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Fabrika module · Traceability

Could you reconstruct which materials went into that product?

Traceability records the material batches used throughout the process and makes it possible to reconstruct what was used for each finished or semi-finished product.

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Batch genealogy in Traceability: for each product batch, the component batches, their type and the quantity consumed

Do these situations sound familiar?

  • Traceability depends on manual records filled in at the end of the shift.
  • Reconstructing the materials of a past order takes days of searching through documents.
  • In case of non-conformity, the batches involved cannot be pinpointed precisely.
  • Customer or regulatory requirements demand traceability that is hard to demonstrate today.

How Traceability works.

  1. 1

    Identifies materials

    Batches are recognised via barcode, OCR and other identification technologies.

  2. 2

    Records use in production

    The link between material batch and processing phase is recorded as production progresses.

  3. 3

    Follows material through the process

    Transfers between phases keep the link between raw material, semi-finished and finished product.

  4. 4

    Reconstructs the product history

    For every product you can trace back the batches used, and for every batch the products that contain it.

Information available

  • Material batches used in each phase
  • Link between raw material, semi-finished and finished product
  • Usage history by order and by batch

Decisions supported

  • Which products are affected by a non-conforming batch
  • How to limit the scope of a recall or an inspection
  • How to respond to a customer's traceability request

Who uses it every day

  • Quality manager
  • Production manager
  • Logistics and warehouse
  • Machine operators

Dependencies and integrations

Traceability is added to Fabrika Production, which provides the connection with orders, phases and shop-floor interfaces.

It relies on the identification technologies available in the factory and connects, when present, to Quality Control.

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It starts with a pilot project.

The pilot starts from one product family or a critical phase of the process, to check the completeness of the reconstruction before extending traceability.

See how we work

Let's start from what happens in your factory today.

Tell us which process you want to control or improve. In the initial conversation we will assess together whether Traceability is the right starting point.

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