Triage a failed visual inspection
Respond to a failed visual weld inspection by classifying defect, containing the batch, and selecting a preventive control.
Inspection Several brackets fail visual inspection with different surface flaws. The team wants to rework fast and move on. If every flaw becomes just bad weld, the process learns nothing. FMEA lens Failure mode, effect, control Name how the weld failed, what that failure risks, and which control prevents repeat. Shortcut Fix the visible bead only Rework closes the defect; prevention closes the loop. A defect label is a pointer to a process control. 01 Classify 02 Contain 03 Prevent name the mode The inspector marks long grooves along the weld toes on four brackets.
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