Mitutoyo MeasurLink® A tool for managing a quality control system as well as collecting, analyzing, checking and managing real-time data. This column will present the software that can help you achieve the most efficient and standardized production
Current quality inspection and control system. Workpiece inspection is an important step for production quality control as it guarantees that the workpiece is in compliance with the mutual agreement between the manufacturer and the customer, especially for mass production with various parts. Errors in the production process may result in product quality not conforming to customer requirements or failure to create finished products, leading to a large amount of waste
The common problem found in most measurement quality inspection systems is measurement data management including data recording by taking notes, data storage in a document form, the volume of data exceeding the storage area, and inputting measurement data into the computer, resulting in no traceability of measurement data in the quality system.
As a result, many manufacturers in the industrial sector has utilized a data management system to solve the problem, starting from replacing the analog system with the digital system that enables data transfer into the company system for real-time data display
It is useless if you can deliver the product to the customer on schedule but there are errors during the production process. This means the quality of some products does not conform to the customer’s requirements and therefore such products must be re-manufactured or eliminated, resulting in a waste of time and resources. Applying a digital precision measuring tool that can be connected to the operating system saves time, reduces errors in data recording and transfer, and enables real-time measurement data processing.
However, to improve the measuring system, in addition to changing the tool, the software that meets the requirement efficiently and monitors and controls the statistical measurement process to ensure the quality of the product is required.
MeasurLink®ซอฟต์แวร์จัดการข้อมูลการวัดอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ จาก Mitutoyo ที่จะมาสนับสนุนระบบการจัดการข้อมูลการวัด ให้คุณมั่นใจในการควบคุมคุณภาพการผลิตได้อย่างแท้จริง สามารถเฝ้าติดตาม ควบคุมกระบวนการวัดทางสถิติแบบ Real-time รวบรวมข้อมูลที่ครอบคลุม เพื่อให้มั่นใจได้ว่าผลิตภัณฑ์ยังคงรักษามาตรฐานและคุณภาพไว้ได้
– สามารถรวบรวมข้อมูลแบบออนไลน์
– ควบคุมและวิเคราะห์กระบวนการผลิตทางสถิติ SPC
– รายงานการควบคุมคุณภาพ รายงานข้อมูลสถานการณ์ระบบการผลิตทั้งหมดและแจ้งเตือนแบบเรียลไทม์
MeasurLink® Mitutoyo’s efficient measurement data management software that will support the measurement data management system to ensure that you can effectively control the production quality. The software can monitor and control the statistical measurement process in real-time and collect comprehensive data to ensure the product’s standard and quality are maintained.
– online data collection
– SPC control and analysis
– Real-time quality control report, total production system situation, and notifications
Collecting data from the measuring tool facilitates the operation with MeasurLink’s standard function that helps you connect to and receive data from the digital measuring tool in real-time, transfer the measurement data into the computer system for real-time data display. It also fully supports the measurement and inspection technology. The examples of digital measuring tools with high precision include Caliper, Micrometer, Dial Gauges, Dial Test Indicators, Height Gauges, CMM, Vision Systems, etc.
In particular, Mitutoyo’s measuring tools with the SPC mark, which represents the tool’s capability to connect and input measurement data into the company. If the measuring systems of all work functions are managed through a network (LAN or internet), we can analyze the data in real time through MeasurLink Real Time Plus program which can display the result in numbers and graphs
It helps the supervisor or the quality control manager to recognize and solve the production problem immediately. Even though no problem has yet occurred, the data can be utilized for planning a preventive measure. This results in the ability to demand effectively and eliminate errors. In addition, the standard of the quality control system is improved for more efficient management and the customer’s trust is enhanced.
MeasurLink® are available in the following 5 modules
1. Real-Time – real-time data collection from various types of measuring tools and display of statistical data, e.g. charts and related statistics, e.g. Xbar-R, Histograms, Control Charts, Run Chart, Cpk, Ppk
2. Process Analyzer – comparative analysis by accessing the database that stores the measurement data from MeasurLink Real-Time
3. Process Manager – the system administrator can monitor the operation in the plant from the data connected from MeasurLink
4. Gage R&R – Evaluation and analysis in line with MSA according to the requirement of IATF 16949
5. Gage Management – for efficient planning and scheduling tool calibration
In addition, MeasurLink can support creating the true position chart and controlling tolerance of position. This function can group related dimension patterns to display the true position image comparing to the reference dimension to minimize errors from measuring the workpiece according to the design
MeasurLink can specify the bonus tolerance position or even calculate capability values for a position characteristic when defining material condition as the reference value.
Real-time data storage for smooth production
Obviously, the software enables real-time data storage and 10X faster data search so it is utilized further for 30-50 measuring stations to support industrial production. It can solve the common problem found in most measurement quality inspection systems, i.e. measurement data management including data recording by taking notes, data storage in a document form, the volume of data exceeding the storage area, and inputting measurement data into the computer.
Article by: Sumipol Corporation Limited & MEGA Tech
Reference : https://www.sumipol.com/