Real (Tool) Control with HenchmanTRAK
Paperless Tool Tracking
Tool Control is any system that monitors where tools are and/or who is using them. Its guiding principle is that all tools be returned at the end of the day or job.
The simplest solution is Visual Tool Control with two-colored foam inlays. The contrast of the colors makes it obvious at a glance which tools are missing – if there is a bright empty slot, the tool is still in use.
With Electronic Tool Control every transaction is automatically recorded electronically, eliminating the need for paper records and offering many advantages.
A place for everything, and everything back in the box
HenchmanTRAK offers an electronic solution for every type of asset and application – from the smallest of drill bits and lightest of scrapers to whole sets and large pieces of equipment – in your toolstore and at the point of use, permanently installed and mobile.
Digitize your Asset Management and automate your Tool Control to a new level.
Benefits of Automated Electronic Tool Control
Simplify Workflows - Reduce the chance of human error and risk of FOD
Automate Reporting and Auditing - Reduce your workload and time spent on admin tasks
Increase Productivity - By reducing the time spent on procedures
Improve Accountability - Record user, time of issue, intended location of use
Plan Ahead - Track tools in need of calibration, repair or replacement
Monitor Inventory and Condition - For simple reordering of consumables and replacements
Stay in Control at all Times - Monitor all units on one remotely accessible dashboard
A solution for every asset
HenchmanTRAK records every user login and asset transaction, providing accountability at all times, reducing the number of misplaced items while increasing efficiency.
The touchscreen has a green display when all items are present or red when any items are out. When items are out, simply touching the display opens a list with the issued items, the user that took them, when they were taken and the tail number of the aircraft they will be used on or around.
All units can be set up before delivery, making sure all users and items are already in the system, ready to go from the moment you turn it on.
Additionally, we offer lifetime IT support, including remote system updates and custom build upgrades, and a lifetime warranty for the system as well as the tools or kits we might supply with it.
Digitization for effortless tool tracking
Each of the henchmanTRAKTM units is controlled via a rugged touchscreen tablet running a powerful bespoke software, developed and continuously improved by Henchman over the last 10 years.
All records – user logins, item movements, tool condition, consumable stock levels, calibration status – are saved on an SQL database.
Multiple henchmanTRAK units can be connected to a central cloud dashboard, providing managers with a consolidated overview of
remote live status of the various units and its contents
reports on unserviceable items and low stock levels for reordering
alerts and reports on calibration status for service scheduling
alerts when uncalibrated tools are removed from a unit
We are also able to integrate with third party systems at certain levels.
Full Administrator Rights
When logging into a unit as an administrator, you are able to
Add / edit users and their access rights
Add and edit aircraft registration numbers, works orders or job sites
Add and edit tracked items, including calibration details, stock levels, storage location within your toolstore, condition and additional checks
The henchmanTRAK system can work with existing access badges, or additional tags can be provided.