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Operator Tablet Station

The touchscreen interface operators use on the shop floor — scan a batch, pick a work order, step through recipe instructions, capture measurements, finish.

Before you start

  • You're logged in as an operator with the right certifications
  • There are work orders assigned to your station

What it is

Tablet Station is the screen mounted next to each physical station. It's designed to be operated with gloved hands on a touchscreen — big buttons, no tiny dropdowns, nothing that needs a keyboard. One operator, one station, one batch at a time.

Step 1: Open it + pick your station

Menu: Plating → Shop Floor → Tablet Station.

Operator Tablet Station dashboard

Everything you need is on one screen:

  • Box ① — Pick station dropdown. Tap it, select the physical station you're working at (e.g. "Masking 1", "EN Line 2"). The station persists between sessions so you usually won't need to change it.
  • Box ② — Scan button. Tap, then scan a batch QR code with the shop's barcode gun. Opens that batch's work order instantly.
  • Box ③ — KPI tiles: WOs Ready, WOs In Progress, Awaiting Bake, Missed Windows, First-Piece, Quality Holds. These are counts for your station only (once you've picked one). Colour-coded: green/grey normal, yellow caution, red blocker.
  • Box ④ — Active WO banner. Shows the work order you're currently running (if any). Tap Open WO to jump into the step-by-step.
  • Box ⑤ — My Queue. The WOs assigned to you personally, next-up first. Tap ▶ Start on any card to begin it.
  • Box ⑥ — Baths panel. Live status of every bath that affects your station — operational or out-of-spec — so you know before starting whether chemistry is ready.
  • Box ⑦ — Bake Windows panel. The 4-hour embrittlement-relief countdown for every batch currently in bake. Red OVERDUE badge means ASTM B850 compliance has been breached — escalate.

Step 2: Start a work order from your queue

In My Queue (box ⑤):

  • Each card shows MO / WO number, customer name, part, quantity, and station.
  • Tap ▶ Start on the card you want to work on.

The screen flips to the Work Order Execution view. You'll see:

  • The step-by-step recipe instructions, numbered.
  • Any Operator Inputs (measurements, readings, photos) required for this step.
  • Duration timer counting up from when you hit Start.
  • Next step and Previous step buttons.

Work through the recipe step by step:

  1. Read the instruction.
  2. Do the physical work.
  3. Enter any required measurements / tick the pass/fail boxes / upload a photo if asked.
  4. Tap Next Step.
  5. Repeat until the recipe is done.
  6. Tap Complete WO.

Step 3: Scan-to-start (fastest path)

If a batch is physically in front of you with a QR code sticker:

  1. Tap Scan (box ②).
  2. Aim the scan gun at the QR.
  3. The Tablet instantly opens the WO for that batch. No dropdowns, no typing.

Step 4: Watch the warning tiles (box ③)

The KPI row at the top keeps you aware of station state:

Tile When it goes red
WOs Ready You have unassigned WOs queued — fine, just do them. Blue dot means nothing's urgent.
WOs In Progress Normal state while you're working.
Awaiting Bake Parts are waiting for a bake cycle to start. Yellow dot = getting old, red = exceeds 4-hour window.
Missed Windows Red when a bake cycle missed its start-by time. This is a quality incident — page the shop manager.
First-Piece WOs where QA hasn't yet approved the first piece. You cannot proceed past the first part until this clears.
Quality Holds Batches blocked by QC. Red number = something you were going to work on is now on hold.

Step 5: Know the baths before you plate (box ⑥)

Before dropping parts in a tank, glance at the Baths panel:

  • OPERATIONAL (green) — chemistry passed last log, ready to go.
  • OUT OF SPEC (red) — chemistry failed. Don't use. Flag to the chemistry lead.
  • Click any bath card to see the latest chemistry log + last log time.

Step 6: Bake windows (box ⑦)

Parts that just came off the plating line go into a 4-hour embrittlement-relief bake (ASTM B850 / AMS 2759). The Bake Windows panel tracks every active batch:

  • Yellow — bake window is approaching the 4-hour limit. Start the bake ASAP.
  • Red / OVERDUE — limit exceeded. The batch is at risk of rejection. Document + notify QA.

Tap Open on any bake card to see the batch's timer, destination oven, and quick-start button.

Step 7: Finishing a WO

When you tap Complete WO at the end of a recipe:

  • Actual duration is stamped.
  • Any operator-input values are saved.
  • The WO's state flips to Done.
  • The MO's progress counter increments.
  • If this was the final WO for the MO, the MO closes automatically and the downstream delivery record is created.
  • Your KPI tiles recompute.

Then: if there's another WO in My Queue, tap Start on it. Otherwise, go check the dashboard for what's next.

Step 8: Clocking out

Tablet Station inherits the operator's session from Odoo login. To hand the station off at shift end:

  1. Tap your avatar top-right (the green A in the screenshot).
  2. Pick Log Out.
  3. The next operator logs in; the station reloads with their queue.

What can go wrong

My queue is empty but I know I have work

You may have the wrong station picked. Box ① — open Pick station, pick the one you're actually at.

Scan button doesn't pick up the QR code

Barcode gun is out of batteries / out of range / the QR sticker is unreadable (dirty / torn). Type the batch number manually into the search bar instead.

"Awaiting Bake" went red

Call the shop manager. This is an ASTM B850 compliance hit. The batch probably needs a quality hold + deviation record.

I hit Complete WO by mistake

Open the WO again from My Queue (it'll be in "Done" with today's timestamp). Click Re-open. The MO's progress counter adjusts automatically. Leave a chatter note explaining so the planner understands.