Singularity for Food & Beverage

The auditor asks for one lot. Your team starts pulling clipboards.

Your fillers, checkweighers and lab results each hold part of the lot's story. We read them where they sit, and your team runs it on its own screens.

Where food plants lose track

  1. 01 Audits pull your quality team off the floor SQF, BRCGS, FSSC 22000 and your HACCP plan all ask for records that should already exist. So every audit cycle, quality stops watching the line and starts rebuilding them.
  2. 02 The lot record breaks between steps Receiving, batching, the pasteurizer, the filler, packaging. If one step logs on paper or in its own system, tracing that lot means pulling binders and calling the shift lead.
  3. 03 Nobody sees the line until the shift report By the time it lands, the yield loss, the allergen cross-contact or the hold backing up the warehouse has already happened.
  4. 04 Every plant tracks the same ingredient its own way Different batch records, different quality forms, different names. Adding a plant multiplies the inconsistency.
  5. 05 A recall gets bigger than it has to If you can't trace one ingredient lot from the supplier to every case and customer, the recall covers every lot you can't rule out.
  6. On your floor Receiving and supplier certificatesBatching and formulationPasteurizers and homogenizersMixersFilling linesCIP systemsMetal detection and X-rayTemperature monitoring
  7. Who you answer to GFSISQFBRCGSFSSC 22000CFIAFDA
  8. ERPs we see SAPJD EdwardsInforDEACOM

What we connect in a food plant

  • ERP Orders, due dates and materials, so every batch knows which order it's for.
  • PLCs and SCADA on filling and packaging lines Fill counts, stops and faults as they happen. Every stop gets a time and a reason.
  • Quality and food safety system HACCP checks and holds. A hold is tied to the lots and shifts it touches.
  • LIMS and lab results Test results, read next to the lot they belong to. Nobody chases them down after the fact.
  • Scales and checkweighers Every weight and fill reading kept with the line and the run it came from.
  • Spreadsheets and paper logs The HACCP log on a clipboard and the fill sheet in Excel.

What food plants use the Singularity for

Your Singularity, built for how you work. Pick one of these or all of them, and we set it up around your lines, your HACCP plan and the names your plant already uses.

Audit readiness

One lot’s checks, readings and lab results, already together.

Historian + Form Builder + Integration Hub + Knowledge Library

Every control point check goes on a form at the line, and every fill and checkweigh reading stays with its run. Pull up the run and its checks, readings and lab results are already together, with the procedure cited.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • ERP
  • Quality system
  • Lab results

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. HistorianKeeps every fill and checkweigh reading with its time, line and run.
  2. Form BuilderPuts the CCP check and the HACCP log on a tablet at the control point.
  3. Integration HubReads the ERP, the quality system and lab results, so one lot's story isn't in three places.
  4. Knowledge LibraryHolds the procedure an auditor asks about, cited by page.

3 What you get

  • Lot 4471 record CCP checks signed Checkweigh readings logged Lab result attached

Recurring inspections

Every CCP check and pre-op inspection shows up on time, and gets signed.

Workflow Engine + Form Builder + Notification Center

Set the rule once: every two hours on Line 3, or once a shift for the pre-op check. The check arrives on the tablet when it’s due and is recorded with who did it. A missed one shows as overdue, not as a blank line on the clipboard.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • HACCP log
  • Sanitation schedule

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Workflow EngineGenerates each check from the rules you set and marks anything overdue.
  2. Form BuilderRecords the check at the control point, with who did it and when.
  3. Notification CenterBrings what needs a person to the bell, by role and by site.

3 What you get

  • Line 3, today Pre-op sanitation CCP 2 temperature, 10:00 CCP 2 temperature, 12:00

Quality monitoring

A fill weight drifts. The lot is held before it ships.

SPC Engine + Auditor + Investigation Engine

The SPC Engine flags a checkweigh reading three sigma out, or eight in a row on one side of the mean. Inside the authority you set, the Auditor opens the hold. Anything outside it waits for your quality manager to decide.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • Checkweigher
  • Quality system
  • ERP

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. SPC EngineScores each fill reading as it's logged and flags the drift.
  2. AuditorSweeps every 15 minutes and opens the hold inside the authority you set.
  3. Notification CenterPuts the hold on the bell of the people who own the lot.
  4. Authority MatrixSets which holds the Auditor may open alone. The rest wait for a person.
  5. Investigation EnginePicks it up as a case when the drift needs a cause.

3 What you get

  • Fill weight, lot 7731

Equipment uptime

See which line is down, and why, before the Monday meeting.

Historian + OEE Engine

Every stop on your fillers and packaging lines is logged with its time and reason. The OEE Engine shows availability, performance and quality per line, so the meeting starts from the number the floor saw.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • Filler PLC
  • SCADA
  • ERP

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. HistorianTakes machine state, counts and faults as they happen, and keeps every stop with its time and asset.
  2. OEE EngineTurns them into availability, performance and quality, line to site.
  3. Integration HubCarries work orders from the ERP, so each stop is tied to the job it hit.

3 What you get

  • OEE by line, this shift 88 Fill 1 73 Fill 2 64 Pack 1 92 Pack 2

Dynamic scheduling

A filler stops. The schedule recovers.

Historian + OEE Engine + Scheduling Engine + Planner

The Historian records the stop and the OEE Engine shows what it cost. The Scheduling Engine reruns the plan around changeovers and what the other lines can still run. Inside the authority you set, the Planner applies the moves. Anything outside waits for a person to commit it.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • Filler PLC
  • SCADA
  • ERP

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Integration HubCarries the open orders from the ERP, so the plan starts from real demand.
  2. HistorianRecords the stop the moment the line goes down. Nothing to reconstruct.
  3. OEE EngineYou see what the stop costs before the shift review.
  4. Scheduling EngineReruns the plan against changeovers, shifts and what each line can still run.
  5. PlannerWakes when the line stops and proposes which runs move and when.
  6. Approval QueueMoves outside the Planner's authority wait here for a yes.

3 What you get

  • Filler 2 stopped 14:02, fault 214

Root cause analysis

A complaint comes in. You trace it back through the lot, and the fix gets written down.

Investigation Engine + Coach + Knowledge Library

The complaint becomes one case, tied to the lot’s readings and checks. The Investigation Engine tracks causes and countermeasures to closure, and the next case on that line finds how this one was solved.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • Quality system
  • Lab results
  • Complaint log

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Investigation EngineTurns the complaint into one case: causes, countermeasures, evidence and the lesson.
  2. CoachPulls causes and countermeasures from closed cases when you ask. Nothing reaches the case until you review it.
  3. Knowledge LibraryKeeps the closed case searchable for the next one.

3 What you get

  • CASE-0431Underfill, Fill Line 2, cause established Sev 2

Knowledge and training

The sanitation crew asks for the allergen changeover steps and gets your own SOP, cited.

Knowledge Library + Retrieval Engine + Q&A Engine

Your SOPs, sanitation procedures and training video go in one library. Anyone asks in plain words and gets the steps from your documents with the page cited, or a plain answer that no document covers it.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • SharePoint
  • SOP binders
  • Training video

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Knowledge LibraryHolds your SOPs, sanitation procedures and training video, one collection per site if you want.
  2. Retrieval EngineFinds the exact passage, or the minute in a video, that answers the question.
  3. Q&A EngineAnswers in plain words with the page cited, and says so when no document has the answer.
  4. SecurityAnswers come only from the collections each person's role can see.
  5. Form BuilderPuts the sanitation procedure beside the check, so people learn it while they do the job.

3 What you get

Demand and purchasing

An ingredient or packaging shortfall shows up early, and a person approves every order.

Demand Planner + Buyer + Supplier Registry + Approval Queue

Plan the forecast by customer and SKU. The Demand Planner shows the shortfall in film, cartons or an ingredient before the run, and the Buyer drafts the requisition when you ask.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • ERP
  • Forecast spreadsheet
  • Supplier list

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Demand PlannerPlans the forecast by customer and SKU, and shows shortfalls as reorder recommendations.
  2. BuyerDrafts the requisition when you ask, with the supplier, lead time and last price filled in.
  3. Supplier RegistryKeeps one record per supplier: what they supply and the site they serve.
  4. Approval QueueOrders wait here until a person releases them.

3 What you get

  • Short for Thursday: shrink film, Pack 2

Supplier management

One record per ingredient and packaging supplier, with every off-spec load on it.

Supplier Registry + Form Builder + Integration Hub

Add each supplier once, and receiving, purchase orders and report cards all point at the same record. A load that arrives late or off spec is logged against the supplier at the dock, so the supplier review starts from what happened.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • ERP
  • Receiving log
  • Supplier list

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Supplier RegistryHolds one record per supplier: what they supply and the site they serve. Receiving, orders and report cards pick from it.
  2. Form BuilderTurns the receiving inspection into a form filled in at the dock, every answer kept with its form version.
  3. Integration HubKeeps your ERP connected, with every message logged.

3 What you get

  • Load 2208, liquid sugar On time Quantity Spec off spec

Multi-site visibility

Every plant counts downtime the same way.

Facility Organizer + Historian + OEE Engine

Describe each plant’s lines and shifts once. Every filler and packer sends the same readings, and one calculation answers for line, area and plant, so two plants compare on the same number.

See how it works

1 It connects

  • ERP
  • Filler PLC
  • SCADA

2 What runs, and what it does

  1. Facility OrganizerHolds each plant's areas, lines and shifts in the same structure, under the names that plant already uses.
  2. Integration HubConnects each plant's ERP and other systems, with every message logged and scoped to its plant.
  3. HistorianTakes in, out and reject counts and running state from every filler and packer.
  4. OEE EngineRuns one calculation for availability, performance and quality, from line up to plant.
  5. SecurityGives each person the plants they work at and no others.

3 What you get

  • Plant B Packaging Line 3 Filler

Downtime fell 86% across seven facilities. Shorts went from 50 a month to 12.

What happened at real plants after the Singularity went in.

  • less downtimeacross seven production facilities 86%
  • customer shorts a monthwithin six months 50 to 12
  • longer planning horizonin a customer deployment 50%
  • facilities on one installationrun by one customer 19
Where these numbers come from

These are documented outcomes from manufacturing deployments. We don’t name customers without asking them first.

FAQ

Bring us the lot you can't trace.

30 minutes on your plant and the problem that brought you here.