OnRamp Automated Coating Line Scheduling
Every morning, WebRun opens OnRamp, reads the open coating work orders due this week, groups them by color and cure schedule to reduce color changes and oven changeovers, drafts a proposed run order as tentative Google Calendar blocks, and posts your team a Slack plan of what to hang first for the scheduler to review and confirm.
How do I plan the day's oven and line runs around what is due?
WebRun opens OnRamp every morning and reads the coating work orders due this week with their colors and cure schedules. It groups them to cut color changes and oven changeovers, drafts a tentative run order on your Google Calendar, and posts your team a Slack plan of what to hang first, left for the scheduler to review and confirm.
- A proposed run order is ready before the first shift starts
- Jobs group by color and cure to cut changeovers
- The scheduler confirms a plan instead of building it from scratch
Built for powder coating shops · contract coaters · shop schedulers · finishing production managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.onramp-solutions.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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OnRamp - read work orders due and their specs
onramp-solutions.com
WebRun opens OnRamp to read work orders due and their cure specs. - Open OnRamp and read the open coating work orders due this week with their promised dates
- Capture each job's color, cure schedule, part size, quantity, and rack or line requirement
- Group jobs by color and cure temperature so runs with the same setup can batch together
Done when Every due work order is captured with its color, cure schedule, and quantity, grouped by setup.
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Google Calendar - draft the proposed run blocks
calendar.google.com
WebRun drafts tentative run blocks on Google Calendar. - Open the line schedule calendar in Google Calendar
- Draft tentative time blocks for each run, ordered to group same-color and same-cure jobs and hit promised dates
- Mark every block as tentative and leave it for the scheduler to confirm, move, or remove
Done when A tentative, unconfirmed run order for the day sits on the Google Calendar for review.
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Slack - post the run plan to confirm
slack.com
WebRun posts the proposed oven and line run plan to Slack. - Post the proposed run order for the day, grouped by color and cure, with promised dates noted
- Call out the sequence that minimizes color changes and the first jobs to hang
- Ask the scheduler to confirm or adjust, and note it is a proposal, not a committed schedule
Done when Your team has today's proposed run plan in Slack for the scheduler to confirm.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does WebRun commit the schedule on its own?
No. WebRun drafts the run order as tentative blocks on your Google Calendar and posts it to Slack as a proposal. The scheduler confirms, moves, or removes each block. Nothing becomes a committed schedule and no operator is dispatched without a person approving it.
How does it decide the run order?
It groups the due work orders by powder color and cure schedule so runs with the same setup batch together, which cuts color changes and oven changeovers, while still respecting promised dates. You keep the final say and can reorder any run before confirming.
Can it account for a line or oven being down?
Yes. Note the constraint and WebRun plans around it, keeping affected runs off that line and flagging any promised date at risk in the Slack plan so the scheduler can decide how to resequence.
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