Every quality problem your plant solved left a record.
Work orders, inspection results, nonconformance reports, corrective actions, machine downtime and the engineering changes behind them. Years of production history record how real problems on the floor got found and fixed. We find out whether yours could qualify.
The fixes are where the know-how lives.
A batch fails inspection. Someone traces it to a machine, a material lot or a setting, contains the parts, changes the process and checks that the change held. Manufacturers keep that trail because customers, audits and certifications depend on it. Years of nonconformances, corrective actions and engineering changes, with the reasons written down, show how experienced engineers and operators actually run a plant.
The records that usually exist.
- Work orders, routings and production records
- Inspection results and nonconformance reports
- Corrective and preventive actions with the root cause
- Machine downtime, maintenance logs and repair notes
- Engineering changes and customer quality complaints
- Where it usually sits
- Your ERP or MES (Epicor, JobBOSS, SAP Business One, Plex and similar), quality and maintenance software, plus email and shared drives.
- DetectApr 14Final inspection rejects 60 of 400 housings
- CauseApr 15Worn tool on machine 4, offset not updated after the change
- ActionApr 16Parts reworked, tool-change check added to the setup sheet
- OutcomeMay 12Next three runs pass, corrective action closed
What a buyer might license.
A buyer might license several years of production and quality records to teach AI how a defect is traced to its cause and how a process change is made and verified. The agreement sets which records are included and how they may be used.
Your records stay yours. Identifying details are removed before anything is shared, and nothing is included without your approval. How it works →
Could your records qualify?
- Can you open a work order or NCR from five years ago and still see the cause and the fix?
- Do corrective actions record the root cause and whether the fix held?
- Have you run thousands of jobs or batches over the years, not a handful?
- Are these your company's own records, not only a customer's or supplier's portal?
If most answers are yes, it is worth a conversation. These are the same things we ask on the first call. Estimates are fine, no files needed.
Tell us how your production is recorded.
A short description of your business and the software you use is enough to start. No files needed.