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MatruOS for a thermocol and EPE packaging maker

Set up the way a thermocol and EPE packaging maker runs: moulded EPS packaging per piece (to drawing); EPS blocks and sheets per cubic metre; fish and fruit boxes; EPE foam sheets, rolls and fabricated inserts; mould charges. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.

Printing, packaging and mediaReady when you sign up

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

7-day free trial, no card needed.

What this solves

What a thermocol and EPE packaging maker deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it

01Today

OEM schedules change weekly and machines are planned on guesswork. Bead over-use from loose density control.

02In MatruOS

MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 1 workflow, 3 registers and 9 licences for a thermocol and EPE packaging maker, 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. Petrochemical bead maker
  2. EPS moulder or EPE converter
  3. appliance or product maker
  4. consumer (packaging) or builder (insulation)

Your customers

  • Appliance and electronics assemblers
  • Pump and motor makers
  • Fish and seafood exporters
  • Pharma and vaccine cold-chain shippers
  • Builders and cold-room contractors (insulation)
  • Packaging wholesalers

Your suppliers

  • EPS bead makers and dealers
  • EPE foam extruders
  • Boiler fuel (wood, briquette, coal) supplier
  • Mould makers
  • Packing material dealer

Credit and cash

Bead makers 15-30 days or advance; appliance OEMs 45-90 days with monthly schedules; small buyers advance or 15 days

Beads are paid within 15-30 days but OEMs pay in 45-90. Moulds are made upfront and recovered over a contract. Appliance seasons (summer for ACs and coolers, festive for TVs) swing volumes.

Your screens use your words

  • CustomerBuyer
  • OrderSchedule
  • ItemMoulded part
  • InvoiceBill
  • productPart
  • SupplierBead dealer

How it works

How MatruOS is set up for a thermocol and EPE packaging maker

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 "Thermocol and EPE packaging maker", typed when you sign up.
  2. Recognised as a thermocol and EPE packaging makerRoutines, 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 a thermocol and EPE packaging maker

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

Turns buyer schedules into a weekly machine and mould plan, shows stock cover by part, works out the bead order and reminds of compliance due dates

Reads schedules and orders and moulding shift log

Works it out and shows you

Store keeper

Compares beads used with finished weight by part, flags parts over weight, and tracks fuel per tonne and bead stock days

Reads moulding shift log and boiler log

Works it out and shows you

Accountant

Prepares monthly bills against deliveries, matches OEM GRNs, ages dues and drafts reminders

Reads schedules and orders and moulding shift log

Asks you before sending

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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

  • 6:30 amBoiler start-up and safety checkBoiler attendant · 3 steps
    1. 1Water level gauge and safety valve checked
    2. 2Working steam pressure
    3. 3Blowdown done and logged
  • 7:30 amPre-expansion and bead density checkProduction supervisor · 2 steps
    1. 1Bulk density of pre-expanded beads as per part
    2. 2Ageing time in silo before moulding
  • 9:00 amMoulding shift and weight checksMachine operator · 3 steps
    1. 1Weigh 5 pieces every 2 hours
    2. 2Fusion, dimensions and no broken edges
    3. 3Log shots, good pieces and rejects
  • 4:00 pmDaily dispatch against schedulePacker · 2 steps
    1. 1Count and pack by part; delivery challan and e-way bill
    2. 2Truck loaded by volume plan

Every week1

  • Mon 10:00 amWeekly schedule vs production planOwner · 2 steps
    1. 1Buyer schedules vs stock and capacity by machine
    2. 2Bead order for the week

Every month2

  • 2ndMonthly bead and steam yieldProduction supervisor · 2 steps
    1. 1Beads used vs finished weight; regrind reuse
    2. 2Fuel per tonne of beads moulded
  • 5thOEM billing, dues and GSTOwner · 3 steps
    1. 1Bill delivered schedules; match OEM GRNs
    2. 2Dues by buyer and age; reminders
    3. 3GSTR-1 by the 11th

Every year1

  • May, JunBoiler inspection, consent and EPR returnsOwner · 3 steps
    1. 1Boiler inspection and certificate renewed
    2. 2Pollution consent and fire NOC valid
    3. 3EPR annual return on CPCB portal by 30 June

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.

New part development

  1. 1Drawing and quoteOwner
  2. 2Mould order approvedOwnerNeeds approval
  3. 3Trial and sampleProduction supervisor
  4. 4Buyer drop test passedOwnerNeeds approval
  5. 5Schedule releasedOwner

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.

  • Schedules and orders

    Buyer · Part or drawing number · Density kg/m3 · Weight per piece g · Monthly schedule quantity · Delivered this month · Mould number

  • Moulding shift log

    Date and shift · Machine · Part · Shots · Good pieces · Rejects · Steam pressure bar · Beads used kg

  • Boiler log

    Date and time · Steam pressure bar · Water level checked · Fuel used kg · Blowdown done · Operator

  • Boiler safety

    Run the boiler safely and legally

    4 steps with checks

  • Density and weight control

    Parts strong enough for the drop test without wasting beads

    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
Moulded EPS packaging set (TV or appliance, per set) · set392318%
Moulded EPS corner and end-cap (small) · piece392318%
EPS fish or fruit box with lid (20 litre) · piece392318%
EPS seedling tray · piece392318%
EPS block (15-18 kg/m3) · cubic metre392118%
EPS insulation sheet (25 mm, 1x0.5 m) · sheet392118%
EPE foam sheet roll (2 mm) · kg392118%
EPE fabricated insert (die-cut) · piece392318%
EPE fruit net · 1000 pieces392318%
Mould charge (new part) · piece848018%
  • Udyam (MSME) registrationMinistry of MSME (Udyam portal)
  • GST registrationGST department (GSTN)
  • Factory licenceState factories department
  • Pollution consent (CTO)State Pollution Control Board
  • Boiler registration and certificateState Boiler Inspectorate (Boilers Act 2025)
  • EPR registration for plastic packagingCPCB (Extended Producer Responsibility portal)
  • Fire NOCState fire and emergency services
  • PF registration (EPFO)EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)If it applies
  • ESI registration (ESIC)ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation)If 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 OEM schedules, buys beads, approves moulds, collects dues, compliance.
Production supervisorSets density and cycle times, plans machines, checks weights.
Boiler attendantRuns the boiler, keeps steam pressure, logs readings.
Machine operatorRuns pre-expander and moulding machines, de-moulds, counts.
PackerPacks parts in poly bags and cartons, loads trucks.

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 a thermocol and EPE packaging maker?

Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Thermocol and EPE packaging maker". 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 a thermocol and EPE packaging maker 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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