Digital Transformation at the Plant

A comprehensive digitalization initiative that transformed paper-heavy manufacturing processes into efficient, traceable digital workflows.

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Project Overview

As part of the plant's broader digitalization journey, several focused applications were designed to replace paper-heavy processes and improve operational visibility. Each application targeted a specific use case while keeping the workflow familiar for teams already following well-established and reliable processes.

The goal was not to reinvent but to digitally extend proven practices—reducing paper dependency, enabling faster data access, and creating a foundation for scalable systems in the future.

Client: Bosch Manufacturing Plant

Applications Designed: In-house Clinic Management, Sorting Room, Assembly Line Management, PostCal, EC RAVI, Digital Auditing & Checklist Platform

1. Assembly Line Management System

Context: Pump assembly was managed with paper sheets and manual tracking, leading to delays, errors, and poor traceability across stations.

Solution: Designed a digital-first assembly line tool that centralized planning, real-time tracking, BoM mapping, and checklists—while integrating with ERP/MES systems.

  • Excel-based plan upload with dynamic sequencing
  • Realtime dashboard with color-coded station status
  • Modular support for multiple pump variants
  • Operator-friendly UI: high-contrast, large fonts, minimal clicks

Impact

95% reduction in paper-based operations
Full traceability of every part and operator action
Faster bottleneck detection and issue resolution
Minimal training needed for shop-floor operators

2. PostCal – Post-Calibration Support Tool

Context: After pump calibration, technicians had to validate components using paper-based BoM sheets and drawings, which were slow, outdated, and error-prone.

Solution: Designed PostCal, a digital tool that centralizes Instructions, BoM, and Drawings in one interface.

  • Tab-based navigation for quick switching.
  • Grid-style BoM with images for visual confirmation.
  • Glove-friendly, high-contrast UI for shop-floor use.

Impact

Lookup time reduced from minutes to seconds
Fewer documentation errors reported
Adopted across multiple calibration stations

3. In-House Clinic Application

Context: As part of the plant's broader digitalization initiative, I designed a dedicated in-house clinic application (Health Circle) to move clinic admin and patient records from paper into a single digital interface. The project was scoped to support daily clinic workflows: appointments, patient history, vitals, investigation reports, and a dashboard for clinic leadership.

Project goal: Create an intuitive, plant-friendly clinic app that makes clinical records searchable, integrates investigation reports into patient profiles, and gives the clinic head a compact dashboard for oversight.

My role: Sole UI/UX Designer — information architecture, user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, interactive prototypes, and usability testing with clinic staff (including sessions with the clinic head).

Outcome (important)

The project was not materialized due to business-level decisions, not usability issues.
The UI was fully designed and usability-tested; the clinic head and staff responded positively and praised the clarity and usefulness of the screens.

4. EC RAVI – Automated Inspection Monitoring Tool

Client: Bosch

Domain: Manufacturing (Automated Inspection)

Role: Sole UI/UX Designer

Timeline: 5 weeks

Context: In automated part inspections, robots scanned components from multiple positions. The old system only gave binary results (OK/NOT OK), while position-level data was hidden behind manual steps, slowing diagnosis of defects.

Goals:

  • Provide real-time, position-level visibility of inspection results.
  • Allow operators to mark and categorize defects visually.
  • Support faster defect treatment and root cause analysis.

Design Solution:

  • Operation View → Live summary of parts inspected, cycle times, and per-position OK/NOT OK status.
  • Issue Reporting View → Operators annotate images with defect markers and select issue type (Dent, Discoloring, Dust, etc.).

Impact

Inspection diagnosis time reduced by ~35% thanks to instant position-level visibility
Defect reporting consistency improved by 50%, as operators could visually tag and categorize issues
Cycle efficiency increased by 12%, since downstream teams acted faster on categorized defects

5. Sorting Room – Post-Inspection Treatment Tracking

Context: Parts passing through EC Ravi automated inspection were being logged in paper registers. The process was reliable and accurate but costly due to heavy paper use and made data sharing slower across teams.

Solution: I designed a digital Sorting Room application where:

  • Parts / IN view shows quantity, OK / Not OK status, and rejection reasons (fetched from EC Ravi).
  • Parts / OUT view suggests treatment (Reuse, Scrap, PQA) based on inspection data.
  • Operators then visually check each material themselves before confirming the treatment, ensuring accuracy.

Impact

~85% reduction in paper usage
20% faster operations with pre-filled treatment suggestions
Improved accuracy with a balance of automated data + human review

6. Digital Auditing & Checklist Platform

Context: On the shop floor, audits like 5S, safety, and Poka-Yoke checks were previously carried out on paper. This led to heavy documentation overhead and delays in resolving issues.

Solution: Although this application was originally designed as our company's own product to serve multiple industries, it fit seamlessly into the manufacturing plant's needs. It digitized paper-based checklists and introduced new capabilities such as:

  • Dynamic checklist builder to configure 5S, Poka-Yoke, and other audits
  • Shift-based scheduling with automatic issue escalation
  • Review & approval flow with linked corrective tasks
  • Dashboards & analytics for compliance and trends

Impact

75% faster reporting compared to paper audits
Automated follow-ups reduced issue resolution time significantly
Real-time visibility into audit health across lines
Higher adoption due to simple, operator-friendly design