tWeigh Truck Scale Management System

"Bringing truck scale transactions to your bottom line"

(available exclusively through TSW Automation, Inc.)

The tWeigh System provides truck scale users with all of the tools needed to quickly process truck weighing

Fast Tickets

- Formattable tickets per customer or material or job
- Drop-down lists for vehicles, materials, customers, etc.
- Stored tares for one-weigh ticketing

Comprehensive Reporting

- Ready to mail invoices
- Ad-hoc queries for "what if" analysis
- Data export to accounting packages, MS Office, email, web, ODBC

Ease of Use

- Quick learning curve for new operators
- Barcode / magstripe / RFID reduces keystrokes
- Security and audit facilities

Flexibility

- Networking for multi-user over LAN / WAN/ Wireless
- Unattended operation cuts labor costs
- Multiple scale support speeds throughput
- Job tracking and accumulation

The tWeigh System makes use of the Windows Operating System to provide one of the fastest, easiest to use, and most comprehensive truck scale data management system available on the market today. It is compatible with current Microsoft Windows^® Operating Systems, including Windows 2000/XP.

Loaded with features, the tWeigh System provides truck scale users with all of the tools needed to quickly process truck weighing, process inbound/outbound truck transactions, capture essential transaction information and provide powerful reporting capabilities. While powerful, the tWeigh System is designed for maximum ease of use, with intuitive screens and short-cut keys to speed up all operations and to reduce operator training time.

tPanel for use with unattended scale operation. This panel features an operator termninal, keyboard, RFID card reader, and ticket printer. The tPanel is configurable for other options.

Versions of the tWeigh Truck Scale Management System are available for single user sites, network sites, unattended operation, waste/recycling, aggregate, and agriculture harvesting, allowing users to select the system best suited for local operational requirements. The tWeigh Truck Scale Management System is perfectly suited for a wide variety of truck scale applications including landfills, recycling, stone and aggregate, asphalt, agricultural, chemical, food and general industrial applications. And, the system will work with most truck scale brands or models in the field!

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tWeigh Software and Hardware Specifications

Software Specifications

PC software	Supports Windows 2000/XP
Compatibility and Data Storage	Standard (Trucks, Customers, Materials, etc.) and user configurable databases. Export to CSV, Fixed Record Length, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, Sybase, Access, dBase, Paradox, FoxPro, Excel, and other ODBC compliant databases
Reports	Comprehensive standard report system. User guided Report and Graph Wizard. Ad-hoc Query system for user definable custom reports.
Invoicing	Produces ready to mail invoices for any time period: daily, weekly, monthly, etc.
Security	Five level user password system. Tracks and records all user actions in system log files
Transaction Speed	Perform data entry, weighment, ticket print, and data store in a matter of a few seconds.
Online Help	Comprehensive online help with lookup index
Remote Support	Remote support provided via PC Anywhere, WinVNC, or VPN (Virtual Private Network) with annual support contract.

Options

Unattended Unit	Allows simultaneous operation of unattended and attended scales. Unattended station Simultaneously displays 0.6” high readings of Truck #, Customer, Contract, Material, Source, Location
Network Support	Windows Network ready. Data can be stored anywhere on company wide network. Data is retrieved from the unattended scale using RS-232 or TCP/IP sockets via wired Ethernet or industry standard Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b components.
Multi-Scale Support	Supports up to four scales per computer. Additional scales supported via network.
Barcode/Mag-Stripe/RFID	Supports scanning of Truck, Trailer, Customer, Contract, Material, Source or Location from office or unattended station
Accounting Export	Create export files for several accounting systems including Business Works, Peachtree, QuickBooks, AccPac, CSV, Fixed Record Length
Off-site data transfer	Transfer data from the scale site to an off-site location using a modem
Cash Drawer compatible	Supports a cash drawer
Security Camera /or Traffic Light Support	Sends ticket data to a video camera while recording the vehicle on the scale. Traffic light control also available.
Multi-site Office Reporting	Allows a central office to produce reports on several off-site scale stations. Each site’s data is kept separate.

Hardware Specifications

Computer	Pentium 4 processor or greater -2 GB available hard disk space -1 GB RAM -PC Anywhere software with modem or Internet connection, or Remote Desktop, or VPN -Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) -Network/Internet Connectivity -USB port -RS232 serial port (for Serial version)
Computer Location	In office, not outdoors next to scale. User interface designed for the environment is used at the scale for unattended operation.
Unattended Unit	Weigh-Tronix Model M1310, barcode swipe reader, thermal ticket printer (8” roll of paper), traffic light control.
Scale	All Weigh-Tronix models. Call for others.
Communication	Ethernet, RF, 802.11a/b, or RS-232
Network	Ethernet and Industry standard Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b components
Scanner	Supports most RS-232 decoded output scanners
RFID	Supports most RS-232 decoded antennas
Printer	Supports windows compatible ticket and report printers.
Support	90 days included, annual contracts available

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