Is the work order module paid?

No. Work orders, production entries and machines are in the free Production Tracking plan, with no time limit. The limits of the free plan are listed on the pricing page.

Do I need a user account for every operator?

No. On the tablet next to the machine the operator enters their name and a four-digit PIN. Operators do not count towards your user seats.

How do I track a part that goes through several operations?

You define the steps in order in the process plan. Each production entry is written to one operation, and the work order's Operations tab shows how many parts are at each step.

Can I import my existing work orders from Excel?

Yes. The import takes work orders along with companies, parts, projects and machines. The process plan comes in as a draft and you approve it.

Can I see whether a job will miss its due date?

On the Pro plan, yes. The planning screen places jobs on machines and days, and the work order's page shows the estimated finish day and its status against the due date.

Work orders: where every job in the shop starts

Which part, how many, through which operations, by when. You open the work order once; the operator's production entries, scrap and inspections all attach to it. Nobody has to walk the floor to ask how many parts are done.

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The work order list: status, planned dates, production window and customer order in one table.Real screens from the app, with sample workshop data.

How it works

1
Open the work order
Project, process plan, quantity and due date. The number is assigned for you. With the Sales plan, an accepted quote opens a project and the work order is opened from it. Your existing work orders come in from Excel in bulk.
2
Hand the sheet to the shop floor
The job sheet lists the operations with fixture, quantity done and signature columns, plus a QR code. The operator scans it on the tablet, starts the job and finishes it; operators need no user account.
3
Production is written to the work order
Each production entry records the machine, the operation, and how many good and scrapped parts came off. Finished, semi-finished and scrap totals update on the work order's page on their own.
4
Quality attaches to the same record
With the Quality plan you send parts to inspection or open a nonconformance straight from the work order. The job moves through Planned, Approved, In progress and Completed.

A work order's page: target, finished, semi-finished and scrap quantities. The estimated finish and due date warning appear on the Pro plan.

The printable job sheet. The operator scans the QR code on the tablet to open the job.

What's included

Multi-operation jobs

Every step in the process plan (turning, milling, grinding) is tracked separately on the work order, so you see how many parts sit at each operation.

Plan revision on record

The work order keeps the process plan revision it was opened with. If the plan changes later, the old job still tells you what it was made to.

Subcontracted work

If another shop does the job, you select it as the producer. Quantities stay in one place even when the work is outside.

Raw material lots

The lot number of the material is written on the work order. When a customer asks, the lot used for the job is on record.

Customer order number

The customer's order number shows on the work order, the job sheet and the production entries. When the customer calls, you search by their number.

History

Who opened it, who approved it, when it started. The work order's history sits in order on its own page.

Frequently asked questions

Try it in your own workshop

After you sign up you can open the sample workshop: browse the screens on this page in your own browser, then switch to your own data.

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