Inspection during manufacture is one of the main techniques for material and equipment quality assessment. It is, therefore, of primary importance for clients who are acquiring equipment for new projects, expansions or replacements and do not have their own inspection teams.

These inspections are carried out by BBL, at the contractors’ facilities, to assure compliance with contracts and specifications, reporting divergences and supervising corrective actions.

 
Typical inspections include:
• Setting up inspection plans, mutually agreed upon by clients and contractors
• Visits to evaluate the manufacturing process, according to the inspection plans
• Examining all necessary documents required for a good performance of the inspections,
   including purchasing orders, inspection procedures, specifications, codes, contractors’
   procedures, approved drawings, models of control or testing reports and others
• Checking the feasibility to carry out all necessary testing to comply with codes and specifications
   accepted by the contractor, which should supply all necessary devices and measuring
   and testing instruments, periodically calibrated
• Auditing procedures and checking personnel qualification to perform special techniques such as
   welding and nondestructive testing
• Elaboration of complete inspection reports, detailing results, occurrences, irregularities,
   divergences and corrective actions taken