Weinbergmaier relies on Testify for digital transformation.

In the production of Weinbergmaier GmbH in Wolfern, the classic documentation with pen and paper posed a number of challenges. A digital solution was therefore sought to make the production process more efficient and traceable.

Due to the handwritten documentation processes, Weinbergmaier faced a number of challenges:

• One of the biggest problems was the inefficient and time-consuming manual management of paper documents. The entire organization of the checklists, from handing them out on the production lines to collecting and evaluating them, was complicated and cumbersome.
• In addition, there were hardly any options for digital evaluations, which made it difficult to quickly find specific information, such as the value of a specific core temperature measurement or certain documents for audits.
• An additional challenge: Weinbergmaier has grown considerably in the last three years. The company has almost tripled in size and capacity. As a result, the volume of documents to be managed has increased considerably, becoming almost unmanageable and difficult to keep track of. The focus was therefore on creating a standardized design for the records as well as the seamless provision of the latest versions of documents.

As a result, Weinbergmaier decided to find a new, more efficient solution.

Implementation of Testify

Since the beginning of April 2023, all manual checklists in production, incoming goods and packaging at the Wolfern site have been completely replaced by digital checklists in Testify. Since then, production documentation has been exclusively digital.

Proof of concept:

Weinbergmaier started with a proof of concept to get an idea of how Testify works. The pilot project lasted around 1-2 months.

The proof of concept was carried out on a pilot line, the “Germknödellinie” to be precise. Weinbergmaier drew up a number of checklists and asked employees to test them. After a positive conclusion, the decision was made to use Testify.

Procedure and roll-out:

Testify was implemented at Weinbergmaier in stages over several months. Every two weeks, the upcoming production plan was viewed and checked to see whether the checklists for the planned items were available. If this was not the case, new checklists were created.

Interface project:

Weinbergmaier connected Testify to the company’s ERP system to enable automatic documentation of production. Thanks to this interface, new articles in the ERP system were also automatically created in Testify.

The aim was to ensure that employees no longer have to carry out checklists manually, but that they are created automatically via the interface with the ERP system. In future, checklists will be directly linked to production orders and can be viewed by employees.

Weinbergmaier already has over 120 digital checklists in use and is constantly working on expanding and improving its digital processes.

Weinbergmaier found the solution to these challenges in Testify:

Autonomous, intuitive process designg

The decisive factor in the decision was the ability to design digital processes independently. This enables a high degree of flexibility and independence. The system is also easy to use. No extensive training was required and there was no need to hire additional IT staff.

Partnership and support

Another decisive factor was the personal contact.

For Weinbergmaier, Testify is not just a software, but a supportive partner that stands by his side throughout the entire digitalization journey.

Extensive product functions

And of course the product itself was convincing: Testify offers a wide range of functions that not only met all of Weinbergmaier’s needs, but went even further.

From documentation without media discontinuity and the option to define warning limits to automated workflows and notifications.

In addition, Testify could be tested as part of a proof of concept, allowing Weinbergmaier to check the suitability of Testify in a real context before a final decision was made.

At Weinbergmaier, documentation in production at the Wolfern site is already 100% digital. Other areas of the company will follow in the course of the year. Weinbergmaier plans to roll out the digital processes further – both in production in Vienna and in new areas of activity such as internal audits.

Thanks to digitized processes, Weinbergmaier has the advantage of being able to access important data and information quickly and easily – a process that used to be manual and time-consuming.

At Weinbergmaier, the benefits of the digitization project are clearly visible. Old processes, which were mainly based on paper, have been replaced by digital ones, making workflows more efficient and clearer. Special checklists in quality assurance are now also mapped via Testify, for example the daily cleaning inspections including defect detection or the root cause analysis in the event of foreign objects being found.

The time savings are considerable: tedious searching for documents for audits is a thing of the past. And last but not least, the company also saves time in production, as there is no need to distribute and collect lists.

This new way of working makes day-to-day work much easier and allows employees to concentrate on their core tasks instead of having to spend time on administrative tasks.

In addition, the entire production process is now more transparent, as management can access relevant information and view it in real time. In addition, error messages are issued in the event of deviations at a critical control point, allowing product safety to be ensured through immediate action. Another advantage is the improved traceability of products. With Testify, Weinbergmaier has all the relevant information on every production batch at its fingertips at all times.