Work Instruction Software for Electronics and PCB Assembly

Electronics and PCB assembly teams run hundreds of build, inspection, and test procedures in mismatched formats. Import existing PDFs or film the line on a phone, AI turns each one into a structured work instruction, annotate the exact component and orientation, and keep one versioned format across every plant.

Gregor Obreza Reviewed by Gregor Obreza , Co-founder and CEO
10min

from floor recording to published work instruction

50+

languages for a multilingual line

1

consistent format across every plant

The Challenges

Hundreds of old procedures in mismatched formats

Years of assembly, inspection, and test procedures sit in Word files, PDFs, and drives, each laid out differently. Nobody has time to retype them, so people work from whatever copy they saved.

Detailed assembly steps are easy to get wrong

Component placement, polarity, and orientation are easy to miss, and a paragraph of text doesn't make the right part obvious. New staff guess or copy a neighbor, and mistakes show up later.

The build know-how lives in a few heads

Your best assembler or test technician just knows the sequence, and none of it is written down. When they change shift or leave, the method walks out with them and never gets written up.

How SOPX Solves This

1

Bring the whole legacy library into one format

Upload an existing PDF and AI rebuilds it as a structured digital work instruction with steps, descriptions, and images. Work through the pile and every procedure lands in the same clean format, no retyping.

2

Film a new build and AI writes the steps

Record an assembler running a new build or changeover on a phone. AI splits it into steps, each with a clip, an AI-written title, and description, so a new procedure is a recording you review, not a document.

3

Point at the exact component, control who publishes

Add arrows, boxes, circles, and callouts on any frame so operators see the exact component, polarity, and orientation. Roles keep publishing with admins, and search finds any procedure across sites.

Compliance and risk

Built for quality documentation control

SOPX gives electronics manufacturers the document-control infrastructure that ISO 9001 quality systems expect, without the overhead of an enterprise platform.

Document IDs for ISO 9001

Assign controlled Document IDs to each work instruction so procedures are traceable in your quality system. Available on the Pro plan.

Full version history

Every work instruction keeps a complete change history with labels and timestamps. Previous revisions stay on record while everyone sees the current one.

Approval flow with optional four-eyes

Route a procedure for review and sign-off before it goes live, with an optional second approver, so no unchecked version reaches the line.

Proof of execution with Run mode

Run a procedure as a checklist with forms and a signature, so you have a record that an inspection or test step was actually done.

How SOPX compares

Teams evaluating SOPX for electronics & pcb teams usually weigh it against Scribe and Tango . The side-by-side breakdowns show where each tool fits and where SOPX pulls ahead.

Relevant Use Cases

Built for These Roles

Frequently Asked Questions

We have hundreds of procedures in PDFs. Do we retype them?
No. Upload an existing PDF procedure and AI rebuilds it as a structured digital work instruction with steps, descriptions, and images. Work through the library and every assembly, inspection, and test procedure ends up in the same clean format, without anyone retyping. You can then add video or annotations to any step that needs it.
How do I turn a new build video into a work instruction?
Film an experienced assembler running the build, changeover, or test on a phone, then upload it. AI splits the recording into steps, each with a trimmed clip, a title, and a description. You review and adjust any step, then publish, usually in under 10 minutes. No typing and no retyping an old sheet.
Can I show the exact component and orientation?
Yes. Add arrows, boxes, circles, and callouts on any frame or thumbnail so operators see the exact component, polarity, and orientation. A picture with a callout makes the right part obvious in a way a paragraph of text never does, which is where detailed assembly steps usually go wrong.
Can we control who publishes a procedure?
Yes. Roles let you keep publishing with admins, so a draft can be built by anyone but only goes live once someone with the right role reviews and approves it. That keeps one trusted version in front of the line instead of several unofficial copies.
How do we keep one template across sites?
Every procedure is built in the same structure, so PDF imports and new recordings land in one consistent format across plants. Versioning keeps older revisions on record while everyone sees the current one, and org-wide search finds any assembly, inspection, or test work instruction no matter which site created it.
Can operators who don't read English follow the work instruction?
Yes. AI translates a whole procedure into 50+ languages in seconds, so every person on a multilingual line follows the same method in their own language. You build and publish once, and each person opens the version they can read.

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Import one legacy procedure this week and see the work instruction AI rebuilds