Application Factory,
Inc. represents the most widely used
brands of handheld computers integrating
them into several industries. AF
programs and supports these devices
providing work flexibility and
efficiency.
EXAMPLE: Application Factory, Inc. customer,
Gulfco, a steel forging corporation,
needed a way to ensure the right ingot
of steel was lifted off of their 26-acre
facility and brought into their shop
floor for processing. Procuring the
wrong ingot from the inventory was a
waste of time and labor. Therefore they
asked Application Factory, Inc. to design a system to ensure accuracy in
the field. Utilizing handheld computers
and barcodes, Gulfco employees now scan
a barcode on work orders and a barcode
on ingots of steel prior to initiating
the movement of ingots. The barcode
system working over wireless network
gives the employee in the field
immediate verification. Gulfco said the
new system paid for itself in three
months.