GE SpotChecker, Operating Manual

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quences (standardized processes, repeated inspec-
tions). An inspection plan is called by the inspector at
the location of the spot weld inspection. The inspec-
tion plan contains all the necessary information for the
inspection and guides the inspector through the in-
spection sequence. Inspection results are saved to the
SpotChecker database together with the inspection
plan they were based on.
Linear inspection plans describe the inspection of
a group of spot welds of the same type. These simple
inspection plans can be directly created and managed
using SpotChecker quickly and reliably.
Example (please see fi gure on the left):
Linear inspection plan:
Top door
1 A049 – 3 plates – setting A
2 A050 – 3 plates – setting A
3 A051 – 3 plates – setting A
...
Structured inspection plan:
1 right side/top door/A051 – 3 pl. – setting A
2 right side/mid door/C024 – 2 pl. – setting B
3 right side/mid door/C023 – 2 pl. – setting B
4 right side/mid door/C022 – 2 pl. – setting C
5 right side/bottom door/B017 – 2 pl. – setting D
6 right side/bottom door/B016 – 2 pl. – setting D
...
Structured inspection plans are created on the ba-
sis of a structural description of the inspection ob-
ject (assemblies, subassemblies, plate joints). These
structured inspection plans enable a high degree of
speci
fi cation of the inspection sequence and a split-
ting-up of complete vehicles according to hierarchical
levels. This means that SpotChecker meets the re-
Individual inspection reports
The software SpotChecker
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