Industry
Manufacturing & Industry
Manage machinery, plant and equipment with clear inspection and maintenance deadlines — for safe, fully documented operations.
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Machinery and plant as inventory
Capture machinery, plant and equipment with manufacturer, model and location — existing lists can be brought in with AI import.
Inventory & AssetsSafety-relevant inspections documented
Recurring inspections and maintenance from a pre-installed catalog, including the legal basis — with history and proof of who carried them out.
Inspections & MaintenanceYour own inspection checklists, no coding required
Build operation-specific checks as your own form by drag and drop, instead of being limited to the standard catalog.
Custom FormsWorking directly on the shop floor
Capture inspections and maintenance by smartphone right at the machine — even where there's no stable Wi-Fi.
Mobile & OfflineClear responsibility for every machine
Assign each machine to a responsible person and always see who is responsible for operation and inspection.
People & QualificationsWhy asset management matters in manufacturing and industry
Manufacturing businesses often manage a large number of machines, plant and technical equipment, sometimes spread across several sites and production lines. A lack of clarity over responsibilities and inspection dates increases the risk of safety incidents and makes documentation for regulators, insurers and customer audits harder.
Kernas deliberately does not position itself as a full ERP, MES or CMMS system for large enterprises, but as an easy-to-adopt, central platform for assets, inspections and maintenance — a complement to existing systems, not a replacement for them.
Common challenges in manufacturing operations
Many manufacturing businesses run an equipment list in a spreadsheet maintained by the maintenance team — often grown over years, with different formats per site and no consistent asset types. When a machine moves site or transfers to another department, that change doesn't always get recorded consistently.
Safety-relevant inspections then risk lapsing unnoticed, because the due date only exists in a single calendar or in one person's knowledge. During an audit or a regulatory inspection, the complete record of when a piece of equipment was last inspected — and by whom — is then missing, a risk that weighs especially heavily for safety-critical equipment like cranes or pressure vessels and can carry insurance consequences too.
What assets can be managed with Kernas
Machines, production plant, lifting equipment, pressure vessels, power tools and other technical equipment are captured through asset management with manufacturer, model, location and other business-specific fields. Existing equipment lists can be brought in with AI import instead of being re-entered by hand.
Each machine is assigned to a responsible person through people management, including the qualification required — a valid forklift license or welding certification, for example — so it's always clear who is accountable for operation and inspection.
Organizing inspections, maintenance and proof centrally
Safety-relevant inspections and recurring maintenance come from a pre-installed catalog with legal basis and are documented through inspections and maintenance management with history and proof of who carried them out — such as the recurring inspection of a crane, a pressure vessel or a portable electrical appliance. Maintenance intervals can be set individually per machine.
The form editor also lets you build operation-specific inspection checklists by drag and drop when the standard catalog isn't enough — a shift handover checklist or a manufacturer-specific maintenance list, for example.
Connecting multiple sites, responsibilities and documents
Locations can be mapped as a hierarchy across multiple production sites, so every machine is clearly assigned to one location and one cost centre. Inspections and maintenance can be captured directly at the machine, including by smartphone on the shop floor, where a desktop workstation is rarely within reach.
That keeps the asset, its location, responsibility and inspection history connected in one place, instead of spread across several isolated tools or paper lists on the shop floor — even when a machine moves from one production line to another during a reorganization.
From spreadsheets to a central platform — a typical path
Spreadsheets for plant and equipment reach their limits once several people need simultaneous access, inspection dates must be tracked, or documentation is required for an audit. A central platform provides a reliable, shared data foundation across every production site.
AI import automatically recognizes the columns of an existing Excel, CSV or PDF list and suggests the right mapping. Existing equipment data doesn't need to be re-entered by hand — instead it's turned into a digital inventory in minutes, complete with QR labeling, inspection intervals and an assigned responsible person.
Frequently asked questions from manufacturing and industry
Does Kernas replace an existing ERP or CMMS system?
No. Kernas is not a full ERP or CMMS solution for large enterprises, but an easy-to-adopt, modular platform for inventory, inspections and maintenance — a central addition, not a replacement for complex existing systems.
Can machinery and plant be assigned to multiple production sites?
Yes. Every machine is assigned to a location, and locations can be mapped as a hierarchy across multiple production sites.
How are safety-relevant inspections documented?
Recurring inspections come from a pre-installed catalog with legal basis and are documented with history and proof of who carried them out.
Can maintenance intervals for machinery be planned centrally?
Yes. Maintenance sits alongside inspections in the same catalog and can be given its own interval per machine.
Can existing equipment lists be imported?
Yes. AI import automatically recognizes columns in an existing Excel, CSV or PDF list and suggests the right mapping.
Is Kernas suitable for mid-sized manufacturing businesses?
Yes. Kernas is built for an easy start and modular growth, aimed at SMEs and mid-sized organizations, not only large enterprises.
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