Items Tagged with 'statistical process control (SPC)'

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) are jointly publishing the new AIAG-VDA SPC Manual.

The robotics industry has entered its prove-it era. The main evaluation criterion is whether it works in real-world deployments, not just controlled demos.

I did not know what to expect based on past experiences with the manual but this was surprisingly well developed.

Reliable measurements are the linchpin to any Six Sigma process. 

The supply chain has become a vital process contributing to products and services realized by organizations.

In metal additive manufacturing, “traceability” has become a badge of seriousness. We can trace powder batches. We can trace build jobs. We can trace post-processing steps. We can trace inspection results. Great. 

Many manufacturers want to automate but struggle to figure out where to begin. 

Nearly 90% of material resources across the European Union are lost after their first use, highlighting how linear today’s manufacturing economy remains. 

Today, quality is an economic engine in its own right—driving productivity, customer loyalty, and profitability.

Manufacturing teams continue to use handheld gages during daily quality work, even as they expand their automated inspection systems and adopt more software-driven processes.