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Getting promoted at work may be the realization of a dream. You struggle, fighting tooth and nail until you get the recognition you deserve. However, many aspiring managers think less about the difficulties in succeeding in this job.
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It’s not what’s in the box that matters to the carton industry…it is the box. Carton manufacturers need cartons that don’t fail on packaging lines, that meet precise color and printing requirements, and that have the right fiber strength to protect contents during shipping.
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In today’s modern bakery, competitive results are harder to achieve than ever. With bread margins in single digits, tightening a bakery’s operating efficiency and controlling weight variation are keys to product consistency and corporate profitability. While there are several Quality programs providing regulatory compliance with initiatives such as Safe Quality Food (SQF), leading bakeries are looking to SPC in order to improve their bread margins and to ensure a consistent product for their customers.
If there is an unsung hero in manufacturing, it may be die casting. Die casting is responsible for structural components in an astonishing number of products, such as: cars, mobile phones, golf clubs, prescription glasses, and coffee makers. And those components are more durable, more dimensionally stable, stronger, and lighter than they would be using most other manufacturing techniques.
A spectrometer producer installed WinSPC to leverage existing data collection systems, achieve quality improvements, and improve cross-company understanding of production.
Real-time SPC saves time for both quality control and engineering personnel. “What used to take three days takes one afternoon,” said one process engineer.
A large player in the fluid tank industry has installed WinSPC to prevent quality issues with preventative alerts on a critical aspect of the process.
A bread company which has made public statements of intent to increase nutrition levels has installed WinSPC. The company uses the system to see charts that uncover interrelation between process factors.
A sizeable manufacturer of surgery equipment is using a manufacturing intelligence application by DataNet Quality Systems to help consistently deliver safe precision surgical instruments.
A manufacturing company that processes minerals has equipped its production leadership with live summary views.
Marietta Hospitality is using WinSPC to deliver safe soaps and shampoos at a high quality.
Reducing product giveaway is a goal of this large-scale producer, and candy weights are charted to help the company better understand the nature of overfill problems.
A pet foods company partnered with DataNet to launch a predictive real-time SPC program.
A soda pop supplier wanted to better understand product defects. So it connected WinSPC real-time statistical process control software.
Big data can be intimidating, but when information is condensed into visual summary statistics, making sharp decisions gets easier.
A large aerospace engine manufacturer is fueling continuous improvement by generating colorful WinSPC insight charts.
A measuring instruments company is mining historical production data and seeing it in all-new ways with WinSPC.
An international leader in precision aerospace parts and components is feeling the effects of real-time predictive analysis software and loving the tenacious support team that backs it up.
A household name in the medical products industry is realizing incredible speed improvements and labor time savings with WinSPC.
Tightening a bakery’s operating efficiency and controlling weight variation down to a hundredth of an ounce are critical to product consistency and corporate profitability.
One international baker chose WinSPC real-time statistical process control software to deliver real-time feedback to line operators at the point of production.
With WinSPC, one 70-year-old instrument manufacturer tracks production for traceability and analysis.
One North American textile company is delivering production problem forecasting to shift managers with WinSPC real-time statistical process control software.
A family run bread manufacturer is leveraging WinSPC real-time alerts to get a handle on overfill and underfill waste.
Living up to agreements with customers for acceptable quality levels (AQL) is a critical concern among manufacturers.
Timely feedback from a real-time SPC system is allowing one bread manufacturer to minimize production of non-complying snacks–a costly waste of raw ingredients, manpower, and machine energy.
“Our objective is to supply easily accessible process information to further enhance our data driven decisions for continuous improvement of our manufacturing plant processes.”
DataNet is excited to announce a partnership with Cdel IT of Buenos Aires, Argentina to provide complete WinSPC solutions for manufacturers seeking a capable local presence in Latin America.
A recognized leader in gum, mint and candy manufacturing, with products distributed throughout the globe, implements WinSPC to reduce costs while ensuring compliance with its high product quality standards.
A contract manufacturer specializing in electromechanical and PCB assembly for high end laptop manufacturers and the Department of Defense implements WinSPC statistical process control software at two US based facilities.
“As a direct result of our rapid growth, we realized that we needed to upgrade our existing methods for managing statistical process control.”
Teledyne Microwave Solutions, a worldwide leader in radar and telecommunication, reported that it used WinSPC to reduce scrap and rework by $250,000/yr. for a single product characteristic.
A worldwide manufacturer of filtration technologies installs WinSPC as its statistical process control system.
Global manufacturer of industrial and automotive rubber products selects WinSPC as its statistical process control system.
One of the world’s largest producers of folding cartons and a global leader in coated, recycled boxboard selects WinSPC as its corporate-wide statistical process control (SPC) system.
Global leader in home, health, and beauty products selects WinSPC as its SPC software system for use across multiple operations.
Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s #1 producer of power tools reported that it used WinSPC to reduce its RPM defect metrics and rework by 20%, attaining its ROI in 6 months.
Dana Corporation, an automotive parts manufacturer with sales of $7.2 billion, reported that it used WinSPC to reduce supplier defects per million by 40%, attaining its ROI in less than 6 months.
Manufacturer of Texturizing and Stabilizing Products to Minimize Waste and Process Variation Using Real-time Quality Control
Suniva Selects WinSPC Real-time SPC Software and Preventative Quality Control Methods to Increase Manufacturing Efficiency and Process Capability
Health Care Products Manufacturer Selects WinSPC Real-time SPC Software to Automate Statistical Process Control, Assure Quality, and Meet Regulatory Compliance Standards
Leading Powersports Company Launches SPC Software to Reduce Scrap, Improve Productivity, and Implement Preventative Quality Control
One Of The World’s Largest Manufacturers Of PET Polymers Selects WinSPC Real-Time SPC Software
National Manufacturer Of Trash Bags And Food Packaging Solutions To Perform Real-Time SPC Using WinSPC
Largest Non-Affiliated Lighting Supplier in North America Deploys WinSPC Software to Assure the Highest Customer Satisfaction and Value in Its Market
Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Choose WinSPC Statistical Process Control Software to Assure Superior Product Quality and Regulatory Compliance
Life Sciences Industry Manufacturers Choose WinSPC Real-time SPC Software to Lower Costs While Meeting Regulatory and Customer Requirements
Large-volume producer targets quality, profitability and customer satisfaction using real-time SPC software
Leading Contractor for Aerospace Defense Industry Selects WinSPC for Real-time Quality Control Initiative
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of passive and electronic components deploys WinSPC to reduce defects and PPM levels
Husky Injection Molding Systems, the world’s largest brand name supplier of injection molding equipment and services, uses real-time SPC to assure product quality and automate data collection
WinSPC Software Used For Net Weight Control Program At One Of North America’s Largest Manufacturer of Snack Food Products
A contract manufacturer specializing in electromechanical and PCB assembly was searching for a means to strengthen their leadership position in the highly competitive printed circuit board industry.
Trane, a leading supplier of indoor comfort systems, reported that it used WinSPC to keep its processes under control and reduce scrap by 50% annually.
Arkwright, Inc., one of the largest suppliers of wide format media for digital printing, reported that it used WinSPC to improve productivity by 224 hours per month.
Philips Lighting, a lighting division of electronics manufacturer Royal Philips Electronics selected WinSPC to automate statistical process control at Philips’ largest lighting manufacturing facility in the U.S.
The company selected WinSPC to monitor, chart, and report on over 40 quality parameters in its bread-baking operations, parameters such as oven temperature, air temperature, fermentation time, symmetry, height, weight, and color.
One of the nation’s largest food manufacturers reported that it used WinSPC to reduce downtime and increase yields, attaining its ROI in three months.
GAF Materials Corporation (GAFMC), North America’s largest manufacturer of commercial and residential roofing, uses WinSPC to reduce manufacturing variance by 39.5%, attaining its ROI in 4 months.
Loos & Co, a top producer of wire and cable, reduces scrap and rework by 30% with WinSPC, attaining its ROI in 6 months.
One of North America’s largest pet product manufacturers, Nestle Purina PetCare, increases profit margins by letting WinSPC optimize individual package volumes.
