Testing through thick and thin
Preamble:
In New Zealand and Australasia, one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of fireproofing, flooring, and marine coating products is Altex Coatings Ltd. Altex Coatings has international contracts with companies such as Carboline to ensure the highest quality coatings are achieved.
Why Clarinspect?
Altex Coatings performs inspections and assessments in a wide variety of environments. Construction sites, deep inside dams, or knee deep in water are all places that Altex goes. Often these inspections are performed in locations without any internet connection. This made the 100% offline functionality of Clarinspect a major boon for the work that Altex Coatings is doing.
In the product that Altex desired was the need for high quality photos that could seamlessly integrate into the generated report. With the full HD photo support that Clarinspect provides this was perfect for Altex. Being able to have reports with high quality pictures without any extra work, in addition to automatic creation of ZIP folders for all pictures taken provided the flexibility that Altex Coatings desired.
Getting Altex Coatings Inspecting
Clarinspect first started working with Altex after being approached by Garth Moran, the technical services manager for Altex coatings. After discussing what Altex Coatings needed it was clear that they would require a variety of templates. These would be needed for wet film thickness, dry film thickness, and coating condition inspections.
Clarinspect was able to deliver. Altex Coatings got the inspection templates that was personalized to their needs; these were moulded to the needs of the inspectors. With effective communication between the end users and Clarinspect, understanding what they needed and the report format that was desired was a breeze. Clarinspect was able to deliver exactly what Altex Coatings needed for a fast and efficient work cycle.
“Altex saves anywhere from 2 to 4 hours on each report using Clarinspect - depending on the size of the job. Improved consistency and formatting is another benefit.”
The Outcomes
After working closely with the team at Altex coatings, Clarinspect was able to create a fully personalised series of inspection packages. This enabled Altex to work in a formula that was ideal for the inspections that they had to carry out. On top of this they got to pick how the end reports looked. Features like these pushed Clarinspect above and beyond other inspection software and gives Altex the edge with their inspections.