Overview

Starting off this project, the goal was to move slow and learn along the way. That said, the first release of our Quality Management update focused on aligning the existing interface with our design system. While the core functionality remained unchanged, we ensured a cohesive visual experience by refining typography, spacing, and layout for improved readability and consistency.

Key Updates:

• 🔹 Typography & Styling: Updated fonts, spacing, and colors to match the latest design system.

• 🔹 Refined Layout: Adjusted card spacing, grid alignment, and data hierarchy for better clarity.

• 🔹 Subtle Enhancements: Minor visual tweaks to improve the user experience without disrupting familiar workflows.

Before & After Comparison

While the structural components stayed the same, the new update modernizes the look and feel, ensuring a more polished, professional, and accessible interface.

This is just the beginning—future updates would add much more functionality on top so it became a matter of simply rebuilding the page using our all new design system.

Technician Install

We needed to learn what we would need to build first so we started with the Technician Install. Designed solely on mobile, the design provides step-by-step guidance for draft technicians installing hardware. The install flow ensures accuracy by walking technicians through each critical step while requiring them to input key details about the draft system setup.

Key Features & Enhancements:

• 🔹 Structured Installation Flow: Technicians follow a clear, sequential process, reducing errors and improving efficiency.

• 🔹 Interactive Data Entry: Users input system details, such as line sizes and materials, ensuring proper configuration.

• 🔹 Visual Guidance: Diagrams and instructional text help clarify complex steps, making the process intuitive.

• 🔹 Cross-Team Collaboration: Extensive communication across teams ensured accurate and actionable instructions, aligning installation needs with system requirements.

This release is a major step toward streamlining installations, improving data accuracy, and enhancing technician experience in the field.

System Settings

After learning what was needed, we were able to start expanding the Quality Management page itself.

Release 3 focused on housing technician inputs within our platform while enhancing existing features in Quality Management.

Key Updates:

✅ Draft System Configuration Panel – We introduced an accordion-style interface that provides high-level details upfront, with expandable sections for in-depth system configurations. This ensures that essential data, such as line setup details entered during installation, is always accessible and easy to navigate.

✅ Bulk Editing Capabilities – To improve efficiency, we implemented bulk changes for draft system configurations, allowing users to adjust multiple lines at once.

✅ Enhanced Cleaning Logs & Cleaning Management – Since we were already in Quality Management, we took the opportunity to refine Cleaning Logs and Cleaning Management, improving layout clarity and usability.

This update streamlines system management while maintaining data integrity and accessibility for technicians and operators alike.

Takeaway

One of the biggest takeaways from this project was realizing just how complex draft beer systems truly are. The level of physics involved—from pressure dynamics to line restrictions—meant that every small piece of hardware played a role in system performance.

This insight reinforced the importance of accurate data collection. If we ever want to reach a point of self-sufficiency, where we can remotely diagnose issues instead of flying someone onsite, we need complete visibility into every aspect of the system. That meant accounting for every fitting, valve, and line specification so that troubleshooting could be done intelligently and proactively.

Release 3 wasn’t just about creating a home for technician inputs—it was about laying the groundwork for a future where draft system management is predictive, not reactive.