What Lightning Pick does

Lightning Pick (legal entity Pyramid Software LLC) is a privately held industrial automation vendor headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, with a secondary presence in Ixonia. The company designs, manufactures and supports light-directed order fulfillment and material handling systems — most notably pick-to-light, put-to-light, pack-to-light, picking carts, light sleds, projection picking and the scan-free, zoneless LP Zone Free system — built on a Twin-Wire hardware architecture shared across the MW, JW, Pick-MAX and SW module families. The software stack (LP Pick, LP Dashboard, LP Mobile, LP Notify, LP Convey, LP Messenger) integrates with leading WMS, ERP, MES and WCS platforms via REST, sockets, JSON or XML, and is supplemented by complementary finishing applications such as QC workstations, print-and-apply labeling and container routing.

The company sells exclusively to enterprise distribution centers, third-party logistics providers and manufacturing facilities via direct field sales supported by an embedded channel of WMS independent software vendors (Manhattan Associates, Softeon, HighJump, Intek), system integrators (Siggins, Cisco-Eagle, MMCI, Carter Control, W&H Systems, World-Source) and supply chain consultants (Tom Zosel Associates, Sedlak, Keogh Consulting, F. Curtis Barry). Pricing is custom-quoted, scoped per facility configuration and packaged into multi-year contracts that combine hardware, software licenses/subscriptions, integration services and 24/7 maintenance. The company reports over 1,000 installations worldwide, claims the #1 installed pick-to-light base in North America, and serves a customer roster spanning retail (Charlotte Russe, Tuesday Morning, Vera Bradley, Caleres, Luxottica, Hot Topic, Bon-Ton, Marshall Retail, Hillman Group), e-commerce and direct marketing (Market America, Trans World Entertainment), 3PL (Capacity LLC), apparel manufacturing (Gear For Sports) and automotive (Harley-Davidson).

Lightning Pick originated in 1998 as a product of Professional Control Corporation, rebranded to Lightning Pick Technologies in 2006, was acquired by Matthews International in August 2011, integrated sister brand IPTI in 2015, was named an inaugural member of the Manhattan Automation Network in 2019, and in 2025 became part of Duravant via the announced acquisition of Matthews Automation. The company operates as a brand within a diversified automation conglomerate structure rather than as a standalone venture-backed entity.

Name

Lightning Pick

Legal name

Pyramid Software LLC

Website

https://lightningpick.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Lightning Pick (legal entity Pyramid Software LLC) designs, manufactures and supports light-directed order fulfillment systems — pick-to-light, put-to-light, pack-to-light carts and projection picking — sold directly and through WMS and system integrator partners to enterprise distribution centers, third-party logistics providers and manufacturing facilities across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Waukesha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Light Modules and Systems: Sale of proprietary pick-to-light hardware including light modules (MW Series, JW Series, Pick-MAX, SW Series), controllers, cables, and mounting equipment. Hardware sales represent the core product revenue stream, typically sold as complete integrated systems requiring professional installation and configuration.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: LP Pick order fulfillment execution software sold with perpetual licenses or potentially subscription models. Includes LP Dashboard for real-time visibility, LP Mobile App for smartphone-based management, and LP Notify for system self-health monitoring. Integration with host systems (WMS, ERP) included.
3. Professional Services - System Integration: Implementation services including system design, installation, configuration, and integration with customer host systems. Also includes 24/7/365 maintenance and support contracts, training, and ongoing customer support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lightning Pick designs, manufactures and integrates light-directed pick-to-light, put-to-light, pack-to-light, picking carts, projection picking and zone-free order fulfillment systems. The portfolio combines proprietary LED light module hardware (MW, JW, Pick-MAX, SW Series) with LP Pick execution software, LP Dashboard analytics, LP Mobile App, and integration to WMS/ERP/MES/WCS systems for distribution centers, 3PL providers, retailers and manufacturers.

Product overview

Lightning Pick is a comprehensive suite of light-directed material handling and order fulfillment systems, comprising a unified software platform (LP Pick) with modular hardware and specialized product lines. The portfolio includes: LP Pick (core pick-to-light for order fulfillment), LP Pick for Manufacturing (error proofing), LP Put (put walls for ecommerce sortation), LP Pack (pack-to-light for retail replenishment), LP Cart (wireless picking carts), LP Light Sled (cluster picking), LP RF Picking (paperless picking for low-volume SKUs), LP Projection (laser projection picking), LP Light Frames (shelving transformation), and LP Zone Free (zoneless automation). Supporting software includes LP Dashboard (analytics), LP Mobile App (mobile management), LP Notify (system health), LP Convey (container routing), and LP Messenger (shipping control). Hardware offerings span multiple light module series (MW, JW, Pick-MAX, SW). Complementary applications include QC Workstations, Order Finishing Systems, Container Routing, and Print and Apply Labeling. All products share the same proven hardware platform and software architecture, enabling deployment as point solutions or integrated facility-wide systems. Lightning Pick is part of Matthews Automation Solutions, a Duravant company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LP Dashboard: Centralized software tool providing real-time productivity statistics and performance data for facility, area, zone, and employee-level views.
• LP Mobile App
• LP Cart
• LP Pick
• LP Put
• LP Pack
• LP Light Sled
• LP RF Picking
• LP Projection
• LP Zone Free
• LP Sled
• Build2Light

Products and services

• LP Pick Flagship pick-to-light system for order fulfillment, using light-directed LED displays to direct employees to correct products and quantities for high-velocity SKUs in distribution centers.
• LP Pick for Manufacturing

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% average increase in pick rate productivity
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Manhattan AssociatesflagshipTechnology or IntegrationIndependent software vendor partner providing warehouse management system (WMS) integration. Lightning Pick maintains active alliance partnership with Manhattan Associates, with joint customer deployments including Luxottica and others. Lightning Pick was named inaugural member of Manhattan Automation Network.
• SofteoncoreTechnology or IntegrationIndependent software vendor partner providing warehouse management system (WMS) integration capabilities for Lightning Pick's light-directed systems.
• HighJump SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationIndependent software vendor partner providing warehouse management solutions. Part of Supply Chain Management group offering cloud-based and on-premise WMS options.
• IntekcoreTechnology or IntegrationIndependent software vendor partner for system integration with Lightning Pick's light-directed picking solutions.
• Tom Zosel Associates (TZA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLeading supply chain consulting firm that recommends and implements Lightning Pick solutions for warehouse automation projects. Part of strategic partnership network delivering end-to-end solutions.
• SedlakcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSupply chain consulting firm and implementation partner for Lightning Pick's material handling and order fulfillment systems.
• Keogh ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner providing system integration and implementation services for Lightning Pick solutions.
• F. Curtis Barry and CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFulfillment consulting firm specializing in order fulfillment systems. Recommends and implements Lightning Pick pick-to-light solutions for customer projects.
• VoxwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationMaterial handling technology partner providing voice-directed picking integration. Lightning Pick and Voxware announced solution partnership for combined light-directed and voice picking solutions.
• SigginscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSystem integrator and solution provider that resells and implements Lightning Pick systems as part of integrated warehouse automation solutions. Jointly exhibited at trade shows.
• Cisco-EaglecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational material handling systems integrator that implements Lightning Pick solutions. Published joint content on pick-to-light analysis and workplace safety.
• MMCI (Mobile Material Handling Components)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSystem integrator providing implementation and deployment services for Lightning Pick pick-to-light and put-to-light solutions.
• Carter Control SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaterial handling equipment manufacturer and system integrator offering Lightning Pick solutions as part of integrated warehouse automation.
• W&H SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaterial handling systems integrator providing turnkey solutions including Lightning Pick pick-to-light systems.
• World-SourcecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaterial handling integrator partner, notably collaborated with Lightning Pick on the Tuesday Morning case study for pack-to-light solutions.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Silver ISV Partner. Lightning Pick leverages Microsoft technologies for software development and cloud integration. Continuous upgrade path ensures compatibility with latest Microsoft versions.
• Matthews Automation Solutions (Parent)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLightning Pick is part of Matthews Automation Solutions, which is a division of Matthews International Corporation. Matthews combines warehouse execution system brands Pyramid and Compass with Lightning Pick for comprehensive fulfillment solutions. In 2025, Duravant announced acquisition of Matthews Automation and Lightning Pick.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Locus Robotics: Locus Robotics' autonomous mobile robots offer goods-to-picker piece picking in 3PL, retail and e-commerce warehouses — the same core use cases Lightning Pick addresses with put walls and picking carts, positioning Locus as a credible technology substitute.

Broad incumbents

• Körber: Körber's Supply Chain division combines WMS/WCS (including the HighJump lineage that partners with Lightning Pick) with its own warehouse automation and voice/pick-to-light solutions, making it a broad incumbent competitor to Lightning Pick especially in existing HighJump accounts.
• Swisslog: Swisslog (also Kion-owned) provides Item Pick and pick/put-to-light offerings within its SynQ / SAP-integrated warehouse automation solutions, directly addressing Lightning Pick's primary retail, 3PL and pharmaceutical end-markets.
• Dematic: Dematic (a Kion Group company) provides end-to-end supply chain automation including light-directed picking modules alongside ASRS, conveyor, sortation and WMS. Competes with Lightning Pick as a full-stack incumbent that often bundles pick-to-light into broader system sales.
• Honeywell Intelligrated: Honeywell Intelligrated delivers pick-to-light, put walls and broader DC automation through its Momentum WES, serving the same enterprise retail, e-commerce and 3PL buyer profile as Lightning Pick.

Direct peers

• TGW Systems: TGW designs and manufactures integrated warehouse automation including its own pick-to-light and light-directed picking modules for retail, 3PL and grocery DCs. Closely comparable to Lightning Pick on product category (light-directed piece picking), enterprise DC target customer and hardware-plus-software GTM.
• KNAPP: KNAPP's OSR / Pick-it-Easy and related light-directed technologies target the same retail/e-commerce piece-picking use cases as Lightning Pick, with comparable integration to WMS, ERP and conveyor-based fulfillment systems.
• SSI Schaefer: Global intralogistics specialist whose SSI EcoPik and related light-directed picking products compete directly with Lightning Pick's LP Pick, LP Put and LP Cart lines for piece picking, batch picking and store replenishment in retail and 3PL DCs.
• Vanderlande: Vanderlande offers light-directed picking and pick/put-to-light workstations as part of its integrated warehouse automation portfolio for retail, apparel and parcel hub customers, putting it in direct competition with Lightning Pick on enterprise DC tenders.

Others

• Manhattan Associates: Manhattan Associates is Lightning Pick's flagship WMS/Automation Network partner and co-markets integrated fulfillment, but its Manhattan Active WM and growing warehouse automation footprint make it an adjacent/ecosystem player whose strategy directly affects Lightning Pick's enterprise pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lightningpick

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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