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The factory engineer checks the quality of the manufactured part.
Manufacturing Fundamentals

Role of Quality Control in Manufacturing

Role of Quality Control in Manufacturing Quality control is the often overlooked yet highly crucial aspect manufacturing. It serves to ensure products meet the necessary requisites of the effective functionality and durability. In the wide world of manufacturing, the impact of overlooking quality can be highly detrimental. While the obvious consequence

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Sample pareto chart, one of the seven basic tools of quality control.
Quality

7QCs: An Introduction to the Seven Basic Tools of Quality Control

Quality control. Of course it is important. When producing parts or products, the ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and adjust manufacturing processes is necessary for companies to remain efficient and competitive. If products are to be made consistently to a required standard, the methods of manufacturing must be measurable, adjustable, and

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Illustration showing the effect of mulling on sand compactability and green strength.
Castings

How to Control Compactability of Sand

Manufacturing industry veteran Al Alagarsamy shares a functional tip for sand production. He explains the importance of sand compactability and controlling the factors affecting it. What is compactability? Compactability relates to the reduction in volume of sand bonded with clay and water after undergoing compression applied by squeezing or compaction.

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Statistical Process Control (SPC) is the graphical representation of the potential outcome of a process.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) Basics

Variations are inherent to a process. An organization should effectively employ statistical process control (SPC) to reduce variations and eliminate nonconformance. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 2

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The 5 phases of APQP.
Quality

Advanced Product Quality Planning: 5 Phases of APQP

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) helps an organization with effective cost and time management by dividing a product development process into the five phases of APQP. Here is an overview of the five phases of APQP and their relevance as a project management tool. What is APQP? Advanced Product Quality

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A multidisciplinary team creates a control plan by identifying the dominant control factors and defining the control methods.

Control Plan

The THORS Control Plan course is designed to provide learners with an understanding of how to create and maintain a control plan to ensure business continuity in an organization. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 1.5

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Return sand being loaded into storage silos, equipment used in a green sand mold production process.

Green Sand Equipment and Process Control

Green Sand Equipment and Process Control explores the science of producing quality green sand including the equipment, processes, process optimization, controlling variables, monitoring and interpreting data. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 2.5

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Example average chart showing plotted data points within the upper and lower control limits

7QC Tools: Control Charts

7QC Tools: Control Charts is an interactive course designed for any learner who must be familiar with the concept of control charts and how these graphs are used. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 1

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Diagram depicting stratified sampling where data is collected and sorted from a population into smaller logical segments
Quality

Essential Quality Terms Used in 7QC Tools

The 7QC tools are statistical tools that help individuals, organizations, and businesses resolve quality issues for products and processes. To utilize the 7QC tools it is important to understand the following essential quality terms: You can read our other 7QC Tools post here. 80/20 Rule: The 80/20 Rule, also called

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Demonstration of wear resistance of a metal part after heat treatment.

Heat Treating Testing and Defects

Heat Treating Testing and Defects provides application-based knowledge for some of the most common heat treating testing and quality control procedures. Ready to take the next step? Explore the course details and see everything we’ve packed into this program!

Learning Hours: 2

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