Production data can be captured for use from CMMs, ERP, and gages automatically by a computer system.
Do you have a database you wish to continuously mine for SPC data? Maybe you have a PLC that you need to periodically take readings from each shift? Perhaps you need to remind operators to collect data every half hour, and email an alert if a check is missed.
WinSPC has the ability to collect data at set intervals or on a schedule using Timed Data Collection. Learn more about how you might set this up in WinSPC in the following knowledgebase article:
http://knowledgebase.winspc.com/questions/35/
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