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Track Material Certifications for Welding and Fabrication Jobs

Fabrication jobs requiring certified materials fail inspection when mill certs can't be traced to the parts. Track material certs from receipt through fabrication for full traceability.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 30 minresult Every certified job has its material traceability intact — inspections pass and code work holds up.
  1. 1

    Log Material Receipt

    Record incoming material with its mill cert and heat number.

  2. 2

    Track to Jobs

    Link material heat numbers to the jobs they're used in.

  3. 3

    Maintain Traceability

    Any job pulls its material certs on demand.

  4. 4

    Flag Uncertified Use

    Alert if uncertified material is used on a cert-required job.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a test receipt. Confirm traceability works.

Frequently asked questions

Why trace material certs?

Code and certified work require proving material provenance — traceable certs are what pass inspection and stand up legally.

Heat number tracking?

Linking heat numbers to jobs means a material recall or question traces to exactly which parts are affected.

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