Packwise provides a retrofit Smart Cap that adds ultrasonic or radar level sensors and wireless connectivity to existing bulk liquid tanks, sending continuous measurements to a cloud platform. The Packwise Flow service normalizes data, offers real‑time fill percentages, forecasts, and alerts, and integrates via REST and OPC‑UA APIs with ERP, MES and SCADA systems. This enables manufacturers and logistics firms to automate inventory control and reduce waste.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Industrial tank operators often lack real‑time visibility into fill levels across dispersed storage assets, leading to inefficient inventory planning, unexpected stockouts, and excess material waste. Manual readings are labor‑intensive and prone to error, especially for heterogeneous tank types such as poly, stainless steel, and ISO containers.
Solution
Packwise delivers a hardware‑enabled software platform that continuously monitors liquid levels in any tank configuration. The Packwise Smart Cap retrofits existing containers with ultrasonic (or radar) level sensors and secure wireless communication modules, transmitting measurements to the cloud‑based Packwise Flow service. Flow aggregates data, applies calibrated analytics, and presents actionable insights through a web dashboard and API endpoints. Users can set threshold alerts, generate consumption forecasts, and integrate level data into ERP or SCADA systems for automated replenishment and production scheduling. End‑to‑end encryption and role‑based access ensure data integrity and compliance with industry standards.
Target Audience
Primary customers are bulk liquid manufacturers, chemical processors, food‑and‑beverage producers, and logistics firms that manage distributed tank farms and require automated inventory control.
Features
- Smart Cap retrofit unit with ultrasonic/radar level sensing, temperature compensation, and battery‑optimized LoRa/Cellular/Wi‑Fi connectivity
- Edge firmware that performs local data validation, drift correction, and adaptive sampling to reduce transmission overhead
- Cloud‑native analytics engine that normalizes readings across tank geometries and provides real‑time fill‑percentage, volume, and trend visualizations
- RESTful and OPC‑UA APIs for seamless integration with ERP, MES, and SCADA platforms
- Configurable alert engine with SMS, email, and webhook notifications for low/high level thresholds or sensor anomalies
- Multi‑tenant SaaS dashboard offering role‑based views, historical reporting, and export to CSV or PDF formats
- End‑to‑end TLS encryption, ISO 27001‑aligned data handling, and audit logs for regulatory compliance