SPC by industry
The maths is the same everywhere. What differs is what you subgroup, what counts as a signal, who has to sign it, and which auditor asks. Each page carries a worked chart from that sector — real limits, real rule violations, computed by the engine that runs the product.
SPC for automotive manufacturing
What IATF 16949 and the new AIAG & VDA SPC manual actually ask of a production line, why the capability number on the PPAP is not the point, and where a live chart earns its keep.
Read → PharmaceuticalSPC for pharmaceutical manufacturing
Continued process verification is SPC with a regulator attached. What FDA Stage 3 and EU GMP Annex 15 expect on a chart, and what a small tool can and cannot do inside a GMP quality system.
Read → HealthcareSPC for healthcare and the NHS
NHS England's Making Data Count replaced RAG ratings with control charts for a reason. What healthcare SPC looks like, where the NHS conventions differ from the industrial ones, and what this platform does and does not do about it.
Read → SemiconductorSPC for semiconductor manufacturing
Fabs invented most of modern SPC practice and generate more process data than anyone. What is charted, why the range chart is often the interesting one, and where a small tool is and is not the right answer.
Read → Food & beverageSPC for food and beverage manufacturing
SPC inside HACCP monitoring, net-content control that satisfies the weights regulations without giving product away, and where a live chart beats a paper checksheet.
Read → AerospaceSPC for aerospace manufacturing
AS9103 asks for the variation of key characteristics to be managed, not just inspected. What that means on a low-volume line, and how to run control charts when a "batch" is eleven parts.
Read →Working to a particular standard?
- The standards pages — ISO 7870, the AIAG & VDA SPC manual, NHS Making Data Count, FDA continued process verification, AS9103 and the rest, each in plain English with a link to the source document.