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    Who this PCData integration is for

    PCData knows what you own. It does not know where it is, who picked it, or whether the count was right.

    • You run PCData as your system of record and have no intention of replacing it.
    • Your warehouse still works from paper lists, Excel or the stock screen inside the ERP.
    • You ship to customers, webshops or marketplaces and need orders, stock and confirmations to stay in step all day.

    This is what your PCData setup looks like from day one

    See it on your own order flow. Thirty minutes, screen share, no slide deck — or tell us where it hurts today and we will tell you honestly whether we can fix it.

    Pick-to-light integration

    How the PCData integration works

    PCData builds light-directed picking hardware: displays at the pick face that show the location and the quantity, and a button the operator presses to confirm. It removes the paper list and the scan-search-read cycle from high-frequency picking. BizBloqs supplies the work; the lights only ever show what the WMS has already decided.

    PCData — pick-to-light and put-to-light displays

    Pick and put instructions to the display controller, confirmations back per press

    The connection is a two-way task loop with the display controller. BizBloqs sends the instruction — this location, this quantity, into this tote or this order position — and receives back the quantity actually confirmed, including corrections the operator makes on the display and shortages reported at the face. Put-to-light works the other way round for batch picking: one walk through the zone, lights on the order positions that need the article in hand. Because the confirmation is per press rather than per completed order, a discrepancy is located at the exact pick instead of at the end of a batch, and replenishment can be triggered the moment a lane reports empty rather than the next morning.

    What you need

    • PCData displays and controller installed and commissioned on the pick face
    • A display address per location, mapped one-to-one to BizBloqs locations
    • Network access between the BizBloqs environment and the display controller
    • An agreed zone and batch strategy: pick-to-light, put-to-light or both
    • A named contact at PCData or your installer for the interface

    Which messages are exchanged

    Task-driven and immediate. BizBloqs owns the order, the stock position and the priority; PCData executes the physical movement and confirms what actually happened.

    PCDataBizBloqs WMS
    Location modelcore
    Into BizBloqsDisplays, zones and lanes with their addresses
    Out of BizBloqsWarehouse locations mapped to display addresses
    Pick instructionscore
    Out of BizBloqsLocation, quantity and order or tote to pick into
    Pick confirmationcore
    Into BizBloqsConfirmed quantity per press, including corrections
    Put instructionsoptional
    Out of BizBloqsPut-to-light per order position for batch picking
    Short pickscore
    Into BizBloqsOperator-reported shortage per location
    Replenishment triggersoptional
    Into BizBloqsEmpty or below-minimum signal per lane
    Out of BizBloqsReplenishment task
    Operator identificationoptional
    Into BizBloqsWho confirmed which pick
    Out of BizBloqsAuthorised operators
    Display statusoptional
    Into BizBloqsDisplay offline, unreadable or unresponsive

    Put-to-light, replenishment triggers and operator identification depend on the display type and the controller configuration on your site. Lights are a presentation layer: they never hold stock and never decide priority.

    This is our standard integration. An empty field means that message is not exchanged in that direction by default. Integrations can be modified or extended customer-specific through workflows.

    How we roll it out

    1. 1. Site survey

      We map the PCData equipment on your floor: models, controller software version, firmware and which interface options are actually licensed. This is where surprises normally live.

    2. 2. Interface agreement

      We agree the exchange format and transport with the vendor or your service partner, and who owns which side of the connection after go-live.

    3. 3. Location model

      The machine's internal storage structure is mirrored in BizBloqs so stock is addressable per tray, shelf, compartment or lane instead of hidden inside a black box.

    4. 4. Test cycle

      Store, pick, partial pick, short pick, count and correction are all run on real equipment, including the failure paths: machine offline, tray blocked, operator overrides the quantity.

    5. 5. Go-live

      We go live with your team on the floor and monitor task queues for the first days. A task that fails is visible and replayable — it is never silently dropped.

    Does your process fit this message set?

    This is our standard PCData integration. If you need messages that are not in the table, send us your list — we tailor integrations per customer through workflows and will tell you upfront what is standard and what is custom.

    COMPANIES THAT RUN THEIR WAREHOUSE ON BIZBLOQS

    More than 200 implementations across wholesale, manufacturing, e-commerce and third-party logistics.

    Caressi — BizBloqs
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    Probo — BizBloqs
    Neeltje Jans — BizBloqs
    NL Pharma — BizBloqs
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    Lantaarn Publishers — BizBloqs
    Ahrend — BizBloqs
    GD Medical — BizBloqs
    STERIS — BizBloqs
    ESE International — BizBloqs
    Homeij — BizBloqs

    Integration FAQ

    Is pick-to-light worth it for us?

    It pays off on high line frequency in a compact zone — fast movers, many small lines, repeat picks. For a wide, slow-moving assortment a scanner-driven route usually beats it, and we will say so.

    Can we combine lights with scanning?

    Yes. Most sites light the fast zone and scan the rest, in the same order. BizBloqs treats it as one pick route with two confirmation methods.

    What happens when a display fails?

    The location falls back to a scanned pick and the order keeps moving. The failure is visible in BizBloqs rather than being discovered when a picker walks past a dark display.

    Who owns stock: BizBloqs or PCData?

    BizBloqs. The machine knows what is physically in a tray or a lane; BizBloqs holds the stock position for the whole warehouse, including everything stored outside the automation, and reconciles the two on every confirmed movement.

    What happens if the equipment is offline?

    Work continues. Tasks stay queued in BizBloqs and orders that can be served from conventional locations keep flowing; the queue drains once the equipment is back. Nothing is confirmed that did not physically happen.

    Do we have to replace our existing equipment?

    No. The integration is built against the controller software you already run. We only ask for the interface option to be licensed and the version to be current enough to support it.

    Can this run alongside conventional shelving?

    Yes, and most sites do. BizBloqs treats the automation as one storage type among several and routes each line to whichever location makes the pick fastest.

    Is this a partnership or an integration?

    PCData is an integration, not a commercial partnership. We connect to the equipment on behalf of a shared customer; there is no reseller or referral relationship implied.

    Hear directly from our customers

    Why take our word for it? We let our customers convince you instead. BizBloqs customers are happy with their solutions and don’t hesitate to share their positive experiences. Our ability to turn any challenge into an efficient solution never fails to impress!

    Caressi

    Caressi logo
    Five star rating

    BizBloqs was one of the first to provide a WMS with scanning capabilities and we started a journey together. Our operations have gotten a lot more complex, advanced and especially bigger over the past 5 years and we have simply grown together.

    Nick Bisselink, Financial/Operational Director

    Lantaarn

    Lantaarn logo
    Five star rating

    When we had extensive logistic requirements beyond the capabilities of our financial solution, BizBloqs shared its expertise to transform Lantaarn’s entire warehouse experience together

    Lantaarn Publishers

    Fairplant

    Fairplant logo
    Five star rating

    We needed a better, more transparent and practical system for our incoming and outgoing product flow. A direct overview in our stock and all our logistics movements was really a must. BizBloqs helped us from the start!

    Rik Klein - Sales manager

    Neeltje Jans

    Neeltje Jans logo
    Five star rating

    In addition to a scan procedure with EDI integration, BizBloqs has set up an entire production system for us. Production planning can provide direct instructions and as soon as they are ready, it all arrives in the OMS. This gives us a larger production capacity and a drastic reduction of the picking mistakes in dispatching.

    Reinier Schot, Head of Production

    Caressi

    Caressi logo
    Five star rating

    BizBloqs was one of the first to provide a WMS with scanning capabilities and we started a journey together. Our operations have gotten a lot more complex, advanced and especially bigger over the past 5 years and we have simply grown together.

    Nick Bisselink, Financial/Operational Director

    Lantaarn

    Lantaarn logo
    Five star rating

    When we had extensive logistic requirements beyond the capabilities of our financial solution, BizBloqs shared its expertise to transform Lantaarn’s entire warehouse experience together

    Lantaarn Publishers

    Fairplant

    Fairplant logo
    Five star rating

    We needed a better, more transparent and practical system for our incoming and outgoing product flow. A direct overview in our stock and all our logistics movements was really a must. BizBloqs helped us from the start!

    Rik Klein - Sales manager

    Neeltje Jans

    Neeltje Jans logo
    Five star rating

    In addition to a scan procedure with EDI integration, BizBloqs has set up an entire production system for us. Production planning can provide direct instructions and as soon as they are ready, it all arrives in the OMS. This gives us a larger production capacity and a drastic reduction of the picking mistakes in dispatching.

    Reinier Schot, Head of Production

    Caressi

    Caressi logo
    Five star rating

    BizBloqs was one of the first to provide a WMS with scanning capabilities and we started a journey together. Our operations have gotten a lot more complex, advanced and especially bigger over the past 5 years and we have simply grown together.

    Nick Bisselink, Financial/Operational Director

    Lantaarn

    Lantaarn logo
    Five star rating

    When we had extensive logistic requirements beyond the capabilities of our financial solution, BizBloqs shared its expertise to transform Lantaarn’s entire warehouse experience together

    Lantaarn Publishers

    Fairplant

    Fairplant logo
    Five star rating

    We needed a better, more transparent and practical system for our incoming and outgoing product flow. A direct overview in our stock and all our logistics movements was really a must. BizBloqs helped us from the start!

    Rik Klein - Sales manager

    Neeltje Jans

    Neeltje Jans logo
    Five star rating

    In addition to a scan procedure with EDI integration, BizBloqs has set up an entire production system for us. Production planning can provide direct instructions and as soon as they are ready, it all arrives in the OMS. This gives us a larger production capacity and a drastic reduction of the picking mistakes in dispatching.

    Reinier Schot, Head of Production

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