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GainSeeker Suite: Easy-Done
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Automotive
- Plastics
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Machine Condition Monitoring
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
An automotive customer set higher expectations for the quality data reporting of its supplier, a mid-sized, Midwest-based plastics company. The supplier’s Quality Manager (QM) now has to find time to select and implement a new real-time SPC system. The QM has to research the marketplace to choose and implement the best real-time SPC software system for his company. However, the QM doesn’t have the time or resources to complete a comprehensive evaluation, and corporate is reluctant to implement a major capital expenditure mid-budget year. The QM needs a way to test and prove the value of a real-time automated SPC system without creating a capital project and without turning his attention from other urgent tasks.
About The Customer
Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control (SPC), SPC Software, and Six Sigma for over twenty-five years. They provide the leading real-time data acquisition and analytics SPC software, the GainSeeker Suite. Hertzler Systems serves a diverse customer base, including BAE Systems, Crown Audio, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Snyders of Hanover, Titleist & Footjoy, IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. Their software and services enable clients to connect, collect, analyze, and visualize data, building a data infrastructure for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients improve throughput and yield, improve cycle times, reduce costs and errors, and increase profitability.
The Solution
Hertzler Systems provided a sample installable version of GainSeeker Suite. In just a few WebEx conference calls with Hertzler staff, the QM installed the new software on his laptop and customized a data entry process for a single workstation. He learned how to collect, analyze, and report critical quality metrics and was soon collecting data and responding to real-time alarms and trends. Hertzler’s Lease-to-Purchase plan enabled him to implement a full system without creating a capital expenditure. The QM was able to install the software himself without involving IT, making the process seamless and efficient.
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