It is often said that inspection processes save money but that inspection reports cost money. The automation of inspection processes is an important cost saving that also leads to more time being allocated to the important task of inspection.

There have been recent developments in both software and gauge design, which together make paperless quality assurance a reality for all protective and industrial coating applications.

This paper describes the latest design and operational features of coating thickness gauges, dewpoint meters, surface profile gauges and Glossmeters and describes how data can be easily transferred from the memory of these gauges into personal computers, running a new software program for data management.

The creation of reports combining test results from a broad range of both digital and non-digital test methods will be discussed with particular emphasis on the preparation of preformatted forms.

Subject
Costs, Coating inspection, Quality management, Protective coatings, Coatings, Materials, Gauges, Quality assurance, Inspection, Statistics, Operations management, Surface profile, Visual assessment
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2011
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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