The gauge is due
for calibration — before
it measures out of cal.

A quality system only works if people act on time. Fast Quality Software fires email, SMS and WhatsApp alerts from real quality events — a gauge approaching its calibration date, a lot pending inspection, an NCR or 8D opened, an APQP gate slipping — so the metrology owner recalls the gauge, the inspector clears the queue, and corrective actions close before the audit finds them open.

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alert families — calibration-due to APQP gate
3
channels — email, SMS and WhatsApp
Event-driven
fired by the record, not by memory
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Record
Alert
Recipient
Channel
Status
Vernier VG-14Calibration due in 3 days
Calibration
Metrology
WhatsApp
Sent
GRN-2207Incoming lot pending
Inspection
Inspector
WhatsApp
Sent
NCR-118Line rejection raised
NCR-open
Quality eng.
Email + SMS
Sent
8D-042D5 overdue
8D overdue
Quality mgr
Email
Overdue
APQP · PN-5521Gate 3 overdue
Overdue gate
APQP eng.
WhatsApp
Sending
Gauge recalled in time VG-14 · metrology notified by WhatsApp
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Kakade Laser
Shree Engineering
Nikhtish Engineering
Micro India
Solidus Hi-Tech
Mubea Automation
Supertex Industries
Mutha Ventures
Three channels, one rulebook

WhatsApp is where the floor lives.
Email & SMS carry detail and reach.

All three channels fire from the same quality events, so you choose the medium per alert — a WhatsApp thread to the inspector on the line, a one-line SMS when an 8D goes overdue, a full email with the NCR detail for the record. One event, your choice of channels.

Where the shop floor is
WhatsApp alerts
The conversational channel inspectors and engineers already check all day: calibration-due recalls, inspection-pending nudges, NCR-open notifications and overdue-gate reminders land in the thread they act from — gauge, part, lot or program and what's needed, in a message they don't have to log in to read.
Calibration recalls Inspection-pending nudges NCR & 8D alerts Read on the line
Detail, record & reach
Email & SMS alerts
Email carries the full picture — gauge, part, lot, defect, clause, due date — and doubles as an audit paper trail for the IATF surveillance auditor. SMS gets read anywhere on the shop floor or the field, with or without data — the channel of choice for a critical NCR or an overdue 8D that can't wait.
Full record context Audit paper trail Reads anywhere Critical NCRs & 8Ds
How it works

Quality events fire alerts.
Alerts drive the response.

No one has to remember to notify anyone. The record's own lifecycle — a calibration due date, a pending inspection, an NCR raised, an 8D or APQP gate slipping — is the trigger.

Quality Event Happens
A gauge nears its calibration date, a lot waits for inspection, an NCR is raised, or an 8D or APQP gate slips
Alert Rule Matches
The event maps to a recipient and a channel — inspector, metrology owner, quality engineer, quality manager or APQP engineer, by email, SMS, WhatsApp or a combination
Message Delivered
The alert goes out with the gauge, part, lot or program and the expected action — enough to act on without logging in first
Action Lands on the Record
The gauge is recalled, the lot is inspected, the NCR is worked, the 8D advances — and the dashboards and MIS reflect it immediately
The alert families

Six alerts that keep every gauge,
lot and corrective action on time

Every alert is tied to a real record in the quality system — the gauge register, an inspection, an NCR or an 8D — so the notification, the action and the audit trail always agree.

Calibration due Metrology
Calibration-due reminders
The gauge register's next-due date drives the reminder — a gauge approaching or past due is put in front of the metrology owner before it measures a control-plan characteristic out of calibration.
Driven by the next-due date
Gauge and due date named
Past-due escalates automatically
Clause 7.1.5 traceability kept
Lot pending Inspector
Inspection-pending alerts
When a lot is waiting to be checked — incoming against a GRN, in-process or pre-dispatch — the inspector is nudged, so nothing sits in the pending queue and holds up dispatch.
Fires when a lot is pending
Inspector and lot named
Incoming, in-process or pre-dispatch
Clears the pending queue
NCR raised Quality eng.
NCR-open notifications
The moment a material or line rejection raises an NCR, the quality engineer and the supplier owner know — the part, the defect code and the disposition in the message, so the non-conformance is worked, not parked.
Fires on NCR raised, instantly
Quality engineer and supplier named
Part, defect code and disposition stated
Email, SMS or both
8D open Quality mgr
8D-open & overdue alerts
An 8D in progress is nudged as its disciplines fall due, and escalated when a step goes overdue — so containment, root cause and permanent action land on time, not after the customer chases them.
Driven by the 8D due dates
Owner and quality manager named
Overdue disciplines escalate
Corrective action closes on time
Gate slipping APQP eng.
Overdue APQP-gate alerts
Each APQP phase gate has an owner and a target date. When a gate approaches or passes its date, the APQP program engineer is alerted — so the timing chart stays green, not red at the customer review.
Driven by the gate target date
Program, gate and owner named
Fires before the gate slips
Timing chart stays on track
PPAP status Owner
PPAP submission & approval alerts
As a PPAP package moves — element rejected, package ready to submit, PSW approved or the customer returns a rejection — the part owner and quality manager get the update, so a submission never stalls unseen.
Fired by the PPAP status
Rejected element flagged to the owner
PSW approval confirmed
Customer rejection escalated
01 — Calibration-Due Recalls

The recall lands before
the certificate lapses

A gauge that drifts out of calibration quietly makes every measurement it takes suspect. The gauge register holds each instrument's next-due date, and the calibration-due reminder fires as that date approaches — with the gauge, its location and the due date — so the metrology owner sends it for calibration in time. If the date passes, the past-due alert escalates, keeping every measurement traceable for clause 7.1.5.

Fires from the gauge's next-due date, before it lapses
Gauge, location and due date named
Past-due gauges escalate automatically
Recall recorded in the calibration register
Calibration Recall — WhatsApp
To: S. Patil · Metrology owner
Calibration due: Vernier VG-14
Gauge: Digital vernier, 0–150mm
Location: CNC cell, Line 3
Next due: in 3 days
Action: Send for calibration
SMS: VG-14 calibration due in 3 days. Recall from Line 3.
Illustrative alert content · fired from the next-due date
02 — Reminders & the Alert Ladder

Remind before it's due.
Escalate only when it slips

Good alerting has a ladder. The inspection-pending nudge gives the inspector a chance to clear the lot before it holds up dispatch. If an NCR is raised, the quality engineer knows the moment it's booked. And an 8D or APQP gate that slips escalates to the quality manager. Each rung is tied to a real quality record — so people act on exceptions, not on a printed pending list.

Inspection nudges fire from the pending queue
NCR alerts fire on the rejection, by disposition
Record and action named — accountability, not noise
Live dashboards and MIS stay the source of truth
The alert ladder — one part's timeline
Lot pending
Waiting for inspection
Inspector nudged
WhatsApp
Lot rejected
NCR raised
Quality eng. alerted
Email + SMS
8D opened
Major NCR escalated
Owner notified
D3 due date set
Step overdue
D5 past due
Manager escalated
Email
Calibration / gate due
Date approaching
Owner alerted
Recall / act in time
03 — NCR, 8D & APQP-Gate Alerts

The corrective action never
closes on a missed date

Most teams find out an 8D is overdue at the customer review, and that an APQP gate slipped when the timing chart turns red. Fast Quality alerts on every NCR raised, on 8D disciplines as they fall due and overdue, and on APQP gates approaching their target — so the quality engineer works the non-conformance, the 8D owner closes on time, and the program stays on track. The alerts feed the same NCR and 8D/CAPA flow your dashboards already run.

NCR-open alerts the moment a rejection is booked
8D disciplines nudged before due, escalated when overdue
Overdue APQP-gate reminders keep the timing chart green
Every alert can also go out on WhatsApp
NCR, 8D & Gate Alerts
4 due
NCR-118Line rejection · disposition RJ
NCR open
8D-042 · D5Permanent action past due
Overdue
APQP PN-5521 · Gate 3Process validation overdue
Escalate
Vernier VG-14Calibration due this week
Recall
Full capability set

Everything email, SMS & WhatsApp alerts cover

Calibration-Due Reminders

The gauge register's next-due date drives recalls to the metrology owner before the certificate lapses — measurements stay traceable for clause 7.1.5.

Inspection-Pending Alerts

A lot waiting to be checked nudges the inspector — incoming, in-process or pre-dispatch — so nothing sits in the pending queue and holds up dispatch.

NCR-Open Notifications

The quality engineer and supplier owner are told the moment a material or line rejection raises an NCR — part, defect code and disposition included.

8D-Open & Overdue Alerts

8D disciplines are nudged before due and escalated when overdue, so containment, root cause and permanent action close on time.

Overdue APQP-Gate Alerts

Each APQP phase gate has an owner and a target date; a slipping gate alerts the program engineer so the timing chart stays on track.

Multi-Channel by Design

The same events drive email, SMS and WhatsApp together, and feed Dhruv AI analytics — one quality record behind every channel.

"We used to find out a gauge was out of cal at the audit, and that an 8D was overdue when the customer called. Now the metrology owner gets the calibration recall on WhatsApp before the date, and the 8D escalates to me the moment a step slips — the quality system moves without anyone chasing a report."
QM
Quality Manager
Auto-components manufacturer — Maharashtra
On the line
calibration, inspection and NCR alerts reach owners on WhatsApp, where the shop floor already is — no login needed to act
Never overdue
8D and APQP-gate alerts keep corrective actions and programs ahead of the date, not behind it

See the alert ladder run
on a real NCR

30-minute demo: raise an NCR, watch the quality engineer get alerted, escalate an 8D, watch the calibration and APQP-gate reminders fire. Your quality records, not slides.

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