NWA Quality Analyst

NWA Quality Analyst is a software solution for statistical process control (SPC) charting and analysis. It enables users to analyze process behavior, make data-driven decisions, and improve process performance. According to the vendor, it is suitable for companies of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises. This software is used by quality managers and engineers, process engineers, manufacturing professionals, and various industries including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, automotive, electronics, and chemical processing.

Key Features

Complete SPC Analytics, Charting, and Reporting: NWA Quality Analyst offers comprehensive and accessible suites of SPC charting and analytics functions. Users can configure control charts to meet their specific needs using the chart configuration capability.

Charting Flexibility: The software provides unmatched flexibility and versatility in chart setup. Users can choose from a wide range of process capability indices and distributions. They can also customize fonts, colors, aspect ratios, and annotations to create high-quality graphics.

Operational Power: NWA Quality Analyst provides operational power directly from the user interface. All configuration, charting, and analytical functions are accessible from a single screen. The software also includes advanced data management tools.

Automation: Automating the charting process is easy with NWA Quality Analyst. Users can automatically create SPC charts, select data variables and chart types, and specify filter criteria. Automation can be done using the built-in Automation Wizard or by creating and modifying automation scripts.

Integration: NWA Quality Analyst seamlessly integrates with major manufacturing information systems. It serves as the SPC analysis and charting component of an integrated quality information system. The software supports database connectivity and synchronization, automation, and XML output.

Exception Reporting: Users can design multiple exception reports based on SPC, specification, and pattern-rule violations. These reports can be configured to show exceptions based on specific criteria. The associated SPC chart is generated with a single click.

Assignable Cause/Corrective Action: NWA Quality Analyst allows users to assign predefined text for assignable causes and corrective actions to data points on any SPC chart. Ad hoc comments can also be added to support quality initiatives and compliance programs. Multiple report formats and Pareto analysis are available for assignable causes and corrective actions.

Special Purpose Modules: NWA offers specialized modules to meet industry-specific needs. NWA MvSPC™ provides integrated multivariate model building and SPC charting. NWA Stability Analytics™ offers statistical analysis, charting, and reporting for product-lot stability studies.