Asset Management Software For Manufacturing

Asset management software for manufacturing is a central register of the machinery, tools, forklifts, devices, fit-out and premises a manufacturer owns or leases, which staff member, line or site holds each item and what happens to it over time. Sentrient records purchase details, images, tags, review dates and a full history through to disposal, with reports by asset, person or site.

Yes. Sentrient is an Australian platform used by more than 1,000 organisations, including manufacturers such as Pental Limited. The asset register uses Australian terms and dates, sits inside the same system as your staff records, licences, policies and compliance training, and is supported by a team in Australia.

Most start with a spreadsheet kept by the office or the maintenance team, then move to manufacturing equipment tracking software once assets are spread across lines, shifts and sites. Beyond that sit maintenance systems, barcode scanning and telematics. Sentrient is the register layer: one record per asset, one holder per record, one site per item, reports without hardware.

Sentrient does not schedule preventive maintenance, raise work orders, read sensor or IoT data, scan barcodes, QR codes or RFID tags, track GPS location, hold spare parts inventory, calculate depreciation or integrate with an ERP. For maintenance and plant lifecycle planning, see Sentrient’s enterprise asset management software and the guide to EAM versus CMMS. This page is the staff-facing register that sits beside them.

Track anything you would want back when a staff member leaves or would claim on insurance if it went missing: production machinery and presses, hand and power tools, test and measuring equipment, forklifts and pallet movers, trucks and company cars, laptops, tablets and scanners, racking and fit-out. Sentrient’s manufacturing asset register software records each type with images, tags and review dates.

Yes. Allocate each tool, device or item of equipment to a staff member in Sentrient when it is issued, and tag it with the line, department or site. The employee dashboard shows staff what they hold, the manager dashboard shows a shift’s or site’s allocations, and the asset-by-staff report lists everything one person holds so returns are simple when they leave or change roles.

Safe Work Australia describes duties on a business that manages or controls plant to provide and maintain safe plant and to register registrable plant before use, with a model Code of Practice setting out how. Sentrient records each item of plant, who is responsible for it, its review dates and its history so those records are ready to produce. What you must keep remains a matter for the business. The risks attached to that plant sit in our manufacturing risk register.

Sentrient records each asset from acquisition or lease through allocation, review, renewal and disposal, which is the lifecycle view that standards such as ISO 55000 describe. The register holds dates and history at each stage and reports on them, from a new tablet issued to a line leader to a press reaching the end of its working life. It does not certify anything.

Yes. Each asset carries review and renewal dates, so a plant registration renewal, a forklift service, a lease return or a calibration due date appears in the dashboard and reports before it falls due. Sentrient stores the date and the reminder. The calibration or service itself, and its certificate, are managed by your maintenance team or provider.

Yes. Upload images of each asset, add tags for line, department, site or warehouse, and record serial numbers and purchase or lease details. Every change is stored against the asset’s history, so you can see who held it, where it was and what changed over time.

Filter the register by site, department or asset type, check each item against the record and update its condition and holder. The asset reports and asset-by-staff reports give the supervisor the list to walk with, and the history shows when each item was last confirmed. Sentrient does not use scanners, so the check is visual against the record.

Typically a list of what the business owns and leases, when it was bought, who holds it and on which site, its condition and what has been disposed of. Sentrient’s asset reports provide that list with images and history attached. Read more on keeping an asset register that is ready for audit. Your accountant still holds the fixed asset register and depreciation, which Sentrient does not calculate.

Yes. The administrator dashboard and asset reports summarise what the business holds by type, site, department and staff member, with graphical insights and activity timelines. Owners, directors and plant managers can see allocations, upcoming reviews and disposals without asking the office to compile a spreadsheet.

A short policy on issuing, using and returning company equipment, devices and vehicles helps staff understand their responsibilities, and Safe Work Australia describes a duty on a business to provide and maintain safe plant. Sentrient’s policy templates cover the policy side, with staff acknowledgement recorded. The business remains responsible for meeting its own duties.

For staff handling materials, tools and stock, Sentrient’s manual handling course applies. For staff on night shift or at remote sites, the working alone course applies. For anyone loading or driving trucks, the chain of responsibility course covers the heavy vehicle duties the NHVR describes. Completion records sit in the same system as the asset register.

Record the asset once and allocate it to whoever holds it, then reallocate when it changes hands. The history shows every holder. For a pool item such as a shared scanner or a spare forklift, allocate it to the supervisor responsible for the shift or area and note the current user in the record.

The register tells you immediately what was lost, who held it, which site it was on and what it contained, which is the starting point for a response. The OAIC’s Guide to securing personal information describes measures such as encryption, password protection and remote wiping for portable devices. Sentrient records the asset, not the device security, and the business decides its own response.

Update the site tag and, if needed, the holder, and the history records the move. Filter the dashboard and reports by site to see what is at each plant and what is in the warehouse. Read more on asset ownership and tracking across multiple sites.

Yes. Sentrient is web-based and works in a desktop or mobile browser, so a line leader on the floor, a forklift operator in the warehouse or a supervisor between sites can check what they hold and confirm a return without going back to the office.

Because the asset register sits inside the same platform as staff records, licences, policies and compliance training, one login covers the lot and one report shows a staff member’s records and their assets together. Sentrient manufacturing asset management software is quick to set up, simple for production staff and supported from Australia. Read more on asset management compliance in Australia.

Food, consumer goods, packaging, metal, plastics and component manufacturers with machinery, tools, vehicles and devices spread across lines, shifts and sites and no dedicated asset manager. Published Sentrient clients include Pental Limited, a manufacturer of cleaning and personal care products, alongside DWS Group, Engineers Australia and Housing Trust.

Bring your current spreadsheet to the demo. The Sentrient team walks you through the register, the asset types and how existing records are loaded, then allocations, site tags and review dates are set as supervisors confirm what their teams hold. Most manufacturers have a working register within days rather than weeks.

Pricing depends on the number of staff and which Sentrient modules you use alongside the asset register, so you receive a tailored proposal rather than a list price. The 20-minute demo is free and the proposal follows once you have seen the register with your own asset types.

Complete the form on this page or visit the free demo page. You get a free 20-minute online demonstration with your own machinery, tools and forklifts as the examples, and a tailored proposal afterwards.