Computer-implemented system and method for part surface manufacturing quality control

A computer-implemented system for part surface manufacturing quality control, comprising:

• a storage, comprising:
• a specification for manufacturing a part surface, the specification comprising a target value for a profile characteristic of the surface;
• measurements of the profile characteristic of the surface produced during multiple manufacturing runs, each of the manufacturing runs comprising an operation of a machine, wherein the surface produced during each of the manufacturing runs is associated with two or more of the measurements made at different points of the surface;
• a computer processor configured to execute code, comprising:
• a calculation module configured to calculate a score for each of the measurements based on how the close that measurement is to the target value;
• a display module configured to, for the surface produced during one or more of the manufacturing runs, display the scores for at least some of the measurements made for that surface during that manufacturing run;
• and
• a recommendation module configured to recommend a change to the operation of the machine to remedy a technical problem that is associated with the operation of the machine and that is associated with at least one of the displayed scores,
• wherein the operation of the machine is changed to remedy the technical problem based on the recommendation.