Integrating Excellence: How Brunswick Set Standard Work in Motion
Through their drive and determination to consumer-focused technology, Brunswick pursued digital transformation and the integration of work instruction software.
Solution built for manufacturers
Work Instruction Software
Enhance your workforce’s efficiency, accuracy, and compliance by leveraging the power of digital work instructions. Our work instruction software guides frontline workers while capturing essential data, empowering you to intelligently boost consistency, quality, and productivity.
See VKS in Action
Guide Your Workers
in Real Time
VKS is a no-code digital work instruction software that enables you to centralize your operational knowledge. By using step-by-step digital instructions, you can capture the invaluable knowledge of your senior employees and effortlessly share it with the entire team, including new hires.
Unlike traditional paper work instructions, VKS actively guides operators with the right information at the right time.
01Authoring & guidance
Create a Visual Workflow
People process visual information 60,000x faster than text alone, making a visual workflow the smartest and fastest method to share and retain knowledge. With our work instruction software, you can fine-tune instructions with visuals and text, guiding your team each step of the way. Simply drag and drop pictures, videos, and annotations for effective guidance.
Pictures
Step-by-step pictures in our easy-to-use platform enable workers to understand their tasks faster and with greater accuracy.
Videos
Embed videos to show operators how to perform complex operations the way they are meant to be done.
Annotations
Step-by-step pictures in our easy-to-use platform enable workers to understand their tasks faster and with greater accuracy.
02Governance & consistency
Get Full Version Control
Fuel continuous improvement with VKS’ built-in approval process so that workers always have the most up-to-date information.
Revision History
Track changes and revert to previous versions easily with a detailed history of each digital work instruction.
Approval Process
Ensure accurate process control by mandating approval from experts before instructions go live on the shop floor.
Notifications & Alerts
Keep your operators informed of recent changes and new information using intelligent notifications and alerts.
Streamline Standardization
Manufacturers know that standardization is the first line of defense for consistent quality in production. With our work instruction software, you can be confident in ensuring corporate and industry compliance.
Leverage mass updates, pictograms, and language support to intelligently standardize any process.
Mass Updates
Make continuous improvement easy by updating multiple instructions at once to ensure consistency.
Pictograms
Incorporate health and safety icons into your work instructions for uniform and effective communication.
30 Languages
Share standardized processes globally by instantly translating your work instructions into 30 languages.
03Data, traceability & compliance
Harness Data-Driven Insights
People process visual information 60,000x faster than text alone, making a visual workflow the smartest and fastest method to share and retain knowledge.
With our work instruction software, you can fine-tune instructions with visuals and text, guiding your team each step of the way. Simply drag and drop pictures, videos, and annotations for effective guidance.
Smart Forms
Gather quality data, serial numbers, inspection data, and more through built-in digital forms.
Productivity Monitoring
Monitor productivity in real time and set up alerts to ensure efficiency targets are met while driving future process improvements.
KPIs
Customize KPIs to facilitate informed decision-making at each stage of production.
Simplify Audits & Guarantee
Traceability
Streamline audits by accurately recording, accessing, and organizing process documentation and data.
Manage certifications, action records, and daily operations for consistent compliance with industry standards.
Audit Log & eDHR
Provide transparency and accountability for all actions while capturing detailed device history records on every product.
Certifications
Maintain accurate records of employee certifications and expiration dates to ensure that only qualified individuals perform the appropriate tasks.
Daily Management System (DMS)
Increase customer value and optimize daily operations with seamless audit processes and consistent regulatory compliance.
04Connectivity & deployment
Empower the Connected Worker
Through the power of Industry 4.0/5.0 and live worker guidance, workers can achieve seamless connections with hardware, tools, and systems. VKS work instruction software guarantees process control by connecting the physical and digital manufacturing environments.
VKS Edge
Seize the power of IoT with VKS Edge as you push, pull, and capture data with torque tools, devices, PLCs, test benches, label printers, and databases to streamline operations and guarantee compliance.
VKS Integrations
Connect with your preferred ERP, BI software, or any other platform through our API connection.
Connect with Wireless Tools and Scanners
Use barcode scanners and connected devices to quickly enter numerical data, launch work orders, and validate precise measurements.
Unleash the Power of
Mission-Critical Deployment
VKS supports both cloud-based and locally-hosted business models for peak flexibility and control. While other providers overlook defense-grade security, our On-Premises option enables you to meet CMMC and ITAR compliance through fully air-gapped deployments—keeping your sensitive data entirely behind your own firewall.
SaaS
Enjoy a streamlined experience with the agility of the cloud.
On-Premises
Achieve total data sovereignty and guaranteed CMMC/ITAR compliance.
Manufacturing Success Stories
With VKS, the ability for our employees to share their input with us has been extremely beneficial.
Thanks to VKS guidebooks and videos, it's like an expert is always beside the operator.
The Access Control and Approval Groups features have allowed us to streamline work instruction creation.
Explore VKS for Yourself
Reach out to one of our industry experts and take your operations to the next level!
What is work instruction software?
Work instruction software is a digital solution used to create, manage, and distribute step-by-step visual guides for frontline workers. Unlike paper manuals, this software provides real-time guidance and shop floor data collection, ensuring that employees have the most up-to-date knowledge and tools directly at their workstations.
How does work instruction software improve manufacturing productivity?
By replacing static paper documents with interactive, visual workflows, the software reduces the cognitive load on workers. VKS users often see productivity increases of up to 75% through faster task execution, reduced errors, and the elimination of time spent searching for the correct version of a procedure.
How does VKS sync work orders with our ERP system?
VKS uses secure REST APIs to establish bidirectional data synchronization with your ERP or MES platform. When a job is scheduled, VKS automatically pulls active work order details, serial numbers, and job specifications into the platform. As operators complete assembly steps, VKS pushes real-time production updates back to your ERP, logging cycle times, material usage, scrap rates, and completed work order statuses.
Can VKS be deployed on-premises to meet defense and ITAR compliance requirements?
Yes. In addition to our cloud SaaS deployment, VKS offers a fully air-gapped On-Premises deployment option. This allows manufacturers handling controlled information to maintain complete data sovereignty and satisfy strict defense industry standards, including CMMC and ITAR compliance, entirely behind their own corporate firewall.
Is the software accessible on mobile devices or tablets?
VKS is a browser-based application, meaning it can be accessed from any computer or tablet device. This flexibility allows workers to follow instructions at a fixed station, during mobile inspections, or while performing maintenance in the field.
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