SPC Express (DOS) Spec Sheet

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SPC Express (DOS)

What is it?
SPC Express is a fast, easy-to-use, professional statistical process control software package. It is designed to be used in manufacturing production - right out on the shop floor. It runs on IBM PC or compatible computers including the IBM Personal System/2.

What makes it special?
Most SPC software packages have more than enough power, but they are difficult to use. Many packages boast about the long lists of charts that they can produce. But ask yourself if you will really use all those charts or will they just confuse your operators out on the shop floor? SPC Express provides you with all the reports you will ever need for production use of statistical process control while making it extremely easy and fast for you to enter your data and see your charts.

What are its main features?

Completely menu driven using your keyboard or mouse.
Query based reporting engine that lets you display or print all SPC Charts based on almost any criteria you wish.
Versatile data entry from the keyboard or electronic gages.

A database for maintaining records of your shop floor data and inspection information. Includes ASCII transfer option to export & import data from most other databases or computer systems.
Full network compatibility. (user license required for each station)
Variable charts including X-Bar R, Individuals & Moving Range, Moving Average & Moving Range, Histograms and more!
Attribute charts including P, U, N, C and Pareto charts.
Three level password system allows you to control who can enter & change your valuable data.
CAD viewing hot-key allows you to display part drawings of the part that is being inspected.
Customizable "Exit Menu" which links to all other MMS products plus any other application on your system.

Who Needs It?
It is currently in use in a variety of industries including automotive, plastics, metal working aerospace, medical, food processing, and electronics, just to name a few. You, too, need the intuitive operation and speed of SPC Express. After all, you're not in the business of drawing charts or running computers – you’re in the business of manufacturing your products!

How can it help you?
Manual statistical process control is a lot of work. Struggling with a computer to get it done is not much better. You won't need to struggle with SPC Express. It will take the drudgery out of statistical process control by making entering, viewing, and charting of your data much, much easier. It was designed for people who have never used a computer before. It has:

Simple Graphical menus
Full mouse support
One key/click for all major functions
Pop-up prompt windows
On-line context sensitive help
This ease-of-use does not come at the expense of a powerful SPC engine. Just take a look at the back of this sheet to see the depth of reporting and querying features that SPC Express has. the reports are informative, attractively designed, and the most complete in the industry.

SPC Express (DOS)
Technical Specifications

Computer Requirements

IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2, Pentium Desktop or Notebook
525K available RAM memory
Color monitor (CGA, EGA, or VGA) VGA recommended
Hard Disk or Network Drive
Floppy Disk Drive
Keyboard
Mouse (recommended)
Printer (LaserJet, DeskJet, Dot Matrix)
DOS 3.0 or greater

Printed Reports

X-Bar R, X-Bar S, Cusum, Individual/Moving Range of any 1 to 500 subgroups.
Action Report (for initiating and documenting corrective action).
Histogram (3-20,000 samples).
P, U, N, C reports with Pareto analysis (of any 1 to 500 subgroups).
Performance Over Time (up to 500 subgroups)
File Rpeort which catalogs all SPC Express Data Files.
Choice of report length: 1-page, 2-page, 1/3 page, multi-page (up to 500 subgroups).
Blank data entry sheets for manual X-Bar R charting.

On-Screen graphs

X-Bar R, X-Bar S, Cusum, Individual/Moving Range of any 1 to 25 subgroups.

Histogram (3-20,000 samples).
P, U, N, C reports with Pareto analysis (of any 1 to 25 subgroups).

Measurement Data Format

Sample data can be 8 characters long, including the sign.
.0000001 through 99999999
-.000001 through -9999999

Choice of Std. Deviation

RMS (root mean squared)
R/d2

View File (CAD) Formats

40 Column Text
80 Column Text
Medium-res graphics (CGA)
High-res graphics (CGA)
VGA (.PCX format)
Super VGA (.PCX format)

Calculations

Mean
Standard Deviation
Cp, Cpk
Pp, Ppk
ZU, ZL
Coefficient of Skewness
Momental Skewness
Coefficient of Excess
Kurtosis
Chi-Squared
In-spec predictions

Data File Layout

Floppy disks can hold data files containing up to 4000 subgroups
Hard Disks can hold 200 files per directory. Each file can contain 9000 subgroups.
Subgroup fields include: Date, Shift, Time, Inspector, Machine, Material, Lot Control Number, Operator, and five user-definable fields.
Variable data subgroups can consist of 1 to 24 samples.
Attribute data subgroups can have up to 10 different non-conformities, each can have up to 9999 pieces, the total subgroup size can be up to 10 million.

Electronic Gage Interface

Connects to the serial communications interface.
Requires fixed length records and one sample per record.
Sample measurements should be located at a consistent location within the record, and cannot exceed eight characters.
User definable: comm port, baud rate, parity, frame size, stop bits.

Expandability

User programmable menus
Optional AutoTrans Package
Optional AutoScope Package

SPC Express (DOS)

What is it? SPC Express is a fast, easy-to-use, professional statistical process control software package. It is designed to be used in manufacturing production - right out on the shop floor. It runs on IBM PC or compatible computers including the IBM Personal System/2. What makes it special? Most SPC software packages have more than enough power, but they are difficult to use. Many packages boast about the long lists of charts that they can produce. But ask yourself if you will really use all those charts or will they just confuse your operators out on the shop floor? SPC Express provides you with all the reports you will ever need for production use of statistical process control while making it extremely easy and fast for you to enter your data and see your charts. What are its main features? Completely menu driven using your keyboard or mouse. Query based reporting engine that lets you display or print all SPC Charts based on almost any criteria you wish. Versatile data entry from the keyboard or electronic gages.	A database for maintaining records of your shop floor data and inspection information. Includes ASCII transfer option to export & import data from most other databases or computer systems. Full network compatibility. (user license required for each station) Variable charts including X-Bar R, Individuals & Moving Range, Moving Average & Moving Range, Histograms and more! Attribute charts including P, U, N, C and Pareto charts. Three level password system allows you to control who can enter & change your valuable data. CAD viewing hot-key allows you to display part drawings of the part that is being inspected. Customizable "Exit Menu" which links to all other MMS products plus any other application on your system. Who Needs It? It is currently in use in a variety of industries including automotive, plastics, metal working aerospace, medical, food processing, and electronics, just to name a few. You, too, need the intuitive operation and speed of SPC Express.	After all, you're not in the business of drawing charts or running computers – you’re in the business of manufacturing your products! How can it help you? Manual statistical process control is a lot of work. Struggling with a computer to get it done is not much better. You won't need to struggle with SPC Express. It will take the drudgery out of statistical process control by making entering, viewing, and charting of your data much, much easier. It was designed for people who have never used a computer before. It has: Simple Graphical menus Full mouse support One key/click for all major functions Pop-up prompt windows On-line context sensitive help This ease-of-use does not come at the expense of a powerful SPC engine. Just take a look at the back of this sheet to see the depth of reporting and querying features that SPC Express has. the reports are informative, attractively designed, and the most complete in the industry.