Surface Intelligence Engine
Target Audience: VP of Manufacturing, Production Leads, Quality Control Director
Core Value: Automated Surface Logic & Defect Prevention
The Problem: The "Finish Specification Gap"
Surfaces are hard: a single component may have multiple finish rules (edge banding, stain, veneer) that must be manually specified. This reliance on human data entry leads to frequent "Unfinished" edge errors, waste, and assembly rejects.
The Solution: Boolean Surface Logic Automation
I architected the Surface Intelligence Engine to automate finish schedules based on part context. The system uses boolean logic trees to automatically assign the correct edge banding and stain/paint codes to every component in the Bill of Materials.
The Commercial ROI
P&L Hook: Eliminated "Wrong Edge" errors, which previously accounted for ~15% of assembly rejects, by removing manual data entry from the banding process.
Primary Metric: Reduced waste of high-value finish materials (lacquers/veneers) by ensuring they are only applied to visible surfaces defined by the logic engine.
Value Proposition: Allowed skill deskilling at the Edge Banding station, as the necessary "thinking" (which edge gets tape?) was handled by the software, not the operator.
Technical Architecture
Logic: Implemented the Context-Aware Logic Maps decision tree, evaluating part adjacency (e.g., is this side touching a wall?) to determine material application automatically.
Integrity: Engineered the Parts Finishing Logic to distinguish between "Structural Parts" (Plywood/Melamine) and "Visual Parts" (Hardwood/Veneer), routing them to different production queues.
Enforcement: Integrated visual indicators on the Production Pulse dashboard to flag "Special Finish" items (e.g., Glazed or Distressed), preventing operators from treating them as standard output.