Statistical process control

Exal, the Global Leader in Premium Aluminum Packaging, Chooses Shopfloor-Online MES Software from Lighthouse Systems

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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Information systems, Manufacturing execution system, Statistical process control, Software

Exal has utilized Lighthouse Systems' SPC software since 1996, realizing improvements in their quality performance during such time.

Key Points: 
  • Exal has utilized Lighthouse Systems' SPC software since 1996, realizing improvements in their quality performance during such time.
  • "Shopfloor-Online is a modular software which lets customers expand the scope of functionality as their needs evolve.
  • Lighthouse Systems , a global vendor of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software, enables Smart Manufacturing through the digitisation of manufacturing processes and operations.
  • With functionalities across production, quality, inventory/logistics and maintenance, Lighthouse's MES Shopfloor-Online software removes traditional organisational silos to optimise business processes.

The leading manufacturer of impact extruded aluminium containers, Exal chooses Shopfloor-Online MES software

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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Information systems, Business, Economy, Supply chain management, Manufacturing execution system, Inventory, Logistics, Statistical process control, Youngstown, Ohio

Previously, Exal had been using an SPC software package from Lighthouse Systems and seen the benefits in their quality operations.

Key Points: 
  • Previously, Exal had been using an SPC software package from Lighthouse Systems and seen the benefits in their quality operations.
  • Lighthouse Systems, a global vendor of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software, enables Smart Manufacturing through the digitisation of manufacturing processes and operations.
  • With functionalities across production, quality, inventory/logistics and maintenance, Lighthouse's MES Shopfloor-Online software removes traditional organisational siloes to optimise business processes.
  • Exal Corporation was founded in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1993 with a goal to bring state-of-the-art impact extruded aluminum container manufacturing to North America.

Synopsys Expands LightTools Capabilities for Predicting and Controlling Manufacturing Costs of Illumination Optical Systems

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Mechanical engineering, Design, Engineering, Emerging technologies, Technology, Manufacturing, Statistical process control, Tolerance analysis, Lidar, Engineering tolerance, Design for manufacturability

LightTools 8.6 introduces the Tolerance Manager, which enables designers to predict the manufacturability of their illumination systems and control manufacturing costs.

Key Points: 
  • LightTools 8.6 introduces the Tolerance Manager, which enables designers to predict the manufacturability of their illumination systems and control manufacturing costs.
  • This new feature is particularly useful for illumination systems that require precision manufacturing, including LED-based light guides, LiDAR, and illumination components in imaging systems.
  • "Effective tolerance analysis is the key to controlling illumination system manufacturing costs, since it identifies achievable component and assembly tolerances," said George Bayz, vice president of Synopsys' Optical Solutions Group.
  • "The LightTools Tolerance Manager enables the design of robust, cost-effective illumination systems by providing a fast, accurate, and complete understanding of how tolerances affect the systems."

Nintex Study Identifies Broken IT Processes that Expose Companies to Risk

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Automation, Statistical process control, Business process

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Nintex, the world's leader in intelligent process automation (IPA), reveals in its latest study the most broken processes in today's workplaces.

Key Points: 
  • BELLEVUE, Wash., May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Nintex, the world's leader in intelligent process automation (IPA), reveals in its latest study the most broken processes in today's workplaces.
  • The study , "Definitive Guide to Corporate America's Most Broken Processes," found that 62 percent of employees at U.S. companies with more than 1,000 employees observe broken IT processes within their organization.
  • "The impact of fixing broken IT processes is immediate and allows IT departments to focus on what they do best."
  • The top five most broken processes identified by the Nintex study include:

STEERLife Partners With Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) USA, to Revolutionise Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Chemistry, Nature, Business, Organic chemistry, Chemical synthesis, Business process, Process, Statistical process control, Scale, Continuous production

STEERLife , provider of technology platforms and process solutions for pharmaceutical industry, announced a partnership with the Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS), USA, to foster transformation of traditional pharma manufacturing to advanced manufacturing for improved process and stability.

Key Points: 
  • STEERLife , provider of technology platforms and process solutions for pharmaceutical industry, announced a partnership with the Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS), USA, to foster transformation of traditional pharma manufacturing to advanced manufacturing for improved process and stability.
  • Dr. Babu Padmanabhan, Managing Director & Chief Knowledge Officer, STEERLife, said, "We have understood the gaps that exist for researchers and production managers to transform their manufacturing to continuous process.
  • The Continuous Pharmaceutical Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (CpAML) at C-SOPS, a fully integrated, commercial scale pilot plant for continuous manufacturing, complements STEERLife's initiatives.
  • INTEGRAAL processor is on display at STEERLife Booth #3754, INTERPHEX 2018 show, between April 17-19, New York.

FlexXray® Acquisition of Total Quality Corporation Provides Food Industry a National Network of Foreign Contaminant Identification and Recovery Services

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Design for X, Quality control, Quality management, Statistical process control, Inspection, Food

With the acquisition of TQC, FlexXray furthers its mission to provide cost-effective solutions for food processors needing foreign contaminant solutions.

Key Points: 
  • FlexXray helps food plants quickly and cost-effectively detect and recover foreign material contamination that can occur during production or packaging.
  • Along with in-house inspection, TQC also provides manufacturers with mobile product-inspection equipment to deliver frontline protection against contamination events.
  • This acquisition is a vital step toward our strategic vision of providing the food industry with a national network of inspection facilities, said FlexXray CEO Kevin Fritzmeyer.
  • About Total Quality Corporation
    Total Quality Corporation (TQC) provides clients across the U.S. and Canada with outstanding inspection services and mobile equipment for a fast, safe and cost-effective alternative to the disposal of contaminated and defective products.