Software
Recipe and formulation management for plastic manufacturers
Formula management for plastic processors: recipes for resin, filler, masterbatch, additives and regrind, with versions and approvals, issued with every batch and compared with what was actually used.
What is recipe and formulation management in plastic ERP?
Recipe and formulation management means keeping every product's formula, such as resin, filler, masterbatch, additives and regrind by percentage or parts per hundred, in one controlled place. Formezy keeps recipes with versions and approvals, issues the approved recipe with each job or batch, books actual weights against it, and rolls up cost from current material prices.
One formula, many plants and shifts
Every plastic product is defined by its formula. A woven sack tape line runs a blend of PP, filler and UV masterbatch; a pipe plant runs a PVC compound measured in parts per hundred of resin; a molding shop runs virgin resin with colour masterbatch and a share of regrind; a non-woven line doses additives into its polymer.
When formulas live in notebooks and spreadsheets, versions drift between shifts and plants, and nobody can say which version made a particular batch. Formezy keeps a single approved version that production uses everywhere.
How recipes work in Formezy
- Ingredients by percentage or parts per hundred, with allowed tolerances
- Regrind percentage as a controlled part of the recipe
- Versions with approval, effective date and the reason for change
- Recipes scaled automatically to the batch or job size
- Recipe cost rolled up from current material prices
Issued with every batch, checked against actual use
When a job or mixer batch starts, the approved recipe is issued with it. The actual weights used are booked against the material lots, from scales or by the operator, so the system shows the variance between standard and actual consumption for each batch, line and shift.
That variance is where money is lost: a few percent more masterbatch, a little more resin per metre, more filler than allowed. Seeing it per batch lets supervisors correct it on the same day.
Quality and traceability
Because each batch records its recipe version and material lots, any finished roll, bale, bundle or carton traces back to the formula and raw materials that made it. Quality results are stored against the same batch, so a change in formula can be compared with its effect on test results.
Recipes across plastic industries
Every plastic process depends on its formula, and Formezy handles them all in the same way.
- Woven sack and FIBC: tape-line blends of PP or HDPE, filler and UV or colour masterbatch
- Non-woven: polymer with colour and functional additives, or fibre blends for needle-punched lines
- Molding: virgin resin, masterbatch and a controlled share of regrind
- Pipe: PVC compounds by parts per hundred, or PE with black masterbatch
- Geosynthetics: polymer with carbon black and stabiliser packages
- Masterbatch: pigments, fillers and additives in a carrier polymer
What you get
What recipe management gives you
Questions
Recipe and formulation management: common questions
Still have a question?
Talk to a plastic ERP specialist about your own plant and process route.
Can Formezy store recipes in parts per hundred (phr)?
Yes. Recipes can be defined by percentage or by parts per hundred of resin, and are scaled to the batch size automatically.
How are recipe changes controlled?
Each change creates a new version with its approval, effective date and reason. Production uses the approved version, and every batch records the version it used.
Can it compare actual consumption with the recipe?
Yes. Actual weights are booked against each batch, and the variance between standard and actual consumption is reported per batch, line and shift.
Which industries use recipe management?
All of them: woven sack and FIBC tape lines, non-woven lines, molding shops, pipe plants, geosynthetics and masterbatch compounding.
Can recipe cost be calculated?
Yes. Recipe cost is rolled up from current material prices, and actual batch cost comes from the weights really used.
Industries we serve
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