Example blueprint (not a client case study)
Example blueprint · Quarries, aggregates & stone
Example blueprint: measuring what the cutting line actually produced
Camera-based piece counting, dimension measurement and tonnage estimation for stone guillotines and cutting lines: the production number no scale ticketing system produces.
Example blueprint. This page shows how we would approach production tracking on a cutting line. It does not describe a specific client. Accuracy targets would be agreed and calibrated during commissioning.
- Per piece
- Counted, sized and weight-estimated automatically
- Per shift
- Waste percentage, cycle time and output per operator
- Edge
- Runs on-site, so poor pit connectivity is irrelevant
The situation
The typical problem
Quarries with guillotines and saws know what left the yard because the scale tells them. What they do not know is what the cutting line produced, how much became waste, how long each cycle took, or which operator and machine produced which output.
In practice production is logged as pieces on a clipboard, tonnage is estimated from block dimensions once in a while, or nothing is recorded at all. Cost per ton, margin per product and operator performance are therefore guesses.
No mainstream aggregate software covers this, so the gap simply persists.
Approach
How we would build it, in order
- 1
Line assessment and metric selection
Machines, layout, lighting and existing logs are assessed, and we agree the handful of metrics that will actually change decisions: tonnage, waste, cycle time, output per operator.
- 2
Camera kit and on-site compute
Industrial cameras, mounting and enclosures are specified and installed, with an edge device doing the processing locally so the system works without reliable connectivity.
- 3
Detection, measurement and estimation
Each produced piece is detected and measured, classified by size or grade, and converted to estimated weight using material density; waste is derived from input block volume versus output.
- 4
Calibration against the scale
Estimates are compared with real weighings until they fall inside an agreed tolerance, and recalibration is repeated when materials or setups change.
- 5
Reporting and maintenance signals
Shift reports, operator productivity and cost-per-ton views are generated automatically, and cycle-time drift raises maintenance alerts before a blade or hydraulic problem stops the line.
Outcome
Expected outcomes
- Production recorded automatically per machine, operator and shift with no clipboards
- Waste percentage and cycle time visible for the first time, per material
- Cost per ton and margin per product built on measured output rather than estimates
- Maintenance alerts driven by measurable slowdown instead of breakdown
- Cut output linked into inventory so finished stock reflects reality
Modules used
The systems behind this
Document & Ticket Automation
AI document automation that reads fiscal notes, scale tickets, invoices and statements from email, PDF or a phone photo, validates them, and pushes structured data into your sheets and accounting system.
From $3,000 setup + $250 / monthProduction & Inventory Intelligence
Production tracking, counting and runtime measurement, daily production reports and inventory logic for yards, quarries, cutting lines and plants, built around cameras, sensors and on-site processing.
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