Digital Production File & Shift Log: Everything directly at the machine.

Provide documents, drawings, status comments, and the shift log centrally at the machine terminal.

How do critical production documents reach the machine without detours, and how is insights from the shift safely fed back into production planning and order control? With the EMC Digital File, you provide drawings, work instructions, setup parameters, photos, or videos digitally at the terminal, PC, or tablet. Operators add notes or comments on downtime reasons directly within the machine status, resulting in an automatically maintained shift log and complete transparency on the shop floor.

Whether for critical setup instructions for complex progressive dies in metal forming or lubrication and parameter sheets for wire drawing lines: EMC and the Digital Production File make the move toward a virtually paperless production reliable, efficient, and practical.

From paper chaos to a central information hub on the shop floor

Searching for outdated paper printouts wastes valuable production time. The Digital Production File bundles all relevant information digitally, even on the container label. For the first time, it makes the flow of knowledge in your manufacturing process fully bidirectional, seamless, and available at all times:

INFORM: Provide documents and data
Retrieve up to date drawings, setup plans, and instructions for orders, articles, or machines at the touch of a finger. This shortens setup times, reduces administrative effort, and keeps data guaranteed current even during last minute rescheduling.
CAPTURE: Record knowledge on site
Notes or comments regarding downtime and damage are entered directly within the machine status, completely without switching modules. This keeps valuable practical knowledge immediately visible across all shifts.
HANDOVER: The digital shift log
End gaps during shift handovers: All comments, notes, status events, and production histories flow automatically into the shift log, remaining transparently visible everywhere and printable as a report.

Digital Production File as a central information hub

Digital provision of relevant information and documents

Always the right data at hand, structured by order, article, and machine

Production planning provides all manufacturing documents (drawings, images, PDFs, Excel sheets, videos) centrally. The operator simply selects the appropriate filter (order, article, or machine) and instantly sees the exact information relevant to their current work step.

Whether specific inspection orders for a customer order, fixed CAD drawings for an article, or machine specific lubrication and setup plans: The system prevents information overload and guarantees error free work.

Capture comments right where they occur

Permanently secure practical knowledge and notes directly at the object

Notes or special characteristics regarding an order, article, or machine (such as material deviations) are stored directly within the file. This ensures that valuable practical experience remains saved as permanent digital work instructions directly at the object and visible to all subsequent shifts.

Add knowledge directly within the production file

Capture status messages directly and effortlessly

Whether downtime, machine damage, or setup: Operators can comment on the specific reason or provide additional information directly within the machine status, completely without detours through text templates or switching modules. This enables clean documentation and provides the data foundation for automatic shift evaluation.

The Digital Shift Log:
Complete transparency across all events in your shift

The shift log integrated into the Digital Production File brings together what belongs together: It automatically combines status comments, file notes, and production histories in one central location. Depending on preference, entries for the day, week, shift, or any custom time period can be displayed.

Real time status updates

Disruptions, downtime, and status comments from the shift are immediately visible at a glance.

Complete history

In combination with order notes and production histories, this creates a seamless picture of the shift progression, entirely without manual handover slips.

Flexible reports

With a single click, you generate transparent shift or weekly reports for analysis, evaluations, and printing.

Flexible views and mobility:
The digital file is right where you need it

Maximum efficiency occurs when information is available exactly where it is needed. Without detours, without interrupting workflows, and in whichever display format you prefer. Whether at a touch terminal, as a side by side view on a 24 inch monitor, or mobile on a tablet: Information delivery adapts flexibly to your work environment, not the other way around.

Everything at a glance, without switching modules (split screen)

Large 24 inch touch monitors create maximum clarity at the workstation. Thanks to intelligent screen splitting (split screen), constantly switching back and forth between different application levels is a thing of the past. On one half of the screen, the operator keeps the current production status in view, while drawings, lubrication plans, or the shift log are displayed in parallel on the other half.

The digital file is everywhere with you on the tablet

The modern alternative to paper folders (mobile tablet)

Not every workstation requires new hardware infrastructure. Those relying on standard terminals simply expand the workstation with a mobile tablet, giving operators full access to drawings, notes, and the digital shift log at all times. This allows you to make optimal continued use of your existing hardware landscape while bringing full mobility to the shop floor.

The digital file moves along with every container as well

The information from the Digital Production File does not end at the machine terminal. Clearly label parts and containers including all stored information, creating seamless traceability throughout the entire operation.

No more manual goods accompanying slips:
The goods label is individually configured and printed directly at the machine, including order number, container number, quantity, and more.
Full information via QR code scan:
Employees in the warehouse, logistics, or downstream processing access the exact same data and documents via scan as at the machine terminal.
Maximum process reliability:
No mix ups, no incorrect container assignments, and 100% transparency across the material flow.