Not Always Needed In-line inspection helps control quality, but a tight labor market requires keeping data collection simple. In-line inspectors face these critical questions every day on the factory floor, and a wrong answer may cost manufacturers in many ways, from rework to scrap to an unsatisfied customer. In-line inspection is more en vogue now then ever before, as manufacturers look to ferret out nonconformances early in the production cycle. For many manufacturers, especially high-volume producers, waiting until a product is ready for shipment to discover a problem is too late.
Companies have to do everything they can to make it the best it can be.
The better the process, the lower the costs associated with rework or scrap. This is an important consideration in today s competitive labor market. A consistent problem identified by discrete manufacturers across the country is a lack of qualified workers to meet demand, and that doesn t appear to be changing. Raw data requires an intelligent interpretation from an experienced worker. To make the decision process easier, today s robust systems simply show what is wrong graphically.