New software builds and updating QW5 October 1, 2018 We update the software with new builds every few months which contain a number of updates and patches that can help you get the most out of the QW5 software and avoid issues in the future. It is important to ensure your Quality Window 5 (QW5) product is up to date in terms of maintenance releases. Read on […] Read More
An important new build of Quality Window 5 (812) is now available for downloading. September 27, 2018 Our latest build QW5 (812) is now live. We strongly recommend you download and install this release. Remember maintenance releases are always free. An important issue that this update addresses is to address the potential loss of changes when more than one user is editing a single record at the same time. See below for details on […] Read More
Using Windows Active Directory Authentication for Security March 9, 2018 In the QWSecurity feature of QW5 there is an option to user the Windows Active Directory authentication for User Id’s and Passwords. Here are the steps to accomplishing this: Create the Active Directory User Id’s and Passwords that you wish to use in QW5. Add the same User Id’s to the Security database in QW5 […] Read More
Managing Resource Files in QW 5 September 29, 2017 The Shared Configuration Manager Utility (QW5SharedConfig.exe) assists QW5 application administrators with the task of centrally locating, managing and sharing resource files for all QW 5 users. The Utility allows for the managing of the following Quality Window resources files: Rules definition file – defining and prioritizing Control rules used by the Summary(Alarm) screen Statistics definition […] Read More
An important new build of Quality Window 5 (805) is now available for downloading. June 26, 2017 Our latest build QW5 (805) is now live. We strongly recommend you download and install this release. Remember maintenance releases are always free. Recent updates to operating system network protocols on servers may cause data integrity issues related to the reading and writing of QW5 Application files. This release of Quality Window, build 805, addresses these […] Read More
A new build of Quality Window 5 was just released and you should download your FREE update today. July 5, 2016 It is important to ensure your Quality Window 5 (QW5) product is up to date in terms of maintenance releases. Sitting on our servers is a brand new maintenance release, Build No.804, and it contains a number of updates to the product that can help you get the most out of the QW5 software. How […] Read More
Recipes for Improvement: Generating Certificates of Analysis (CofA) January 22, 2016 First, a broad definition: A Certificate of Analysis is a document (electronic or paper) issued by Quality Assurance that confirms that a product meets its product specification. They commonly contain the actual results obtained from testing performed as part of quality control of an individual batch of a product. A Certificate of Analysis, or commonly called a […] Read More
SQC vs. SPC – Which is right for my manufacturing process? February 9, 2015 Both SQC and SPC play an important role in optimizing your operations so you can get the best result and most efficient output. Here we’re going to dive into the identifiable differences between the two and what role they play in the grand scheme of your manufacturing operations. GREAT NEWS! We start off with the […] Read More