When food manufactures replace paper systems on the shop floor, VisionTouch is the software that the operators see. It runs from a web browser on your intranet, and is used to capture every bit of data in the production environment necessary to ensure adherence to specification, traceability, quality control (QC), as well as food safety and health & safety compliance, using combinations of fixed touchscreen Windows terminals at lineside, and handheld tablets. 

Goods-in jobs and production works orders can be driven directly via links to Purchase Order data from the existing ERP system, and interfaces with Planning, and all routine QA and internal audit technical checks can be automatically scheduled. All jobs and tasks are presented to the operator in order, and filtered according to the line or location, and the operator’s skill set. 

Production ‘Washing Line’ recipe images and instructions are automatically displayed when any given production order is accessed, and relevant documents can be attached and opened from inside any related task. 

On all test results photographs may be saved as part of the result, along with added notes, and operators are shown what to do when results fail or fall outside acceptable tolerances. Where necessary, comments must be entered to provide the essential background information required for corrective actions to be completed, and automatic email escalation ensures management is kept informed. Certain results can also force a retest or place the job on hold.