ProFicient has the tools to manage SPC for long and short production runs, multiple characteristics and limited data collection opportunities. With over 300 different control charts, InfinityQS ensures there is a tool that is uniquely matched to your operation.

• Attribute Control Charts: Traditional and Standardized Processing. Group, EWMA, Wandering Mean, CUSUM, and CUSUM AQL Chart Types
• Variable Control Charts: Target, Short Run and Standardized Processing. Group, EWMA, Wandering Mean, and CUSUM %CV Chart Types
• Pre-Control Chart

EWMA Analysis (click on image for larger view)

This feature automatically logs downtime and events to the database while optionally requiring Assignable Causes and Corrective Actions. When alarms are violated, automatic emails including control chart images can be sent to your people who must immediately know when a problem occurs.

• Process Event Tracking
• Reason for Change Tracking
• Customizable Alarm Rules
• Email Notification

Process Event Handling and Notification (click on image for larger view)

ProFicient's Multi-tier Pareto and Box & Whisker charts allow users to sort, slice and dice data in millions of ways, allowing extensive comparative analyses. By using readily available production data, you don't need to invest in expensive off-line studies or additional statistical software.

• Multi-Level Pareto Analysis (Subgroup Data)
• Multi-Level Pareto Analysis (Process Events)
• Box & Whisker Plots
• Capability Analysis (Normal/Non-Normal)
• Scatter Plots
• True Position Charts
• Q-Q Plot
• Normal Probably Plot
• Autocorrelation Analysis

Muli-Level Data Pareto (click on image for larger view)

Scatter Plot Analysis (click on image for larger view)

Strict access control features support ALL the requirements of 21 CFR Part 11 including password aging, recycling, lockouts, length and encryption. Automatic audit trail logging provides a history of all changes made to any database item including sample data, limits and alarm rules. Read our whitepaper or our application note for more information on meeting FDA's 21 CFR Part 11 Requirements.

Acceptance Sampling is used to make dispositions on accepting or rejecting a lot (or batch) of products that have already been produced. It is most often used to evaluate products that are received from outside sources. Acceptance Sampling should be considered when the testing required is destructive, 100% inspection isn't feasible due to the cost or time involved, there is a high probability of errors from 100% inspection, or if the supplier has a strong history of supplying acceptable products.

The new Lot Acceptance Sampling feature in ProFicient allows users to select a random sample from an incoming "lot" of materials and analyze the sample in real-time to make a decision regarding the lot's quality. Other SPC solutions do not include the functionality to conduct incoming inspection sampling because the parts are not sequentially ordered when they arrive.

Acceptance Sampling Plan

Acceptance Sampling Report (click on image for larger view)

Acceptance Sampling Report (click on image for larger view)

Click Here to download the Lot Acceptance Sampling information sheet.

ProFicient is project-based rather than file-based. A file-based system requires its users to create separate "files" for each part. These files contain the features that are tested, their specifications, as well as their control limits. For example, if you have 600 parts, a file-based system requires a file for each of these parts, which can be difficult for operators to manage. When a job change occurs and the operator must test a different part, the operator must search through hundreds of different files to find the one they need. File-based systems are also difficult to setup and administer. If, for example, you want to check a new feature on your parts, the administrator would have to open and edit all 600 files. With ProFicient's project-based system, you configure a single project to manage data entry and analysis of hundred or thousands of part numbers—all without requiring operators to search through files.

Honeywell Engines in Phoenix, AZ switched from a file-based system to InfinityQS software. Instead of juggling 5,500 files (one for each part), they now use only three projects to easily enter and analyze data on the shop floor. Gallo Winery in Modesto, CA uses only a single project to manage all data entry and analysis of over 7,500 wine products run on 17 different fill lines. These two examples demonstrate how the project-based nature of InfinityQS will dramatically simplify your setup and administration, and drastically reduce administrator time.

ProFicient is structured for use in virtually any IT/IS infrastructure. Most other SPC software packages have specific IT requirements which often create additional time and expenditures.

1. Open Architecture/Non-proprietary: ProFicient can work with any Microsoft operating system, any gage and network.
2. Connects with any ODBC compliant database: ProFicient is simply the front-end to a database—you can use any database application you choose. IT personnel have the flexibility of changing database applications and easily transferring data from the old system to the new one.
3. Integrates with Any SMTP Email System: When an unusual event is triggered, ProFicient sends emails to the person or persons of your choosing.
4. No Archaic Files: Everything resides in database tables and there are no files to manage. If a project is accidentally deleted, all the data still resides in the database. This structure provides for a very secure environment.
5. All Native Code Written by InfinityQS Developers: Unlike our competitors, we do not "purchase" a statistical engine from a vendor. Therefore, we have the flexibility to continually improve and update our software on a frequent basis.

The ProFicient interface supports both standard and touch screen display modes; single, multiple and mixed characteristics; built-in gage support; and custom screens. User-specific interfaces and company-specific terminology combine to make our software easy to use for everyone from the shop floor to top level executives.

Manual, automatic and hands-free data entry with built-in support for any serial gage means real-time data entry is simple, even for users with little or no computer experience. We offer a variety of data acquisition tools.

Our 100% ODBC compliant software runs on any ODBC compliant database making it simpler to implement and integrate with your current systems. Allowing the storage of billions of records in any category, this is a system your plant won't outgrow.