Welcome to NWA SPC Update, a newsletter from the world's leading provider of SPC software, featuring the latest solutions from NWA and SPC-related news in manufacturing and the laboratory. View from the CEOAs global manufacturing expands and IT spending increases, our customers are looking for ways to get more value from the data held in various unconnected manufacturing and enterprise systems. At NWA we are providing products that make it easy to integrate systems and deliver the Manufacturing Analytics that customers need for process improvement.  http://www.nwasoft.com/appnotes/CE0-0501.htm
NWA Business PartnerIntercol As part of its Middle East and Asian expansion, NWA joined its Middle East reseller, Intercol, at GITEX. GITEX (Gulf IT Expo) is held in the Dubai Internet City and is the major IT and automation industry conference in the Middle East. Intercol is a large diversified ISO 9002 & ISO 14001 certified supplier of goods and services based in Bahrain. NWA partners with the IT Systems & Services Division which provides telecom, laboratory automation, and enterprise IT products and services throughout the region. Intercol is the leading IT services vendor in the United Arab Emirates and can deliver NWA software as an integrated component of laboratory, manufacturing, and enterprise systems. http://www.nwasoft.com/appnotes/gitex2005.htm User ProfileTillamook Creamery Named Processor of the Year by Dairy Foods Magazine Dairy Foods Magazine named Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) Processor of the Year in its December 2005 issue. Tillamook is a well established brand that has expanded to be the number two brand of natural chunk cheese after Kraft. During this expansion, TCCA maintained the consistent quality that has established Tillamook as a premium national brand. Their slogan on consistency, “One Recipe, 100 years,” has meant using SPC and NWA Quality Analyst to help maintain that consistency. http://www.nwasoft.com/appnotes/tcca.htm
Applied SPC with NWA Quality AnalystDate: March 20-21, 2006
City: 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
ISA-95: The Manufacturing System Standard That Enables Manufacturing AnalyticsManufacturing Analytics (MA) applies process oriented analytical and visualization methods to all aspects of managing a manufacturing company. As powerful a management tool as MA is, it can produce significant results only if the process data is properly collected, managed and manipulated. Also for long term effectiveness, the corporate manufacturing and business process database systems must follow well thought out standards that enable successful maintenance and subsequent expansion. The ISA (Instruments, Systems, and Analysis Society) Standards Committee for the ISA-95 standard has produced a model which defines all parts of the manufacturing enterprise management and how they link together. By following the ISA-95 model you can build a robust manufacturing data management system which will enable effective application of Manufacturing Analytics. http://www.nwasoft.com/appnotes/isa95.htm
Food Safety Summit, Booth #351March 22 - 24, 2006, Las Vegas, NVNWA will exhibit at the Food Safety Summit in booth 351. NWA will show its quality software suite and how it enables food safety and quality management. Jeffery Cawley, NWA VP of Market Development, will chair and speak in Session QA301, ‘QA by the Numbers: Uncovering the Data That Will Improve Your Quality’. The session will focus on the role of SPC in food safety and quality management, including industry case studies. Steve Olson, USDA AMS, will discuss food safety and quality management systems in the School Lunch Program. www.foodsafetysummit.com Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo, Booth #3835June 25-27, 2006, Orlando, FLNWA looks forward to seeing you at Booth 3835 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 Manufacturing Analytics that delivers the process data analysis and visualization needed to promote process improvement, reduce costs, and improve quality. 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.
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:
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