Production records for existing lines
Every line, on the record.
LineLog counts every unit with an independent sensor, walks operators through each changeover, and keeps a timestamped record of what ran, what stopped and what was checked. It adds on to the lines you already run. Nothing gets rewired.
Line 3 · Shift 1
WO 10482
1 qt bottle · 12 per case
| Time | Status | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | Running | Run started | WO 10482 |
| 07:42 | Downtime | Down: Mechanical | 11 min |
| 07:53 | Running | Run resumed | |
| 09:30 | Changeover | Changeover: label + cap | WO 10491 |
| 09:34 | Verified | Label verified | scan |
| 09:36 | Verified | Inkjet code verified | photo |
| 09:41 | Verified | Changeover certified | phone |
| 09:42 | Running | Run started | WO 10491 |
- Units this shift
- 4,816
- Downtime
- 11 min
- 7Production lines running LineLog today
- 40 hrsOf production a week, on every line
- Scan + photoProof on every changeover, before the run can start
01What we do
We set it up on your lines. Your team runs it.
We walk the line with you, install the sensor and kiosk, and configure it around your own work orders and products. Then we train your operators and supervisors, and the line runs with it from the first shift.
+6.8%
Productivity rose 6.8% when warehouse workers were simply shown how their output compared, with no change in pay. LineLog puts each line's count and rate in front of the crew all shift.
Source: Blanes i Vidal & Nossol, Management Science, 2011
A 2024 field experiment in manufacturing found real-time feedback to front-line workers raised productivity. Kwasnitschka, Franke & Netland, Journal of Operations Management, 2024
02What it records
A record for everything that happens at the line.
Each record is captured where it happens, by the person or device closest to it, and tied to the work order that was running.
- Production counts
- Every unit, by line and work order, in real time. Held on the device and filled in later if the network drops
- Through-beam sensor on the line
- Downtime
- Start, end and reason for every stop. The line is flagged down automatically when units stop
- Sensor detects the stop; operator picks the reason at the kiosk
- Changeovers
- Each component checked against the work order before the run starts
- Barcode scan, or a photo stamped with work order, line, time and initials
- Changeover certification
- Scans, photos, weight checks and crew size, completed before the line starts
- Phone, alerted by a push notification
- Scrap
- Quantity by part number, exportable for inventory adjustment
- Operator, at end of day
- Daily report
- Units against goal, downtime by reason, and run efficiency for each line
- Generated when the line ends the day
- Live status
- Running, down or changing over
- Floor display, office, tablet and phone
03From the floor
What operators actually see.
These are taken from the live system. A run can't start until the changeover certification is complete, and every stop is logged with a reason from the plant's own list.
Changeover certification
Phone · before the run starts
- 01Previous run's materials removedchecklist
- 02LabelUPC scan
- 03BlendQR scan
- 04Bottle, cap and boxconfirm
- 05Inkjet codephoto
- 06Box stampphoto
- 07Cap sealer temperaturephoto
- 08Weight per bottlephoto
- 09Weight per gallonphoto
- 10Crew sizeentered
Photos are stamped with the work order, line, time and initials. A skipped scan needs a supervisor PIN, and the override is recorded.
Downtime reasons
Kiosk · one tap when the line stops
- Changeover
- Mechanical / maintenance
- Weight adjustment
- Change blend
- Label change
- Material staging
- Material shortage
- Manpower
- Quality
- Company event / meeting
- Training
- Clean up
Breaks and lunch are timed against their allowance. Only time over the allowance counts as downtime.
04How it installs
Adds on. Doesn't rip out.
Each line gets a kiosk and a sensor. That's it. Nothing is wired into your machines, and the line runs the same way it always has.
Sensor on the line
A through-beam sensor at one point on the conveyor counts every unit that passes. When units stop, the line is flagged down.
Kiosk at the line
One touchscreen per line. Operators tap it for everything: downtime reasons, breaks, full and partial changeovers, crew size and end of day.
Everyone else sees it live
Supervisors, quality and the office follow each line on the floor TV, a dashboard or a phone. Changeover checks are done on a phone.
Not wired to your PLC. Unplug LineLog and your line runs exactly as it did before.
05 · Contact
Looking for a first few lines.
LineLog started as a production-tracking system built for a bottling and packaging plant, where it now runs on seven lines.
We're now talking with other manufacturers about how their lines run today. If paper counts and changeover checklists sound familiar, we'd like to hear from you.
Based in central Ohio