In the lab, GreyOrange’s GreyMatter software manages a single order’s journey across technology from multiple vendors and the workforce, all on one floor
GreyOrange, a global leader in AI-powered multi-agent warehouse orchestration and store inventory software, today announced its inclusion in the newly expanded Kenco Innovation Lab. The 30,000-square-foot facility gives Kenco’s customers a place to test, explore and experience automation technology running under real-world conditions before investing their own capital.
Kenco, a leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, opened its first Innovation Lab in 2015 and expanded it in 2019. The new facility is three times the size of the original, giving Kenco more space to demonstrate the latest supply chain technologies and test them in real-world applications. Retailers, distributors and other Kenco customers can see automation solutions in operation and evaluate what fits their business before committing capital. The lab showcases technologies that enhance productivity and throughput while augmenting and supporting the day-to-day work of warehouse employees.
Kenco has partnered with GreyOrange since 2024 and now runs its GreyMatter warehouse orchestration software across a growing number of distribution centers to coordinate robots and warehouse staff. At one live site, that orchestration has produced a 20% reduction in transportation costs, a 30% drop in pallets per order and 2 times as many cases picked per hour. The partnership recently earned Kenco GreyOrange’s inaugural Elite Partner of the Year award.
Inside the lab, GreyOrange is demonstrating three ways GreyMatter puts that coordination to work: directing goods-to-person picking for retail and e-commerce orders, managing sortation for outbound shipping, and coordinating point-to-point material handling and case picking. GreyMatter is the only software in the lab that showcases multi-agent orchestration. Visitors can see how it manages orders from the moment they’re picked to the moment they ship, directing equipment from multiple vendors and the people working alongside it, all on the same floor.
“The Innovation Lab has long stood as the convergence point for leading technologies and real-world applications, helping both manufacturers and customers identify and realize what’s possible,” said Ainsley Williams, Vice President of Automation & Innovation at Kenco. “By tripling our innovation footprint, we can further provide a space for OEMs to continue experimenting with their products in a real environment and for customers to explore product and value without having to invest in them.”
“Kenco has always pushed this industry to think further about what automation can do,” said Akash Gupta, CEO of GreyOrange. “As 3PLs scale their operations and deploy increasingly heterogeneous fleets, real gains come from getting every piece of technology and every person on the floor working seamlessly. That’s what orchestration delivers in practice: higher throughput, reduced costs per unit, and better-supported associates. Kenco is putting that into practice at scale, and we’re proud to help show what it looks like in the new Innovation Lab.”
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