Defect reporting

Defect reporting that keeps every finding actionable.

Capture a defect where it appears on the product, document the evidence, assign follow-up, coordinate review, and produce a report from the same record.

For inspectors, quality engineers, production teams, and managers who need the same understandable defect record.

Conceptual manufacturing defect report showing three surface findings on a machined metal component connected to inspection evidence and follow-up.

From finding to report

A defect record built for action, not just storage.

A useful defect report answers five practical questions: what was found, where it is, what evidence supports it, who owns the next step, and what decision followed.

  1. 01

    Capture

    Create the defect or observation during inspection.

  2. 02

    Document

    Pin its location and add photos, description, severity, category, and trace context.

  3. 03

    Assign

    Give the finding an owner so follow-up is visible rather than buried in a separate message.

  4. 04

    Review

    Retain notes, review decisions, approvals, and disposition with the finding.

  5. 05

    Report

    Generate a observation-level or project-level PDF from the working record.

Inside the record

Separate the finding from the follow-up, without disconnecting them.

The finding

Evidence from the product

  • Location on the matching 3D model
  • Photos, description, severity, and category
  • Project, plant, material, batch, serial, lot, PO, or trace ID context where used
The work

Decisions around the finding

  • Assignment and review ownership
  • Notes, approvals, and disposition history
  • Report output or escalation into a nonconformance workflow