Industry
Automotive: the line does not stop because a document expired
An automotive supplier runs to takt, with a large workforce that keeps changing and a customer who shows up for an audit unannounced. An expired obligation is not just a breach — it takes a person off their post mid-shift. Kraang raises it before it expires, while something can still be done to plan.
What makes this industry different
Four things that cannot wait in automotive
The deadline has to surface before the shift, not after
Expired training or a lapsed medical means the person cannot take their post. Learning that at the shift gate means filling a hole in the line, not filling in a record.
People change faster than paperwork
Seasonal and agency workers arrive in waves. Training, protective equipment and medical clearance have to exist before the first shift, for each of them individually.
The customer audits without warning
An audit does not ask whether a system exists — it asks for evidence for a specific date, a specific person and a specific machine, on the spot.
A machine standing still costs more than anything else
Presses, robots, forklifts and cranes each carry inspections and services. When the maintenance plan is kept apart from the inspections, the same downtime is paid for twice.
Obligations and where they sit
What an automotive plant keeps, and in which module
None of this is news to anyone running a plant. The difference is that on Kraang every item carries an owner, a deadline and its evidence.
Employee training
Training before the first shift and periodic refreshers, with a record of who completed what and when.
Medical examinations
Examinations tied to the workplace, flagged before they expire — not on the day the person shows up.
Workplace environment testing
Noise, microclimate, lighting and chemical hazards in the paint shop and preparation, renewed before they expire.
Injuries and near misses
Reported from the line, investigated, and the action tracked until it is closed.
Personal protective equipment
Assigned per workplace, with service life and a signed handover — agency workers included.
Work equipment: presses, robots, cranes
Periodic inspections and testing, with the finding attached to the machine itself.
Maintenance plan and history
Preventive work to plan and repairs by work order, on the same machine that carries the inspections.
Forklifts and internal transport
An asset register with the documents and deadlines that must not expire.
Contractors and agencies on site
Entry only with valid papers — training, insurance and a work permit valid on the day of entry.
Internal audits and corrective actions
A finding becomes an action with an owner and a deadline, ready for the customer audit.
Waste and packaging
Records, handover to the operator and annual reporting.
Next step
Show us your plant, not your spreadsheet
In the consultation we go through your obligations and see what carries over from your existing records and what the system runs from day one.
Consultation
Let us talk about your obligations
Tell us which domains are choking you — safety, environment, the fleet, or all of it at once. In the consultation we walk through your actual processes and show what Kraang takes off your desk.
- No obligation — first we understand your process
- You enable only the domains you need
- Migration from existing spreadsheets and your old system
- Cloud, dedicated database or an installation inside your infrastructure