Inspection Manager Software Makes Move to Industry 4.0

High QA’s Inspection Manager software has one-click architecture to automatically extract geometric dimensioning and tolerancing requirements from 2D drawings and 3D models, digitizes the prints with automatic ballooning, creates inspection plan reports, stores all the information and measurement tools in a centralized database, and more.

Inspection Manager makes the move toward Quality 4.0, which is an integral aspect of Industry 4.0. 

Inspection Manager’s newest features include bulk updating, assemblies, job lifecycles, materials management and handling non-conformance issues and processes. 

Also included is the ability to work in Dual Units (metric or English) and convert those with one click. The chosen unit is the one that propagates through to the ballooned PDF and the final reports generated, such as AS9102 FAI Forms 1 and 2. Users can store unlimited design revisions with the original and converted units. 

An integrated SPC module within Inspection Manager allows users in real time to monitor variations in the manufacturing process during the inspection process. The inspection results can be captured automatically from a range of metrology tools. Manual data can be collected on the shop floor and added in real time using a tablet-based application for Inspection Manager, IM Explorer and IM eXpress. All of the metrology tools, systems, and certificates can also be stored and managed in Inspection Manager’s centralized database and can alert the customer when calibrations are due and when certs need to be updated.