End-to-end traceability: from raw material to shipped casting
From furnace charge to shipment: every casting linked to its heat, analyses, temperatures and inspections.
When an automotive, earth-moving or hydraulics customer reports a problem, the question is always the same: which heat did that casting come from, with which analysis, and which other parts are affected? Answering in days instead of minutes is expensive, both financially and reputationally.
Fond/Wise links every casting to its heat and to all the information collected along the process, from raw-material selection to final inspection, making traceability a natural by-product of daily work.
Key features
Heat traceability
Charge make-up, raw materials used, chemical analyses, pouring temperatures and operators involved.
Backward and forward tracing
From a casting back to its heat; from a heat forward to every casting produced, customer and delivery note.
Barcode identification
Labels and scanners tie containers and batches to process steps with no manual transcription.
Process history
Heat treatment, subcontracted work, inspection results and non-conformities recorded on the batch.
Frequently asked questions
Does traceability add work for operators?
The goal is the opposite: with barcodes, tablets and field-system integration, data is captured while work happens, without double entry.
Can I trace castings processed by subcontractors?
Yes. Outsourced operations are recorded on the batch with dispatch and return, so the traceability chain is never broken.
Related modules
Quality, scrap & certificates
Inspections, non-conformities, scrap cause analysis and automatically generated certificates.
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Scheduling of moulding, pouring, cores and finishing against the real capacity of lines, furnaces and flasks.
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Dynamic dashboards, PLC, scale and barcode integration, and machine learning for Industry 4.0.
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