locations
  • System location mismatch

The inventory exists, but operators cannot quickly locate the physical pallet.

FYJ Solution:

FYJ deploys magnetic sound-light tags on pallets. The solution supports dynamic locating scenarios:

  • Pallets can move freely
  • No fixed storage limitation
  • Target pallets can be located quickly

Workflow:

Input Order Number → System Locates Asset → Tag Flashes & Sounds → Operator Finds Pallet

Business Benefits:

  • Reduce pallet searching time
  • Improve peak-season operation capability
  • Increase temporary storage utilization
  • Reduce warehouse overtime pressure

4. Manufacturing Material Warehouse

Improve Production Material Searching Efficiency

Challenge:

Manufacturing plants often store thousands of components (Electronic parts, Production materials, Tools, Fixtures). Many items have similar appearance, making manual searching difficult.

FYJ Solution:

Deploy smart locating tags on: Material storage locations, Production material boxes, Tool storage areas. The system guides operators directly to required materials.

Business Benefits:

  • Faster material preparation
  • Reduced production waiting time
  • Easier operation for new employees
  • Improved production support efficiency

5. Returnable Asset Tracking

Locate Pallets, Containers and Circulation Equipment

Challenge:

Many industries depend on reusable transport assets (Pallets, Plastic turnover boxes, Containers, Transport carts). Common problems:

  • Assets lost during circulation
  • Manual counting difficulty
  • Unknown current location
  • Low utilization visibility

FYJ Solution:

FYJ provides: Magnetic sound-light tags, Clip sound-light tags, Base stations, Positioning beacons, and Management software to improve visibility of returnable assets.

How FYJ Smart Locating System Works

Architecture of FYJ smart warehouse locating system with IoT tags and software

Smart Locating System Architecture

The solution includes four major components:

1. Smart Sound-Light Tags

Magnetic Sound-Light Tags

Suitable for: Metal shelves, Pallets, Equipment, Containers.

Advantages: Fast installation, Easy relocation, Flexible deployment.

Clip Sound-Light Tags

Suitable for: Plastic containers, Turnover boxes, Mobile assets.

Advantages: Secure attachment, Convenient movement.

2. Base Station

The base station provides communication between: Smart tags, Positioning network, Software platform.

Functions include: Signal communication, Data transmission, System coordination.

3. Positioning Beacons

Beacons provide warehouse positioning coverage. They enable: Real-time communication, Accurate locating, Large-area deployment.

4. Management Software Platform

Provides: Item searching, Location management, Task assignment, Status monitoring, Data analysis.

Technical Advantages

High Locating Accuracy

FYJ smart locating technology is designed to achieve up to 99.9% locating accuracy under suitable deployment conditions.

This enables reliable locating in: Dense storage environments, Large warehouses, Complex industrial scenarios.

Fast Response Time

After a locating command is triggered, the target tag responds in less than 1 second through light and sound signals.

Long Battery Life

Smart sound-light tags are designed for 1+ year battery operation depending on usage frequency and configuration.

This helps reduce: Maintenance frequency, Replacement workload, Operational interruption.

Real Implementation Case Studies

Case Study 1: Indonesia Electronics Manufacturing Service Provider

Customer Background & Challenge

A large electronics manufacturing service provider manages thousands of components (Resistors, Capacitors, IC chips, SMT production materials) with very similar appearances.

Item (Before) Situation
Inventory method Paper inventory cards
SMT steel mesh searching 20-30 minutes
Operation dependency Experienced workers
FYJ Solution & Results

Implemented 400+ smart sound-light tags for material location identification and SMT steel mesh locating.

Metric Improvement
Warehouse productivity +80%
Employee training Reduced to 2-3 days
Paper records Replaced by digital operation

"Before, finding the correct SMT steel mesh depended on experienced workers. Now, when the light turns on, even new employees can find the right one within seconds."

Case Study 2: Singapore Cable Manufacturing Company

Challenge

Cable reels were stored across indoor and outdoor areas. Problems included similar-looking reels, metal environments, frequent movement, and manual searching taking 30-45 minutes.

FYJ Solution & Results

Implemented RFID + sound-light locating solution with anti-metal RFID tags and handheld locating devices.

Metric Improvement
Searching time 30-45 min → less than 5 min
Efficiency improvement Over 85%
Metal environment operation Stable

"We only need to enter the cable reel number, and the location information appears on the handheld device. Work that previously took half an hour now takes less than five minutes."

Case Study 3: Guangzhou 3PL Warehouse

Challenge

During peak seasons: Hundreds of pallets temporarily stored, forklifts frequently moving inventory, physical locations often differing from system records.

FYJ Solution & Results

Implemented magnetic sound-light tags on pallets for dynamic locating and real-time tracking.

Metric Improvement
Locating response 1.2 seconds
Searching efficiency Improved by 99.9%
Peak-season operation Significantly improved

"During peak season, we used to spend most of our time searching for goods. Now, even if pallets are moved to temporary locations, we can find them immediately when the light turns on."

Implementation Process

FYJ provides complete project delivery:

  • Requirement Analysis
  • Warehouse Environment Evaluation
  • Solution Design
  • Hardware Deployment
  • Software Integration
  • User Training
  • System Acceptance

Why Choose FYJ?

FYJ combines:

  • Software development capability
  • IoT hardware manufacturing
  • RFID technology experience
  • Warehouse automation expertise

We help enterprises achieve:

  • Faster item locating
  • Lower labor dependency
  • Higher picking efficiency
  • Better warehouse visibility
FYJ global smart warehouse automation and IoT solution provider

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Pick-to-Light system?

A Pick-to-Light system uses light indicators to guide warehouse workers to the correct picking location, reducing searching time and improving accuracy.

Can FYJ smart locating work with existing WMS?

Yes. FYJ smart locating solutions can work together with warehouse management systems to improve physical item locating efficiency.

Can the system track moving pallets?

Yes. Magnetic sound-light tags can be installed on pallets and containers to support dynamic locating scenarios.

Can smart locating work in metal environments?

Yes. FYJ provides industrial locating solutions suitable for challenging environments including metal shelves and metal containers.

How long does the smart tag battery last?

FYJ smart sound-light tags are designed for battery life of one year or longer depending on usage frequency.

Transform Warehouse Searching into Intelligent Locating

Stop searching shelf by shelf.

Stop depending only on experienced workers.

With FYJ Smart Warehouse Visual Picking & Item Locating Solution, every item can be found faster, easier, and more accurately.

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