diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/__manifest__.py
index 31f0d6c6..ee749e06 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/__manifest__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Reports',
-    'version': '19.0.10.15.0',
+    'version': '19.0.10.16.0',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'PDF reports for Fusion Plating: quote, SO, WO, packing, BoL, CoC, invoice, receipt, quality + compliance.',
     'depends': [
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_fp_wo_sticker.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_fp_wo_sticker.xml
index 7d4e0535..ec497d9f 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_fp_wo_sticker.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_fp_wo_sticker.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@
                                  else (_mo and _mo.product_qty) or 0"/>
         <t t-set="_po_number" t-value="_po_number or (_so and _so.x_fc_po_number) or '-'"/>
         <t t-set="_partner_name" t-value="_partner_name or (_so and _so.partner_id.name) or '-'"/>
+        <!-- Customer short-code for shop-floor "secrecy cover" — operators
+             see "ABC-MANU" instead of "ABC Manufacturing Inc", so visiting
+             customers / unauthorised passers-by can't immediately tell whose
+             parts are on which rack. Rule: first 3 chars of word[0] + "-"
+             + first 4 chars of word[1], all uppercase. Single-word names:
+             just the first 3 chars. Strips non-alphanumeric per word so
+             punctuation in "St. John's Mfg." doesn't poison the slice. -->
+        <t t-set="_partner_words"
+           t-value="[''.join(c for c in w if c.isalnum())
+                    for w in (_partner_name or '').split()
+                    if ''.join(c for c in w if c.isalnum())]"/>
+        <t t-set="_partner_display" t-value="
+            (_partner_words[0][:3].upper() + '-' + _partner_words[1][:4].upper())
+            if len(_partner_words) &gt;= 2
+            else (_partner_words[0][:3].upper() if _partner_words else (_partner_name or '-'))
+        "/>
         <!-- _mo_ref controls the muted "(WH/MO/00033)" suffix next to PO.
              Outer can pass '' to hide it (e.g. fp.job already shows its
              own name in the header). Defaults to _mo.name. -->
@@ -309,7 +325,7 @@
                         <tr>
                             <td class="fp-sticker-label">Customer:</td>
                             <td class="fp-sticker-value">
-                                <span t-esc="_partner_name"/>
+                                <span t-esc="_partner_display"/>
                             </td>
                         </tr>
                         <tr>