Continuous Improvement means you also need to ensure your raw materials meet your specifications, too. There is a theoretical concept that states "You are only as good as the sum of your parts"! This became clear as day (pardon the pun) when athletic clothing...
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The Evolution of mobile data collection with Quality Window
Change is constant...the pace of change is remarkable. Case in point, mobile GPS device manufacturer Garmin staked their claim to this arena and were truly the market leader. They flooded the market with new models almost every month to meet a storm surge of demand...
Security in Quality Window
In order to control access to Quality Window transactions there are two steps: Creation of the user security profiles Setting the Security Options Both steps are performed in QWAdmin (formerly QWSetup). Creation of the User Security Profiles In QWAdmin...
Why would You use Quality Window 5?
Here is an overview of some of the reasons our customers use QW 5. See if any of them match your need. 1. A monitoring application – regular timed interval for sampling data – minimize variation and run to target Process settings - make it same every time on a...
How to Protect a Quality Window Variable
Setting the Required field to Protected is very useful for data that is brought into Quality Window automatically from a PLC, via RS232 or by using the Input File feature. To protected a Quality Window variable set the Required field to Protected in QWAdmin. This will...
Runtime Error on Summary Screen
For Quality Window 5.0 builds prior to 767, the Summary screen will display a "runtime error 9: subscript out of range" error message if the template has the X-Axis field set to zero (0). This error has been resolved in Quality Window 5.0 build 767. To correct the...
Using Views to set Specific Limits
Views in Quality Window can be used to set Targets and Limits specific to your need. Go to Views Manager Select Current Unsaved View and click Edit On the Variables tab double click the Variable for which you wish to change the Limits and Target Set the Limits...
Getting the most out of your Control Limits
Control limits are very important tools in winning the battle against process variation. First let's look at the different limits available in Quality Window and their roles. Targets (green) - the value you would ideally like to maintain for quality, performance and...
FDA 21 CFR part 11 – Meeting the regulated requirements!
The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recently re-enforced its commitment to have all US Pharmaceutical Manufacturers comply with the criteria under which electronic records and electronic signatures are considered to be trustworthy, reliable and equivalent to...
Capturing data at its source via an RS232 interface
Many times we are asked if it is possible to collect data from a device and transfer it directly into a Quality Window application... the quick answer is yes. Collecting data this way is ideal because it can greatly increase the accuracy of the data as well as...
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