BellHawk Online Industry System

Materials Conversion (COTTS)

Operations · Tracking · Traceability

Many make to order materials converters, printers and packaging manufacturers are using BellHawk systems.

Materials

Paper • Cardboard • Film • Foil • Plastics • Wovens • Non-wovens

Processes

Printing, coating, laminating
Die cutting and punching
Slitting into rolls
Cutting into sheets
Finished product assembly

Multiple Units of Measure

BellHawk works in multiple units of measure and translates between them.

Examples • Weigh a roll of paper and compute the length • Weigh items and determine the count • Count the items on a pallet and calculate its weight.

"I buy in pounds, convert by the foot and sell by the sheet" - Roll Convertor

Capabilities

Units of Measure

Dimensions Track rolls and sheets of materials in different units of measure, and convert between them.
Weights Track rolls and sheets by length, width, and thickness, and convert to and from weights.

Generic Part Numbers

Attributes Use a few generic part numbers and attributes such as length, width and colour to represent a large number of raw, intermediate materials and finished products.

Material Supply

Available Inventory Prediction Make sure material is on hand (requires AIP module option)

Tracking

Weighing Interface with weighing scales for to determine quantity of material on rolls, reels, stacks and skids.
Raw Material Track receipt and put away of raw materials including customer owned materials.
Conversion Schedule and track conversion of materials into finished products through a series of operations.
Grouped Jobs Handle groups of jobs run on a machine at the same time (requires ETO module option).
WIPTrack work-in-progress between operations.
Reuse Track and account for materials left over for reuse, such as butt rolls and chemicals.
Rework · Scrap Track rework and scrap including recyclable waste.
Shipment Track packaging and shipment of finished products.

Labelling

Materials Generate barcode labels on-demand for incoming materials.
Products Generate labels on-demand for finished products.

Data Exchange

Business Systems Exchange data automatically with accounting and ERP systems.

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Base System

Real-Time Operations Tracking System (RT-OPS)

Modules

Equipment Tracking Option (ETO) Available inventory prediction (AIP)