In contrast to conventional barcodes or QR codes, which only represent a static inventory number and require a special app to read them, ToolSense QR codes contain a real web link.
Public landing page: Anyone (even without a ToolSense account or app) can scan the code and is taken straight to the asset’s public landing page.
Direct interaction: From there, users can view information or directly start services like damage reports, repair requests, and issue reports.
In ToolSense you have three ways to generate QR codes for your fleet:
This is the most flexible way, which 99% of our customers use. You generate any number of codes in a fixed layout in advance.
Maximum flexibility: You print out a sheet with codes and simply stick them onto the machines that you currently have in front of you.
Assignment via app: Only on site do you “marry” the code with the respective asset using the ToolSense Mobile App.
Order option: These blank codes can also be ordered from us directly in the high-quality ToolSense design.
Own design: If you want a completely custom layout, you can export the individual links (UUIDs) and provide them to your print shop.
Instructions: Here you can find the article on how to create an [Excel file with links for blank QR codes].
A specific QR code in a fixed grid is generated for each asset in your currently filtered list.
Fixed assignment: Each code is already permanently assigned to an asset.
Challenge: When sticking them on, you need to make sure the right code ends up on the right machine.
Use: Since this is less flexible and the time saved during assignment is often lost again when searching while sticking them on, this option is used rather rarely.
In the asset’s detail view, you can download the specific code for exactly this device.
Replacement in case of damage: This is useful if an existing code is scratched or illegible.
Better alternative: Since replacing a QR code in the system is very easy, we usually recommend here as well to just assign a new blank QR code instead of reprinting the old layout exactly.
We almost always recommend using blank QR codes. Separating printing and assignment saves time in the warehouse or on the construction site and prevents mix-ups when sticking codes onto the machines.
