1. A computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the following steps: reading signals from a computer readable memory, the signals being representative of at least one physical characteristic of a first section of a workpiece; reading a first workpiece section identifier from the computer readable memory, wherein the first workpiece section identifier specifically identifies the first workpiece section associated with the signals; associating the signals for the first workpiece section to a first workpiece processing thread after receiving the associated workpiece section identifier; generating a second workpiece processing thread for receiving signals from a second workpiece section; and prior to the processing of the signals in the second workpiece processing thread, processing the signals in the first workpiece processing thread to generate a data model of the first workpiece section.