Material traceability in Tekla PowerFab
Material traceability involves recording heat numbers, which originate at the mill. They provide information about the quality and compliance of the material.
In Tekla PowerFab you can record the mill's heat number when you add material to inventory, either by manual input or when receiving a purchase order.
When you enter a heat number, it is also possible to attach associated documents, such as Mill Test Reports (MTR). The heat documents provide additional traceability and are often required for project handover documentation.
We strongly recommend that where possible, you enter the heat numbers into Tekla PowerFab to allow the material to be accurately traced when needed.
Here are some examples of heat number actions in Tekla PowerFab:
| Task | Find information |
|---|---|
| Add heat number to a material item | Inventory: Add an item to the inventory. Purchasing: Receive purchase order items |
| Check heat documents per material item in inventory | Check
Heat Documents Inventory Purchasing |
| Check the heat numbers of each purchase order item for a specific job | Create the Receiving Details By PO # report. See Job-specific receiving reports. |
| Filter the heat documents by supplier, PO number, and heat number and view the associated MTRs | Document Index: View heat documents in Document Index |
| Check every part produced on a job, including the purchase order, supplier, and heat number of the material used | Production Control: View TFS details |
| Check heat documents for a load | Production Control Load
Properties. See Load properties |
| Check heat numbers in Tekla PowerFab Go |