System Design & Engineering That’s Built to Adapt
Fidus helps warehouse teams design open, modular automation systems from day one, giving you control over your roadmap, your support model, and your long-term ROI. Unlike closed, vendor-controlled systems, our approach stays flexible as your business evolves.
Why It Matters
Closed Systems Create Long-Term Risk
When vendors lock down hardware, software, and upgrades, you lose control of your own operation. Every change becomes a negotiation, innovation slows, and your team is left on the sidelines.
You Don’t Control the Roadmap
Proprietary systems dictate when technology becomes obsolete and force upgrades on their terms, not yours.
No Support Across the Full Lifecycle
Short-term design decisions create long-term constraints: systems that are costly to adapt, hard to scale, and difficult to service.
Fidus designs open systems that keep your options open
What You Get
Fidus Gives Control Back to You
We design open, flexible systems built around your people and processes, so you can adapt as your business evolves.
System Design & Optimization:
- Greenfield design and layout consulting
- Software and controls architecture strategy
- Performance tuning and throughput optimization
- Lifecycle planning and modular upgrade pathways
Engineering Project Services:
- Global spec development and requirements gathering
- RFP support and vendor evaluation
- 3rd-party punchlisting and QA
- Commissioning and end-to-end project management
Flexible Architecture & Alignment:
- Design consulting (brownfield + greenfield)
- Software and controls alignment with operations and IT
- Strategy to support open, future-ready system architectures
Why It Works
The Fidus Approach
Built for Long-Term Control
Our systems aren’t bloated or overbuilt. They’re modular, open, and designed to evolve. We integrate with what you have and build for where you’re going, so you stay in control over the full lifecycle.
Collaboration That Sticks
We align with your ops, IT, and leadership teams from the start. That means no redesigns after go-live, no finger-pointing between vendors, just solutions that work across every stakeholder.
Your Team, Empowered
We don’t keep the keys. From editable software to hands-on training, we equip your team to operate, adapt, and optimize with confidence without waiting on a vendor.
The Brain Behind Our Open System: Pontem
- Pontem is an open-architecture automation platform
- Open integration with any OEM hardware or software
- Flexible logic and routing
- Real-time visibility across your operation
- Modular add-ons powered by Pontem Bolt
Ready to start designing smarter?
Tell us more about your upcoming project or modernization plan. We’ll help you build a flexible system from the ground up.
