Paper2Pixel
An early SOP digitization project inspired by my uncle
An early full-stack project inspired by an idea from my uncle, exploring how paper-based operating procedures can become searchable, versioned digital records connected to industrial equipment.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Paper2Pixel started as a small early project inspired by an idea from my uncle. It explores a digital home for standard operating procedures: an equipment hierarchy, searchable procedure records, steps and checklists, document revisions, review and approval workflows, and audit history. Procedures can be associated with machines so users can find guidance in the context of the equipment they are using.
THE PROBLEM
Paper procedures are difficult to search, update, and connect to the correct machine. A digital workflow needs to preserve the relationship between an instruction, its revision, its approval state, and the equipment it describes. Paper2Pixel explores that relationship in a full-stack prototype.
TECHNICAL APPROACH
A Next.js frontend connects to modular NestJS services backed by Prisma and PostgreSQL. The data model links organizations, plants, buildings, floors, rooms, machines, and SOPs. Service code implements procedure search, revision history, review submission, approval, favorites, training acknowledgments, and audit events. An optional server-side OpenAI integration summarizes procedure content and answers contextual questions, with rule-based fallback responses.
PROJECT OUTCOME
Built an early prototype of structured SOP management and equipment-linked document workflows. The machine-access screen supports typed QR tokens and simulated scans; live camera scanning is not implemented. The project provided experience modeling document lifecycle and approval flows, without claiming certified regulatory compliance or production adoption.