In the industrial world, it is very common for companies that manufacture or distribute machinery and/or equipment to provide their customers with technical assistance and maintenance services that complement their offer.
Both procedures generally require, at some point, a section of checklists to be completed, which are often in paper format, with the problems that this can entail: errors, misunderstandings, misplacement, etc.
Moreover, being in this format, the technicians must then transfer the information to a digital format (often in the office), which reduces their availability and generates a type of report that is not very standardised.
Software for checklists with instant reporting
Seeking maximum efficiency is one of the main objectives in every industrial process, so generating reports in the office, as mentioned above, is not the most advisable in terms of time and costs.
Zerintia Technologies 4Smartworker solution, through its Work Instruction tool, provides checklist software that generates automatic reports.
These automatic reports also include evidence of the work carried out, eliminating the difference between reports with templates that are easy to configure and can be customised for each client.
4Smartworker for machine inspections
4Smartworker automatically collects, processes and formats data from a machine inspection into a report without manual intervention.
Via any device (smartphone, tablet, PC) data is collected from an inspection which can include relevant information such as inspection date, location, equipment details, images, measurements and observations. Typically, this collection is done through checklists, which greatly facilitates the process.
The Zerintia Technologies tool then takes care of storing this collected inspection data in a database or cloud-based platform, where it is structured in a format previously chosen by the manufacturer or distributor.
Once the report is finalised, 4Smartworker has review and approval mechanisms for the reports generated, which may involve automatic notifications to relevant stakeholders for review, followed by approval.
Finally, once the reports have been reviewed and approved, the Zerintia Technologies tool can automate the process of sending them to the client, so that they have all the information relating to the inspection carried out.
In short, with checklist software to help implement automated reporting for technical inspections, manufacturers and distributors of machinery and/or equipment can streamline the reporting process, reduce manual effort, improve accuracy and consistency, and facilitate timely decision making based on inspection data.
