OffcutBenchBY SMARTFACTFREE OFFCUT TRACKING FOR ONE RACK
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Keeping track of offcuts means recording each reusable piece left after cutting, with its material, measured length and where it is stored, so it can be found and used before new stock is cut. OffcutBench does this free in your browser for one rack of straight lengths: record each piece, label it and search the list when the next job comes in.
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The material, the measured length, how far that measurement could be out, the piece's condition and the bin it goes back to. OffcutBench takes the uncertainty off the measured length and searches with what is left, the guaranteed length. A batch or reference is optional. Each piece gets its own identifier, so two identical offcuts are never confused.
Give the rack a code and a name, choose millimetres or inches and enter your usual measuring uncertainty. Add each material with its exact code, profile, grade, finish, colour and family, and give each bin a maximum length and the material families it takes. Materials and bins can be imported from CSV: the rows are previewed first, and one invalid row stops the whole import.
Open the piece from a search or by scanning its label, and record what happened: used whole, with an optional job reference; a cut, with the remainder remeasured and given its own label; or scrap, with a reason. A used piece leaves the available list, and its history stays.
Record them as they are. A damaged or unchecked piece stays on the rack list, and its label says Check before use, but a search never offers it. After you inspect it, record a condition check with a reason; the old condition stays in the piece's history.
Choose Save on this device to keep the rack in this browser between visits, and download a backup as well: browser storage can be cleared, and the backup holds the whole rack with every piece and its history. Download the available pieces as a CSV, or a rack list PDF, when you need them elsewhere.
It is one person's list for one rack. There are no reservations, shared stock or sign-in, so two people working from copies of the list could pick the same piece. It handles straight lengths only, with no sheets, nesting or cutting optimisation, and it does not value stock or order material.
For small workshop owners, fabricators and makers who cut bar, tube, extrusion, profile or timber and keep the offcuts on one rack.
A USEFUL STARTING POINT
Without a list, every job starts with a walk along the rack and a tape measure, and new stock gets cut because that is quicker. OffcutBench keeps the list for you: each piece's material, guaranteed length, condition and bin, with a label that links the physical piece to its record. It records what you tell it, so measure each piece and update the list as pieces are used.
FROM QUESTION TO EVIDENCE
Choose millimetres or inches, set your usual measuring uncertainty and add the materials and bins on your rack.
Measure each offcut as it goes back, record its material, length, condition and bin, and attach its label.
Enter the material and finished length for the next job and see the pieces that fit, then record how the piece was used.
A fabrication shop keeps aluminium tube and steel angle on one rack with six bins. Seven offcuts are recorded, each measured to within 2 mm. A job needs two 600 mm blanks of AL-25 tube. With a 3 mm blade and 10 mm of end trim, the search needs 1216 mm and offers the 1250 mm piece first, 1248 mm guaranteed, with 32 mm spare. The damaged 1800 mm piece is left out until someone checks it.
USED IN PRODUCTION
OffcutBench keeps one person's list for one rack. When several people cut from shared racks, RemnantRack keeps the offcut register for the whole team. It is in early access, with scope agreed at onboarding.
Early accessRemnantRack gives every reusable offcut a label, an exact length and a confirmed bin across your racks. Search for the length a job needs, reserve the piece so nobody else takes it, record the cut and label the remainder, with team access and a history for every piece.
BEFORE YOU START
For one person and one rack, yes: it keeps the same list, with labels, a length search and a history of each piece. Download the available pieces as a CSV whenever you need them in a spreadsheet. It does not share the list between people or devices.
Straight lengths of what you cut: bar, tube, extrusion, profile or timber. Each material has an exact code, profile, grade, finish, colour and family. Sheets, panels and irregular shapes are not supported.
Set up the rack, then record the pieces bin by bin: measure each one, choose its material and bin and print its label. Import the materials and bins from CSV first if you have them in a spreadsheet, so you only enter the pieces.
OffcutBench is one person's list for one rack of straight lengths, such as bar, tube, extrusion, profile or timber. There are no sheets or irregular shapes, no nesting or cutting optimisation, no reservations, no shared team stock and no saw control, and a search never reserves or changes a piece. Each search looks for one piece long enough for the whole job. A project holds one rack with up to 100 bins, 500 materials, 2,000 available pieces and 20,000 history records, in a saved file of at most 5 MiB. Lengths run from 1 mm to 60 m. The unit is fixed when the rack is created, and the usual measuring uncertainty is fixed once the first piece is recorded. CSV imports are up to 5 MiB, and one invalid row stops the whole import. The camera reads QR, Code 128, Data Matrix, EAN and UPC barcodes. Labels and reports show what you recorded, not proof that a piece is on the rack.
Your rack 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 materials, lengths, label codes, job references or file contents. Use Analytics settings on these pages or in the tool to change your choice; see /privacy/.
ONE SMALL JOB, DONE WELL
Open the free tool and start with one known example.
THE SMARTFACT SUITE
Automate factory decisions with rules you describe in plain English. Explore focused SmartFACT services, plus free tools for everyday checks.
Early accessSuggested next stepLabel 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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ↗
HelpStep-by-step guides and interactive demonstrations for the SmartFACT suite. Read the instructions, watch a task or practise with real product screens and sample data.
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