Meet the demands of first-article inspection

DISCUS

The DISCUS family of products is specifically designed to enable you to organise the technical data package or packages (TDP or TDPs) and capture the characteristic accountability of a part much more efficiently for the setup of the FAI process.

Deliver FAI in seconds, not hours

The DISCUS solution features a panel for analysing and extracting characteristics from the drawing or model, as well as from the specifications. DISCUS then generates the list of part-specific characteristics and creates associated ballooned drawings. Allowing you to consolidate and organise all your information, saving you time and money.

Automatic ballooning drawings

Reduces the time it takes to produce a First Article Inspection (AS9102, PPAP, Part 820) and ballooned drawing by up to 90% when compared to traditional, manual methods.

Full accountability on measurement

Reduces data entry labour and errors with automatic recognition of notes, dimensions and annotations from drawings, whilst consolidating all requirements into an accountability check list.

Import data from any CMM

Import measurement information from any CMM or measurement device. Reducing manual data entry associated with reading CMM reports and entering onto a formal FAI report.

Refining the FAI process

Traditional method

Print part drawing

Draw balloons on paper

Type data into Excel

Print Excel form

Write results on form

Enter results into Excel

Print completed FAI

The DISCUS way

1. Open drawing / Set up TDP

2. Establish
bill of characteristics

3. Enter inspection results

4. Export completed FAI

= TIME SAVINGS OF UP TO 90%

Benefits of DISCUS

Export to any template of your choosing

DISCUS has built-in Excel templates that are compliant with various inspection standards such as AS9102. However, it is also possible to create custom Excel templates to support formats for both internal and customer-required inspection forms.

Enter the actual measurements and complete the entire inspection effort with the friendly and efficient user interface.

Improves ballooning productivity by helping to quickly identify areas where ambiguity exists in the requirements.

Reduces the time it takes to produce a First Article Inspection (AS9102, PPAP, Part 820) and ballooned drawing by up to 90% with IDA.

Reduces labour by checking that the results pass or fail against the requirements.

Fast.
Accurate.
Powerful.
Precision.
Automated.
Reliable.
Repeatable.

Unbeatable quality.

The DISCUS family

Four-in-one, industry-leading ballooning

Desktop

Manage the Technical Data Package (TDP) and identify characteristics and requirements from 2D drawings and specification documents.

IDA

Allows users to automatically balloon an entire drawing page or specific areas in just a few clicks. This technology is groundbreaking in the world of 2D PDF and TIFF drawings.

Results

Capture and verify actual inspection results without leaving the DISCUS tool. Enter the actual measurements and complete the entire inspection effort with the friendly and efficient user interface

CMM

Use the measurement values from the CMM report and incorporate them into the bill of characteristics, without requiring any special software on the CMM machine.

Book your
in-person demo

Book a free demo at our Advanced Innovation Centre and experience firsthand how DISCUS can revolutionise your ballooning process.