How does kitting work?
Kitting starts from the job’s parts list, usually the work order or bill of materials. Someone picks each part the job needs and puts them together in one tray, bag or box for that job. Assembly then receives everything at once instead of fetching parts as it goes. The same applies to accessory, installation and service kits packed to go out with a product.
In KitProof, orders arrive as a CSV export from your order system. Accepting the file creates a separate kit for every unit ordered, each with its own checklist. At the kitting bench, the operator scans the kit reference on the paperwork, or types the job reference, and chooses the kit in front of them.
How are parts checked into the kit?
Each kit shows everything it needs, with the quantity of each. Starting the kit holds it at that station, so nobody else can scan into it. The operator then scans each part as it goes into the kit. An accepted part is ticked as done, and for a part needed more than once, the Remaining column counts down with each scan.
How are missing or wrong parts caught?
Every scan is checked against the kit’s list before it counts. A part that does not belong in the kit is refused straight away and nothing is counted, so the operator puts it back and scans the right one. Once a line is complete, another of the same part is refused as not needed, so the kit never gets one too many.
A missing part stays on the checklist as outstanding, so it cannot be overlooked when the kit is finished.
Parts that need a serial number
Some parts must have their serial number recorded. When one of these is scanned, KitProof asks for the serial number label before the part counts, and the part is accepted only once the serial is recorded. The serial is kept with the kit’s record, so a later search by serial number finds the kit it went into.
When is a kit complete?
When nothing is outstanding, Complete kit becomes available. Completing the kit marks it Verified and saves a completion record of what was checked: the parts and serial numbers accepted, the station and the time.
The record shows what was scanned and accepted. It is not a shipping or delivery status, and it does not prove that every part is physically in the box.
What KitProof does not do
- Picking routes or stock locations. KitProof checks parts as they go into the kit; it does not direct where they are picked from.
- Stock deduction. Completing a kit does not change your stock records, and KitProof keeps no stock ledger.
- SKU bundling, where separate products are sold together as one new item.
- Delivering kits to the line or tracking where a kit goes after it is completed.
Common questions
What is kitting and how does it work?
Kitting is preparing, ahead of time, one set of all the parts a job needs. It works from the job’s parts list: each part is picked, checked into a container for that job, and the complete kit goes to assembly, or out with the product as an accessory or installation kit.
Can you give me an example of kitting?
A controller kit for one order: a controller whose serial number must be recorded, a rail mount kit, an EU guide and two spare fuses. The kitting operator scans each part into the kit. KitProof asks for the controller’s serial number, counts the two fuses down, and refuses a 48 V controller picked up by mistake.
What is kitting in production?
In production, kitting means delivering the parts for a job or batch to the workstation as one kit, so operators assemble instead of searching for parts. Checking the kit before it reaches the line stops a missing or wrong part from halting assembly part-way through.
Is kitting in manufacturing different from kitting in a warehouse?
Usually, yes. In manufacturing, a kit is the set of parts for one job, taken from its work order or bill of materials. In a warehouse management system, kitting often means bundling separate products into one sellable item with its own SKU. KitProof is for the manufacturing kind: it checks each kit against the parts its order needs.
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