SPC real-time monitoring technology for production process

Both ISO9000 and ISO/TS16949 standards require organizations to determine the appropriate method and extent of application of statistical techniques. It is required in the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP Manual) that it is acceptable to determine the initial process capability or performance level during the initial process study, which requires both the initial production phase and the mass production phase. The appropriate statistical process control (SPC) technique is used to verify that its process capability responds to insufficient or unstable statistical capabilities and initiates a response plan in the control plan.

This paper points out the shortcomings of applying SPC technology in the metal processing production process according to the SPC Handbook. At the same time, it gives a real-time SPC monitoring method for the machining process of the engine and its parts, and carries out effective process quality control on the product.


Insufficient SPC technology


According to the SPC Handbook, we have summarized the process of implementing SPC for metal processing features, as shown in Figure 1.


Figure 1 Flow chart of machining SPC in an engine factory

Among them, the selection of the SPC control project determines the following principles:

1) KPC (Key Features) project.
2) Projects that are not 100% inspected.
3) It is not a project to be sent to the laboratory to ensure that the test data is obtained in a timely manner.
4) It is not a visual inspection and inspection program to ensure that the process characteristics are measured values.
5) The on-site inspection tool is an industrial computer with SPC function, which avoids manual statistical calculation and drawing.
Figure 2 shows an example of an SPC for real-time process monitoring after determining the control limits in the SPC manual. The figure is generated by Q-DAS? statistical analysis software, and four images are generated simultaneously on the same interface, as shown in Figure 2.

As can be seen from Figure 2, the entire sample distribution range is about 1/5 of the total tolerance and is distributed in the center of the tolerance with a capability index of 3.94. For such a control chart, it should be quite good intuitively, but the control chart has issued an alarm because there are two points on the mean-extreme chart (Fig. 2c) that exceed the control limit, and the discrete picture is unstable, according to SPC. The manual requires that the cause of the anomaly be analyzed and appropriate measures taken. Because it is the discrete upper limit, it is difficult to find the real reason, and because the process capability index is as high as 3.94, the staff are not willing to spend energy to find the reason, and there is no possibility to improve the SPC control in the alarm response. "Failed".

With the continuous improvement of China's basic equipment level and the introduction of foreign advanced equipment, although the process capability in this example is very high, there are more and more cases of frequent alarms when monitored by conventional SPC. For such an alarm, in order to prevent over-adjustment, the processing method is basically "no action".

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