Desktop Applications
Real-Time E-Commerce Shipping & Thermal Label Printer Utility
- Node.js
- Electron
- REST Webhooks
- Local Socket
- Thermal Print Engine
Before
Warehouse operators spent 3+ hours daily manually downloading PDFs and triggering thermal printers for incoming Shopify & Custom PHP orders.
After
Engineered a standalone desktop terminal utility that listens to order webhooks and instantly fires labels to local thermal printers without human intervention.
Problem statement
Warehouse operators spent 3+ hours daily manually downloading PDFs and triggering thermal printers for incoming Shopify & Custom PHP orders.
Solution built
Engineered a standalone desktop terminal utility that listens to order webhooks and instantly fires labels to local thermal printers without human intervention.
Tech architecture
- Listen
- Webhook listener for incoming store orders.
- USB and network thermal printers, plus packing slips.
- Queue
- Multi-store routing with an offline buffer.
Results
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3+ hrs
Manual print work removed from the day
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Instant
Label fire on new orders
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Queue
Offline buffer
Screenshots
Terminal
Order queue and printer status on the desk.
If this is the kind of system you need
Book a call and bring the workflow as it works today. We will say what should be built, and what should be left alone.