Northwest Analytical Announces Multivariate Alliance with Infometrix

Portland, OR—Northwest Analytical, Inc. (NWA) and Infometrix, Inc. have announced an alliance where NWA will incorporate Infometrix’ multivariate technology in the full range of NWA SPC and Manufacturing Analytics products.

As a result of this alliance, NWA's customers will be able to perform multivariate SPC and other techniques using NWA Quality Analyst, NWA Quality Monitor, and the embedded QAx and SPCx products based on models developed using the Infometrix Pirouette^® software. This capability specifically addresses the needs of companies requiring an easily deployed solution to perform real-time and off-line multivariate analysis to monitor complex processes, unit operations, and other areas where multivariate analysis offers a significant advantage over univariate techniques.

The combination of NWA software's flexibility, intuitive user interface, and ability to connect to a wide range of data sources will allow clients to expand their use of multivariate techniques using familiar software products and support resources. This will particularly appeal to companies in the petrochemical and chemical industries where the use of multivariate analysis is becoming a key technique in improving processes and increasing efficiency. These products will also address the needs of pharmaceutical companies looking for more easily deployable and supportable software that helps them meet the complex requirements of PAT initiatives.

Tom Fiske, ARC Advisory Group, commented, “The adoption of multivariate analysis (MVA) tools is on the rise as companies attempt to gain a better understanding of the complex relationship that exists among numerous variables within their plant environment. MVA techniques are useful for not only providing process and operational insight, but also for early critical condition detection and prevention. ARC believes that companies can differentiate themselves from their competitors by making the use of MVA a core competency.”

About Northwest Analytical, Inc.

For over 25 years, NWA has been the leading supplier of SPC and manufacturing analytics for integrated system applications. NWA quality software has been widely adopted in all process industries including chemicals, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and materials. More than 50,000 licenses of NWA analytics software have been shipped to over 5,000 companies. NWA software is recognized for its power, ease-of-use and simple, tight integration with other manufacturing systems. The NWA software suite includes products for QA/QC analytics, plant floor quality data collection and monitoring, SPC charting, enterprise manufacturing analytics and reporting, and real-time, embedded SPC. For more information, visit the company's website at www.nwasoft.com or call (888) 692-7638.

Further information contact:
Phil Schreiber, VP Sales & Marketing
Northwest Analytical, Inc.
503-224-7727
pschreiber@nwasoft.com