Coating and surface inspection

Connected project workflows for coating and surface inspection teams

Infispec helps teams create project documents, review ITPs against client specifications, guide inspection sessions, capture field evidence and generate client-ready reports — in one connected workflow.

Project document authoring Specification-driven review Guided inspection sessions Client-ready reporting

One platform

One platform across the coating inspection lifecycle

Infispec connects the critical stages of coating inspection work — from project document creation and specification review through to field evidence capture and final reporting.

01 — Project Authoring

Create structured project documents

Use templates, uploaded specifications and controlled company formats to produce proposals, quotes and ITPs efficiently.

  • Proposal creation
  • Quote creation
  • ITP creation
  • Project-specific document templates
  • Client specification assisted authoring
  • Consistent branded document output
02 — Compliance Analysis

Review ITPs against client specifications

AI-assisted extraction, clause matching and reviewer recommendations to streamline contractor ITP review.

  • Extract ITP activities line by line
  • Compare against client specifications
  • Identify compliant, non-compliant and missing items
  • Surface exact clause references
  • Export comments for contractor rectification
03 — Inspection Reporting

From inspection session to final report

Guide inspectors through daily sessions, capture field evidence and generate client-ready reports from approved templates.

  • Surface inspection requirements from the final ITP
  • Capture notes, photos, audio and readings
  • Generate daily summaries
  • Consolidate multi-day inspections
  • Produce final reports using approved templates

The problem

Today’s process is fragmented and manual

Client Specification
Proposal / Quote / ITP
Manual Review
Field Inspection
Notes / Photos / Readings
Daily Summary
Final Report
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Project documents are often created from old files or manual templates with no structured starting point

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ITP review requires side-by-side comparison of the specification and contractor documents — typically in multiple windows or printouts

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Review quality depends heavily on individual experience and attention to detail under time pressure

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Missing or non-compliant ITP items can be hard to identify early, leading to costly rectifications later

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Inspectors need to manually search through ITPs and specifications to find relevant requirements in the field

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Evidence is spread across notes, photos, audio recordings, spreadsheets and separate devices

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Final reports require repetitive copy-paste and reformatting from multiple capture sources

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Multi-day inspections are difficult to consolidate cleanly into a single client-ready report

Project Authoring

Create project-ready documents from specifications, templates and prior project knowledge

Infispec helps teams generate structured project documents such as proposals, quotes, ITPs and other project-specific deliverables using controlled templates and uploaded client specifications.

  • Generate proposals, quotes and ITPs from approved templates
  • Reuse contractor, project and client-specific document structures
  • Extract relevant requirements from uploaded client specifications
  • Maintain consistent branding, formatting and terminology
  • Export clean, client-ready documents
Inspection & Test Plan Draft
ProjectCoastal Pipeline Coating
ClientAGL Energy
Contractor[From specification]
TemplateITP-COAT-v3
Section A — Surface Preparation
Section B — Primer Application
Section C — Final Coat & DFT
Section D — Inspection Hold Points

Compliance Analysis

Review contractor ITPs against client specifications in minutes, not days

Infispec uses AI-assisted review to extract each activity from the ITP and check it against the uploaded client specification. It highlights where supporting requirements were found, what appears compliant, what may be missing and what should be sent back to the contractor for rectification.

  • Extract ITP activities item by item
  • Compare each item against the client specification
  • Reference exact clauses and sections
  • Flag compliant, non-compliant and missing requirements
  • Recommend reviewer comments
  • Export comments for contractor updates
Contractor ITP
ITP-01 Surface preparation method and profile Compliant
ITP-02 Hold point notification period Missing
ITP-03 DFT acceptance criteria Needs review
ITP-04 Coating system manufacturer approval Non-compliant
Client Specification
Clause 4.2.1 Sa 2½ per AS 1627.4 — profile 40–70 µm
No matching clause found in specification
Clause 5.3 Min 250 µm, Max 300 µm total DFT
Clause 3.1 Approved manufacturer list only — see Appendix B

Inspection Reporting

From inspection session to final report — captured once

Infispec guides inspectors through daily inspection sessions by surfacing relevant requirements from the approved ITP, capturing evidence as work happens and generating daily summaries and final reports using the organisation’s approved templates.

Before inspection

Prepare for the session

  • Final approved ITP drives the inspection session
  • Relevant requirements are surfaced automatically
  • Prep and coating criteria available to the inspector
  • Applicable standards and acceptance criteria confirmed before starting
During inspection

Capture as work happens

  • Capture job summary and environmental conditions
  • Upload photos, handwritten notes and audio
  • Add DFT gauge readings against the inspection item
  • Record evidence against each relevant activity
After inspection

Generate and consolidate

  • Generate daily inspection summaries
  • Consolidate multiple inspection days
  • Cascade findings into approved report tables
  • Include readings, photos and evidence in the final report

Standards and traceability

Built around real coating inspection workflows

Infispec is designed around the documents coating inspection teams already use — client specifications, ITPs, AS 3894-aligned daily records and organisation-approved report templates.

Step 01

Specification Clause

Client requirements captured from uploaded specification documents

Step 02

ITP Activity

Contractor ITP items reviewed and matched against specification clauses

Step 03

Inspection Evidence

Field readings, photos and notes captured against the verified ITP activity

Step 04

Report Output

Findings consolidated into AS 3894-aligned summaries and final reports

Aligned to the standards your clients expect

Infispec encodes AS 3894 inspection record structures and organisation-specific report templates — so your output is immediately recognisable to clients and auditors.

  • Client specification-driven requirements
  • AS 3894-aligned inspection outputs
  • Organisation-specific report templates
  • Project and contractor-specific ITP structures
  • Traceability from requirement to inspection evidence

Standards referenced

AS 3894.13
Daily Blast and Paint
Daily record for abrasive blasting and painting works
AS 3894.14
Daily Painting
Daily record for painting and coating application

Why inspection teams need this

Reduce effort. Improve consistency. Scale your operation.

Manual document review and report preparation consume valuable technical time. Infispec turns project documents, inspection requirements and field evidence into one guided workflow.

01

Reduce manual ITP review time

AI-assisted clause matching replaces the slow side-by-side document comparison that currently takes days.

02

Improve consistency of contractor feedback

Every review follows the same structured process, regardless of who is doing the review.

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Faster access to relevant requirements

Inspectors see exactly what needs to be checked in the field, without searching through stacked documents.

04

Reduce final report preparation effort

Captured evidence flows directly into report structures, eliminating copy-paste across sessions.

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Improve traceability from specification to report

Every finding links back to a specification clause, ITP activity and a field evidence capture.

06

Create a more scalable inspection operation

Consistent workflows and structured templates mean new team members can contribute faster.

Pilot programme

Run Infispec on a real project

Bring a real project — an active specification, a contractor ITP and an upcoming inspection. We run the full workflow with you and show exactly where Infispec reduces review time, improves field consistency and produces better outputs.

Pilot outcomes

  • Measure ITP review time saved
  • Validate quality of AI-assisted findings
  • Generate inspection summaries and final report
  • Assess fit for your current project workflow