Capture data and ensure quality at every step of production
Build guided instructions from the documents you already have, put them on the station, and capture what was done at every step. Changes reach the line through an approval gate instead of a reprint.
An engineering change means printing the new version and walking it to every station, and until that happens operators are building to the last one. The more variants and revisions you run, the more often you pay for it.
Paper can't enforce a sequence or check a value against a tolerance, so a skipped step or a mistyped number becomes a defect. You pay for it at final inspection as rework and scrap, or at the customer as a return or a chargeback.
A completed traveler shows that the job finished and who signed for it, and nothing about what actually happened. Without step-level data there's no way to find the slow step or the one that precedes the defect, so the same cost repeats on every run.
Tulip's digital work instructions are guided workflows that display the right information at each step, capture data as the work happens, and stay easy to update. They connect directly to the scales, tools, and systems at the station, so measurements land in the record automatically and get checked against expected ranges.
Authoring and Step Design
Build guided instructions as a sequence of steps in Tulip's App Editor, without writing code. Drop in the images, video, PDFs, and STL models the work needs, and add logic with when-if-then triggers. Process engineers own the build, so a change doesn't wait on IT.
AI-Assisted Authoring
Upload a PDF procedure and Tulip AI Composer pulls out the steps, images, and data-collection points, then proposes an app structure you review before it's built. Start from one of your own templates so your data model and interface come with it. Refine the draft, then publish.
Native Integrations
Connect torque tools, scanners, and calipers so readings land in the record without anyone typing them, and get checked against tolerance before the operator moves on. Pull work orders from ERP and drawings from PLM so operators see the right revision. Machines connect over OPC UA and MQTT, no middleware required.
Step-Level Timing and Analytics
Every completed job records the duration of each step, the operator, the station, and the app version. Find the slow step, the one that varies most between operators, and the one that precedes a defect. Embed the analysis back into the app so supervisors read it in context.
Version Control and Approvals
Every app is version controlled, and only published versions run at a station. Assign approvers and each new version needs their electronic sign-off before it deploys. A revision reaches the station once the job in progress finishes, so nobody gets switched mid-build.
Customer stories
See how leading manufacturers use Tulip to guide operators and capture what happens at every step.
Test Devices began by digitizing work instructions and travelers, and raised output from about 8,000 to 12,000 parts a year without adding headcount. Administrative effort tied to documentation and record handling dropped 79%. A single part can be worth $20,000 to $80,000.
"This has saved us countless times from a part skipping a critical step, and at some point in our process, you can't go back."
See how manufacturers author guided instructions, connect the tools at the station, and find out where the process loses time.