Logistics
Embedded browsers and device apps for warehouses and logistics
Warehouses, depots and dispatch desks run web software on rugged Android handhelds, Windows terminals, label printers and wall-mounted kiosks. We build the embedded browsers and apps that connect your WMS or TMS screens to that hardware, keep working when Wi-Fi drops, and update across a fleet without a site visit.
Engineering problems
What logistics teams need on the warehouse floor
Scanners and label printers
A scanned barcode has to land in the right field of your WMS page, and a ZPL label job has to reach the printer. We connect them through the handheld’s scanning service, WebHID, WebUSB or Web Serial, or a native bridge when browser APIs are not enough.
Rugged Android handhelds
Most warehouse handhelds run Android. We build Android apps around a WebView with hardware keys, scan triggers and kiosk pinning, deployed through your device management tool.
Offline in the freezer and the yard
Scans, picks and proof-of-delivery photos are queued on the device when the network drops and sent in order when it returns, with a clear status so no one scans twice.
Kiosks and one engine across the fleet
Check-in and driver kiosks that open one workflow and recover after a crash, and one tested engine version rolled out in stages across every site.
How we help
Services that apply
Related work
Related work from other industries
We have not published case studies from logistics. These projects use the same engineering: a patched CEF build that shows web content inside a company’s own Windows desktop app, and a branded browser with extensions switched off.
Embedded browsers (CEF)
CEF Transparency
A Windows build of the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) with see-through windows: transparent parts of a web page show whatever is behind the app window.
- CEF
- Windows
- Transparent rendering
Custom Chromium and Brave builds
XFII Browser
A branded Brave-based browser with extensions switched off, a custom new-tab page and browser pages built in React.
- Brave
- React
- New-tab page
FAQ
Common questions
Yes. Depending on the device, through the handheld’s scanning service, WebHID, WebUSB or Web Serial in the browser, or a native bridge in the host app. We confirm device models and SDKs in a short feasibility review.
Usually an Android app with a WebView on handheld scanners, and CEF or WebView2 on Windows terminals and kiosks. We recommend one after reviewing your devices and your WMS.
Work carries on. Actions are stored on the device and sent in order when the connection returns, and the screen shows what is still waiting to be sent.
Through your device management tool or an update service we set up, in stages: a test group first, then each site. You can hold or roll back a version if a problem appears.
Next step
Discuss your logistics project
Book a call or send a short brief. Our engineers have built browsers, extensions and desktop apps for 11+ years, and will give you a clear view of the approach, the risks and what drives the effort.
