Welding data are not particularly useful unless there is a way to get them out of the box. Therefore, all Hürner systems capable of report generation do not only allow sending the reports to a printer, but also feature an interface to transfer them to a PC.

Moreover, DataTrans for PocketPC allows turning a PocketPC or a PDA easily into a portable memory module that gets the data out of the welding system on site and into the PC in your office through a USB or Bluetooth interface.

This computer likely will have DataWork GIS and EasyDesign installed — the welding report database application with data management, pipeline system management, and maintenance planning capabilities, as well as the job report software that allows creating standard-compliant bar codes at a mouse click.

Only when captured data are properly processed later on, welding records are a good thing to do.