Shop-Floor Apps for Manufacturers: Production, Quality and Maintenance on Tablets and Phones

On many factory floors, production still runs on paper: job cards, production logs, inspection sheets and machine logbooks. By the time the data reaches the office it is a day old and often incomplete. Shop-floor apps on low-cost tablets and phones change that, without the cost and complexity of a full MES.

What operators and supervisors can do

• Open a job by scanning the QR code on the job traveller
• Record production: start and stop times, quantities, scrap and reasons
• Quality inspection with measurement entry and photos
• Report machine breakdowns instantly to maintenance
• Preventive maintenance checklists for each machine
• Material issue and consumption

What owners and managers see

• Live status of every order and job
• Machine utilisation, downtime reasons and simple OEE figures
• Scrap trends by part, machine and shift
• Delivery risk alerts before customers call

Designed for the shop floor

• Large buttons and simple screens, usable with gloves
• Multiple languages for diverse teams
• Works on rugged, low-cost Android tablets
• Offline entry that syncs when Wi-Fi returns

Benefits

• Real-time visibility without walking the floor
• Faster response to breakdowns and quality issues
• Accurate data for costing and planning
• Audit-ready quality and maintenance records for ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 audits

Why manufacturers choose Vimansoft

• We know manufacturing SMEs, having built websites for CNC, tooling, forging, plastics and heat treatment companies.
• Apps connected to production and inventory software built around your process, or to your existing ERP.
• Start small with one line or one module, then expand.
• Fixed scope and fixed price, with video calls in your time zone.

Read custom software for manufacturing SMEs, see a focused machine breakdown and maintenance app, or explore our mobile app development services.