Approved procedures only
Welding procedures (WPS) move from draft to approved to withdrawn. A change creates a new revision; an approved procedure is never edited in place.
BOM Studio · Quality
Real-Time Quality Control: Every Inspection Recorded as It Happens
Quality is not a certificate at the end of the project. In BOM Studio, inspections are built into the production route of every member. A member that is finished is not passed until a QC inspector records the result, a failed inspection stays on the record, and nothing leaves the factory with an open non-conformance.
Tay Ninh, Vietnam
Engineering · Fabrication · Shipping
Destination: Guyana
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Quality control in BOM Studio
Inspection steps placed in the production route
For each project, QA/QC sets the inspection steps between production stages: incoming material, fit-up, visual weld inspection, UT / MT, surface preparation, coating thickness and release for shipping.
- Mandatory, optional or sampling %
- Hold, witness or review points
- Standard, measurements and required photographs
Every member awaiting inspection, live
Finished members appear in the QC inspection queue with their stage, the time they were reported and who reported them. Only a user with the QC inspector permission can record PASS or FAIL.
- Scan a member to inspect it
- Filter by stage
- View-only for everyone else
Non-conformances tracked to closure
Every non-conformance is logged with the member, stage, severity, disposition and description, and stays on record after it is closed.
- Minor or major severity
- Repair or rework disposition
- Closed only by QC
Quality status on every member
The member's record shows its inspections with the rest of its history: production, welding, packing and position in the building.
- Inspection status visible to your team
- Linked to drawings and the 3D model
The Rules
Finished is not the same as passed
When a step with an inspection is finished, the member moves to "Awaiting QC". Only a QC inspector can record PASS or FAIL, and the next stage cannot start beyond the quantity QC has accepted. A failed inspection is recorded with the defect and the action taken, and the re-inspection after repair is recorded as a new inspection (#2, #3), so the history is complete.
The people who report production cannot approve QC, and the people who update erection cannot accept their own work. This separation is built into the permissions, not left to good intentions.
Rules built into the system
- Hold points stop the next stage until QC accepts the work
- Each inspection uses a named standard and recorded measurements
- Failed inspections are kept as evidence, never deleted
- A waived inspection needs a reason and an approver
- Members with an open NCR cannot be packed
Performed directly by World Steel
From the shop floor to a released member
Every step is recorded with who, when and what.
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Scan and confirm
The team scans the member and confirms the finished step.
Related documents: Production record
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Awaiting QC
The member waits in the QC inspector's queue.
Related documents: Inspection queue
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Inspect
The inspector checks to the standard in the route, with measurements and photographs where required.
Related documents: Inspection record
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PASS or FAIL
PASS releases the member to the next stage. FAIL records the defect and the action: rework, repair, accept with approval or reject.
Related documents: Result with defect type
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NCR and re-inspection
A non-conformance moves from Open to In progress, Awaiting re-inspection and Closed, and only QC can close it. The repaired member is inspected again and the new result is added to its history.
Related documents: NCR record, inspection #2, #3
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Release
Only members released by QC, painted and free of open NCRs can be packed for shipping.
Related documents: Release for packing
Welding
Welding under control
Welding is where traceability matters most. BOM Studio checks it at every scan.
Qualified welders only
A welder can only report welding under a procedure they are authorised for. The server rejects a welder whose certificate has expired, whose continuity lapsed for more than six months, or who is outside the qualified range.
Every weld traced
Each weld report records the welder, the procedure and its revision, the data needed for the weld traceability section of your Manufacturer's Data Report.
Expiry warnings
The welding engineer sees certificates that are expired or about to expire before they affect production.
Traceability: answers in seconds
Records are append-only, with the value before and after every change.
| Question | Where the answer comes from |
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| Who made this member, and when? | The member's timeline: every production step, team and date |
| Which procedure was this weld made to? | Weld report: welder, WPS and revision |
| Which inspection did it pass, and at which attempt? | Quality history of the member (PDF): FAIL #1, PASS #2 |
| Which members did this welder work on? | Search by welder, team, WPS or date range |
| Are any members still on hold? | QC queue and open NCRs, by project |
FAQ
Quality control: questions
Straight answers on scope, design codes, shipping and what happens in Guyana.
Ask an engineerCan I or my inspector witness inspections?
Yes. Witness points can be set in the QA/QC route for your project, and you can follow the results in BOM Studio. You can also book a live online audit of our factory.
Which standards are used for inspections?
Each inspection step names its standard, for example ISO 5817, AWS D1.1, AS/NZS 1554.1 or EN 1090-2, according to the requirements of your project.
What happens when an inspection fails?
The failure is recorded with the defect and the action taken. The member cannot move on until it is repaired and passes a new inspection, and both results stay in its history.
Can a member with a problem be shipped by mistake?
No. Packing only accepts members that are finished, released by QC, painted and free of open NCRs. The system checks this, not a person with a list.
Do I receive the quality records?
Yes. Inspection records, NCRs and weld traceability are part of the project record and of the handover package.
Discuss the Quality Plan for Your Project
Tell us about your project and its standards. We will show you how inspections and hold points would be set up and reported.
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