The obvious reasons for automating quality in manufacturing are to reduce scrap, rework, overtime and costs while simultaneously increasing productivity and customer satisfaction. The non-obvious reasons include employee satisfaction, customer referrals and market growth. Automation also give managers and line workers insights into ongoing production. 

The digital age promises data driven decision-making that monetizes data in ways never seen before. Is your company prepared to leverage all of its data to its full benefit? Does your company recognize data as a strategic asset to be used to strengthen competitive advantages?

Zontec, Inc. announced the roll out of Synergy 2000™ version 11.0. 

Statistical Process Control charts have been called the Voice of the Process. Progressive manufacturers utilize control charts to “listen” to their processes so that potentially harmful changes will be quickly detected and rectified. 

Over the course of 20 years, I’ve visited hundreds of different factory floors and seen a wide variety of manufacturers implement data collection and statistical process control (SPC) solutions.

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

The QI Macros SPC Software for Excel draws control charts, histograms with Cp, Cpk, Pareto charts and more.

OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) charts are among new features in the just-released version 8.3 of Hertzler Systems’ GainSeeker® Suite SPC software.

The QI Macros SPC Software for Excel draws control charts, histograms with Cp, Cpk, Pareto charts and more.