Inspection plans & measurements

An inspection plan defines what to check on an article or in a work step: characteristics with target value and tolerance, the gauge and an instruction, for example on sampling. In POM Inspection, inspection plans are versioned so that earlier records stay valid. For dimensional characteristics POM rates the measured value against the tolerance from the plan; one-sided limits such as a minimum force are possible.

Through the quality block: an open block stops the order at completion, and with POM Shipping at dispatch too. The shop floor keeps working; only what leaves is stopped. Blocking and releasing are separate permissions. Together with POM Warenwirtschaft this also covers purchased goods: if an article has an inspection plan assigned for goods receipt, the delivery goes into blocked stock until the inspection releases it.

Yes, but not by overwriting it. Inspection records cannot be changed; a correction is a replacement record that requires a reason. The original record stays visible, and only the valid one counts. In the audit it is clear who inspected, when, with which gauge, and what was corrected later – a record that could be rewritten would be no proof at all.

No. A plan applies per article, per work step or as a house plan for everything; POM uses the most specific one: article and step, then article, then step, then house plan. If no plan is assigned, no inspection is intended and POM works as before. So you can start with a plan for one work step, such as final inspection, and add article plans where customers require them.