NWA SPC Update is a newsletter from Northwest Analytical (NWA), the world's leading provider of statistical process control software. Here you will find the latest SPC news and solutions for manufacturers and laboratories.

NWA Product News

NWA Quality Analyst Version 6 - Introductory Update Offer Ends Soon

Quality Analyst, Version 6 provides many important new capabilities that help you meet your enterprise quality needs and also integrate better with corporate manufacturing information systems and supply chain quality management systems. The special update offer is coming to an end. Order your update before June 30.

For more information on NWA Quality Analyst 6, call us toll-free at 888-692-7638.

Major new features include:

• Assignable Cause / Corrective Action (AC/CA)
• New graphics viewer - More Powerful Chart Presentation
• Rainbow Charts
• More Graphic Formats
• Improved Access to Underlying Chart Data
• XML Graphics and Parameter Files
• Automatic Specification Lookup
• SPC Parameters Synchronized with Databases

To order your NWA Quality Analyst 6, call us toll-free at 888-692-7638.

To view the What's New in NWA Quality Analyst Version 6 brochure, see:
http://www.nwasoft.com/qanew.htm

To view the What's New in NWA Quality Analyst Version 6 product tour, see:
http://www.nwasoft.com/QA_6_Whats_New.pps

To view the NWA Quality Analyst Version 6 press release, see:
http://www.nwasoft.com/press/pr_20050315.htm

New NWA Quality Analyst Web Server Version 2.2

NWA Quality Analyst, Version 6 delivers improved chart graphics and reporting capabilities. Now QA Web Server 2.2 provides the same level of reporting over the Web.

NWA QA Web Server will help you to meet your enterprise quality needs and provide better integration with corporate manufacturing information systems and supply chain quality management systems.

New NWA QA Web Server 2.2 features include:

• New graphics viewer - More Powerful Chart Presentation and Improved Access to Underlying Chart Data
• Rainbow Charts
• Assignable Cause / Corrective Action (AC/CA)
• Improved System Administration

Call your account representative today at 888-692-7638 to order your Web Server update.

Product and SPC Training

Applied SPC with NWA Quality Analyst

Date: June 13-14, 2005
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Participants gain expertise using NWA Quality Analyst while applying statistical quality control techniques in classroom exercises. The class then works in teams to solve problems in a simulated manufacturing process. Attendees learn how to maximize their use of NWA Quality Analyst while brushing up on SPC.

To view the full course description, see:
http://www.nwasoft.com/semspcqa.htm

To view accommodations and registration information, see:
http://www.nwasoft.com/semtrain.htm

Events and Publications

Web Seminar Archive: Supply Chain Quality Management

Supply Chain Quality System to Ensure Wholesome Ground Beef for School Children

NWA kicked off its new SPC Web Seminar Series with the seminar "Supply Chain Quality Management". The case study presented examined supply chain management in the School Lunch Program.

The USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) has successfully implemented a world-class vendor certification and supply chain quality system to ensure the quality and safety of ground beef bought for the School Lunch Program. Northwest Analytical (NWA) invited AMS to present their results in a webcast on Supply Chain Quality Management.

Jeffery Cawley, a vice president at NWA, discusses supply chain quality monitoring and the SPC systems that help to ensure successful execution. Steve Olson, a Livestock and Meat Marketing Specialist at USDA AMS, reviews the School Lunch Program's ground beef vendor certification and lot quality reporting systems. He shares results that include higher quality and safer meat delivered to the School Lunch Program - with greater control of value.

The archived webcast can be seen at:
http://www.nwasoft.com/webcasts/20050330.htm

NWA Exhibits and Speaks at 2005 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo

Exhibit

Sunday July 17 - Tuesday July 19 , 11AM - 5:30PM, Booth # 4443 Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA.

NWA looks forward to seeing you at Booth 4443 at the IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) Annual Meeting. We will be demonstrating the latest versions of Quality Analyst, Quality Monitor, and Quality Analyst Web Server and how the products work together as a suite to provide quality and process monitoring throughout the enterprise and supply chain.

If you would like to schedule a meeting with our staff, call your account manager at 888-692-7638 or email us at sales@nwasoft.com.

Presentation

You are invited to hear Jeff Cawley present a paper:
"Using SPC methods to trigger preventative maintenance and prevent CCP violations" in Session 93, Integrating Preventative Maintenance into HACCP
http://ift.confex.com/ift/2005/techprogram/session_3390.htm
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, Room 392

Abstract

HACCP violations are characterized by exceeding critical limits at a Control Point. Often, monitoring CCP values is treated as a go/no-go attribute. It has been demonstrated that using SPC to monitor the underlying process and guarantee a stable, highly capable process is the most effective method to avoid CCP violations. Preventative maintenance programs are designed to avoid process destabilization by scheduling maintenance ahead of expected failure. Such schedules are conservative, and can result in excessive maintenance episodes. By using SPC methods to monitor the process, one can move to an event driven preventative maintenance operation and achieve the same process stability at less cost and downtime.

Current NWA Product Release Numbers

Users frequently ask us for the most current software release numbers so we publish them on our website.

To view current NWA product release numbers, see:
http://www.nwasoft.com/releasenumbers.htm

Northwest Analytical (NWA) is the leading provider of SPC software with more than 50,000 licenses shipped to over 5,000 companies. NWA software is recognized for its ease-of-use and ability to integrate with other software and systems. The NWA SPC software suite includes plant floor quality data collection, enterprise-wide SPC charting and analysis, Web-based reporting and embedded SPC.

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