Sol26 Canteen

Factory canteen and meal management software

Sol26 Canteen handles meal ordering and dispensing for factories with many shifts and lines. Staff order ahead in a web app, then look at a face recognition device or scan a QR code at the counter to collect. The kitchen knows quantities in advance and management gets ordered-versus-served reports per shift.

Key features

01Web app on desktop, phone and tablet, nothing to install

02Three roles: user, administrator and kitchen

03Daily menus, scheduled ahead, with reserve quantities

04Collection by Face ID or QR, recognised even with a mask on

05Duplicate lock: a second scan or wrong shift or dish is refused

06Runs on the factory's own server or on the cloud

Main functions

Order ahead by schedule, choosing dish, line and time
Orders for visitors or overtime meals when authorised by an administrator
Reserve quantities checked before an order is accepted
QR code issued automatically after a successful order
Data synced and stored at the counter to keep working during network outages
Staff import by plant, department, section and employee ID

Collection flow at the counter

Authenticate: go to the booked line, look at the Face ID device or scan the QR
Display: the counter screen shows the employee and the dish ordered
Duplicate lock: the meal is marked as served and a second scan is refused

Reports

Meals ordered, served and not collected by shift and by day
Ordered versus served comparison on the dashboard
View reports on the web or download them

Architecture and security

Recognition devices on each line synced with the user list from the server
Customer server, physical or virtual, or a cloud deployment
Layered firewalls and role-based access
UPS backup for counter devices

Equipment

Face and QR terminal at the counter: sub-second matching, up to 30,000 users
Mini PC and display at each counter
On-site server to the recommended specification

Who it is for

Multi-shift factories

Serve thousands of workers fast across shifts.

Industrial parks and buildings

Shared canteens that need clear reconciliation.

Catering providers

Know daily quantities ahead to cut waste.

Deployment process

Preparation

Agree requirements and the matching solution.

Solution and equipment

Submit the solution and the equipment and software list.

Deployment

Pilot on one counter, then install infrastructure, devices, software and integrate with factory systems.

Test and handover

Full system trial, fixes, handover and post-acceptance support.

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