An SPC (Statistical Process Control) Software customer recently inquired if I could discern any issues in a process, as their customer had identified problems with three recent shipments. They provided data for the customer’s current year shipments for a variety of KPI (key process indicators) in an Excel file. 

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Operators can now quickly identify issues on the production line without spending all day reviewing control charts. This is how they do it. 

In today’s increasingly connected and intelligent production environment, manufacturers are inundated with data. It can be challenging to see quality data throughout an entire enterprise, which makes it more difficult to lower costs, advance product quality, decrease waste, maintain compliance and boost profitability.

To save time and money throughout the course of product development, quality professionals rely on first article inspection (FAI), which is a popular way to examine and test products in the early stages of production.

So your team has been charged with selecting, purchasing and implementing a key manufacturing system like SPC. In addition to searching for qualified vendors, these teams are tasked with building a financial case for return on investment. 

Quality and time and valuable commodities for all manufacturers. Basic use of statistical process control (SPC) enables you to improve both quality and efficiency. But when you take SPC analysis to the next level, you get even greater benefits.

As manufacturers look ahead to 2021 and beyond, they know that building resilience into operations is critical. They must achieve multiple goals: superior quality, lower costs, improved yields, efficient processes, and minimized waste. The opportunity for meeting all those goals depends on one foundational requirement: enterprise-wide visibility into data.

Visibility across all operations is essential to enable the flexibility and agility manufacturers need to be resilient to market disruptions.

Netilion Health visualizes the diagnostic data provided by an instrument and receives instructions to address the issue. This improves the ability to respond in cases where maintenance or service is required.