Real-time Automated Data Capture Solutions
Today, your workload is often directed towards managing transactions that are constantly one step behind your operations. Throughout the process, specific data needs to be distributed, calculated and recorded - taking time you may not have! Simple problems can compounded and may eventually lead to a delay in your operations.
- Tracking refueling documents is time consuming and frustrating.
- Validating data and manual calculations for fuel volumes may lead to incorrect fuel loads.
- Manually entering transaction data is very labor intensive and is done at the end of a day - so the reconciliation of accounts can be hours or even days behind.
Varec's automated data collection solutions assist in the reduction of errors associated with manual data collection, validation and calculations. FuelsManager Defense is able to integrate mobile computing solutions, measurement instrumentation and rugged data capture devices to enable real-time automated data capture solutions for any point along the fuels supply chain.
- Mobile PCs and handheld devices integrate with Data Collection Units installed on the fueling vehicle via wireless communications. The DCUs are able to collect information, such as fuel meter values, fuel temperature, filter pressure, flow, interlocks, densitometer and battery status. The information may then be used by other systems to aid transaction calculations and validation.
- Integrate tactical fuel gauges to automate inventory readings of collapsible fuel storage bags that are field proven for military personnel ease of use and acceptance - greatly reducing cycle times and human resource allocations.
- Utilize real-time communications for data transfer. Choices in wireless (radio, satellite, Bluetooth, ethernet or serial) communications allow you to transfer data as your operations demand.
- Dock and Upload. If you do not utilize real-time data transfer, your operator is able to record your daily transaction data in the mobile PC or handheld device’s memory. Then, at designated intervals (e.g. once per hour, shift or day), the device can be docked at its communication cradle to upload this information to the FuelsManager accounting system.
- Mobile Accessories. Each of the mobile computing devices we offer can be expanded using integrated peripherals. Depending on the model chosen, printers, scanners or magnetic card-stripe readers can be easily attached. Your operator has the power to print multiple tickets, validate credit cards or communicate when and where necessary.
