Eight reasons for digital quality measurement

To ensure quality in your manufacturing process, you need insight. Often, people do quality checks on paper. But digital measurement works so much better. This blog explains how much more benefit you get from digital measurement

With digital quality measurement:

1. ... you don’t use paper

A paper-free factory works a lot smarter and is better for the environment. Yet many factories still use binders stuffed with forms and measurement reports. You can’t analyze, you don’t know where the latest version is. A digital version is much simpler and offers more overview of improvement opportunities.

2. ... you know for sure when an audit was done

Operators often use a paper scorecard and end their shift with several boxes filled with crosses. But how do you know if the machine has actually been checked during that time? And how do you prove that to others? With digital measuring, you know exactly when a measurement took place. You can even specify that results can only be entered during a specific time period.

3. ... you can manage your forms centrally

This way, you are confident that everybody always uses the latest version. Also, it’s possible to plan new auditing schedules. By planning when a given control form should be used, you can be sure that the new forms will be used when you want them to.

4. ... it’s easy to retrieve all measurements digitally

Digital measurement allows for optimal traceability in the manufacturing chain. Upon request, you can quickly provide clients or the government with reliable information.

5. ... you always have the exact data available

A paper form gets a manual check mark when a measurement falls within specification. If you need exact information, you have to look in the product database of the measurement tool. With digital measurements, you always have access to specific data – it’s reliable and easy.

6. ... you can run statistical analyses and prevent errors

Statistical Process Control (SPC) enables you to identify situations faster where quality loss might occur. Why wait? Proven trends help prevent waste and give you the opportunity to measure less often.

7. ... you can store temporary anomalies in your quality audit

When a product temporarily needs different checks, or when one specific batch needs to comply with certain standards, while another batch has other standards, it can be challenging for operators. It makes quality control error-prone. With digital measurement, customized product forms make it easy to change control schedules or standards temporarily.

8. … you can do your checks secured and audit-proof  

When you want absolute certainty in your auditing process, you can’t do without digital measuring. You get a grip on your audits and a good view of the improvement opportunities that will arise. Would you like your process to be accurate up to the last digit? Then we’d like to give you a demo of the Quality Control Plan that’s part of Cierpa Quality.