Automated garment handling systems for warehouse distribution
Planiform designs and builds automated storage and sorting systems for garment-on-hanger (GOH) distribution centers. The tech stack is firmly industrial: C#/.NET, PLC programming (Structured Text, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff), RFID, conveyors, and simulation tools (FlexSim). Current hiring is engineering-heavy at senior and director levels, paired with active HR restructuring — a signal the company is scaling technical delivery while rebuilding internal operations after likely rapid growth or founder-led management transitions.
Planiform has operated since 1967 as a specialist in automated garment handling for warehouses and distribution centers. Based in Terrebonne, Quebec, with 51–200 employees, the company serves mid-market retailers and apparel logistics operators facing space constraints and manual labor inefficiencies. Their product line spans automated storage systems, sorters, conveyors, and open-rail monorail systems, typically deployed in GOH environments where garments hang on moving carriers throughout the facility. Projects currently underway include production rate optimization and internal HR function restructuring.
C#, .NET Core, PLC programming (Structured Text, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff), RFID, Ethernet/IP, OPC UA, conveyors, and simulation tools like FlexSim and FactoryTalk Optix for system design and optimization.
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada. The company is privately held with 51–200 employees and was founded in 1967.
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