Inside a WIPtracker Box

WIPtracker is an integrated work-in-process, warehouse management, materials tracking and traceability manufacturing execution system that runs on a small ruggedized Windows IOT enterprise based industrial computer.

 It comes with all the needed software pre-installed, ready to plug into a local area network in a manufacturing plant or distribution warehouse and start collecting data. WIPtracker is based upon the proven BellHawk real-time operations tracking software combined with the MilramX intelligent agent software.

Over the past decade, this software been deployed in a wide variety of operations tracking applications in industries such as metal and plastics manufacturing, textiles and paper goods, defense, food and pharmaceutical processing, construction and mining. Inside the WIPtracker box are:

1. A copy of the BellHawk SQL database, where all the operational status data is captured, along with orders and operational history.

2. The BellHawk web-browser interface which supports data capture using a web-browser running on a wide variety of PCs, tablets, and wireless mobile computers, equipped with internal or external barcode scanners, to collect and report on operations tracking data.

3. A SOAP/XML encrypted Web-Services interface through which WIPtracker boxes, such as for RFID data capture, and other external systems can securely exchange data with the BellHawk database.

4. A lightweight MilramX system which supports the running of Intelligent Agent Processes (IAPs), based on the contents of the Control Database. Instantiating, scheduling, and monitoring IAPs is controlled through the BellHawk Sys Admin and user screens.

5. MilramX also supports the instantiation and running of IAPs written used Python scripts. These IAPs can be used to exchange data with external systems which have a REST interface as well as generating Email alerts when certain events are detected in the BellHawk data.

These IAPs can also be used to generate and distribute reports on a daily or weekly basis to a list of people who have subscribed for a specific report.

WIPtracker has a number of companion "boxes", which run WIPtracker software for barcode label printing on demand, creating a weighing scale station, or automatically monitoring movement of materials using RFID tags. These all communicate with WIPtracker through the BellHawk web-services interface.

Through its "Magic" screens, WIPtracker makes it easy for machine operators and material handlers with limited computer knowledge to easily capture operational tracking data.

WIPtracker also offers a wide-range of operational reports to make operations management as straight forward as possible for production and materials managers, as well as for warehouse managers and shipping & receiving supervisors.

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