Portland, OR—For manufacturers who need off-the-shelf, easily integrated, workstation software for the plant floor, Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA) announces NWA Quality Monitor 2.1. Designed for plant-floor quality data collection and SPC charting, the software provides superb operator user interface and data collection capabilities, yet is easy to install, configure and use.

"This is the first off-the-shelf plant-floor test station software that delivers the total set of capabilities needed for production monitoring" says Jeffery L. Cawley, vice president of Northwest Analytical, Inc. "Not only can you collect quality data with key entry, bar code and any serial measurement device, but you can provide the operator with complete workflow support including on-line SOPs and error checking. Anywhere there is a clipboard now, NWA Quality Monitor can do the job better."

NWA Quality Monitor 2.1 meets the quality data collection needs of manufacturers with:

• A visual, Wizard-based operator interface designer to reduce configuration time and cost, as well as simplify training and maintenance.
• Flexible design allowing for simultaneous viewing of weights, dimensions, measurements, electrical and physical properties, defect tracking and product grading.
• Illustrated SOPs, which provide fully documented procedures to meet quality system requirements and replace paper binders on the plant floor.
• Multiple source input, allowing for data collection from keyboard, measurement devices and bar code readers, which eliminates manual recording and transcription errors.
• Integration with other manufacturing data systems such as SCADA, CIM and MES systems, which enables plant floor SPC feedback throughout the operation.

NWA Quality Monitor 2.1 also has a companion product, NWA Quality Monitor Supervisor, which tracks the real-time status of multiple QM workstations on the plant floor, showing visual alarms and on-demand SPC charts for each station on the plant network.

Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA) is a software developer providing analytical software for understanding processes and improving quality in the production of goods and delivery of services. The NWA software suite includes NWA Quality Analyst (comprehensive SQC charting and analysis), NWA Quality Monitor (workstation software for plant floor SPC) and NWA Quality Analyst Web Server (a company-wide solution for SQC reporting and analysis). NWA's software is used in more than 4,500 companies worldwide.

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