Are you monitoring your process capability where it really counts?
In our experience, many companies that claim to be committed to using statistical tools to improve quality are just monitoring test logs.
The quality engineers analyse samples from the test logs at "regular intervals" which, given the fact that we are all overworked, actually means whenever they manage to squeeze some time to do so - or when something goes wrong.
We thought that it seemed a bit like "missing the boat" so we asked a few more questions.
- Why were quality engineers not monitoring Process Capabilities at the same time that they are acquiring the data?
- More to the point - why were they not monitoring on the same machine that they use for taking the measurements?
Real Time Process Capability Measurement helps you deliver good products consistently - if you do it right!
Real Time monitoring seems to be applied only on slow processes, not in the high-speed high volume environment where it is really needed.
The problem seemed to arise because all the best SPC software was designed for monitoring things like metal stamping or oil refineries, not high tech production.
True this software was really powerful, but it was also really slow.
One package that we looked at took several seconds to add a single data item to a plot. Not good if you are measuring four variables at three parts per second… Not only did it take longer to update the data than it did to acquire it - the SPC software even slowed down the production process!
Most packages were so bloated that they needed more memory than the monitoring software.
Some of the packages used poorly documented data communication protocols, which makes the system integrator's job next to impossible.
That's why we designed the world's first high speed, real-time, small footprint SPC monitoring software that runs on the acquisition device.
Catch process problems before they catch you!
- SPC for Machines was developed to enable a major American multinational to perform real-time SPC Analysis its high-speed vision systems.
- SPC for Machines can be easily interfaced to almost any Test and Measurement application using simple software interfaces.
Fully commented sample code and tutorials are provided for
- Visual Basic
- Visual C++
- Visual C#
- Labview
We also supply gateway kits that link your hardware directly to SPC for Machines shows you how well your process is running with
Variable Charts
- Xbar/R Charts (with Cpk / Cp/ StdDev/ Mean/ Ppk etc.)
- Run Charts
- Histograms with bell curve
Attribute Charts
- P Charts
- Pareto of non-conformities
Alarms
SPC for Machines has multiple configurable alert configurations to warn of impending problems including
- Pop up windows
- Client Application Alerts
- Email alerts
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