What is an audit? An audit is simply a comparison or a verification or can even be considered an assessment or a “measurement”. In the automotive industry audits are made to compare the “required condition” to the “real situation” or, in other words, the “shall” be (as per the standards) Read more…
MSA as per AIAG or VDA volume 5? As a matter of fact, both the AIAG and VDA have the very same set of tools when it comes to the measurement system analysis. The main difference in some of the techniques is the calculation process. For instance, the repeatability analysis Read more…
How reliable is a quality control by attributes? And as you might have guessed, I cannot make a statement for all possible cases. However, I can recommend to use variables and measurements instead of relying on the perception of a person. This is not because persons are bad but, our Read more…
GR&R – variables Hi, i’m glad you’re here. This is the right place to get some hints on the GR&R, see how it works, how to improve results, calculation options and of course, you can get a free excel sheet to perform and record your analysis. MSA The GR&R is Read more…
Useful or just paper? Personally I do not create or write documents only to pass the certification audit or to please the auditor but to help the company can take advantage of the adequate use of the quality tools. Even the documents required by the standard and which during the Read more…
Prevention is the best way Risk management is the process of identifying, evaluating, prioritizing and treating risks in order to minimize the negative impacts. Some experts define a risk as an uncertain situation, condition or event that involves exposure to danger, loss, harm, injury or any other threat. Risk management Read more…
What is the repeatability analysis? In the measurement system analysis MSA, the repeatability is the ability of a measurement system to provide similar (or very close) results when the same part is measured several times with the same gage and by the same appraiser. If we had a measurement device Read more…
What is the resolution of a gage? A measuring device has the purpose to provide a value to a characteristic of an object, process or phenomenon. In order to provide that value, the gage has a display or scale where the assigned value is shown. The smallest readable unit or Read more…
Conformity? Related to quality there are always two basic goals: conformity and customer satisfaction. Conformity is the fulfillment of specifications, laws, regulations and any other contractual obligations. The customer satisfaction is reached by constantly providing not only “conforming” goods but also by fulfilling the expectations of the customer as well. Read more…
5W2H as analysis tool Today we will discuss about another problem solving tool which is particular good to analyze a situation and to define and to state the problem. The 5W2H is a detective-type of tool. It uses the interrogation or interview technique to ask questions and obtain the information Read more…