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Live now · running on real sites

The warehouse operating system.

The intelligence layer for UK-built automation. Routing, live dashboards, fault detection and reporting — built by the same team that builds the machines, and already running on live Orion sites.

A node-based platform: native and deepest on Orion kit, and plugged straight into the third-party automation you already run. One intelligence layer across the whole operation.

See the tiers → What Helios does
Comet — Orion's Helios guide
Meet Comet · your Helios guide

Not sure what fits? Ask the machine.

Comet asks a few quick questions about your operation — who runs the floor, how the day is structured, how you feel about the engineering — and shows you only the Helios that earns its keep. Thirty seconds, no feature dump.

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A node-based system

Native on Orion. Connects to everything else.

Helios is built from nodes. Every conveyor, sorter, robot, PLC or scanner becomes a node on the platform — deepest and native on Orion's own kit, built by the same UK team, and plugged straight into third-party automation too. One intelligence layer across your whole operation, not just the Orion island.

Orion · native nodes
Helix sortation
Conveyor systems
Robotics & AMRs
Print & apply · scan
HELIOS
Node platform
Third-party · connected nodes
Siemens · Beckhoff PLCs
Interroll conveyor modules
Keyence sensing & vision
AMR vendors · your WMS/ERP

Land Helios on the Orion system you already run — then extend it, node by node, across the kit you already own. No rip-and-replace.

What Helios does

Eight modules. One live operation.

Not a dashboard bolted on after the fact — a full warehouse operating system running live today. Every module below is in production on real sites.

Home · command surface

A personal, drag-and-drop dashboard. Every user arranges their own live widgets — throughput, read rate, active sorters, routing, 365-day heatmaps — the way they want to see the site.

Parcels · live traceability

Every parcel, live: barcode, dimensions, weight, destination, chute, service and read status. Search any parcel, click through to its capture image — full traceability, per sorter or site-wide.

Stats · live operations

Real-time throughput, good / multi / no-read rates, uptime and active sorters — site-wide or per sorter, from a 10-minute window to a full day, with a rolling 7-day heatmap and CSV export.

Reports · analytics & insight

Daily volume against target, shift breakdowns, sorter leaderboards, out-of-gauge and volumetric (m³) reports — with auto-generated insights on what changed, exported to CSV or PDF.

Chute routing

Assign depots to chutes in a few clicks and push the new config straight to the physical sorter through its edge agent — rebalance lanes for peak without a controls engineer on site.

SCADA · live digital twin

A real-time 3D model of your actual sorters and conveyors, parcels moving as they move on the floor — with active and historic alarms you can acknowledge without leaving the screen.

Engineering · schematics

The full EPLAN electrical schematics live in the platform — panel layouts, cable runs, PROFINET, power supplies, E-stops. The drawings sit next to the machine they describe, always current.

Maintenance · built-in CMMS

Raise work orders against any asset, run a Kanban board through to completion, schedule PMs and track spares with datasheets and reorder levels — planned maintenance instead of firefighting.

Ask Orion · the AI assistant Helios watches the data and surfaces what matters in plain English — "read rate drops 2–3% at the 14:00 shift change — lighting or cleaning?" · "chute 17 up 28% week-on-week, may need rebalancing." Insight, not just numbers.
Built for production

Enterprise from day one.

Multi-tenant, role-based and audited — the platform APC Overnight runs live, not a pilot.

Role-based accessViewer · Operator · Engineer · Admin — the right controls for the right people
MFA & audit logTwo-factor mandatory for admins; every action logged
Multi-site, per-site opt-inRun many sites; enable each module per site independently
Edge-agent architectureAn agent per sorter connects the platform to the physical line
Backups & recoveryPoint-in-time backups, managed by Orion
Live in productionReal sorters, real parcels, real customers — today
See it live

The real thing, running today.

Live screens from Orion Helios — dropping in this week as the next site goes live.

Orion Helios SCADA — live 3D digital twin SCADA · live digital twin
Orion Helios home dashboard Home · command surface
Orion Helios reports & analytics Reports · analytics
The payoff

Fewer surprises. More output.

  • One system, one numberNo finger-pointing between a hardware vendor and a separate software house. Orion owns both.
  • Included, not upsoldDashboards, routing and reporting ship with the system. No "analytics tier" invoice later.
  • Problems before they stop youPredictive alerts turn unplanned downtime into planned maintenance.
  • Proof for the boardLive payback and throughput data — the numbers that got the project signed off, tracked live.
Tiers & models

Four levels of intelligence.

Land with visibility, scale into prediction, optimisation and full autonomy. A per-site monthly subscription — step up a tier as your operation is ready, no re-install.

Core
£1.5k/site/mo

Operational visibility layer.

  • Live dashboards
  • Throughput KPIs
  • Standard alerts
  • Monthly reports
Autonomous
£7.5k/site/mo

Optimisation & AI actions.

  • Everything in Intelligent, plus:
  • Dynamic rerouting
  • Labour recommendations
  • AI Assistant
  • Root-cause analysis
Enterprise
£15k+/month

Network-wide intelligence.

  • Everything in Autonomous, plus:
  • Multi-site control
  • Custom integrations
  • Executive analytics
  • Partner API access

Per-site software subscription · indicative, confirmed per site · full tier definitions being finalised

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Helios, running on your operation.

It's live on real sites today. Leave your details and an Orion engineer will show you Helios on a system like yours and talk through the right tier.

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