PQ Systems: SPC Software for Manufacturers

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Put Quality at the Forefront with Real-Time Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software

Harness the power of data analysis to increase customer confidence, improve audit success, and meet quality compliance requirements. SQCpack by PQ Systems is a robust Statistical Process Control (SPC) solution that will help you easily analyze your data, understand and improve your processes, and communicate important quality information—all in one easy-to-use system.

Scalable SPC Software Focused on Quality Improvement

Simple and intuitive, yet accurate and complete, our world-class SPC software will help you achieve quality improvement success in record time. From aerospace to healthcare, SQCpack is trusted by organizations across an array of manufacturing industries because of its easy deployment, implementation, and operation. Whether it’s for use on a single line or in a global multi-site operation, SQCpack is a secure, scalable SPC and quality control solution that provides complete traceability and performance improvement tools to reduce recalls while meeting customer expectations and compliance standards. Features include:

Get to the discovery phase of your processes faster and reveal what your data is telling you with SQCpack control chart software. Control charts are an invaluable tool to interpret data from a process or system over time. Using the automated control chart processes in SQCpack, manufacturing organizations can analyze mass amounts of data easily in various chart formats.  

 

Whether you have measurement or attribute data, variable or fixed sample sizes, and a subgroup size of one or more, our control charts allow users to cut through the noise and get to the information that they need.  

 

  • SQCpack Six-Way Analysis: Get a complete picture of your process from the combination of six charts, including: 
  1. Individuals or X-bar chart 
  1. Moving range or range chart 
  1. Run or Median chart 
  1. Histogram 
  1. Normal Probability Plot 
  1. Capability Summary 
  • Complete Customization: With SQCpack, you have complete control of how your charts look, including colors, fonts, line styles, and fill patterns. Label special cause data or exclude it. Easily add your logo to your SPC charts for branding and clear communication of your achievements.

Prevent quality control issues with immediate process feedback. SQCpack includes valuable features that allow you to perform offline analysis or monitor processes in real-time, so you get the feedback you need, when and how you need it. You can easily set up alerts to get immediate SPC feedback and catch quality control issues before they become a problem. 

  • StatBoard ®
    SQCpack’s StatBoard® is a real-time process summary dashboard that summarizes several processes into one simple control chart software ranking to adjust production and make decisions that prioritize improvements.

Improve your quality performance by using capability analysis to assess whether your process is statistically capable of meeting specifications or requirements. Ensure processes are on target with minimal variation with a selection of capability analysis calculations. 

  • Process capability indices: Cpk, Cp, Cr, Cpm, Cpu, Cpl 
  • Process performance indices: Ppk, Pp, Pr, Ppu, Ppl 
  • Defects per million: Dpm

SQCpack helps you easily comply with industry standards including, ISO9000 & ISO9001, ISO/IATF 16949, AS9100, FDA CFR 21 part 11, and others. Our SPC software provides the security, traceability, and filtering tools you need to manage user rights, roles, and divisions; maintain an audit trail with a robust and precise record of changes; and respond to audit requests with ease.

Manually enter measurements, import data from a variety of sources like SQL and Excel, or input data directly from equipment such as CMMs and handheld measurement devices.

SQCpack is statistical software that will improve information flow, encourage collaboration, and facilitate more informed decision making with others across the plant or around the globe. Our real-time SPC software includes pre-built report templates that can be easily customized to fit your requirements. With our user-friendly reporting, dashboard, and charting tools, anyone can quickly create and share SPC charts, process capability summaries, performance statistics, critical findings, Certificates of Analysis, and more.

Optimize Your Software and Process Performance with Advantive

With more than three decades of experience in the quality improvement industry, the SPC software experts at Advantive are dedicated to helping you enhance your manufacturing quality initiatives and get the maximum return on your PQ Systems investment. We provide quality improvement consultations, hands-on customized training (on-site or virtual), and unrivaled customer service and support.

Online Quality Advisor Access our free online resource guide for statistical process control, process capability analysis, measurement systems analysis, control chart interpretation, and more. Learn More
Quality Improvement Consulting Maximize your SQCpack software investment and SPC processes with experienced technical experts who understand the specific manufacturing problems you face. Contact Us
Customized SPC Training Let our SPC experts help you make processes more efficient in SQCpack with convenient and affordable product training that can be conducted on-site or virtual depending on your needs.
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Polaris Increases Product Quality and Sales with SQCpack from PQ Systems

Learn how the nation’s largest manufacturer of light-duty all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles expanded and improved quality across its supply chain using SQCpack.

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What to Expect

  • Free 20-minute call with a product expert
  • Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
  • Discover what products best fit your needs
  • No games, gimmicks, or high-pressure sales pitch

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Amplify Your PQ Systems Software ROI with Expert Training

At Advantive, our team of PQ Systems experts are dedicated to helping you improve your quality processes and get the maximum return on your software investment. Whether you are looking to learn about new features or want training on statistical techniques, we offer a selection of online and in person webinars, seminars, and customized training to fit your user’s needs.

Get hands-on training by attending a PQ Systems virtual seminar – held at convenient times throughout the year.

As a newcomer to GAGEpack or a veteran user of SQCpack, customized product training is a great way to ensure that you’re getting the full benefits of your investment. Our trainers will work with your organization to construct an agenda that will meet your specific quality initiatives. We can accommodate your schedule and logistics challenges with training on location, at our office, or online.

Let our SPC experts help you make processes more efficient so that you can spend your time on other value-added tasks. While the possible training topics are almost endless, a few requests that we receive quite often include:

  • Getting started with SQCpack
  • SQCpack charting and reporting
  • Basic statistics
  • Understanding process capability

Learn to optimize your gage management system using GAGEpack with the help of our expert trainers. Whether you’re learning gage calibration best practices or tackling measurement systems analysis, GAGEpack training can be customized to help your organization achieve quality improvement success.

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What to Expect

  • Honest conversation about your training requirements
  • Discover what training programs best fit your team
  • Instant access to free, on-demand product training and documentation

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Boost Your WinSPC Software Efficiency with Targeted Training

Gain the experience and skills you need to master DataNet software by leveraging our extensive training courses. In-person or online, we have training options available for every type of user and experience level. From the basics of SPC software to customized courses for advanced users, our knowledgeable instructors are here to help speed the implementation, adoption, and integration of real-time SPC into your organization.

We offer a variety of in-depth, hands-on training courses for new and seasoned WinSPC users. Instructor-led training is available in person, virtually, and onsite at your facility.

  • SPC Fundamentals Training (1 day) – Educate new users on how to successfully deploy and maintain WinSPC. Students learn to: set up parts, variables, attributes and tags; configure collection plans; connect devices; layout the operator interface; perform analysis and queries; generate reports; set up alarms and triggers; build equations; administer user permissions; and perform system maintenance.
  • WinSPC Administrator Training (4 days) – Learn the SPC basics of developing and interpreting control charts, histograms, capability indices (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk), pareto charts, cause and effect diagrams, and more. This class is intended for SPC beginners or anyone who needs a refresher course on SPC tools.

Advantive hosts online DataNet training sessions tailored to your needs. It’s an economical way to get everyone on your team up to speed using DataNet in your manufacturing environment, or to refresh the team on SPC fundamentals. This live, interactive training is customized to cover only the topics you select and is personalized to your specific manufacturing environment.  

Virtual training sessions are scheduled at your convenience, and you can include as many online participants as desired.

Recorded training is an option for customers who have a very limited training budget. This instructor-led training is delivered by DataNet senior trainers and covers 17 topic areas of DataNet functionality. The recorded training, together with the accompanying training manual, is both a cost-effective refresher for administrators who have attended the WinSPC Administrator Training course and an efficient way for occasional users to begin learning specialized features. 

Improve your quality improvement knowledge with advanced training from Advantive. We offer a variety of courses, including:

  • Statistical Process Control and Process Capability
  • Design of Experiments
  • Reliability/Weibull Analysis
  • Statistics, Hypothesis Testing, and Regression
  • Measurement Systems Assessment
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What to Expect

  • Honest conversation about your training requirements
  • Discover what training programs best fit your team
  • Instant access to free, on-demand product training and documentation

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PQ Systems: Gage Management Software

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Audit-Proof Your Manufacturing Business with Gage Calibration Management Software

PQ Systems provides quality improvement solutions to help manufacturers optimize process performance, improve product quality, and mitigate supply chain risk. One of those solutions is GAGEpack, a complete gage calibration management system that provides easy access to all of your gage information including usage, calibration schedules, procedures, history, and more. Our trusted gage tracking software will help audit-proof your measurement system and give your team complete device traceability and precise calibration records.

World-Class Gage Management Software Built in the Cloud

Stay organized and maintain gage inventory, measurement systems analysis (MSA) study results, calibrations, and certificates—all in one place. Advantive’s gage management software is designed to save time, reduce variation, and optimize performance by improving the accuracy and management of your measurement devices. With the right tools to maintain a precise record of gages and events, you can quickly meet compliance standards, deliver consistent products, and make continuous improvements. Features include:

Keep gage information organized and easily accessible while ensuring precise records for internal and external device calibrations. Our highly configurable gage management software allows you to view summary information for gage inventory, historical events, and projected workload all in one place, with functionality like built-in reports, alerts, and scheduled due dates.

Gain peace of mind knowing your team has complete device traceability and the precise calibration records necessary to maintain standards compliance of ISO, IATF, FDA, AS, and others. GAGEpack includes all the tools and functionality necessary to maintain compliance with the industry and customer standards that govern the proper way to care for and manage your gages, including:

  • Device traceability
  • Calibration certificates
  • User permissions
  • Audit trail
  • Data validation
  • Secure user login

To help you identify sources of measurement variation, our solution provides the processes and tools you need to generate a complete statistical and graphical analysis of your measurement system.

  • Gage R&R Studies

    GAGEpack allows you to easily perform gage R&R studies for both variable and attribute gage repeatability and reproducibility, calculate the uncertainty of your calibrations, and produce accuracy and stability charts.

GAGEpack easily integrates with label printers and barcode readers to save time and minimize errors.

  • Quickly perform events with barcode readers
  • Compatible with nearly all Windows supported label printers
  • Support for over 80 different types of barcodes

With flexible event scheduling and automated planning options, GAGEpack helps keep your team organized while minimizing administration, manual efforts, and overall costs. You can set up event scheduling with automated gage calibration due dates based on usage or time, as well as automated alerts to ensure you never miss upcoming, past due, or failed gage calibrations.

Instantly organize and access the procedure documentation needed to complete calibrations. GAGEpack is a safe, reliable system used for storing certificates and precise records for internal and external device calibrations. Our calibration records database includes:

  • Calibration templates
  • Electronic data input from measurement devices
  • Remote data entry
  • Automated certificate generation
  • Optional month-end due dates
  • Link external calibration data
  • Calibration trend monitoring
  • On demand calibration procedures

Make it easier than ever to share critical information about your measurement system with GAGEpack. Our flexible gage management software includes over 150 built-in reports and dashboards with intuitive navigation, custom filters, and mobile access.

Maximize Your PQ Systems Software Investment

Learn to optimize your gage management system using GAGEpack with the help of our expert trainers. Whether you’re learning gage calibration best practices or tackling measurement systems analysis, GAGEpack training can be customized to help your organization achieve quality improvement success and a quick return on your investment.

Software Validation At PQ Systems, we offer a Software Validation Guide for GAGEpack to ensure your regulatory requirements are met. The guide provides testing steps and review form templates for major features of GAGEpack that should be considered in the validation process. Contact Us
Validation Consulting If you require customization to match your use case or environment, or simply lack all the resources necessary for validation, we can help. Our experts will come on-site to assist you in the GAGEpack software validation process and ensure your software is correctly configured. Learn More
Customized Training Get the most out of your PQ Systems software investment with convenient and affordable on-site or virtual product training tailored to your needs. Our experienced trainers work directly with your team to construct an agenda that will meet your specific quality initiatives. Learn More
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Honeybee Robotics Explores Mars with GAGEpack from PQ Systems

Learn how Honeybee Robotics uses PQ Systems to support its gage management system and comply with ISO and AS auditors.

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  • Live demo tailored to your industry requirements
  • Discover what products best fit your needs
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Quality Advisor

A free online reference for statistical process control, process capability analysis, measurement systems analysis,
control chart interpretation, and other quality metrics.

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Control Charts

Control charts: Does your data represent a process that is stable and in control?

Control charts are the best way to learn how a process is running. They are used to reduce the chance of making one of two kinds of mistakes:

  1. Overcontrolling
    Also called a Type I error, this refers to adjusting the process when nothing out of the ordinary has occurred.
  2. Undercontrolling
    Also called a Type II error, this refers to the failure to adjust the process when something out of the ordinary has occurred

If you are not sure which chart to use for your data, review the brief descriptions on data analysis tools.

Control charts - See an example of a control chart

Frequently-asked questions about control charts

  1. Which control chart should you use?
  2. Multiple control limits: A long shot, or just a bad slice?
  3. When should you recalculate limits?
  4. Testing a theory about your data

For more on control charts and how they can help you, view a 4-minute video.