Quality system chosen by plasterboard maker
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Adept Scientific product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jun 19, 2008
NWA Quality Monitor allows standardised workflow processes to be built to match the needs of a specific production line.
British Gypsum is using Quality Monitor Software from Northwest Analytical, supplied by Adept Scientific, to implement consistent quality processes and improved productivity in plants throughout the UK.
Plasterboard is an unsung hero of the modern construction industry and can reduce labour input as well as achieve valuable reductions in time on site.
British Gypsum is the UK's largest plaster, plasterboard and related products manufacturer.
Until recently, the five different British Gypsum board-producing plants used paper-based recording systems of different types, while one had built its own in-house database system.
According to Amanda Nurcombe, Quality Systems Manager at British Gypsum, a desire by the company to introduce a standard process across all its plants led to a search for a better solution.
British Gypsum selected Northwest Analytical's (NWA) Quality Monitor package, supplied by Adept Scientific.
NWA Quality Monitor is a dedicated solution for shop floor data collection and statistical process control.
The package allows standardised workflow processes to be built to match the needs of a specific production line, stores data from multiple workstations in a central database and provides live charting and analysis of quality data.
"Even during the pilot phase, I've been able to analyse data at my desk", explains Nurcombe.
"When we complete the roll-out to all the plants we will also be able to compare their performance on different products and share best practices between plants".
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