ExampleFactory
An app for the factory floor
An illustration of what we could build for you, not a client project.
Workers see their work orders on a tablet by the line, report a machine stop with a photo, and the manager sees what's running, what's stopped and which machine is due for maintenance.
The situation
Picture a small factory with a few production lines and two shifts. Work orders are printed every morning and taped up next to the machines. When a machine stops, the operator calls the shift manager or sends a WhatsApp message, and the stop goes on the whiteboard, if someone remembers. The maintenance schedule lives in one technician's notebook, so a service is missed until the machine breaks down, and the manager only finds out what was made at the end of the shift.
What we'd build
- An app on tablets and phones by each line, with the work orders for the shift in order and the instructions and drawings attached.
- A large "Machine stopped" button: the operator picks the reason and adds a photo, and the shift manager and maintenance get a notification straight away.
- A maintenance schedule for every machine, with a reminder before each service and a record of what was done.
- A screen for the manager, on the computer or the phone, updated the moment something changes: what each line is making, and which machines are stopped and why. At the end of each shift, a short summary arrives by email.
- It keeps working when the Wi-Fi drops in a corner of the hall, and sends everything once the connection is back.
How it would work
- The shift manager sets the work orders for the shift and assigns them to the lines.
- Each operator opens the app at their station and sees what to make next.
- When a machine stops, the operator taps the button, picks a reason and takes a photo, and maintenance marks when it's fixed.
- The manager sees every line as it happens, and the summary of the shift arrives by email when it ends.
- Services involved
- Typical timeline
- About 4 weeks for a focused first version of the app, and 16 weeks or more for the full app.
- Price
- Quoted per project, after a free call