diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py
index 6d9a2046..a7dd2455 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Shop Floor',
-    'version': '19.0.32.0.7',
+    'version': '19.0.32.0.8',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Shop-floor tablet stations, QR scanning, bake window enforcer, '
                'first-piece inspection gates.',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/tablet_lock.js b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/tablet_lock.js
index ccac4ffd..ea6287bb 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/tablet_lock.js
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/tablet_lock.js
@@ -157,11 +157,14 @@ export class FpTabletLock extends Component {
     // === 2026-05-24 redesign helpers =====================================
 
     _formatTime(d) {
-        // 24-hour HH:MM with leading zeros. Per project rule 20 this MUST
-        // live in JS, not the template — padStart isn't in OWL scope.
-        const hh = String(d.getHours()).padStart(2, "0");
+        // 12-hour H:MM AM/PM. Per project rule 20 this MUST live in JS,
+        // not the template — padStart isn't in OWL scope. Hour is NOT
+        // zero-padded (1:05 PM, not 01:05 PM) to match phone-clock idiom.
+        let h = d.getHours();
+        const meridiem = h >= 12 ? "PM" : "AM";
+        h = h % 12 || 12;                               // 0 → 12
         const mm = String(d.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0");
-        return hh + ":" + mm;
+        return h + ":" + mm + " " + meridiem;
     }
 
     _formatDate(d) {