AI-assisted document review for QC teams

Reduce review cycles before they become delays, rework and waiting time.

ApprouveAI uses AI to help QC engineers compare procedures with project requirements, make better evidence-based decisions and issue clearer comments earlier. This helps reduce repeated submissions, speed up approvals, prevent avoidable NCRs and keep construction and manufacturing moving.

Shorter review cycles Engineer judgement retained Evidence-backed decisions
Proposed finding
Major Engineer decision required

Requirement

The procedure must define how material identity is maintained after cutting.

Procedure evidence

No method for transferring heat numbers was found.

Proposed comment

Define how material traceability will be maintained through cutting and fabrication.

Should this comment appear in the reviewed PDF?

Welding procedures NDT procedures ITPs Coating procedures Fabrication procedures Method statements

The problem we are solving

A slow or unclear document review does not remain a document problem.

When a procedure moves back and forth through several review cycles, approval is delayed. QC and engineering repeat the same work, while supervisors, inspectors, direct labour, subcontractors, equipment or workshop capacity may be left waiting. When an important requirement is missed until execution, the result can be an NCR, rework, delay and additional cost.

01

Repeated review cycles

Unclear comments, missed requirements and inconsistent decisions send procedures back and forth between contractor, client and engineering teams.

02

Approvals hold up the work

Construction and manufacturing cannot always proceed without an approved procedure. Each extra review cycle can affect labour, inspections, equipment and planned production.

03

Late findings become site cost

Requirements identified after work begins can lead to NCRs, rework, repeated inspections, disrupted sequences and avoidable pressure on delivery.

What ApprouveAI changes

Better decisions earlier. Fewer review loops. Faster delivery.

ApprouveAI helps the QC engineer complete a more consistent and better-supported first review. The engineer still makes every decision, but spends less time searching and more time applying judgement.

Shorter approval cyclesClearer, evidence-linked comments help documents move through review with less unnecessary back-and-forth.
Better engineering decisionsThe relevant requirement and procedure evidence are brought together so the reviewer can decide with greater clarity.
Fewer avoidable NCRsFinding genuine gaps before execution can reduce preventable non-conformances, rework and repeated inspection.
More predictable deliveryEarlier approvals help construction and manufacturing teams plan work with less waiting and disruption.

A straightforward review flow

Reach a clearer first decision without taking judgement away from the engineer.

1

Add what the procedure must comply with

Upload the project specification, acceptance basis, client requirement or other authorised reference documents.

2

Add the procedure that needs checking

Upload the WPS, NDT procedure, ITP, method statement or fabrication procedure under review.

3

Let AI prepare the proposed findings

AI brings together the requirement, the relevant procedure evidence and suggested comment wording for the engineer to check.

4

Include, edit or exclude every comment

Nothing becomes part of the reviewed PDF until the engineer makes an explicit decision.

Human in the loop by design

AI proposes. The QC engineer decides.

The AI does not approve engineering documents. It reduces searching, organises the evidence and helps the reviewer make a clearer decision earlier—before review delays or missed requirements reach construction or manufacturing.

  • Each proposed finding starts as undecided.
  • The reviewer can include it, edit it or exclude it.
  • The final PDF cannot be generated while decisions remain.
  • Formal approval remains with the qualified, authorised engineer.

One proposed finding

RequirementWhat should be present?
EvidenceWhat does the procedure say?
DifferenceIs there a genuine gap?

Engineer’s decision

IncludeEditExclude

Private by intention

Engineering documents should be handled like engineering documents.

The demonstration uses temporary review sessions and deletes the session after the final download or after approximately 60 minutes. Production deployments can be designed for customer-controlled environments and organisation-specific access controls.

See the workflow yourself

See how a better first review can shorten the full approval cycle.

Start with a reference document and one procedure. The demo will organise the evidence and require a human decision for every proposed finding.

Try the demo Use non-confidential or authorised test documents in the public demonstration.