Powerful RFID, Iot, and barcode supply chain middleware
corielTHINGS is our EPCIS and GS1-compliant middleware platform, that provides you with the what, where, when, why and how for all your items, and returnable assets.
What is corielTHINGS?
corielTHINGS is our EPCIS and GS1-compliant item tracking platform. It provides all the functionality you need to monitor the location and status of unique items, containers, vehicles, and more, providing you with the what, where, when, why, and how at every step.
As you’d expect, corielTHINGS is a completely connected system that interfaces with a host of AutoID devices and existing business systems via our corielEDGE platform.
WHAT is the item? Its unique code, description, origin, supplier, etc?
WHEN did things happen, like changes in state, location, ownership, etc.?
WHERE is the item going, where did it originate, and where has it been?
WHY did things happen to the item during its lifetime?
HOW did the item get to where it is right now?
Technology connector ...
Connecting your barcode, RFID, and IoT devices is the most critical step in corielTHINGS, ensuring that data is collected from across your supply chain. We support connectivity to hundreds of devices through our tight integration with our partner network, including devices from NXP, Zebra, AsReader, Impinj, Kathrein, Nordic ID, and Siemens.
- Connect devices across your supply chain
- Operates multi-site/location
- Supports hundreds of leading devices
- Option to connect legacy/existing devices
- Full status monitoring
- Check all devices are operational/online
corielTHINGS engine ...
The heart of corielTHINGS is the engine, which processes all data received from your connected devices, applies rules via the workflow manager, and lets you run dashboards and reports on your data. This core module allows you to track all your assets, items, and events, with full user control and permission lockdown.
- Core processing of all barcode/RFID data
- Data is queued inbound, so no losses occur
- Define parameters around assets, items and events
- Complete user management
Manage all your returnable assets in a central location, providing you with the ability to track & trace unit assets, or assets compiled into another- for example, totes loaded onto a pallet. Build custom rules and reports around asset utilisation and dwell times.
Items can be managed via association with the asset in which they are contained or managed as unique items. With item-level control, you get access to a complete audit history that populates your Digital Product Passports.
Events allow you to fire workflows as specific things happen across your supply chain. This could be the appearance of an asset/item at a particular location, unexpected items detected at a specific location and much more. Take a look at the workflow management feature below.
corielTHINGS includes complete, out-of-the-box user management, allowing you to grant granular permissions to users across your organisation for the data they can access, update, or view.
Dashboards and reporting ...
The dashboard and reporting module offer a drag-and-drop design for key metrics, charts, and tables, allowing you to focus on what is relevant to your business. Although all data can be synchronised back to your ERP/WMS, the details around items and assets are often not easily visible; therefore, it works hand-in-hand with your key business reports.
- Flexible report generation
- Add key metrics, charts and tables
- Easily export as PDF or raw data
- Updated in real-time with live data
Workflow management ...
The corielTHINGS workflow manager is a powerful feature that lets you build event-driven actions based on data from barcode/RFID readers, your backend systems, and more. Workflows are driven by custom webhooks that receive actions and data before those actions are processed by additional nodes in the workflow. In the example below, a list of new assets is received via JSON and validated. Then an iterative loop creates a new asset in corielTHINGS, allocates a new EPC, sets the location, and updates the data back to NetSuite.
- Drag-and-drop workflow builder
- Accepts inputs based on webhooks
- Manage loops and conditions
- Create/edit/delete assets in corielTHINGS
- Update external data sources/systems
- Complete logging and diagnostics built in
Platform connector ...
While the technology connector provides input to corielTHINGS from devices, the platform connector enables the platform to receive data from your existing business systems and update those same systems. The platform connector provides a range of options for data transfer and can switch between steps in a workflow as needed.
- Connect corielTHINGSt to your backend systems
- Send/receive and manipulate data
- Built-in error checking and compliance
- Adheres to industry standards
What else can you do with corielTHINGS?
Visualise your supply chain
Simple reports and dashboards give you a ‘birds-eye’ view of what’s happening across your supply chain.
Live sync with your ERP
corielTHINGS is a completely connected platform, allowing you to integrate your ERP, WMS or bespoke systems via simple web calls.
Visual workflows
Powerful workflows can be created based on events across your supply chain, making integration and data processing simple.
Why do you need corielTHINGS?
Completely modular
corielPORTAL is designed to be completely modular, suitable for installation in almost any indoor or outdoor location. Portals can be located within dedicated reading areas, or can be placed at strategic dock door locations around a facility to capture items as they enter and leave the building.
Optional in-cab / mobile control
The safest place for an operator to be is inside the forklift cab, which is why we’ve optionally integrated the portal directly with the in-cab computer. Operators select the order or manifest they are moving and then process the order as normal. Safe, efficient and extremely quick!
Designed for harsh conditions
Our speciality in designing RFID systems for tough environments and harsh conditions, which is why corielPORTAL can be installed indoors or outdoors and is capable of reading tagged items such as metal kegs or liquids with ease.
corielPORTAL is the perfect complement to our full range of products, which includes: industrial barcodes and tags, handheld computers, lineside readers, long-range antenna and more, all controlled by the corielEDGE middleware platform.
Where is corielTHINGS deployed?
Close Brothers Brewery Rentals
Faced with an ever-growing fleet of assets and pressure from the competition, Close Brothers recognised they needed to gain more insight into where their equipment was, how it was being used and what the cycle times were.
Tosca asset tracking
Tosca is a global leader in reusable packaging solutions, managing millions of returnable assets on behalf of their customers. Coriel Solutions is the technology partners responsible for their RFID tracking solution.
Alstom train scanner
TrainScanner is Alstom’s solution for automatic train check-up which enables condition-based and predictive maintenance for wheels, brake pads and pantograph carbon strips as well as under frame and vehicle side.