In modern manufacturing, the quality of inspection results depends heavily on the quality of the inspection plan. However, inspection planning is often still done manually using drawings, CAD screenshots, or informal annotations.
This approach introduces several technical limitations. For example, inspection features are often extracted manually from CAD models, which can lead to inconsistent interpretations of geometric requirements and tolerances. The lack of standardization in inspection views, alignments, and reporting structures increases variability between operators and inspection cycles. Consequently, data continuity between CAD, inspection planning, and execution systems remains weak, which limits automation and traceability.
As inspection strategies become more complex and PMI adoption increases, these manual preparation methods will no longer be scalable.
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