W-Make Batch
For production. The batch sheet belongs to a furnace, gets posted, and affects silo, batch log and daily log.
Batch sheet · W-Make Batch and W-Make Recipe
Batch sheet software for glass batches.
The batch sheet is the working document for the next batch, with ingredients, weights, oxides and redox. In W-Make Batch it is created from the recipe and becomes an unchangeable record in the batch log on posting.
Prepare the batch
The recipe is taken into the batch sheet. Above it sit batch size, temperature and redox target, below it the load on each scale. A scale close to its limit shows up early.
Weights per scale and silo
Each row shows silo, moisture, old and new quantity, price and current stock. The raw material's oxides sit directly below.
Check before posting
The oxide table compares actual and target, grouped by function in the glass. Next to it are the redox value and the latest batches.
Match quantities to targets
If values drift, you set targets and tolerances per oxide. The calculation then proposes adjusted quantities.
Recipe, batch sheet, batch log: three different things
The recipe is the template and stays unchanged during work. The batch sheet is the working document on which the specific batch is put together. The batch log is the record of what was posted.
When the batch sheet is a Word or Excel file on a shared drive, that separation is missing. A copy becomes the new template, nobody can be sure which version is at the scale, and consumption has to be typed into the next list by hand.
How a batch comes together in W-Make Batch
- 01
Apply the recipe
The ingredients are taken from the recipe into the working sheet. The recipe itself stays unchanged.
- 02
Adjust
Quantities, moisture and the assignment to silos are set for the specific batch.
- 03
Check
Oxides, redox, glass mass and cost are visible right on the batch.
- 04
Print and post
The printed version has signature fields. Posting creates the batch log entry, and the silo deduction follows from it.
Which application for which batch sheet
W-Make Recipe
For the desk. The batch sheet stays a draft and print template, and nothing gets posted. That suits recipe development and plants that only need the calculation.
Output from W-Make Recipe
Print, PDF and Excel with ingredients, quantities, shares, prices and cost, plus an oxide table comparing actual and target.
What the software does not replace
The scale and its control stay as they are. The application defines and documents what should be weighed. It does not control the plant.
Frequently asked questions
+What is a batch sheet?
A batch sheet describes one glass batch: which raw materials are weighed in what quantity and which glass composition results. It is also known as a batch ticket or weigh sheet.
+Can I still print the batch sheet?
Yes. Both applications have a printed version. In W-Make Batch it includes signature fields.
+What happens if the recipe changes later?
Batches already posted stay as they were. The change applies to new batches.
+Do I need W-Make Batch or W-Make Recipe?
If silo stock, shifts and day close should be covered too, W-Make Batch. If it is only about recipe, calculation and printout, W-Make Recipe is enough.
Further reading
- W-Make Batch · Vanilla: features and a look at the application
- From the batch sheet through the batch log to the daily log
- Request access: All demo instances contain made-up data and are password-protected. Temporary access is available on request.
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