Recipes, kettle batches, Brookfield and peel results, and filled pails under one lot code.
Run the adhesive plant from one batch record. A kettle batch holds its recipe revision, the polymer and resin lots charged, the Brookfield viscosity, solids and T-peel results measured, and every pail, drum and cartridge filled from it. Laboratory, filling line and sales desk read the same lot code. A complaint about a hot melt or a PVA emulsion opens the right batch at once.
- Grades, recipes, test lists and pail, drum and cartridge sizes entered the way your technical team writes them
- Customers, open orders and past kettle batches migrated before the first new batch
- Spindle, softening point and peel limits defined with your own technical staff
Makers of water-based, solvent-based and hot melt adhesives for case sealing, edge banding and shoe soles hold recipes, kettle batches and filled pails in Adhesive Manufacturer Management Software. Each batch ties its resin lots, Brookfield readings and peel results to every pail, drum and cartridge filled from the kettle. Use-by dates follow the lot code.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Order and plan
A customer order, or a forecast for a repeat grade such as a case-sealing hot melt, opens a kettle batch. It carries the recipe revision and the quantity to make.
- 2
Weighing and charging
Resins, tackifiers, plasticisers, solvents or water, fillers and additives are weighed in charging order, and each raw lot number is recorded as it goes into the jacketed kettle. Scale readings stay on file.
- 3
Mixing
The operator notes jacket temperature, dispersion blade speed and mixing time, then a sample goes to the laboratory. The kettle waits.
- 4
Laboratory release
Viscosity, solids, pH, ring and ball softening point and peel or lap shear results are saved. The batch is released, reworked or held.
- 5
Filling
Pails, drums, IBC totes, tubes or cartridges are filled and checked on the scale, and a batch code and use-by date are printed on each. Short fills are caught at the scale.
- 6
Dispatch
Orders are picked by remaining shelf life and ship with the technical data sheet revision and safety data sheet the customer approved. Paperwork matches.
What is inside.
Every module can be switched on, left out or changed to match how your team already works.
The business modules it is built from.
Each one is also available on its own, or inside a system built for you.
- Product Management
Every adhesive grade keeps its recipe revisions and allowed tackifier substitutions, so a repeat order is made from the revision the customer approved.
- Bill of Materials
The recipe scaled to the kettle becomes the charging list, and each resin or additive weighed is written beside the planned amount.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Polymer and resin lots are recorded with incoming viscosity and solids, then linked to every batch and filled container that drew on them.
- Quality Control
Brookfield viscosity, solids and pH are compared with grade limits, and a batch beyond them is held or sent for rework.
- Barcodes and Labels
Pails, drums and cartridges print a batch code and a use-by date taken from the grade’s stored shelf life.
- Stock Tracking and Alerts
Stock is picked by earliest expiry, and grades nearing their use-by date raise an alert for the stores lead.
- Purchase Order Management
Resin and additive orders are raised from planned batches and stock levels, and receipts are matched back to each order.
- Production Planning
Open orders and repeat forecasts become kettle batches sized to the order quantity and the kettle free on the day.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For the technical manager
Maintain recipes and test limits. Compare kettle batches of one grade across polymer lots to see where the viscosity drift began.
For kettle operators
Open the recipe, weigh each charge, record raw lots and request a laboratory sample. Nothing else is asked.
For laboratory staff
Key in Brookfield, solids and peel results, then pass, rework or hold the batch. Grade limits show beside each reading.
For filling and packing staff
Fill containers, record scale weights and print codes with use-by dates. Log each purge and first-off check at a cartridge changeover.
For sales and stores
Confirm customer approvals, pick the earliest expiry first and attach the current data sheet to the delivery email.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Brookfield viscosity and solids by kettle batch and grade
- Peel and lap shear results against customer limits
- Resin and polymer lots used in a chosen batch
- Pails, drums and cartridges filled by batch code
- Grades by remaining shelf life
- Changeovers and purge steps logged on filling lines
- Orders open by customer and grade
Who this is built for.
- Makers of PVA and acrylic emulsion adhesives for cartons, paper tubes and labels
- Hot melt producers pouring EVA, polyolefin and PUR slugs
- Wood, edge banding and tile adhesive manufacturers
- Footwear sole and textile lamination adhesive plants
- Sealant sausage and cartridge filling businesses
When it is not the right choice.
- A company that only buys glue to run its own gluing machines is better served by Manufacturing Production Management Software.
- A maker of paints and coatings may prefer Specialty Chemical Manufacturer Management Software.
Adapted to your business before it goes live.
You are not handed a login and left to it. The product is set up around your records, your people and the tools you already use.
Works alongside
- SMS
- Label printer
- Laboratory instrument import
- Accounting export
Questions owners ask before a demo.
How is a batch linked to the pails it filled?
Each pail, drum or cartridge carries the batch code. Searching that code lists the raw lots, the test results and every container filled from the same kettle.
Can bond tests record the substrate used?
Yes. Peel and lap shear results note the substrate, press load and operator, so a customer’s own corrugated board, beech or foam can be matched to a tested strip.
Can slow grades be watched for expiry?
Yes. A list sorted by remaining shelf life flags grades inside the window you set, with the pail and drum quantity in stock.
Do filling lines need their own set-up?
Yes. Each line gets its own container sizes, fill weights, nozzle settings and changeover checks, set as your production staff define them.
Can the same recipe have a water-based and a solvent version?
Yes. A water-based and a solvent version are separate grades with their own recipe, tests and limits, and can be linked as variants.
Can a batch be reworked after a failed test?
Yes. The rework step records what was added and the new readings, while the original failed Brookfield reading stays on file.
Can customers receive the data sheet automatically?
Yes, the current sheet is attached to the delivery email for each order. The customer sees only the revision in force.
What does a first meeting involve?
We take two of your grades and follow one from recipe to filled pail. A written proposal follows, with the cost set by user count and sites.
Wondering what it would cost? Share your requirements and an engineer will come back with a scope.
Businesses that use this.
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