I have a feeling this would be a Material Traceability DB, Due to the high Quality Assurance/Control Requirements at play. I haven't dealt with Ceramic tracabi

I have a feeling this would be a Material Traceability DB, Due to the high Quality Assurance/Control Requirements at play. I haven't dealt with Ceramic tracability before but I deal with steel tracability on a daily basis. A quick primer on steel: When you buy steel from a mill, you usually get it in plates or sections. These will be stamped with a Heat Number which links it back to the conditions under which it was made; the chemical ladle analysis and properties to meet a particular specification. These then undergo visual, non-destructive and destructive testing to verify everything is acceptable. A third party / independent verification body (or IVB) will also confirm this by basically shadowing every step of the way and confirming everything is legit; right from the internal processes and systems of the company down to the certification of testing equipment involved and witnessing the tests. If this is the case and everything lines up you will get something like an EN 10204 3.2 cert with your plate/section. Then to maintain tracability from plate to part, there are standard processes and requirements (either industry standard, or client imposed) which then help maintain a chain of custody as it were. I would hazard a guess that it's similar for ceramics.