📖 How Do I Construct Batch Production?

Batch production is a manufacturing process where products are made in
groups (batches) instead of a continuous flow. This method is useful when producing limited runs, custom variations, or when quality checks are required between batches. Setago helps you digitally structure and track batch production for better traceability and efficiency.

🔹 Improve Quality Control – Perform checks between batches before mass production.
🔹 Increase Flexibility – Easily switch between different product types or configurations.
🔹 Enhance Traceability – Track every batch with unique IDs for compliance and analysis.

Step 1️⃣: Define Your Batch Production Work Areas

1. Navigate to Work Area Management.
2. Create a dedicated batch production area (e.g., "Batch Assembly Line").
3. Add workstations where batch production steps occur (e.g., "Batch Station 1", "Batch Station 2").
4. Assign necessary hardware (barcode scanners, weight sensors, etc.) for batch tracking.

📌 Tip: If multiple teams work on the same batch, create separate work areas for different assembly stages.

Step 2️⃣: Create and define your identifying data set

1. Navigate to Element Management > Data sets
2. Switch to the data element tab
3. Create a data element
• Configure your data element with templates or manually
• Mark it as "Is key identifier"
4. Save data element
5. Create data set
• Assign the identifying data element
6. Save data set

📌 Tip: For batch production we recommend to set up the identifying data element as a batch number. For this select "Only digits" with custom validations.

Step 3️⃣: Create a Work Instruction for Batch Production

1. Navigate to Work Instruction Management.
2. Click "Create New Work Instruction".
3. Name the process (e.g., "Batch Assembly – Product X").
4. Add an External ID (e.g., product number) for barcode scanning.
5. Navigate to first step.
6. Add the identifying data set by clicking "add element".
7. Assign the relevant workstations to the instruction.

📌 Tip: The identifying data set does not have to be in the first step. But it has to be within a step which is completed at the first work station.

Step 4️⃣: Configure Steps for Each Workstation

1. Each step of the work instruction represents a task at a workstation.
2. Open the Work Instruction Editor.
3. Add steps.

4. Use data elements to record batch details:

• Batch Number
• Product Type
• Quantity
5. Add "Auto Pause" in each step after which the work station has to be changed. (e.g. steps 1-5 shall be done in workstation 10, whereas steps 6-10 in workstation 20. Add Auto Pause in step 5.)

📌 Tip: Use barcode scanning of the product number to automatically start the correct instruction.

Step 5️⃣: How to Start a Batch Production in Setago

1. Configure parallel production in the settings.
2. Select your workstation.
3. Scan the external ID of the work instruction (e.g. product number).
4. Perform the steps of the work instruction.
5. Record the identifying data set in the relevant step (e.g. batch number in step 1)
6. Confrim the steps and execute the work instruction until the first auto pause.

📌 Tip: Use Pick-by-Light or sensor technology to guide workers through their tasks visually.

Step 6️⃣: Find and proceed Work Instruction

1. Now that the work instruction is paused at the first work station
2. Move to the next work station (different user/ computer)
3. Scan the previously entered identifying data set (e.g. batch number)
4. The work instruction is continued from the last paused step.
5. Complete work instruction until next auto pause or finish.

📌 Tip: There are different ways to depict a line production. Some use a different user/ computer for each work station. Others take a tablet with them from work station to work station. Keep in mind to change the selected work station before continuing the process.

✔ Standardize Batch Sizes – Maintain consistency across production runs.
✔ Use Barcode – Improve traceability for each batch.
✔ Enable Data Collection – Capture batch performance for reporting and analysis.

💡 What’s Next?

🎯 Now that your batch production is set up, here’s what you should do next:

✅ Can I Add Sequences Depending on Quality Check Results? →

✅ How Do I Start Instructions with the E-Paper Tag? →

📩 Need help? Contact support@setago.io