TagBenchBY SMARTFACTFREE REVIEW TAGS FROM A SCAN
Run a 5S sort with a phone: scan each item or location, note why it needs review, print a tag and finish the walk with a red tag list as a CSV.
Free to use. No account, email address or trial. Works offline once prepared.
Identifier scanned
000017
Fictional values from an example walk. A review tag records an observation; it does not hold stock or approve anything.
For lean and continuous improvement leads, team leaders and supervisors running a 5S sort in a workshop, stores or production area.
A USEFUL STARTING POINT
In a sort, each red tag usually needs a matching line in a log, written up afterwards from handwriting. TagBench creates both at once: the scanned code, location, reason and note go on the printed tag and into the review list. The PDF is printed in dark ink with no coloured background, so it stays readable on a black-and-white printer. If your site uses red tags, print it on red card or attach it to your usual tag.
FROM QUESTION TO EVIDENCE
Scan the item's barcode or the location label, or type a code. Scanning only fills the identifier, so a repeated scan never creates a tag by itself.
Choose Review storage, Identify item, Packaging damage or Other observation, add where it was found and write a short note, for example why it may not be needed.
Download the 100 × 150 mm tag or an A4 sheet and print it. At the end of the walk, download the review list as a CSV for your red tag log.
A team leader sorts the maintenance stores. Bin 004120 holds fittings nobody recognises: Identify item, with the note "No part number, not used since March". A pallet in bay 3 sits across the walkway: Review storage. After 14 tags, the CSV has one row for each tag, with the code, location, reason, note and time, ready for the 5S review meeting.
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
No. The reason says why something needs review; the decision belongs to your 5S review and your site's procedure. When it is made, add a new revision that records the outcome, or mark the tag Archived locally.
Each revision records the time it was created, from this device's clock, on the tag and in the CSV. There is no name field or sign-in, so add initials to the note if your log needs them.
Each person works on their own device with their own list. There is no shared list or sync, so combine the downloaded CSV files in a spreadsheet afterwards.
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 and start with one known 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.
Explore RemnantRack ↗
Free toolSee the text and key events your keyboard scanner sends. Compare them with the value you expected.
Test a scanner ↗
Free toolPrint a known PDF, measure its reference marks and compare scans from the printed codes.
Check a print ↗
Free toolCreate 100 × 50 mm bin and rack cards with Code 128 or QR, from one record or a CSV.
Make bin cards ↗
Free toolCount stock by location with a barcode scanner, compare it with a stock file and export the results. No account needed.
Start a free count ↗
Free toolSee exactly what a scanned barcode contains, with hidden characters shown and GS1 fields, check digits and dates explained. No account needed.
Inspect a barcode ↗
Free toolScan a reference and each label, see an exact match or the first difference, and download the results. No account needed.
Start a free comparison ↗Free toolScan an item or location, note what needs attention, print a review tag and keep a review list. No account needed.
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Free toolLoad your own parts and locations CSV, scan a code and see every location it lists. No account needed.
Start a free lookup ↗
Free toolCheck cartons, pallets or serial numbers against a list with a phone or scanner and see what is missing. No account needed.
Start a free check ↗
Free toolCheck CSV and JSON files exactly as written, preview a column mapping and compare two versions by key. No account needed.
Check a file free ↗
Free toolTime work cycles and changeovers on a phone, record interruptions with reasons and download the results. No account needed.
Start a free study ↗
HelpStep-by-step guides and interactive demonstrations for the SmartFACT suite. Read the instructions, watch a task or practise with real product screens and sample data.
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