Supplements, with one release file per batch.
Capsules, tablets and powders for your own brand and for others. Frontlink guides weighing per recipe, records the checks per batch and gives quality one file to release from.
The passport of one lot.
From the truck to the certificate at the customer: everything a lot goes through is recorded. Drag through the life of one lot of wheat flour.
- 1 / 6Received, first into quarantine
The lot arrives with lot number and expiry date. Materials that need checking go into quarantine first. Nobody can use them yet.
- 2 / 6Documents attached
Frontlink reads the supplier's PDFs and recognises what they are: certificate of analysis, allergen statement, specification. They go with the item and the lot.
- 3 / 6Released
Quality reviews and releases the lot. From now on it is available for production.
- 4 / 6First to expire, first
When picking, Frontlink steers to the lot that expires first and skips lots with too little shelf life.
- 5 / 6Allergens in planning
An allergen-free product only goes on a line certified for it. After a product with allergens, planning adds cleaning time.
- 6 / 6On the certificate
The lot is on the batch's release certificate, with the allergen statement. The customer finds it in the portal.
What is different in this industry.
- Weighing to the milligram
Active ingredients are dosed precisely. The operator weighs on a connected scale, and Frontlink only accepts a weight within the tolerance of the recipe.
- Release without searching
Weighings, in-process checks and lab results come together in the batch record. Quality reviews the deviations and releases the batch in one place.
- Many labels, one product
The same capsule goes into jars for several brands. Frontlink records per customer which label and jar belong to the order and checks them at the line.
What it looks like in practice.
A batch of vitamin D capsules is ready for release. Quality opens one file with the weighings, the capsule weight checks and the lab result, sees the one deviation is already handled and releases the batch that same afternoon.
Example with fictional data.
- Cholecalciferol weighed, within tolerance08:12
- Capsule weight check, 20 of 20 within norm10:45
- Lab result approvedThu 14:30
Solutions that deliver the most here.
- Quality and batch recordQuality checks appear as a checklist on the tablet, with the norm next to each one. The batch record builds itself from what was actually made, and release and certificate follow without searching.
- Production and operatorsAt the line, operators see the order, the steps and the instruction for each step. Materials are scanned, checks recorded and the shift hands over digitally. No paper, no retyping.
- Warehouse and stockFrontlink knows per lot what is there, where it is and how long it is good for. The warehouse picks by shelf life, stock matches what was really used, and a lot can be traced in one click.
Problems we often see here.
- Manual batch review causes release delaysBatch paperwork slows release. Missing signatures and incomplete forms create rework that adds days to the release cycle.
- Overfill destroys margin and material variance goes untrackedYou overfill 'just to be safe', and it quietly erodes margin on every unit produced.
- Batch and lot traceability has gaps in internal genealogyYou can trace one step back and one step forward, but internal transformations (mixing, splitting, rework) are painful to reconstruct.
Frequently asked questions.
Is Frontlink suitable for GMP?
Frontlink records who did what and when, with electronic signatures and an audit trail. Validation is done together with you, for your own processes.
Can we connect our scales?
Yes. Scales connect through the edge gateway, so weights go straight into the batch record without typing.
Do our customers see their certificates?
Yes, in the customer portal. After release the certificate of analysis is there, for that customer only.
Which process takes you the most time?
Book a 30-minute call. We look at your own examples together.
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