Container & Inventory Tracking
End-to-end visibility of every container — from gate to grade to dispatch.
The Robot SCADA & IOT Server treats containers as first-class entities. Bins, pallets, and reefer units are tracked individually through the facility with barcode identification, location-aware movement history, and real-time environmental readings — replacing whiteboards and spreadsheets with a structured, auditable record.
Hierarchical location model
Model your physical facility as Packhouse → Warehouse → Area → Location → Bay. Multi-site deployments are supported, with operational visibility rolled up per area or per site.
Barcode identification
Every container is identified by a unique Code-128 barcode. Robot terminals, handheld scanners, and gate readers all resolve the same identifier into the same record — no duplicate IDs across systems.
Bay assignment & movement history
Map containers to specific bays with timestamped movement history. Every relocation is recorded — who moved it, when, from where, to where — supporting forensic queries and storage-protocol enforcement.
Reefer temperature monitoring
Real-time temperature readings from reefer units, with configurable upper and lower alarm thresholds per container. Breaches generate structured events that route through the standard alerting pipeline.
Cultivar & batch association
Associate each container with fruit cultivar, storage protocol, and production batch. Storage protocols enforce per-cultivar temperature and humidity windows, and batch tracking supports traceability from grower to dispatch.
Measurement collections
Each container can carry an open-ended set of associated measurements — weight, temperature, humidity — captured at any point in its lifecycle. Useful for audit, quality grading, and dispatch reconciliation.
Visual dashboards
Area-level views show bay occupancy, current temperature per bay, and active alarm status at a glance. Wall-mounted displays in the warehouse can cycle through a playlist of area dashboards, giving the floor team a continuous live view without manual interaction.
Typical lifecycle
Arrival → Barcode scan → Bay assignment → Storage (monitored) → Pick → Dispatch
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Event log captures every step, with timestamp & operator
Every transition produces a structured event in the audit log — supporting export-grade traceability for citrus, pome, and stone-fruit programmes, and giving you a permanent record long after the season has closed.
Integrations
- Robot terminals — gate-in, weighing, and dispatch operations capture container events directly into the system.
- Reefer telemetry — sensor measurements (LoRaWAN or MQTT) attach to the container record automatically.
- Modbus / I/O controllers — scale heads, label printers, and conveyor signals participate in the same workflow without bespoke glue code.
- Export & ERP feeds — JSON and CSV exports surface container, bay, and movement data for downstream traceability or BI consumption.
Why it matters
Inventory mistakes in a packhouse are expensive: a misplaced batch, a temperature excursion logged after the fact, or a missing chain-of-custody record can mean rejected shipments and failed audits. Tracking containers as living entities — with location, environment, and event history baked into the same record — gives operations a single source of truth that holds up to scrutiny.
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