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TCMax

TCMax^tm Tool Control / Inventory for Fire Departments, and Industry That Talks!

The Aviation & Industry tool control software package was developed to allow a tool crib to quickly issue and turn in tools.  It was designed to allow a user to issue/turn in without having to look at the computer screen.  It maintains permanent records of tools and where they were used.  It tells you who has what tools and where they were used with a single click.  Significant design effort was placed on saving keystrokes.  It can be used with or without a barcode scanner.  Calibration dates are monitored.  "Overdue Calibration" is said in a loud voice to warn the user to check the calibration date of this tool.  It does all of this using a single computer screen.  You don't have to switch screens to enter new employees, to enter new tools, to issue, or to turn in tools, saving you a lot of time.

If you can run an ATM then you can run TCMax.

New, multiple identical tools with a single barcode number!  Track things like safety glasses or helmets that eventually you want returned.

Fully meets U.S. Army regulations DA PAM 710-2-1, paragraph 6-3c for tools that are to be issued for more than one day but less than 30 days and paragraph 6-3d for tools that are issued for more than 30 days.  (Version 4.2)

Fully meets U.S. Air Force Instruction AFI 21-101, Chapter 15 covering tool control.

Fire departments, use TCMax to perform the equipment inventory on each piece of apparatus.  TCMax fully automates the process while maintaining a permanent record of who inspected what and when.  Click to see details of how to use this in your fire station.

Also included is our custom label maker software.  A separate program that easily (really!) allows you to print your own tool identification barcode labels on any laser or ink jet printer.  This addition really automates the tool control package.

Download Fully Functional Version 4.2    (readme.txt 4 kilobytes, setup.exe 34 megabytes)  Limit of 10 tools until license password is entered.  

Key Benefits

• Issue or turn in tools as fast as you can scan them when using a Pentium 300 or faster
• Computer "talks" to you telling you what it is doing so you don't have to watch the computer screen on every issue/turn in ... this one feature virtually guarantees that your employees won't scan something and not have it accepted by the computer
• Calibration and inspection dates are checked with each issue or turn in
• Parent/Child relationships, issue a toolbox that has an overdue torque wrench in it & you get the Overdue Calibration warning
• Six voices for the computer randomly picked
• Computer says "Issue", "Turn In", "Employee", "Location", "Enter Quantity" as necessary with each keyboard or barcode scanner entry 
• "Overdue Calibration", "Caution-Tool Missing", "New Tool", "New Employee", "Inspection Overdue", "Employee Not Certified" are in a different voice to catch the operator's attention to these non-routine events
• Tool barcodes can be alpha/numeric digits of any kind, of any length
• Employee ID cards and ID numbers of any length
• Virtually every action is done from one main, simple screen
• Microsoft Access¬ database
• Import/Export to a  database from multiple 'source' databases
• Issue all tools not issued for Inventory ... fast/easy way to perform complete inventories
• Turn in any tool & log grid displays all of the tools left not turned in by the person that had issued the tool (This makes the program instantly more informative!)
• Unlimited inspection items for each "tool" ... great for issuing keys for a vehicle & making sure all oil changes, etc. are complied with
• Issue expendable items.  Report tells you when you are below low inventory limits and tells you how many to order.
• Issue all of a tool's children.  Use this in your fire department to track the inspection of a fire truck's items at every shift change
• Additional reports include inventory for each tool box, calibration, temporary duty
• So fast and easy to use even your most stubborn employees will use it without complaining (much)
• Custom Label Maker included, tailored to the specific needs of printing labels for your tools, lists of scan able employee names, and scan able locations to track tool usage.  Print labels on any Windows compatible printer. Avery definitions included.
• Permission to use any or all features can be assigned on an individual employee basis if desired
• Database can be password protected, contact us to provide an encrypted database password file to turn this feature on
• Print individual barcode labels from the TCMax main screen!
• Purchase order table tracks what you have on order and reports what you need to order. 
• All captions are fully customizable by you to fit your needs. 
• Tools that require certification will only issue to those employees that are certified.  Each tool has its own list of certified employees, the date of certification and the date that the certification expires.
• Multiple shops can share a single database.  Entries are separated by Shop Code for all screen displays and reports.  Management can see all shops at once if desired.
• Version 4.0, a major update
• Now you can have multiple identical tools issued under a SINGLE BARCODE.  Use this to issue tools when you don't care which one comes back, not around aircraft.  Helmets or safety goggles are another type of item that can use this feature.
• Now you can issue multiple tools with a single scan!  Check the appropriate box in each tool to enable this feature.  Scan the tool barcode and the program asks "Enter Quantity" defaulting to one.  This feature works both for expendable tools and tools that must be turned back in.
• Filter logged records by date.
• Search screen that allows you to quickly find any tool knowing only part of its name.
• Inspection Update mode, scan any tool to instantly update inspections due.
• Inventory and Special Inventory modes.  Scan each item to update the inventory or special inventory date.  Reports tell you what you have or have not inventoried in a given time period.
• Future Enhancements that we currently have in beta testing:
• Use a Pocket PC and plug-in scanner to update inspection dates, do an inventory, or issue tools!  Merge the data later upon plugging the Pocket PC into your desktop.

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Contact us for a dealer in your area.  We can also provide scanners at a reasonable price.