TagBenchBY SMARTFACTFREE REVIEW TAGS FROM A SCAN
Scan an item, machine or location, choose a reason and write what needs attention. TagBench keeps the code exactly as scanned, makes a readable tag to print and keeps a review list on your device. No account required.
Free to use. No account, email address or trial. Works offline once prepared.
Identifier scanned
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Fictional values from an example walk. A review tag records an observation; it does not hold stock or approve anything.
For team leaders, stores staff, supervisors and workshop owners who find something that needs a second look: an unlabelled item, damaged packaging, material in the wrong place or anything picked out during a 5S sort.
A USEFUL STARTING POINT
A paper tag and a separate notebook drift apart: a code is copied wrongly, or nobody can tell which note belongs to which item. TagBench takes the identifier from a scan, keeps it exactly, including leading zeroes, and puts the same text on the printed tag and in your review list. It records what you saw. It does not place a hold, isolate a machine or approve anything, so your own procedures stay in charge.
FROM SCAN TO TAG
Scan its barcode with the camera or a keyboard scanner, or type the code. Scanning only fills the identifier: nothing becomes a tag until you choose Create reviewed tag.
Add a description and location if they help, choose a review reason and write a short note. The preview shows exactly what the tag says.
Download an A4 PDF or a 100 × 150 mm tag and print it on your own printer. When the walk is finished, download the review list as a CSV.
WHAT IT DOES
Codes keep their leading zeroes, case and spaces. Leading and trailing spaces in the identifier are marked in the preview, so you can see exactly what was captured.
Use a phone or laptop camera for Code 128, QR, Data Matrix, EAN and UPC barcodes, a USB or Bluetooth scanner that types like a keyboard, or type the code.
Each tag shows the reason, identifier, description, location, note, revision and a QR code. A note that does not fit the 100 × 150 mm tag is never cut short: TagBench asks you to use A4.
Correcting a tag adds a new revision. Earlier revisions stay readable and downloadable, so a tag already printed still matches a revision in the list.
Scan the QR code on a printed tag to open that tag in your list. It is a local reference, not a web address, so it works only where the project is loaded.
Download every tag and revision as a CSV with the identifier, location, reason, note, time and local status. Open it with the identifier column set to text to keep leading zeroes.
TagBench starts each session as a temporary project in memory, so closing or refreshing the tab clears it. Save on this device keeps tags in this browser between visits, for anyone using the same browser profile. Neither is a cloud backup: download a project backup to keep a copy or move the work to another device. Nothing you scan or write is uploaded.
USED IN PRODUCTION
TagBench records what someone noticed. When the same finding keeps coming back, such as items without the right label or offcuts nobody can identify, two SmartFACT services deal with the cause. Both are in early access, with scope agreed at onboarding.
Early accessIf walks keep finding items without the right label, the fix is usually where the label is made. LabelRules turns label rules you describe in plain English into approved rules that select and check each job's label automatically before printing.
Early accessIf the unidentified material is offcuts on the racks, RemnantRack gives every reusable piece a label, an exact measured length and a confirmed bin, so the next job can find it instead of cutting new stock.
BEFORE YOU START
Yes. Making tags, revisions, the review list, saving, backups and every download are free, with no account, email address or trial. The limits on tags and revisions keep the browser reliable, and they are the same for everyone.
A recent browser on a phone, tablet or computer. To scan with the camera, allow camera access when asked. A USB or Bluetooth scanner that types like a keyboard also works, or you can type the code. To print, any printer that prints a PDF at actual size; PrintBench helps check that.
Once prepared. Open TagBench while connected and choose Prepare for offline use. Making tags, the review list and downloads then work without a connection. The first visit needs the internet, and camera scanning still depends on your browser and camera permission.
No. A TagBench tag records an observation for someone to review. It does not hold stock, isolate equipment, approve use or authorise disposal, and nothing is sent to another system. Follow your site's own procedure for those decisions.
TagBench records informal observations. A tag does not hold stock, isolate a machine, approve use, authorise disposal or raise a maintenance request, and Reviewed here and Archived locally are your own notes, not decisions. There are no photos, shared lists, email, assignments or follow-up: one person works on a project, on one device. The QR code holds a local reference, not a link, so it opens a tag only where that project is loaded. A project holds up to 500 tags, 20 revisions per tag and 2,000 revisions in total. Identifiers can be up to 128 characters, descriptions and locations 160 and notes 500. The four review reasons are fixed. A note too long for the 100 × 150 mm tag stops that download with a message, so choose A4. The camera reads Code 128, QR, Data Matrix, EAN and UPC barcodes; for other symbols use a keyboard scanner or type the code. The review CSV adds an apostrophe before text a spreadsheet could treat as a formula; the project backup keeps exact values.
Your tags stay in this browser. A temporary session keeps them in memory only while the tab is open; Save on this device keeps them between visits. Nothing you scan or write is uploaded, and camera images are decoded on your device and never stored. No account or contact details are needed to make tags or download them. Google Analytics is optional and loads only after you accept; it never receives identifiers, notes, locations or file contents. Use Analytics settings, or Change preference in the tool, to change your choice; see /privacy/.
ONE SMALL JOB, DONE WELL
Open the free tool, or start with the built-in example.
THE SMARTFACT SUITE
Automate factory decisions with rules you describe in plain English. Explore focused SmartFACT services, plus free tools for everyday checks.
Early accessSuggested next stepDescribe label rules in plain English. Automatically select layouts, resolve customer codes and check each job before printing.
Explore LabelRules ↗
Early accessTurn plain English component rules into automatic kit checklists, then check scans against the expected parts and quantities.
Explore KitProof ↗
Early accessTurn plain English rules into automatic step selection for each unit, with required evidence and a record of completed work.
Explore WorkSteps ↗
Early accessApply approved product rules and calculations automatically to turn dimensions and options into manufacturing requirements.
Register early-access interest ↗
Early accessMaintain configuration in Google Sheets and make it available as structured data your applications can query.
Register early-access interest ↗
Early accessTurn plain English rules into automatic order checks and destination selection, with controlled production release.
Register early-access interest ↗
Early accessScan the work order and the parcel choice to book the courier and print the labels. Approved plain English rules recommend or choose the parcel.
Explore ParcelOffice ↗
Early accessScan an empty container to send the right refill request to stores. Approved plain English rules set the stores queue, priority, ticket printer and escalation.
Explore RefillFlow ↗Early accessLabel each offcut, find a suitable length before cutting new stock and record what you used. Approved plain English rules decide what to keep and where it goes.
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