Production Process Tracking Software With QR Codes, Digital Mobile Forms And IoT Sensors

Digitize manufacturing production process tracking with QR Mobile Data software. Use QR codes, mobile forms and IoT sensors for real time WIP tracking and production documentation. Access live work orders status and digital production documentation via the cloud software web interface.

How Digital Forms Software Help Manufacturers With Production Tracking And Documentation

Modern Tools For Digitizing And Automating Production Process Tracking

Mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, mobile computers). Using mobile devices shop floor employees can track manufacturing work orders through the production process without being distracted from their main job. Mobile devices allow for the barcode / QR code scanning, easy data collection and access, and are linked to the backend cloud software for the real time information flow.
QR Codes / barcodes. QR codes or barcodes allow shop floor employees to identify a work order with one scan, access and submit required documentation. QR codes / barcodes prevent errors associated with the manual entries, increase production process data collection speed and accuracy.
Digital mobile forms. Digital mobile forms allow shop floor employees to fill out all types of the production process paperwork (quality control forms, product testing forms, inspection checklists) on the smartphones or tablets and submit to a centralized cloud software system in real time. All stakeholders can access up to the minute work orders status and documentation, on the office computers or mobile devices.
BLE tags and IoT gateways. BLE tags allow for a completely automated tracking of the manufacturing work orders through the production process without any human participation. IoT gateways automatically detect work orders tagged with the BLE beacons at each workstation and transmit data to the backend cloud software. More on IoT WIP tracking
IoT sensors for production conditions monitoring. IoT sensors ensure that temperature and humidity sensitive materials, components and finished goods are always at the adequate conditions. You get digital temperature and humidity logs for all sensitive products for compliance and accountability, and receive immediate alerts if conditions go out of the acceptable range. IoT monitoring system, consisting of the IoT sensors and a gateway, does not require any manual work or human participation. More on IoT conditions monitoring
Cloud production tracking software. A cloud software provides a centralized data repository for all collected WIP information. Production process data collected on the mobile devices by the shop floor employees, as well as data collected automatically by IoT sensors are sent to the cloud software in real time. A cloud software processes information and produces human readable reports, accessible by all authorized employees in real time.

Production Process Tracking In The QR Mobile Data Software

In the QR Mobile Data software you can define everything that you want to track, record and report via the intuitive web interface. Shop floor employees track materials usage and manufacturing work orders on the shop floor using mobile devices and QR code / barcode / NFC or BLE tags scanning. Real time reports are available to all authorized users of the software.

Custom production process workflow. Define your manufacturing process and process steps via the web dashboard.
Custom mobile forms for data collection. Use digital forms builder tool in the QR Mobile Data software to create mobile forms for the production process documentation. QR Mobile Data software capabilities allow you to create mobile forms that are informative, customizable and are easy to complete. Details on the digital forms capabilities in the QR Mobile Data software are available here.
Link mobile forms to the workflow. Attach mobile forms to the production process steps. Company employees will see which forms need to be completed on the current step, and will be able to fill out relevant forms on the smartphones or tablets.
Barcode / QR code scanning. QR code scanning allows shop floor employees to quickly identify a work order or component, access relevant information and documentation, move a work order to the next step and complete required forms - all on the shop floor using mobile devices. All relevant information can be scanned in instead of being entered into the form manually.
Backend cloud software. All data collected on the shop floor on the smartphones or tablets is sent to the backend cloud software in real time.
Real time production status reports. Authorized QR Mobile Data software users can access live status of everything in production, as well as production process history for the past work orders on demand from anywhere.
IoT based production process tracking. Use BLE tags and IoT gateways to automatically track manufacturing work orders through the production process tracking without any human participation.
IoT sensors for the climate conditions monitoring. If you are dealing with the temperature or humidity sensitive components or materials, an IoT module will allow you to automatically monitor temperature and humidity conditions of materials and components as they are stored and are moved through the production process. More on IoT conditions monitoring

Digitizing Production Tracking And Documentation In The QR Mobile Data Software

Define Your Manufacturing Process

Each manufacturing process is unique -- create your own custom process(es) via QR Mobile Data software secure web interface.

Define your manufacturing process workflow via the QR Mobile Data software web dashboard. Create process steps, add clarifying notes.
Create custom mobile forms for the production process documentation. These can include quality control forms, product testing forms, inspection checklists, and forms for any other type of paperwork that you need to complete for the proper production process documentation.
You can link mobile forms to the specific production process step, or create mobile forms for the discrete tasks not linked to the process workflow.
Mobile forms capabilities in the QR Mobile Data software allow for the quick forms completion on the shop floor with minimal manual entries.
Set acceptable range of parameters for the form fields, and receive an immediate alert if a submitted mobile form contains data outside of the acceptable range.

Production Process Tracking Using Smartphones And QR Code Scanning

Make it easy for the shop floor employees to track work orders through the process and access required documentation.

Shop floor employees just need to scan a QR code or barcode on the components, materials and work orders to track it and access relevant information.
Shop floor employees record used materials and components, what was done to the work order and moving it to the next step by scanning a QR code / barcode with a smartphone and entering relevant information.
Track lot numbers / serial numbers of components added to each assembly for traceability.
When a work order is moved to the next production process step, a shop floor employee can access mobile forms that need to be filled out, and fill out the forms on a smartphone.
Date / time of each transaction and employee name is recorded automatically.
Production process tracking data and documentation are available to all authorized software users in real time.

Documenting Production Process Using Digital Mobile Forms

Create digital production documentation easy to collect, access and find.

All mobile forms that you created are accessible by the shop floor employees on the mobile devices.
A QR code scan of the manufacturing work order brings up the correct mobile forms, relevant to the specific work order and the current production step.
Mobile forms are easy and fast to complete, and require minimal manual entries. Shop floor employees can select values from the list, radio buttons or checkboxes. They can scan in values (e.g. serial numbers), and use scannable checklists. The smart auto-fill feature ensures that mobile application users do not need to re-enter the same information multiple times.
Shop floor employees can add images to the completed mobile forms for the visual documentation, and capture digital signatures on the smartphone.
The collected data are saved on the smartphone until the completed form is submitted to the backend cloud software. The form can be filled out in several steps, and collected information is never lost.
A QR Mobile Data software allows for completion of the same form by several employees, on the office computers or mobile devices, where each employee fills out his / her part.
Completed mobile forms are submitted to the backend cloud software, and collected data become available to the authorized software users in real time.
Receive automatic alerts if a submitted mobile form contains outliers that require immediate attention.

Production Process Tracking Digital Documentation And Reports

Production process tracking data, traceability information and documentation is saved in the cloud and is accessible on demand to the authorized QR Mobile Data software users.

All tracking information and documentation on the manufacturing production process is stored in a secure centralized cloud location. Authorized employees can access manufacturing work orders status and documentation from anywhere in real time.
Administrators and managers can search records by multiple parameters to find exact information they need:

Production process tracking data. What is the current work order status, how it was moved through the production process steps, when, by whom, any notes and additional information that was collected on each process step.
Traceability information. Lot numbers / serial numbers of components and materials that were used for each work order. Quickly find all work orders that contain problematic batch, their current status and distribution information, if applicable.
Production process documentation. Completed production process forms and testing results.
Inventory usage. Information on the ordered and used inventory.
Statistical reports. Create statistical reports on collected data, uncover trends and correlations, and use this information to optimize your business process.

Print reports, and export reports data for importing into the internal software systems.
Create PDF reports for internal distribution, for the customers or external auditors.
Define look and layout of the PDF reports, and what should be included using custom templates.

Automate Production Process Tracking And Conditions Monitoring With The IoT Sensors And Gateways

Track production process automatically without a need for the shop floor employees to do anything extra. Receive automatic reports 24/7.

Use BLE tags and a Bluetooth IoT gateway to automatically track manufacturing work orders through the production process.
IoT gateways installed on each workstation automatically detect work orders tagged with the BLE beacons as they arrive and leave the station.
You get the current status of the work order and the production history track record without any participation of the shop floor employees.
Use IoT sensors to remotely monitor temperature and humidity conditions for the sensitive materials and components.
Indicate acceptable data ranges for the materials and components, and IoT conditions monitoring system will monitor current conditions as components are moved between the storage and production process steps.
Receive an immediate alert if IoT sensors report conditions outside of the acceptable range.

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