Layered process audits
intelliINSPECT runs CQI-8 layered process audits and control plan checks offline at the station, signed off before the shift ends. A missed layer shows up on the schedule, not in the customer audit.
Industry
One suspect part can recall a million cars. Your records decide how many.
Plant quality managers and supplier quality engineers capture the finding, bound the suspect lot, and close the 8D on one record, whether the customer audit comes from Detroit, Stuttgart, or Nagoya.
IATF 16949audit evidence on demand
8Dcapture to closeout, one thread
VDA 6.3process audit, same record
Factory reliability lane
Trace it, prove it, close it.
Automotive quality lives or dies on traceability. These four workflows keep the evidence attached to the part it describes.
01Asset check
02Paint evidence
03Reliability action
04Quality review
Lines · paint · utilitiesCondition to quality proof
The value map
Trace it, prove it, close it.
Automotive quality lives or dies on traceability. These four workflows keep the evidence attached to the part it describes.
Spot weld verdicts
intelliNDT records ultrasonic spot weld results per AWS D8.9M practice, tied to weld ID and body serial. A cold nugget names its suspect range instead of starting an argument.
Containment with edges
intelliTRACK holds serialized custody from stamping to shipment, the traceability IATF 16949 expects. When a defect surfaces, the suspect lot is a serial range, not a date range.
8D that closes
intelliCOMPLY tracks D1 through D8 with owner, containment evidence, root cause, and verification on one thread. The closeout reads the same to your plant manager and your customer's SQE.
Third shift, body shop
From cold weld to closed 8D.
One defect, followed end to end. This is the loop every automotive plant runs, and the place where the record usually breaks.
02:14, station 40
An ultrasonic check flags a cold weld on a B-pillar. The operator logs reading, photo, and weld map position in intelliNDT at the station, offline if the body shop swallows the signal, signed before the next body indexes in.
The lot gets edges
intelliTRACK pulls every serial since the last good weld check. The suspect range goes on hold at the station and in the yard, and containment opens as D3 with the evidence already attached.
The 08:00 customer call
The 8D exports from intelliCOMPLY with capture, containment, and verification in sequence. The same record answers the next VDA 6.3 process audit without a week of binder assembly.
Proof path
Scope the next escape before it happens.
Walk one defect from station capture to closed 8D with your parts, your control plan, and your customer's deadline.
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CQI-8 layered process audits run offline in intelliINSPECT and sign off at the station.
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AWS D8.9M spot weld results live in intelliNDT, tied to weld ID and body serial.
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IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 audit evidence exports from intelliCOMPLY on demand.
Answers
Automotive questions
Does intelliSPEC support IATF 16949 quality management records?
Yes. Inspections, control plan checks, approvals, and nonconformances are captured as structured records with user, timestamp, and signature, so the objective evidence an IATF 16949 audit expects exports on demand. intelliSPEC organizes the workflow and audit trail rather than certifying compliance on your behalf.
Can intelliSPEC manage PPAP submissions and 8D corrective actions?
Yes. PPAP element evidence is held per part and submission level, and 8D corrective actions run D1 through D8 with owner, containment, root cause, and verification against the exact part, station, or process step. The record stays searchable after closeout for customer and internal review.
How do layered process audits work in intelliSPEC?
CQI-8 layered process audits are scheduled by layer, from operator to plant manager, and run offline at the station in intelliINSPECT. Missed layers surface on the schedule, and findings route straight into corrective action instead of a spreadsheet.
Can intelliSPEC trace a suspect lot for a containment or recall?
Yes. intelliTRACK keeps serialized custody from stamping to shipment, the traceability IATF 16949 requires, so a suspect lot is bounded by serial range rather than by guesswork. That boundary becomes the containment scope, with the evidence attached.
Does intelliSPEC hold ultrasonic spot weld inspection records?
Yes. intelliNDT records ultrasonic spot weld results in line with AWS D8.9M recommended practice, tied to the weld ID and body serial. A failed nugget carries its reading, its location, and its inspector into the 8D.
How does intelliSPEC handle VDA 6.3 process audits alongside IATF 16949?
The same inspection and finding record maps to both IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3 criteria, so a plant answering North American and German customers works from one evidence set instead of parallel binders. intelliSPEC structures the workflow and audit trail, it does not grade the audit for you.
What software do automotive suppliers use for quality audits and traceability?
Suppliers running IATF 16949 programs typically stitch together audit, corrective action, and traceability tools. intelliSPEC covers that span in one platform, with offline capture on the line and one record from finding to closed 8D across every plant in the program.