Features of Zometric SPC Software
Control Charts
Variable Control Charts: X-bar-R/S, I-MR |
Attribute Control Charts: P, U, C |
Variable subgroup sizes |
Configurable statistical rules |
Flexible chart formatting options |
Process Capability
Potential Capability: Cp, Cpl, Cpu, Cpk |
Process Performance: Pp, Ppl, Ppu, Ppk |
PPM levels: Expected & Observed |
Configurable statistical rules |
Histogram and distribution |
Flexible reports
Fetch for any date range |
Filter on Part, Machines, Parameters |
Customisable fields: Company name, etc |
Configurable report templates |
Multiple formats - excel, pdf, html. |
Intuitive Configurations
Multiple Part x Machine x Parameters |
Configure variable SPC schemes |
Configure attribute SPC schemes |
Configure specifications |
Multiple SPC rule-templates |
Flexible data capture
Manual data entry |
Import from csv / excel files |
Semi-automatic data entry |
Automated imports |
Industry 4.0 / API integration |
Granular Controls
Role based access controls |
21 CFR Part 11 Compliant |
Targeted email alerts |
De/activate users |
Audit logs |
Frequently asked questions
- Zometric realtime SPC software supports various control charts, including I-MR, Xbar-R, P/NP, and U/C charts, making it ideal for monitoring process variations.
- It also accommodates variable subgroup sizes, offering flexibility in tracking and managing manufacturing processes.
- Yes, with Zometric Online SPC software, you can display control charts for any chosen time period and SPC scheme.
- The software also allows you to visualize the latest n data points for quick operator/shopfloor visibility, helping to improve process control and efficiency.
- Zometric SPC software dynamically calculates control limits when historical mean and sigma (or defect rate) data are unavailable.
- When historical data is provided, control limits can be fixed for better process management.
- The dynamic control limits are calculated using the estimated within standard deviation (stdev) formula for more precise process monitoring.
Yes, Zometric Online SPC software offers flexibility to switch between fixed and dynamic control limits. This is a crucial feature for systematically implementing SPC in multiple stages like unknown process stability, to stable processes, to revision of control limits after every improvement cycle.
- Zometric SPC software includes all eight Nelson rules for statistical process control.
- Users can enable or disable specific statistical tests to avoid false alarms in unstable processes and improve sensitivity in stable environments.
Yes, Zometric SPC software sends realtime email alerts based on statistical tests, with easy linking to specific control charts, ensuring quick responses to process deviations.
- Zometric SPC software supports various performance indices, including Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk, Z, Z.bench, Sigma within, Sigma overall, and more.
- It calculates PPM expected vs. PPM observed, with all calculations available for both one-sided and two-sided specifications.
- Results are validated against AIAG standards or widely used software like Minitab.
- Yes, Zometric SPC software uses normality tests like Anderson-Darling or Shapiro-Wilk to check whether data follows a normal distribution.
- For non-normal distributions, tools like Box-Cox or Johnson are available for data transformation, ensuring accurate performance metrics.
- You can generate detailed summary reports for specific time periods, parts or materials, machines, and variables or attribute characteristics.
- The software provides batch-wise summaries and SPC metrics such as Cp, Cpk, Pp, and Ppk for multiple variables togetther.
- You can also compare 6-pack performance analysis for two different machines or time periods, offering deep insights into process improvements.
- Multiple report templates can be configured based on the metrics you need to see in in the reports and dashboards.
Yes, Zometric SPC software allows custom dashboards, which can be added on request for an additional charge.
Zometric SPC software includes role-based access control, allowing you to activate or deactivate users, manage permissions, and self reset passwords through a "Forgot Password" link. We understand in some factory settings some or all operators may-not have dedicated email IDs. In such scenarios, admins can set or reset their passwords.
- The system tracks all login and logout activities.
- Additionally, a full audit log records who added or edited data, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements like 21 CFR.
- Yes, you can map parts to variables or attribute characteristics, manage associations between specifications and machines, and handle part-attribute-machine associations.
- Zometric SPC software also supports Excel import/export or copy-paste from spreadsheets for easy master record management.
- Users can set specific email subscribers for specific charts, ensuring that only relevant team members receive alerts.
- The software sends alerts based on Nelson rules based alert templates, avoiding unnecessary notifications that may lead to alert fatigue.
- Yes, Zometric SPC software allows users to record potential special causes for each data point when statistical tests fail, aiding in effective root cause analysis.
- Users can select predefined causes or add new ones for detailed issue tracking.
- Manual data entry is supported for all control charts (I-MR, P, U, C), including multiple sample per subgroup entries for Xbar-R charts.
- The system also allows bulk data import for historical data, ensuring easy integration with your existing datasets.
- Yes, automatic data capture is supported via industrial IoT sensors, with seamless integration into PLCs from manufacturers like Siemens, Allen-Bradley, and Delta.
- Zometric SPC software can also be retrofitted to older machines, ensuring full compatibility across your production floor.
- Zometric SPC software supports cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployment models.
- Whether you operate a single site or multiple locations, we offer flexible deployment solutions to meet your data management and process control needs.
- With cloud-based deployment, you can log in from any internet-connected PC, laptop, or tablet.
- Data is stored in cloud database schema for each tenant dedicated to your organisation / factory.
- The application and analysis is accessible via any modern browser like Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge. There is no client end or server end installation overhead for customer.
- For automated data capture, multiple on-prem data connector applications (with ETL) provided by Zometric can send data to the cloud databases. Zometric uses HTTPS for secure data transfers from on-prem , ensuring that your data is securely transferred at all times.
- For manual data capture, users can capture data directly via browser based Zometric interface.
- With on-premise deployment, you can log in from any LAN-connected PC, laptop, or tablet.
- Data is stored in a dedicated on-premise database in your factory / organisation.
- For automated data capture, multiple on-prem data connector applications (with ETL) provided by Zometric can send data to the on-premise databases. Zometric uses MQTT or HTTP REST protocols for high speed data transfers from your machines / PLCs / IoT devices to on-prem database.
- The application and analysis is accessible via any modern browser like Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge. There is no client end installation overhead for customer.
- For manual data capture, users can capture data directly via browser based Zometric interface.
- The hybrid deployment model combines the best of on-premise and cloud solutions.
- It supports local databases for each site, while securely syncing with a cloud database for automated backups and aggregated reporting.
- The hybrid setup of local + cloud database is especially helpful for multi-site high speed operations with realtime data-capture, or environment where internet connectivity is not very reliable.
- The cloud sync functionality collates data from one or multiple sites / factories spread anywhere across the globe, and helps the corporate team to get an oversight over their global operations.
Yes, we can assist with migration between different Zometric deployment types on a chargeable basis. We recognize that customer needs evolve over time, and that's why we’ve designed highly flexible deployment and migration options. Here are a few common migration scenarios:
- Cloud to Hybrid:
Many customers begin with cloud deployment because it's the fastest and most cost-effective way to get started. As needs grow, such as high-speed data capture or the requirement for combined visibility across multiple sites, we can seamlessly migrate your setup from cloud to a hybrid deployment, offering the best of both on-premise and cloud solutions. - On-premise to Hybrid:
For single-plant setups with high-speed automated data capture, an on-premise deployment may be the preferred choice. However, as operations expand to multiple sites, adding cloud aggregation transforms it into a hybrid deployment, providing centralized data management and visibility across locations. - Cloud to On-premise:
Some customers start with cloud deployment to handle manual data entry or low-to-medium speed automated data capture. If later there’s a need for high-speed data capture, we can help migrate from a cloud-based solution to an on-premise deployment for improved performance and local control.
Industry Applications of Statistical Process Control software
Online SPC is used by a wide variety of manufacturers to reduce scrap, improve quality, maintain traceability or to resolve quality issues faster. Ultimately, it leads to increased profits.
Use cases of SPC Software
Online SPC is an indispensable tool for better quality & cost.
Improve Product Quality & Customer Satisfaction
Quality is no more just "within specification". With global competition intensifying, the way to stay ahead is to target consistency, and minimising even the possibility of defects.
- Monitor in-process quality
- Monitor supplier quality
- Continuously improve product quality
- Ensure consistency
- Improve customer satisfaction
Reduce Risk, Warranty Cost & Protect Your Brand
Instead of depending on inspections, prevent defects by building quality into the manufacturing process. SPC helps in reducing regulatory compliance risks, customer complaints and recalls while protecting brand equity.
- Minimize product recalls
- Reduce warranty cost
- Protect brand equity
Minimize Cost of scrap & rework
A small investment in ensuring "good quality" saves 100x for your organisation in terms of cost of scrap, rework and sales returns.
- Minimise scrap and rework cost
- Eliminate guess-work adjustments and reduce downtimes
- Ensure optimal process capability
- Improve throughput and yields
Ensure Product & Quality Compliance
Gain confident of your customers / OEMs through a robust system to guarantee quality, traceability and audit trails.
- Ensure compliance to customer's audit requirements
- Improve ease of traceability & audits
- Simplify compliance to regulatory & international standards
Speed up root cause analysis
Narrow down the window of error opportunities in to time windows in control charts. Identify possible causes through SPC rules and patterns and feed them into improvement projects or control plans.
- Let software help you with data patterns to identify RCA faster
- Easily co-relate and test hypothesis
- Speed up data analysis & reporting
- Improve decision making
Pricing
Zometric SPC Software is one of the most affordable, high quality online / real-time SPC software. Easy to start, and easier to scale.
*Local taxes extra, if applicable.
Implementation & Customization Services
When you subscribe to Zometric products, you get affordable services directly from us. You don't have to deal with 3rd party implementation service provider. We ourselves go the extra mile to ensure your implementation succeeds!
- Up to 2 man-day efforts for import of past data is included with a new subscription.
- One time implementation/past data import at affordable per man-day pricing.
- *Customization services are charged at affordable per man-day pricing.
- ** For on-premise deployment, dedicated Linux server, with remote access to be arranged by client.
Product description
Zometric SPC Software
About
Zometric SPC is a user friendly Statistical Process Control software with online / realtime control charts, process capability, summary reports, and more. It is API integrable with PLC / SCADA systems. Designed and developed by veterans in the manufacturing industry, with decades of practical experience in implementing SPC across multiple industry sectors. It was recognised as THE most intuitive & flexible online statistical process control software during an independent benchmark study by our customers.
Key highlights:
- Manage unlimited combinations of product, processes and parameters/features.
- Securely access from anywhere, anytime and any device. No software to install - its browser based!
- Deploy flexibly - cloud hosted SaaS (preferred) or on-premise solution.
- Import your historical data. We offer end-to-end low-cost, high value implementation services.
- Configure the statistical rules the way you want.
- Specify who gets rule violation alerts for which combination of Product X Process X Parameter / feature.
- Single data entry, or bulk data import.
- Possible to integrate with your PLC / SCADA / DB systems, its Industry 4.0 ready.
- Even compliance requirements of regulated industries like pharmaceuticals and medical devices, eg 21 CFR part 11, are taken care of.
System requirements
- No client-pc setup / installation is required.
- A modern web browser like Google Chrome and an internet connection.
- For on-premise deployment, server specification is prescribed based on number of users.
Licensing Options
Zometric SPC is available as a base + addon-user licensing model:
- The base pack includes up-to 3 user subscriptions.
- Additional users can be added as annual or pro-rated annual subscriptions
Contact us for a free demo and consultation.