Mobile workforce automation software systems firm Brady/TISCOR has announced that its tool tracking software called Tool Track has been released as part of the company’s new TRACK Pak product line.
Tool Track, say the makers, is a computerised system comprising software, hand-held computers, and individualised bar codes that are affixed to tools to identify them. Users can use the hand-held devices to scan the tools’ bar codes to first identify the tools, and then record data using the mobile computers about the disbursement, movement, location and the return of tools. This automated process improves accuracy in managing tool inventory, ensures employee accountability, and eliminates the expense of lost tools, it is claimed. Data entered onto the hand-held is uploaded to a PC database for storage of information, report generation, and stock analysis.
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The software system provides users a time and date stamp for each transaction, offering proof of when the tools were checked out or returned, and assists in monitoring supply quantities. Other features include, the company claims: records a tool’s serial number, manufacturer, cost, next maintenance due date, calibration due date, repair history and purchase date.; provides a variety of reports that list comprehensive information about individual tool transactions; offers a user-friendly application, making it easy to add, log and search for records; provides security passwords, allowing only authorised personnel access to the database; features an export capability that adds flexibility to use other software for further analysis of tool monitoring procedures; allows users to sort data by key fields such as Tool Number, Description, Make, Manufacturer or Serial Number; and tracks all tools and supplies in stock for ease in reordering.
