Manufacturing automation examples

After each drop, the driver photographs the signed delivery note and sends it on WhatsApp. AI reads the note number, signature and handwritten corrections, matches the shipment in the ERP and issues the invoice with the signed note attached as proof of delivery.

Each paper job traveler carries a QR code that operators scan on a shop-floor tablet when an operation starts or ends, entering good and scrap quantities. Every scan updates the job's row on a Google Sheets production board the office can check at any time.

At the customer's site, the installer fills a phone form with measurements, wall type, fixing method, finish color and photos. On submit, a Google Drive job folder and a measurement sheet PDF are created, and a drawing task lands on the drafter's board.

An engineer submits a change request with part numbers, the new drawing revision and the reason. It routes to engineering, quality and purchasing in turn, and on final approval the ERP BOM is updated, old drawings are pulled and planners see affected work orders.

When a quote is accepted, the accounting system issues a proforma invoice for the 40% deposit with a card payment link. The moment the payment clears, the job moves to released on the production board and joins next week's cutting list.

A new product project in the CRM sends the brand owner a portal checklist for formula, specs, packaging drawings, artwork and the safety assessment. Missing items are chased automatically, files route to the right lead for sign-off, and the customer follows a live status page.

After every shift, shot counts from the press tablets update a Google Sheets mold register. When a mold reaches 90% of its cleaning or service interval, the toolroom gets a WhatsApp work order, and the counter resets once the job is marked done.

Every controlled procedure and work instruction has an owner and a review date. Thirty days before the date, the owner gets an email with two buttons, still valid or needs revision, and each answer is logged as review evidence for the next audit.

When an ERP order is confirmed, the system estimates setup and run time and proposes the earliest open slot on a suitable press after material arrives. The planner approves it, the customer gets a committed ship date, and any later move sends a revised date.

Shift leads close each shift with a tablet form for output, scrap, changeovers and downtime reasons. At 6 AM the plant manager gets an email summary from the Google Sheets log, with output against target per line, scrap and the top downtime reasons.

When a job is marked shipped, the system pulls the quoted hours and material, actual labor from the time clock, and material and subcontract costs from the ERP, then calculates the job's margin. A weekly report ranks jobs by margin gap and flags overruns.

An operator scans the QR sticker on a filler, labeler or conveyor, which opens a WhatsApp chat tagged with that machine, and sends a photo and a short description. The report becomes a ranked maintenance ticket, line-down cases page the technician, and unclaimed tickets escalate.

Each delivery is checked in on a dock tablet form recording lot number, arrival temperature, packaging condition, a photo and the certificate of analysis. Passing lots are released, while a failed check puts the lot on hold and alerts the QA lead on WhatsApp.

Complaint emails from customers' quality teams arrive with photos, lot labels and reject reports. An AI agent extracts the part, lot, defect and quantity, checks shipments, opens an NCR with a severity level and acknowledges the customer within the hour.