Marking a Heat Press Process as Started

Background

When an heat process run is about to commence on the factory floor, several things happen:-

• The blank garments that have been picked for the job, are collected from their location in the ready for process area and brought to the machine that will do the pressing.
• Any peripherals needed are picked and brought to the heat press machine.
• The machine is set up ready for the pressing run.
• Once fully set up, the heat press machine is started, and the heat press run commences.

About this task

This topic will instruct you how to update strokeone to mark that the above activities has occurred.
Namely: pick the peripherals; update the picked stock location,  update the picked peripheral location and mark the heat press process as in progress.

Prerequisites

Ensure that you have opened the Heat Press Process Layout for the machine which is undertaking the heat pressing.
It is worth noting that you cannot start a process until all the preceding activities that are required have completed.

For example, blank stock needs to have been allocated and picked. The start button will be disabled until all necessary prior processes have completed.

Procedure

1. With the heat-press layout, locate the record for the process line that you are interested in.
   

Pick any peripherals needed

2. Click the Pick button to invoke the item picker dialog and pick the peripherals
   (See Picking Peripherals for a Process Line for detailed instructions)
   

Next update the location of picked stock

3. Update the location of blank garments to denote that they have been collected from the ready for process area and are now placed with the specific heat-press machine, by following these steps. Click here to show steps.
   1. For the record identified in step 1) locate and click the Picked Stock Location button.
      
      
      
   2. In the resultant pop up window, click the Move button.
      
      
   3. This invokes the location picker dialog, where you need to record the machine name of where you are placing the blank stock for printing.
      Click the drop-down on the end header filter field and select Processing
      In the location records that are then displayed. click the Select button besides the machine name where you have placed the picked items
      
      
      
      Click here to read more information on location picker, including how to create a new location.
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   4. The Picked Stock Location in the pop-up updates to the machine value you selected in step 2c)
      
      
   5. Click off the pop up window, to return to the main layout.
      Note, that the Printed Stock Location has updated to the Machine name
      
      
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Next update the location of picked peripherals

4. Update the location of peripherals to denote that they have been collected from the peripherals ready for process area and are now in the production area. (this is currently recorded as blank) . Click here to show detailed steps

    

   1. For the record identified in step 1) locate and click the Peripheral Stock Location button.
      
      
      
   2. In the resultant pop up window, click the Delete record icon.
      
      
      
   3. The picked stock location record is removed
      
      
   4. Click off the pop up window, to return to the main layout.
      Note, that the Peripherals Location is now blank
      
      

    

Next, record that the Heat Press process has started.

5. Click the Start button for the record identified in step 1)
   
   
6. The following updates occur:-
   
   
   1. The Production status icon updates to Amber (in Progress)
   2. The Start button is disabled.
   3. Conversely, the Pause and Finish buttons are now enabled.

Related Topics

Heat Press Process Layout

Picking Peripherals for a Process Line

Marking a Heat Press Process as Paused

Marking a Heat Press Process as Finished