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Built-in quality, not bolted-on inspection

Catch defects at the next station, not at final inspection.

Operators snap a photo. Supervisors approve. You see every defect, where it came from, and who caught it — before the next station.

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Dashboard · Brooklyn Plant
Quality Operations
3 items need attention· 2 critical pending
Defects · 30d
47
Pending
3
First Pass Yield
94.2%
Rewards
$1,840
Pareto · Defects by Category
Stations

How it works

Operators report. Supervisors approve. Money moves.

Three steps. Thirty seconds.

  1. 1

    Operator reports

    Snap a photo. Pick where it came from. Type a quick note. Done.

  2. 2

    Supervisor approves

    Pending defects queue up live. One tap to approve, or reject with a reason.

  3. 3

    Money moves

    Approved defects credit the finder. Monthly summary goes to payroll.

Features

Everything a quality team needs

Made for the floor. Not for the corner office.

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Who missed it, who caught it

Station 5 catches a defect from station 1? Stations 2, 3, and 4 are flagged for missing it.

This month
$385
+$45 today

Pay for catches

Reward operators when they catch issues. Wallet, monthly summary, abuse guardrails — all built in.

Charts you'll actually read

Pareto, trend, station drill-in. Filter by date, station, category. Export to Excel or PDF.

Works with gloves on

Big tap targets. Camera built into the form. Works on a $200 Android.

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Why teams switch from spreadsheets and legacy MES

Built specifically for floor-level defect reporting. Not a watered-down ERP module.

CapabilityNextStation QCPaper checklistsSpreadsheetsLegacy MES
30-second defect reporting from the floor
Photo evidence required on every defect
Blame-chain across every workstation
Live Pareto + trend dashboards
Operator incentive engine + wallet
ISO 9001 / IATF / FDA audit log
Set up in under an hour
Costs less than $30 / user / month

Pricing

Simple pricing

Per active user, per month. Cancel anytime.

Starter

Single plant, single line
$19/ user / month
  • Up to 25 active users
  • Single plant, single line
  • Defect reporting + approval
  • Pareto + Trend dashboards
  • Email support
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Growth

$29/ user / month
  • Up to 250 active users
  • Multi-plant, multi-line
  • All dashboards (Pareto, fishbone, SPC)
  • Slack / Teams notifications
  • Scheduled reports + SSO
  • In-app chat support
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Enterprise

For multi-site manufacturers
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  • Unlimited users
  • White-label + custom data residency
  • FDA 21 CFR Part 11 e-signatures
  • SOC 2 evidence room
  • Dedicated CSM and SLA
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14-day Growth trial. No credit card required to start.

Frequently asked

Plain answers, no jargon.

Whether you’re new to built-in quality or you’ve been certifying ISO 9001 for twenty years, the FAQ covers every question prospects and customers actually ask.

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What is built-in quality?

A manufacturing philosophy where every workstation catches defects from the previous one — instead of one final inspection at the end of the line.

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What is jidoka?

One of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System: automation with a human touch, where operators are empowered to stop the line the moment a defect is detected.

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What is the blame chain?

The sequence from the station that caused the defect, through every station that should have caught it, to the station that finally did. NextStation QC computes it automatically.

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Should you pay operators to find defects?

It can work very well with the right guardrails — supervisor approval, daily and weekly caps, and a $0 net floor that protects actual wages. The incentive engine is optional per company.

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What is FDA 21 CFR Part 11?

The FDA's regulation on electronic records and e-signatures for food, pharma, and medical-device manufacturers. NextStation QC offers Part 11 features at the Enterprise tier.

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How long does a rollout take?

A single-line pilot goes live in 2 to 4 weeks. A full multi-plant rollout takes 3 to 6 months — mostly to manage change, not to install software.

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157 questions across 15 categories — built-in quality, SPC, CAPA, ISO, FDA, mobile, pricing, and more. See the full FAQ →

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