Parts traceability is an essential aspect of business operations. Whether ensuring quality or meeting compliance requirements, maintaining accurate documentation is crucial. Yet many businesses still grapple with outdated systems, manual processes and fragmented communication when managing quality certifications. SmartCert offers a streamlined solution that empowers businesses of all sizes to enhance traceability and efficiency.
Lyndon Lattie, co-founder and CEO of Aramid Technologies and creator of SmartCert, spent over 20 years in aerospace and electronics and recognised the opportunity for a universal solution to quality certifications (certs). SmartCert provides a centralised platform to simplify cert processes. Whether you’re a supplier, distributor, or manufacturer, the platform makes it easy to verify, manage, create and share documentation. By digitising certs and making them available in the Cloud, SmartCert eliminates the inefficiencies of paper-based systems, ensuring certs are always accessible and accurate.
One of SmartCert’s key advantages is its ability to enhance operational efficiencies and drive cost savings by streamlining the receipt and approval of certs before parts are shipped. This pre-shipment review process ensures required documents meet requirements, significantly reducing delays and quarantined parts.
“Approving certs ahead of shipment gives teams confidence that everything is in order before parts arrive,” explains Lyndon. “This proactive approach minimises operational disruptions and maintains quality and compliance standards, ultimately leading to substantial cost savings by preventing costly errors and rework.”
In addition to linking certs to products, SmartCert also enables businesses to instantly identify critical part details, such as country of origin and rare earth minerals. This feature is particularly valuable for companies that are required to comply with international trade regulations or want to provide transparency to their customers. By identifying the origin of each part, businesses can ensure compliance, reduce the risk of bad actors and fraudulent parts, as well as build trust with customers.
“We’re enhancing visibility in the sub-tier supply chain and highlighting vendor fulfilment practices to power data informed decisions. This transparency empowers businesses to identify potential risks and opportunities, enabling more efficient and strategic supply chain management,” highlights Lyndon.
SmartCert also fosters secure collaboration across teams and with external partners. Access to certs and related documentation is restricted to authorised users, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected. Suppliers can easily share certs with customers, enabling a streamlined review and approval process with just a few clicks. The platform also keeps all communication in one place, reducing back and forth emails and ensuring version control.
“Centralised and secure communication is essential for traceability and efficiency,” notes Lyndon. “SmartCert ensures that everyone involved in the process stays connected and informed, while maintaining strict access controls.”
As well as this, SmartCert’s ability to connect certs directly to the products they represent further enhances traceability. Using QR codes, businesses can access cert information instantly, whether in the warehouse or on a jobsite. This feature saves time, reduces errors and ensures documentation is always available.
Lyndon adds: “By linking certs to products, we provide full visibility and accountability at every stage of the process. It’s about simplifying workflows and ensuring the right information is always available to the people who need it.”
From raw material to manufacturing and distribution, SmartCert supports businesses in achieving compliance and improving operational efficiency. By eliminating manual processes, and providing a back to birth traceability, the platform helps organisations meet the demands of today’s markets without adding complexity.
Lyndon concludes: “At SmartCert, we’re solving problems for today while preparing businesses for the future. Our platform is flexible enough to fit into existing workflows and powerful enough to drive real results.”
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Having spent a decade in the fastener industry experiencing every facet – from steel mills, fastener manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, as well as machinery builders and plating + coating companies, Claire has developed an in-depth knowledge of all things fasteners.
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