All users of PocketWatch will benefit from visualizing the process and controlling quality from the convenience of their own pocket. Team members simply enter data into the PocketWatch app as they perform quality checks...and that’s it! PocketWatch does the rest. No clipboards, no paper forms to fill out and no more missing data because the paperwork is buried on someone’s desk. Managers have instant access to continuously updated graphical summaries and SPC charts, knowing at a glance whether the operation is in control or not. All in the palm of their hand.

Yes. Because PocketWatch is deployed from the Amazon cloud, our databases are protected by Amazon S3 Server-Side Encryption (SSE-S3) for safe, secure storage of your proprietary data. Amazon RDS Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is used for securing sensitive data such as addresses and phone numbers, and AWS Key Management Service (KMS) encrypts data across PocketWatch workloads and generates message authentication codes to securely handle all cryptographic operations used for the PocketWatch application. Amazon not only meets but exceeds global standards for data security.

PocketWatch gathers sampling data from team members on the shop floor as they conduct routine quality checks, and in a future release, from any PC that collects quality data from the manufacturing process. The data is securely stored in the Amazon cloud where PocketWatch performs the analysis, generates the SPC charts, interprets them, and keeps you informed when process parameters get out of control.

The cost of building an IT network, connecting your production assets to it, and deploying a digital MES platform can run into the hundreds of thousands, and requires hiring IT staffing to maintain it. With ever increasing operating costs and tight profit margins, most manufacturers simply cannot afford it. PocketWatch utilizes mobile network technology to virtually connect your key production operations to our cloud service and provide the same benefits while bypassing these costs altogether.

Anyone in the plant can download PocketWatch. Simply select the free trial, and in a matter of minutes you can add stations for SPC analysis and begin using the app at the very next quality check. PocketWatch uploads, organizes, stores, and analyzes the data entries as you go, displays the charts, and alerts you when a process parameter is not in control. You’ll have full access for 30 days free and may convert to a paid plan anytime during the trial period. If you are a team member, discuss converting to a paid plan with your manager. If you are a manager, enter a credit card, set up the stations you want to control, add the team members for data entry and PocketWatch does the rest.