A route card for detailing the route a material will take during manufacturing, from reference to any pre-start checks, and each process, operator and inspection date. Comments and notes can be added along with final inspection sign-off.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on production routing and inspection:

• Controlling Production and Service Delivery Under ISO 9001
• Quality Management Systems Explained
• Requirements for Products and Services (Clause 8.2)

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Route Card Template

A route card that follows a job through its process steps - pre-start checks that drawings are correct and material released, in-process checks with the frequency and tolerances required, and final checks and inspection. It keeps a job moving under control, one stage at a time.

A quality management system aligned with ISO 9001 (clause 8.5) expects production to be carried out under controlled conditions with checks at appropriate stages. A route card is the practical way to build those checks into the flow of the job.

What's Included in this Route Card

The form is set out as a single route card:

• Job header - job and drawing number, customer, material, quantity and date required
• Pre-start checks - drawings correct and issued, and material released for manufacture, each signed and dated
• In-process checks - the process steps with operator, date and who inspected, plus required frequency and tolerances
• Final checks - final inspection signed and dated

Who Needs a Route Card?

Any manufacturer or fabricator that needs a job to pass through defined process steps with checks at each one. It suits businesses working to ISO 9001, and to BS EN 1090 where in-process inspection matters.

Pairs with the Fabrication Job Card

For the wider job detail around the routing - customer, drawings, weld procedures and work log - the F-Q48 Fabrication Job Card sits alongside the route card.