Concrete plant automation, ready-mix dispatching, scales and weighing systems
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 BATCHLINK 

 ORDER ENTRY, DISPATCHING, REPORTING

 

National Precst Concrete Association

National Ready Mix Association 

Sicoma North America
Sicoma North America,
Concrete Mixers

RL Scales
RL Scales Inc., OEM Scales

Siloweigh.net
Silo weighing & Inventory

McCoy Equipment
J. McCoy Equipment,
Concrete Plants & Equipment

Jamieson Equipment Company
Jamieson Equipment Company, Concrete plants & Equipment

Badger Systems
Badger Systems,
Concrete plants & Equipment
 

Compubatch Systems
Sydney, Australia

Sicoma S.r.l. Italy
Sicoma S.r.l. Italy, Head Office

Sicoma Spain
Sicoma Spain

Sicoma China
Sicoma China

 

 

 

 

The way you always hoped it would be -

Pure and simple!

  • Enter jobs and orders
  • Plan loads and schedule trucks
  • See truck availability at a glance
  • Drag & Drop trucks or loads to meet changing needs
  • Design new custom reports and tickets any time - when you want
  • Easy to learn, powerful to use

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BatchLink Order Entry for Ready Mix.

BatchLink Order Entry upgrades your BatchTon batching controller into a flexible and powerful single plant Ready-Mix operation, handing all your scheduling of orders, dispatching, truck management and inventory on a daily basis, as well as giving you reports on all important activities and, if you wish, tying into your accounting software.

The BatchTron controller connects to your existing or new PC computer by a single cable up to 4000 ft. long, or by radio link if desired, allowing batching by remote control. The BatchTron controller can still be used on its own, to make fully automatic batches, at any time.

  • Operates in any mixture of U.S. and Metric measure Totally metric friendly.

  • Standard Windows interface, familiar and easy to learn.

  • Multiple mix designs limited only by hard drive capacity. Store as many as you want.

  • Create new ticket and report formats any time by scanning the pre-printed form and dragging and dropping the fields to where you want them.  No waiting and extra costs for updated forms.

  • Text file interface allows interaction with other applications: enter orders through your accounting software or receive batch information for invoicing.

  • Automatic load creation splits orders into truck loads matched to your trucks, eliminating the need for manual calculation.  Easier to use.

  • Easy drag-and-drop truck management allows alteration of scheduling and shows truck availability.

  • Batch, load and invoice ticket printout.

  • Easy formula editing and storage in any mixture of U.S. and METRIC units.

  • Mix design storage in both batching controller and BatchLink computer, giving backup and full automatic batching even if order entry or accounting system is down.

  • Powerful Access database allows user to customize tables, queries and reports.

  • Records material deliveries and calculates inventory based on usage.

  • Backup and restore of all Batchtron data including setup and scale parameters ensures fast recovery from a major breakdown, should it ever occur.

  • Free assistance by modem or STI for the first year of operation.  We make sure that you are set up properly and we fix your problems fast when you need it.  Gives you the confidence you need.

  • Detection of unauthorized material feeds or batches - even if computer is disconnected for a time.  Stop substandard product and fraud.

  • Computer screen allows remote batching - some users batch from their main office miles away;  drivers pick up tickets from printer. This is an extra cost option on many other systems.


BatchLink Order Entry for Ready Mix.Step 1:

Create a JOB by entering customer, job name and delivery address

 

 

 

Step 2:

Enter an ORDER into Deliveries Schedule Grid for a quantity of a formula type and delivery size to be made on a date and time.
Click on pictures to view complete screen.

BatchLink Order Entry for Ready Mix.

Step 3: (at right)

Add orders to the DELIVERY QUEUE.

 

Step 4: (below)

Convert deliveries into LOADS and BATCHES, either manually or automatically when delivery date and time are met. Loads can be rescheduled or implemented at any time. Table can be sorted in the order of any column.

Click on pictures/titles to view complete screen.

BATCHES queue can be viewed at any time, to show all batches waiting to be executed.

TRUCKS are assigned to loads automatically, according to the assigned sequence.

TRUCKS can be dragged-and-dropped TRUCKS can be dragged-and-dropped to change the sequence at any time. They can also be made AVAILABLE or UNAVAILABLE by double clicking. As they are loaded, they automatically become UNAVAILABLE.

FORMULAS (mix designs) can be entered or edited, then saved on the computer hard disk. Formula storage is unlimited. At any time, formulas can be downloaded to the BatchTron controller, giving the ability to continue batching if the order entry computer is down, or formulas can be uploaded for backup on the BatchLink computer, assuring safe storage of your mix design database.

 

PRE-PRINTED FORMS for delivery tickets or batch reports can be created or modified in minutes; no programming necessary. Simply scan the form; when it appears on the screen, drag and drop the desired report fields into their proper positions on the form. You can make as many report formats as you wish.

 

 

PRE-PRINTED FORMS for delivery tickets
REPORTS can be either displayed on the screen or printed, showing:

Loads – for a range of dates, can be sorted by ID, Job, Customer, Truck or Driver to show, for example, how many loads a specific customer or driver received.

Production - for a range of dates and times, can be sorted by formula or batch number for ready mix plants or user station or mixer in precast plants.

Jobs - for a range of dates, shows all jobs and whether complete or still open, with customer and delivery information.

Loads – for a range of dates, can be sorted by ID

 

Orders - for a range of dates, shows all orders, with details, and whether open or done.

Inventory – shows all materials used since last time cleared, and on-hand quantities.

 

Deliveries – for a range of dates, shows all deliveries with weight, supplier and driver.

 

Inventory – shows all materials used since last time cleared

Batch Report - for a range of dates, a single selected batch or continuous printout, shows ingredient weights, weight deviation, water added and total water in batch plus water/cement ratio.

 

All report and database information can be cut and pasted into other Microsoft Windows applications such as Word and Excel.

 

 

Batch Report - for a range of dates

With BatchLink plus your imagination, your company will save money and increase profits.


System requirements:

PC compatible computer, Pentium 500 MHz or better with 128 Meg RAM or greater.
Two parallel printer ports or USB equivalent.
One serial RS232 port for connection to BatchTron controller.
Up to 200 ft cable with RS232 connection, 4000 ft with RS485 converter, or unlimited with radio link.
Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP operating systems.
Laser printer for reports, dot matrix with tractor feed for delivery tickets.

Note that if you are purchasing Order Entry / Dispatching software for the first time, you must consider that this software will be driving your business.  You must have reliable computers with adequate speed and memory as well as a reliable network and a local IT specialist who can maintain your network.


STI (Service and Training by Internet)

Redilink's reliability is excellent.  This is not where we stop, however.  Our customers tell us - loud and clear - when they do have a problem.  In order to solve problems quickly and efficiently we have called upon the latest Internet technology.  Through your company network and its Internet connection, or even through a phone connection to the Internet, we can access your system and monitor its progress to pinpoint faults.  Even if the faults are caused by mechanical problems in the plant (90% of all faults are), we can see the resulting holdup and guide the operator to a successful outcome, anywhere in the world.

Our engineers can monitor or control the PC computer running BatchLink or RediLink software, drilling down through levels of menus to check setup data, correct it and, most important, train personnel to understand the processes.  Together with a speaker phone, training sessions for groups can be conducted almost as easily as our trainer being on site.  The cost saving and convenience is obvious.  Scale-Tron is pioneering this technology to make your experience the best possible.


THE COST

BatchLink is, surprisingly, very inexpensive. Use your own PC computer;  BatchLink's installation software runs automatically and sets everything up for you. AND IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE A BATCHTRON batching controller, BATCHLINK IS ONE MORE REASON TO GET ONE. The BatchTron cable plugs right into your computer's serial port (COM1 or COM2) and you are ready to go. Call us or use our Feedback form for prices and more details.

We'd like to tell you how BatchLink can help YOU right now. Call us.

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