Inspection records that are actually worth reading

Most quality paperwork is filed and never read, which is a fair reflection of how much of it is written. A record that only says "inspected — pass" tells the customer nothing they could act on, and gives the supplier nothing to improve against.

What we record

• The characteristic that was checked, and against which drawing revision
• The measured value, not just the verdict
• The instrument used and when it was last verified
• The sample size and how it was selected
• The person who took the measurement

Recording the measured value rather than a pass mark matters more than anything else on that list. It is the difference between knowing a batch was in tolerance and knowing it was at the edge of it — which is what tells you whether the next batch will be.

Three checkpoints, not one

Incoming material is checked before it enters production, work is checked in process at the points where a problem is still cheap to fix, and finished goods are checked before release. A single final inspection catches the same defects far later and far more expensively.

The records travel with the goods. If you want them in a particular format for your own system, tell us at the quotation stage and we will match it.