Job orders and production tracking for a plastics moulder.
How an injection moulding factory in Kemaman stopped walking the floor to find out where each job was.
Machines · Shift A
All12Running9Not running3M07 has stopped
280 t · JO-3308 · Crate 600 × 400
On screen: Every machine and job, updated from the shop floor.A real project. The business isn’t named, and names and figures on the screens are changed.
- Business
- Plastic injection moulder, Kemaman
- Team
- About 60 staff on 2 shifts
- Machines
- 12 injection machines, 120–450 tonnes
- Works with
- SQL Account, WhatsApp
- First version
- 6 weeks
- Project size
- Business system, from RM 15k
How production was tracked before.
Twelve machines, two shifts and one planner who held the schedule in his head.
Job orders were printed and pinned on a whiteboard. By lunchtime it was out of date.
Operators wrote output and rejects on paper. Supervisors typed it into Excel the next morning.
When a machine stopped, the owner heard about it hours later, or not at all.
Four screens between the machine and the owner.
Operators update from the machine. Everyone else sees the same picture, as it happens.
Every machine, live. The ones that stopped, first.
Each machine shows its job, mould, parts done and operator, and the supervisor is told the moment one stops.
Machines · Shift A
All12Running9Not running3Heater fault, zone 3. Ramesh from maintenance is on his way.
Changing to mould MD-152. Ready about 11:30 am.
Waiting for the next job, planned from 8:00 pm.
Operators update from the machine, in a few taps.
Every hour, the operator records good parts, rejects and downtime, and a photo of the rejects takes one tap.
Pail 20 L
JO-3302 · mould MD-204 · Raju
See a late job days early, not when the customer calls.
The planner places the week’s jobs on machines, and the schedule flags any job that will miss its date.
Schedule · 5 to 10 Oct
By machineBy jobEvery shift, summed up on the owner’s phone.
The owner sees jobs on time, rejects and downtime by machine, and finished jobs go to SQL Account for billing.
Shift A summary
8:00 am to 8:00 pm · 12 machines · Gurdeep
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From the machine to the owner’s phone.
Four roles. The operator’s few taps are what everyone else sees.
- KHOperator · Kuhan
Records output, rejects and downtime from the machine, in a few taps.
- GDShift supervisor · Gurdeep
Sees every machine at once, and hears the moment one stops.
- WLPlanner · Wei Lun
Places jobs on machines for the week, and sees late jobs early.
- BCOwner · Beng Choon
Gets each shift’s jobs, rejects and problems on the phone.
- The whiteboard is gone. The screen is always current.
- A stopped machine is known within a minute.
- Late jobs are known days early, not when the customer calls.
The floor first, then the planning.
The machine board went live after six weeks. Planning and reports followed as the team settled in.
The floor, as it happens
Planning ahead
Reports
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Questions about this system.
What did this project cost?
Business system, from RM 15k. Every feature had a fixed price, agreed before work started, and the first 3 months of hosting and care were included.
Do operators need their own phones?
No. You can put one shared tablet at each line. Operators pick their name and machine, then update in a few taps. Personal phones work too.
Can it read counts straight from our machines?
Some newer machines can share their shot counts, and we connect those where we can. Older machines are updated by the operator. We check your machines before we quote.
Does it work with SQL Account?
Yes. Sales orders come in from SQL Account as job orders, and finished jobs go back for delivery orders and invoices.
Does it only work for plastics?
No. The same idea works for lines, workstations or work centres in metal, furniture, packaging or food. We build it around how your floor runs.
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