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 Download brochure (350K)

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.

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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.

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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