In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity. The results are usually compared to specified requirements and standards for determining whether the item or activity is in line with these targets. Inspections are usually non-destructive.

Business
In international trade several destination countries require Pre-shipment inspection. The importer instructs the shipper which inspection company should be used. The inspector makes pictures and a report to certify that the goods that are being shipped and produced are in accordance with the accompanying documents.

Engineering, Mechanics
Quality related inspection is an essential part of quality control. A mechanical inspection is usually undertaken to ensure the safety or reliability of structures or machinery. In Europe bodies involved in engineering inspection may be assessed by accreditation bodies according to ISO 17020 “General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection”. This standard defines inspection as Examination of product design, product, service, process or plant, and determination of their conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional judgment, general requirements.

Some common methods are visual, microscopy, Liquid or dye penetrant inspection, magnetic-particle inspection, X-ray or radiographic testing, ultrasonic testing, eddy-current testing, acoustic emission testing, and thermo graphic inspection. In addition, many non-destructive inspections can be performed by a precision scale, or when in motion, a check weighed. Stereo microscopes are often used for examining small products like circuit boards for product defects.

Medical
Medical inspection is the thorough and unhurried visualization of a patient, this requires the use of the naked eye.

Military
An examination vessel is a craft used to inspect ships entering or leaving a port.

Real Estate
A property inspection is an examination for purposes of evaluating a property’s condition. In purchasing property, a “whole house inspection” tries to detect defects in the property. The railroad’s inspection locomotive was special types of steam locomotive designed to carry railroad officials on inspection tours of the railroad property.

Software Engineering
Software inspection, in software engineering, refers to peer review of any work product by trained individuals who look for defects using a well-defined process.

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