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Measurement and Quality Software and SPC
News Release from: Cimworks UK | Subject: VisualSPCT SPC software
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2002
SPC software complies with FDA and is
more open
CimWorks has enhanced its VisualSPC software to address the FDA's increasing enforcement of its 21 CFR, Part 11 regulation-the standard for controlling and protecting data.
CimWorks, a GE Fanuc company, has enhanced its VisualSPC software to address the FDA's increasing enforcement of its 21 CFR, Part 11 regulation-the standard for controlling and protecting data which dictates that companies employing electronic data collection must provide secure traceability of their data files Responding to one of the most significant events of this year impacting data collection processes, VisualSPCT will target industries affected by the FDA's 21CFR Part 11 regulation by offering tools, such as audit trails, lockouts and electronic signatures, to help end users more easily achieve compliance
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Additionally, CimWorks VisualSPC version 4.6, a powerful statistical process control software package incorporates new features including OPC (OLE for Process Control) connectivity tools for broader access to enterprise-wide data, tighter integration with MINITAB for seamless Six Sigma analysis, and e-mail alarm notification for remote supervision.
CimWorks VisualSPC data collection software is a WindowsT-based software package with the flexibility and control required for data collection, analysis and reporting.
Using the OPC interface, the industrial standard for inter-device communication, VisualSPC links directly to other software systems like GE Fanuc's CIMPLICITY industrial automation software or to any other devices or software with OPC servers.
The OPC connectivity allows VisualSPC to collect and analyze data from other systems for the purposes of traceability, advance quality analysis, failure rates and process improvement.
From the analysis perspective, VisualSPC now offers tighter integration with the MINITAB data analysis tool used extensively in Six Sigma.
The user simply collects data for analysis and selects either VisualSPC's native VisualSPC Analyst tool or MINITAB.
If MINITAB is selected, the software is configured to seamlessly upload the data to the MINITAB application.
The software treats both analysis options with the same level of ease and automation.
Finally, to enhance remote supervisory capabilities, VisualSPC 4.6 now includes e-mail alarm notification.
When an alarm is triggered, the software is configured to send an alert to a pre-selected recipient's PC, text pager or text cell phone.
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