Small tools for the factory floor
CountBench is a free utility from SmartFACT: Smart Factory using AI, operated by Obsidian Black Ltd. It helps you complete a stocktake or cycle count and keep the evidence, without adopting another stock system.
It is useful on its own. Counting, imports, comparisons and every download are free, with no account, trial or email address required. The tool does not call an AI service: counting and comparison are ordinary, predictable software.
What it is, and is not
CountBench records whole-number observations of what is physically present, by location, at a recorded time. It is not a stock system, and it does not track movements, value stock, place orders or write back to your ERP. One person controls a count at a time, on one device.
The workbench
ScannerBench shows exactly what a keyboard scanner sends. PrintBench checks that a printer reproduces a known PDF at the right size. FactoryCards creates 100 × 50 mm bin and rack cards. When the same job repeats every day, the SmartFACT services below automate it with rules you describe in plain English.
Help and support
The guides cover counting, files, offline use, printing and email. To report a defect, use Report a problem in the tool and the SmartFACT support form. Help with the tool is free; there is no guaranteed response time, and bespoke integration work is a separate paid service.
THE SMARTFACT SUITE
Practical tools. Useful on their own.
Better around the same floor.
Automate factory decisions with rules you describe in plain English. Explore focused SmartFACT services, plus free tools for everyday checks.
RefillFlow
Scan 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 ↗LabelRules
Describe label rules in plain English. Automatically select layouts, resolve customer codes and check each job before printing.
Explore LabelRules ↗KitProof
Turn plain English component rules into automatic kit checklists, then check scans against the expected parts and quantities.
Explore KitProof ↗WorkSteps
Turn plain English rules into automatic step selection for each unit, with required evidence and a record of completed work.
Explore WorkSteps ↗FactorySpec
Apply approved product rules and calculations automatically to turn dimensions and options into manufacturing requirements.
Register early-access interest ↗ConfigSheets
Maintain configuration in Google Sheets and make it available as structured data your applications can query.
Register early-access interest ↗OrderRun
Turn plain English rules into automatic order checks and destination selection, with controlled production release.
Register early-access interest ↗ParcelOffice
Scan 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 ↗RemnantRack
Label 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 ↗ScannerBench
See the text and key events your keyboard scanner sends. Compare them with the value you expected.
Test a scanner ↗PrintBench
Print a known PDF, measure its reference marks and compare scans from the printed codes.
Check a print ↗FactoryCards
Create 100 × 50 mm bin and rack cards with Code 128 or QR, from one record or a CSV.
Make bin cards ↗CountBench
Count stock by location with a barcode scanner, compare it with a stock file and export the results. No account needed.
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