Document IDs for ISO 9001
Assign controlled Document IDs to each work instruction so procedures are traceable in your quality system. Included on every plan.
Work Instruction Software for Electronics and PCB Assembly
Electronics and PCB assembly teams run hundreds of build, inspection, and test procedures in mismatched formats. Import existing PDFs or film the line on a phone, AI turns each one into a structured work instruction, annotate the exact component and orientation, and keep one versioned format across every plant.
Reviewed by Gregor Obreza
, Co-founder and CEO 10min
from floor recording to published work instruction
50+
languages for a multilingual line
1
consistent format across every plant
The problem
The Challenges
Hundreds of old procedures in mismatched formats
Years of assembly, inspection, and test procedures sit in Word files, PDFs, and drives, each laid out differently. Nobody has time to retype them, so people work from whatever copy they saved.
Detailed assembly steps are easy to get wrong
Component placement, polarity, and orientation are easy to miss, and a paragraph of text doesn't make the right part obvious. New staff guess or copy a neighbor, and mistakes show up later.
The build know-how lives in a few heads
Your best assembler or test technician just knows the sequence, and none of it is written down. When they change shift or leave, the method walks out with them and never gets written up.
What changes
How SOPX Solves This
01
Bring the whole legacy library into one format
Upload an existing PDF and AI rebuilds it as a structured digital work instruction with steps, descriptions, and images. Work through the pile and every procedure lands in the same clean format, no retyping.
02
Film a new build and AI writes the steps
Record an assembler running a new build or changeover on a phone. AI splits it into steps, each with a clip, an AI-written title, and description, so a new procedure is a recording you review, not a document.
03
Point at the exact component, control who publishes
Add arrows, boxes, circles, and callouts on any frame so operators see the exact component, polarity, and orientation. Roles keep publishing with admins, and search finds any procedure across sites.
Compliance and risk
Built for quality documentation control
SOPX gives electronics manufacturers the document-control infrastructure that ISO 9001 quality systems expect, without the overhead of an enterprise platform.
Full version history
Every work instruction keeps a complete change history with labels and timestamps. Previous revisions stay on record while everyone sees the current one.
Approval flow with optional four-eyes
Route a procedure for review and sign-off before it goes live, with an optional second approver, so no unchecked version reaches the line.
Proof of execution with Run mode
Run a procedure as a checklist with forms and a signature, so you have a record that an inspection or test step was actually done.
Relevant Use Cases
Document Import
Import PDF documents into SOPX. AI extracts the text, pulls the images, translates if needed, and builds a structured digital SOP. Shareable, translatable, and versioned.
Learn more →Process Standardization
Process variation drives quality issues, waste, and errors. Standardize every task with visual SOPs generated from your best methods, accessible at every workstation.
Learn more →Work Instructions for Training
Film the job once on a phone. SOPX turns it into a visual work instruction. Put instructions in a training path, and new starters work through it at their own pace, in their own language. Each trainee signs off, and you see who is trained.
Learn more →Built for These Roles
Production Supervisor / Team Lead
You answer the same questions every shift, and your best operators lose time to it too. Film the job once, let AI draft a step-by-step visual work instruction, and point your team to one link they open right at the workstation.
Learn more →Operations Manager
You do not have hours to write procedures, and your best operators should not either. They film the job on a phone, AI drafts a clear step-by-step SOP, and you review it in minutes. The line keeps running when someone is out.
Learn more →Quality Manager
Defects and variation come from work done a different way every time. Have your best operator film the correct method, let AI draft the procedure, and control which version the floor runs.
Learn more →Key terms
Runbook
A step-by-step operational document that walks someone through a specific recurring task or incident, from trigger to resolution, so anyone can execute it the same way.
Standard Operating Procedure
A documented set of step-by-step instructions that defines how a recurring task or process should be performed.
Changeover
Switching a machine or line from one product to the next. Changeover time runs from the last good piece of product A to the first good piece of product B.
Kaizen
The Japanese practice of continuous improvement through small, incremental changes made by everyone, every day. It literally means 'change for the better.'
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
01We have hundreds of procedures in PDFs. Do we retype them?
No. Upload an existing PDF procedure and AI rebuilds it as a structured digital work instruction with steps, descriptions, and images. Work through the library and every assembly, inspection, and test procedure ends up in the same clean format, without anyone retyping. You can then add video or annotations to any step that needs it.
02How do I turn a new build video into a work instruction?
Film an experienced assembler running the build, changeover, or test on a phone, then upload it. AI splits the recording into steps, each with a trimmed clip, a title, and a description. You review and adjust any step, then publish, usually in under 10 minutes. No typing and no retyping an old sheet.
03Can I show the exact component and orientation?
Yes. Add arrows, boxes, circles, and callouts on any frame or thumbnail so operators see the exact component, polarity, and orientation. A picture with a callout makes the right part obvious in a way a paragraph of text never does, which is where detailed assembly steps usually go wrong.
04Can we control who publishes a procedure?
Yes. Roles let you keep publishing with admins, so a draft can be built by anyone but only goes live once someone with the right role reviews and approves it. That keeps one trusted version in front of the line instead of several unofficial copies.
05How do we keep one template across sites?
Every procedure is built in the same structure, so PDF imports and new recordings land in one consistent format across plants. Versioning keeps older revisions on record while everyone sees the current one, and org-wide search finds any assembly, inspection, or test work instruction no matter which site created it.
06Can operators who don't read English follow the work instruction?
Yes. AI translates a whole procedure into 50+ languages in seconds, so every person on a multilingual line follows the same method in their own language. You build and publish once, and each person opens the version they can read.
07How do we train new assemblers on the right builds?
Put the work instructions a new assembler needs into a training path, in a set order, and assign it to the person or their team. They sign off each one with a click or a digital signature, and you see progress per person. When a build changes, you can require retraining on the new version.
Software Categories
Work Instruction Software
Digital work instruction software for manufacturing teams. Film the job on a phone, publish a visual work instruction in minutes, translate it into 50+ languages.
Learn more →Video to SOP
Video to SOP software turns a process recording into a structured, step-by-step SOP. Film the work on a phone, and AI writes every step with a trimmed clip in under 10 minutes.
Learn more →SOP Software
What SOP software is, the four product types sold under the label, and how to pick the right standard operating procedure software for your work.
Learn more →SOP Management Software
SOP management software for teams that already have procedures and cannot govern them. Versioning, approval flow, procedure history, Document IDs, and search across every SOP.
Learn more →Explore SOPX
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