In my previous column I discussed the role of specification limits in manufacturing, which led to thoughts about process control limits.

Height gages have achieved a nearly universal presence in the quality control world. It is rare to see a QC department without at least one or two of these instruments. This commonality makes it easy to overlook just how accurate and flexible these devices are. They measure much more than the term “height gage” would imply.

Zontec, Inc., the international developer of Statistical Process Control announced an update to its Synergy 1000™ for the worldwide market.

Uncontrolled variation is the enemy to quality. It’s what experts W. Edwards Deming, Joseph M. Juran, et al, spent their professional lives stressing to industrial leaders.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) has long been an industry-standard methodology for measuring and controlling quality during the manufacturing process.

Bright Plastics manufactures plastic injection-molded parts for a diversity of industries, resulting in broad expertise and experience in meeting a range of industry-specific manufacturing needs.

Evan Miller recalls an experience a few years ago during an auto industry workshop in Detroit.

Just as a recipe designed for four may require some changes if it is called upon to serve 4,000, dramatically up-scaling the number of quality metrics being monitored may demand new approaches when deploying SPC.

Whether using ERP and MES systems, or even Excel, many manufacturers rely on data from numerous disparate sources to provide them with the information they need to create a quality product.