Raw material batch

Batch recording happens automatically when a central weighing system captures every weighing with quantity and batch number and reports it to the ERP once the work step is confirmed. At Epple Druckfarben, fully automatic dosing systems and six manual and semi-automated workstations come together in the Kalisto software from Innomat Automation. Automatic dosing values are taken over directly, and at manual workstations entering the batch is mandatory.

Batch records become digital when all weighings and material items are captured in one system and passed to the ERP immediately. At Epple Druckfarben, tracing raw materials, semi-finished and finished products used to rely partly on paper and Excel, which took a lot of time during product deviations or audits. Today, the data is available in structured form in the cloud ERP Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central after every work step.

At manual work steps, the operator must enter the batch number, and the software assigns it to the relevant material item. If a raw material comes from several containers with different batches, the software records the batch split as well. At Epple Druckfarben, even mixing processes with several raw material sources are therefore fully documented in digital form. The system systematically rules out missing or incorrect batch numbers.

Inspection results are recorded on a shared platform and linked there to the batch of the raw material. FRÄNKISCHE set out to assign raw material checks, incoming inspections, internal tests and supplier tests to the batches and built a platform on Microsoft Azure with daenet for this purpose. It also ensures that the right raw material arrives at the right machine in the right mix. Using a unique number, customers can view the recorded data.