Machine and process capability studies - #TM063

Among the fundamental tools for controlling manufacturing processes, capability studies are at the forefront.
These studies are widely requested by customers in the industry to ensure that, before mass production begins, suppliers will be able to manufacture compliant products using stable manufacturing machines and processes with low variation.
However, although they are widely used, the statistical concepts underlying these capability studies are often misunderstood and misapplied: it is not just a matter of doing calculations!
In fact, there are several essential prerequisites that must be verified before proceeding with a relevant assessment of the performance of your machines and processes, or those of your suppliers.

• Understand the basic statistical principles.
• Understand the prerequisites to calculate capabilities indexes.
• Know how to conduct capability studies: conditions for carrying out the study and calculations.
• Know how to interpret capability studies results.

• Engineers or Technicians Industrialisation / Methods / Maintenance / Production / Quality
• Persons responsible for supplier monitoring
• Auditors

• The training is based on a large number of exercises to learn how to use the various statistical tools.
• Excel support is provided for calculating capabilities, studying normality, and studying stability using control charts.
• For in-house training, advance preparation allows data to be collected in order to develop exercises specific to the company.

Knowledge test (Multi Choice Questions)

Attendee file containing the training materials and practical exercises. Training materials in digital format are made available to trainees a few days before the course.

An Excel file is provided with all the pre-formatted formulas, giving you all the tools you need to easily apply the statistical concepts after the training course.

Training:

• SPC (Statistical Process Control) according to AIAG manual – TM160

Consulting services: TRIGO can assist you with the practical implementation of the system in your company. Contact us to learn more.

• Have a PC with a microphone, a webcam and, if possible, a headset for greater comfort. Note: background screens are available on Zoom or Teams to blur or hide the rear view.
• Have a good Internet connection, to be tested before the session.
• Be installed in a quiet, isolated place ; set yourself to “unavailable” status on Teams ; close your email access, and mute your phone, so as not to be disturbed during the session.
• Participants from the same organization should not be grouped together in the same room, but each at his/ her own desk, to avoid any side discussions during the session. Virtual sub-groups will be specially created for the exercises, which will also enable mixed groups.
• Remote qualification/certification exams must be taken with camera and microphone open. We may also need to check that you are alone in the room.
• Please connect 5 minutes before the start of the session.