FIRST ARTICLE INSPECTION

Your FAI report without retyping every dimension.

A first article inspection documents every characteristic on the drawing: its number, the requirement, the result and the method. GALGA extracts that list from the model or drawing, numbers the balloons and fills in the characteristic accountability form.

The problem

Doing an FAI by hand means reading the drawing dimension by dimension, ballooning a PDF and copying each requirement into a spreadsheet. One missed dimension or a swapped number is enough for the customer to reject the report.

See it in action

AS9102 Form 3 with the same numbering as the balloons.

Every characteristic located on the part, with its original text to check it.

Real GALGA PMI screenshots of a synthetic demo part (DEMO-0001-A), with no customer data. Click an image to enlarge it.

How GALGA does it

Open the 3D model with PMI or the PDF drawing.
GALGA detects the characteristics, numbers them and flags what needs review.
You review, confirm and export the characteristic form with the same numbering as the ballooned drawing.
Import your measurement results or type them into the form.

Formats

Characteristic accountability form following the structure of AS9102 and EN 9102 Form 3, PPAP Excel for automotive and QIF 3.0 for your CMM.

Free template

Still doing it by hand? Download our free first article report template in Excel, with calculated limits and an automatic verdict. Go to the templates

Frequently asked questions

Does it replace the AS9102 standard?

No. GALGA prepares the report in the usual structure; the requirements are those of the standard and of your customer.

Does it work with PDF drawings?

Yes, with vector PDF drawings. Scanned drawings are read with more characteristics flagged for review.

Fast as a greyhound. Exact as a gauge.

GALGA was born in Valencia, in the automotive industry. It was built by design and production engineers with more than twenty years in moulds, injection moulding, gauges and dimensional inspection. Every launch started the same way: the customer’s 3D model, hundreds of dimensions and someone typing them into a spreadsheet by hand. We built it so we could stop doing that.

20+years across moulds, injection moulding and dimensional inspection

0made-up dimensions: anything doubtful is flagged

The galgo

The galgo, the Spanish greyhound: fast when it counts, calm and dependable the rest of the time. Minutes where there used to be hours, without the rush that leads to mistakes.

The gauge

On the shop floor, the galga (Spanish for gauge) is the reference master every part is compared against. GALGA is that for your data: one single reference for everyone.

Try it yourself or send us your part.

An engineer replies. A real person who knows the trade, not a bot, within 24 hours.

No small print. Published prices and clear terms from day one.

Your files, protected. With the licence they never leave your company; with the service, an NDA and documented deletion.

Licence: 7 days free, no card required, with a sample part so you can get started in a minute. Service: we sign an NDA, you send us a part number and within 48 hours you have the package, reviewed.