ReclaimBenchBY SMARTFACTFREE RETURNS AND COMPONENT RECOVERY
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Tracking harvested parts means giving each part taken from a returned or broken unit its own record and label, noting where it came from, its condition and its bin, and recording every check and use until it is fitted again. ReclaimBench does this free in your browser for one bench: it records each part recovered from a return, holds it until you record a passed check, labels it with a QR code and records the unit it goes into.
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Record each part as soon as it comes out of the unit, one physical part to one record. In ReclaimBench, choose Record a recovered part, then enter its part code, its revision where you know it and the manufacturer's serial exactly as it is printed: a serial such as 000013 keeps its leading zeroes. ReclaimBench gives the part its own identity beside that serial, so the record still finds the right part if the serial is missing or shared.
A harvested part needs to keep the return it came from. ReclaimBench asks for the actual source return first, then the bin you put the part in and what you found, such as a connector cover still intact. You confirm that you have the part, checked it for an existing label and chose its real source and bin, and review the record before it is saved. Every recovered part starts on hold.
Label the part before it goes into a bin with others like it. ReclaimBench prints a QR label for each part, 100 × 50 mm or on an A4 sheet of eight, with its part code, revision and serial and a code that opens its record. The label never prints the part's status: it says to check the app before use, because the status changes and the label does not.
Keep held parts apart from parts ready for use. In ReclaimBench a recovered part stays on hold until you record a passed check, with what you checked and saw. Making it available is a separate step: choose the usable bin it is physically in and confirm that it is checked and permitted for reuse. A local check is your own record, not an independent approval.
When the part is fitted, record the unit it went into. ReclaimBench asks for the destination unit, an observation and a confirmation that this exact part has actually been fitted, then keeps the fitting in the part's history. Only a part that is available can be used, so a held or already fitted part can't be recorded into another unit.
Scan a part's QR label with a keyboard scanner or the camera, or type its exact reference, and ReclaimBench opens its record: the part, its source return, its state and the bin or unit it is in. To look along the shelf instead, open the register: show components, returns, units or bins, search the records and filter parts by state or by bin. A scan or a search only opens a record. It never records a check, a move or a use, so you choose the action and review it before it is saved.
For repair and build bench technicians, refurbishers and small manufacturers who take working parts out of returned or broken units and use them again.
A USEFUL STARTING POINT
Without a record, a box of harvested parts mixes good and untested parts from different returns, and nobody can say which unit a part went into. ReclaimBench keeps one record for each part: its source return, serial, bin, checks and every unit it is fitted into, with a QR label that links the physical part to its record. It records what you tell it, so record each part as it comes out.
FROM QUESTION TO EVIDENCE
Choose its source return, enter its part code, revision and serial, and the bin you put it in. It starts on hold.
Download its QR label, then record your check and move it to a usable bin to make it available.
Scan its label and record the unit it was fitted into, and any later removal.
A lighting manufacturer's repair bench takes back LP-200 assemblies. From return R-1042 it recovers a DRV-24 driver, revision B, serial 000013, records it on hold in bin H-01 Inspection hold and labels it. After a passed check it moves to U-01 Checked parts and is made available, then it is fitted into assembly 000482. Scanning its label again shows the fitting, and a second use is refused.
USED IN PRODUCTION
ReclaimBench is one person's register on one device. When several people recover, check and fit parts, ReclaimStation keeps one shared record, with independent release, reservations and approved reuse rules. It is an invited trial, with scope agreed with you.
Invited trialReclaimStation books returned units in at a handheld or scan station, gives every recovered part its own label and keeps it held until its checks are reviewed and a second person releases it. A released part is reserved for a named unit and both are scanned when it is fitted, and a concern holds every affected part and lists the units already fitted.
BEFORE YOU START
Manual records, such as paper sheets and spreadsheets, and automated systems that scan barcodes or tags into a database. ReclaimBench sits between them: a register in your browser with a QR label for each recovered part, which you scan to open its record.
Parts. Harvesting here means taking working components out of returned, damaged or retired equipment so they can be checked and used again. It has nothing to do with farming.
No. ReclaimBench runs in your browser with no account, email address or trial, and the register stays on your device.
ReclaimBench is one person's register on one device, for individual parts. There is no shared team stock, reservation, sign-in or independent approval: a local check is your own record. It has no photos or attachments, no spreadsheet import, no bulk quantities and no direct connection to a printer: labels and reports are PDFs for your own printer, with QR codes only, which a scanner that reads only one-dimensional barcodes cannot read. A register is one saved file of at most 5 MiB, and copies on different devices do not synchronise. A source mix-up cannot be corrected by moving a part to another return: it stays held with an unresolved concern. Labels and reports show what was recorded, not proof of a part's condition or that it is safe to reuse.
Your register stays in this browser. Work starts in memory and is lost on refresh until you choose Save on this device or download a backup. Nothing you record, scan or download is uploaded, and camera images are decoded on your device and never stored. No account or contact details are needed. Google Analytics is optional and loads only after you accept; it never receives part codes, serials, return references, notes, label codes or file contents. Use Analytics settings on these pages or in the tool to change your choice; see /privacy/.
ONE SMALL JOB, DONE WELL
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THE SMARTFACT SUITE
Automate factory decisions with rules you describe in plain English. Explore focused SmartFACT services, plus free tools for everyday checks.
Invited trialSuggested next stepBook returned units in, recover and label the usable parts, release them independently and record the unit each goes into. Explore an invited trial for one product family.
Explore ReclaimStation ↗
Invited trialDescribe 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 accessBring data in from uploaded sheets or the Shopify, WooCommerce and PrestaShop connectors, check each change and deliver it to the products that use it.
Explore ConfigSheets ↗
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 ↗
Invited trialCheck a shared tool before handover, record who has it and keep damaged or overdue tools out of the next issue. Explore an invited trial for one factory crib.
Explore ToolCustody ↗
Invited trialReceive, put away, reserve and issue stores material with barcode checks, keeping held, reserved and available stock apart. Explore an invited trial for one stockroom.
Explore StoresFlow ↗
Invited trialFollow a lot or serial number through the records your factory already keeps, with the source of each link and the gaps shown. Explore an invited trial with two declared sources.
Explore LotTrail ↗
Early accessScan an identified unit to get its approved final-inspection checks, then record exact readings with their result, holds and release history.
Register early-access interest ↗
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.
Make a free tag ↗
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 ↗
Free toolLabel the offcuts on your rack, find a piece long enough before cutting new stock and record what you used. No account needed.
Track offcuts free ↗
Free toolLoad one or two CSV exports and follow a lot or serial forwards or backwards, with the row behind every link. No account needed.
Start a free trace ↗Free toolRecord the parts recovered from each return, label them with a QR code, check them and record the unit each one goes into. No account needed.
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