Cosmetics Sector

MES for cosmetics and personal care

The brand is everything. An out-of-spec batch, a complaint or a contamination puts it at risk.

QPlant protects the brand and the product: digital process guide with critical parameters, complete traceability of formula and batch, expiry control and evidence available for any complaint or audit. For plants that manufacture with their own formulas or for third parties.

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COSMETICS INDUSTRY

The Cosmetics and Personal Care Industry

In cosmetics, product quality is brand reputation. An incorrect viscosity, an out-of-range pH or a microbiological contamination affects not only the batch, but the customer’s trust. Controls exist, but they are usually on paper and disconnected from the formula being manufactured.

QPlant connects the formula with the process, the process with the controls and the controls with the evidence, integrating with your ERP and control systems to manufacture with your own formulas or for third parties without losing control.

Key challenges of the Cosmetics Industry

In cosmetics, product quality is not just functional — it is reputation. A batch with incorrect viscosity, an out-of-range pH or a microbiological contamination can affect the customer’s trust in the brand. Controls exist, but they are often on paper, disconnected from the formula and with no link to the specific batch. QPlant connects the formula with the process, the process with the controls and the controls with the evidence that makes it possible to respond to any complaint with data.

Critical formula parameters

Critical formula parameters

  • Process guide with temperature, pH, viscosity and agitation time
  • CIP cleanings linked to formula and order
  • Process executed to specification
  • Automatic process documentation
  • Reproducibility between batches
Expiry and PAO

Expiry and PAO

  • Strict FEFO in the warehouse
  • Expiry control by batch
  • Alerts before critical materials expire
  • Use of material in the correct order
  • Elimination of the risk of expired material
Recipe versioning

Recipe versioning

  • Recipe versioning linked to orders
  • The guide always reflects the correct version
  • No risk of manufacturing with an old version
  • Formula changes managed in a controlled way
  • Launches with no confusion between versions
Traceability from formula to batch

Traceability from formula to batch

  • Traceability of formula, raw materials, bulk and packaging
  • Dispatch included in the chain
  • Process records linked to the batch
  • Complaint investigation based on real data
  • Complete evidence by batch
Short runs and contract manufacturing

Short runs and contract manufacturing

  • Analytics of OEE, waste and defects by line, family or customer
  • Visibility to manage variability
  • Same level of control in short runs
  • Contract manufacturing under control
  • Standard and special production in the same system
BENEFITS

What your plant gains

Every challenge solved with QPlant translates into a concrete, measurable improvement in your operation.

Reto: Critical formula parameters · Solución: Guide with pH, viscosity, temperature and CIP

The process is executed to specification and documented. Reproducibility between batches improves.

Reto: Expiry and PAO with manual management · Solución: Strict FEFO and automatic alerts by batch

Material is used in the correct order. The risk of using expired material is eliminated.

Reto: Confusing formula versions · Solución: Recipe versioning linked to the order

There is no risk of manufacturing with an old version of the formula. Changes are managed in a controlled way.

Reto: Complaints that are hard to investigate · Solución: Traceability of formula, bulk and packaging

In the event of a complaint, the investigation starts from real data, not assumptions.

Reto: Short runs and contract manufacturing · Solución: Analytics of OEE, waste and defects

You can manufacture for different customers or in short runs with the same level of control as in standard production.

QPLANT SUITE

Priority modules for Cosmetics

The QPlant modules that add the most value in this sector. They are implemented together or in phases.

PRODUCTION

QPlant Production

Captures actual execution, calculates OEE and records production, rejects, waste and stoppages.

QUALITY

QPlant Quality

Controls, inspections, SPC and non-conformities integrated into the process, with evidence for auditing

TRACEABILITY

QPlant Traceability

Batch-to-batch traceability backwards and forwards, ready for audit and recall

WAREHOUSE

QPlant Warehouse

Locations, quality statuses, FEFO/FIFO, picking and stock in real time

ANALYTIC

QPlant Analytics

Dashboards for OEE, quality, waste and performance, with loss analysis and AI.

PLANNER

QPlant Planner

Finite-capacity planning with scenario simulation and changeover optimization.

MAINTENANCE

QPlant Maintenance

CMMS connected to production: work orders, preventive, predictive and KPIs.

TIME ATTENDANCE

QPlant Time Attendance

Presence, shifts, access control and time allocation, connected to shop floor operations.

Solutions

Solutions and products for the Cosmetics Industry

TAI offers a suite of integrated products under the MOM/MES QPlant platform, designed to address the challenges of the cosmetics industry.

Cosmetics Industry References

Companies in the cosmetics sector that have trusted our solutions.

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Lo que dicen nuestros clientes

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