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MatruOS for an artware polish and finish unit

Set up the way an artware polish and finish unit runs: rate per piece by size and finish, or per kg for chhilai and buffing; re-finish charges when the exporter changes the finish. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.

Metals and engineeringReady when you sign up

  • 9routines on a timetable
  • 1workflows with approvals
  • 2SOPs and checks
  • 3registers of your own
  • 3jobs for your AI team
  • 8licences tracked

7-day free trial, no card needed.

What this solves

What an artware polish and finish unit deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it

01Today

Finish does not match the approved sample and the lot is re-done. Lacquer peels in monsoon and the buyer claims months later.

02In MatruOS

MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 1 workflow, 3 registers and 8 licences for an artware polish and finish unit, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.

03What changes

The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.

Where you sit

MatruOS starts from how your business earns

Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.

  1. Casting or spinning unit
  2. finishing unit
  3. exporter's packing and inspection

Your customers

  • Moradabad and Aligarh exporters
  • Thekedars
  • Casting and spinning units finishing for the exporter

Your suppliers

  • Chemical and lacquer dealers
  • Buffing wheel and compound sellers
  • Plating salt and anode dealers
  • Powder coating powder dealers
  • ETP sludge collector (TSDF)

Credit and cash

Paid 30-90 days by exporters; chemicals on 15-30 days; workers weekly

Chemicals, nickel anodes and lacquer are the big cash items; re-work and claims are deducted from the next payment

Your screens use your words

  • CustomerParty (exporter)
  • OrderFinish lot
  • ItemDesign
  • InvoiceFinish bill
  • productFinish
  • employeeWorker

How it works

How MatruOS is set up for an artware polish and finish unit

Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.

  1. Describe the business in one lineFor example "Artware polish and finish unit", typed when you sign up.
  2. Recognised as an artware polish and finish unitRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
  3. Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
  4. Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.

Your AI team

What the AI team does for an artware polish and finish unit

Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.

Operations head

Shows each lot's stage against the exporter's ship date, chases finish approvals, and adds a monsoon hold check for lacquered lots when humidity readings are high

Reads finish lot register and finish card

Asks you before sending

Accountant

Works out chemical, lacquer, power and labour cost per finish per piece, flags finishes billed below cost, drafts a rate revision and the month's dues statement

Reads finish lot register, finish card and purchase bills

Asks you before sending

Support agent

Keeps dates for PCB consent renewal, hazardous waste return, sludge lifting and worker health checks, and lists the papers for each

Reads ETP and chemical log

Asks you before signing

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How you run

Your routines, already on a timetable

Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.

Every day4

  • 9:00 amMorning lot board by ship dateOwner · 2 steps
    1. 1Lots due this week by party; which stage each is at
    2. 2Lots waiting for finish approval chased
  • 9:30 amChhilai and buffingChhilai and buffing worker · 2 steps
    1. 1Dust extractor on before motors
    2. 2Masks and goggles worn
  • 11:00 amLacquer spraying with humidity checkAntique and lacquer man · 3 steps
    1. 1Read humidity in the spray room
    2. 2Above 70%: dry pieces in oven and add retarder, or hold spraying
    3. 3Bake or dry as per finish card
  • 5:30 pmETP run and logPlater · 2 steps
    1. 1Treat the day's rinse water; outlet pH 6.5-8.5
    2. 2Record sludge in drums

Every week2

  • MonPlating bath strength and chemical stockPlater · 2 steps
    1. 1Bath temperature and pH within card
    2. 2Chemical, lacquer and wheel stock vs next two weeks of lots
  • SatSaturday wagesOwner · 1 steps
    1. 1Days or pieces per worker; advances deducted

Every month1

  • 3rdCost per finish and rate checkOwner · 3 steps
    1. 1Chemicals, lacquer, power and wages per finish against pieces done
    2. 2Finishes billed below cost marked for rate revision
    3. 3Bills and dues statement per party

Every year1

  • JunPCB consent, hazardous waste return and health checkOwner · 2 steps
    1. 1Consent to operate valid; annual hazardous waste return (Form 4) filed by 30 June
    2. 2Lung check for buffing workers

Workflows

Each stage goes to the person who handles it

Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.

Finish lot from sample to bill

  1. 1Pieces in with finish cardPacker and counter
  2. 2Sample finish madeAntique and lacquer man
  3. 3Exporter approves sample finishOwnerNeeds approval
  4. 4Chhilai and buffingChhilai and buffing worker
  5. 5Plating or antiquePlater
  6. 6Lacquer and dryAntique and lacquer man
  7. 7Counted and returnedPacker and counter
  8. 8BilledOwner

Registers and SOPs

Your registers and standards

Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.

  • Finish card

    Design code · Party · Finish · Recipe and steps · Approved sample photo · Rate per piece · Approved on

  • Finish lot register

    Lot number · Party · Design code · Pieces in · Pieces out · Rejected or damaged · Date in · Due date

  • ETP and chemical log

    Date · Effluent treated litres · Outlet pH · Sludge stored kg · Chemicals added · Signed by

  • Finish matches the approved sample

    No re-work and no buyer claims

    4 steps with checks

  • Plating effluent and hazardous waste

    Stay open under PCB rules

    3 steps with checks

Items and licences

Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses

Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.

ItemHSNGST
Chhilai (scraping) job work · kg9988985%
Buffing and bright polish job work · piece9988985%
Antique or oxidised finish job work · piece9988985%
Nickel or silver-tone plating job work · piece9988985%
Gold-tone (brass) plating job work · piece9988985%
Clear lacquer coating job work · piece9988985%
Powder coating on iron artware · sq ft9988985%
Re-finish of rejected pieces · piece9988985%
  • Udyam (MSME) registrationMinistry of MSME (Udyam portal)
  • GST registrationGST department (GSTN)
  • Pollution consent (CTO)State Pollution Control BoardIf it applies
  • Hazardous waste authorisationState Pollution Control Board (Hazardous Waste Rules 2016)If it applies
  • Factory licenceState factories departmentIf it applies
  • PF registration (EPFO)EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)If it applies
  • ESI registration (ESIC)ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation)If it applies
  • Fire NOCState fire and emergency servicesIf it applies

Your people

The people who run it, each with their own login

Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.

OwnerGets finish approved, quotes rate per finish, handles claims, deals with PCB.
Chhilai and buffing workerScrapes castings, buffs on motors, changes wheels.
PlaterCleans and plates in tanks, keeps bath strength, runs ETP.
Antique and lacquer manAntique and oxidised finish, sprays lacquer, bakes or dries.
Packer and counterCounts lots in and out, wraps pieces, records damage.

Not covered yet

  • Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
  • Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to set up MatruOS for an artware polish and finish unit?

Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Artware polish and finish unit". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.

Do I have to type all of this in?

No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.

Can I change the routines and workflows?

Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.

What does the AI team do without asking me?

It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.

Run an artware polish and finish unit on one system Set up for your trade when you sign up.

Describe your business once. MatruOS sets up your apps, brings in your data and puts Muni and the AI team to work, with your approval on every step that matters. 7-day free trial, no card needed.

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