Computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ) is the engineering application of computers and computer-controlled machines for the planning and implementation of the quality of products.
This includes:
*Measuring equipment management
*Goods inward inspection
*Vendor rating
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Attribute chart
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Statistical process control
Statistical process control (SPC) or statistical quality control (SQC) is the application of statistics, statistical methods to monitor and control the quality of a production process. This helps to ensure that the process operates efficiently, ...
(SPC)
*Documentation
Additional themes:
*Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
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Failure mode and effects analysis
Failure is the social concept of not meeting a desirable or intended Goal, objective, and is usually viewed as the opposite of success. The criteria for failure depends on context, and may be relative to a particular observer or belief system ...
(FMEA)
*Dimensional
tolerance stack-up analysis using
product and manufacturing information
Product and manufacturing information, also abbreviated PMI, conveys non-geometric attributes in 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and Collaborative Product Development systems necessary for manufacturing product components and assemblies. PMI may inc ...
(PMI) on
CAD models
*Computer aided inspection with
coordinate-measuring machine
A coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) is a device that measures the geometry of physical objects by sensing discrete points on the surface of the object with a probe. Various types of probes are used in CMMs, the most common being mechanical and l ...
s (CMM)
*Comparison of data obtained by mean of
3D scanning
3D scanning is the process of analyzing a real-world object or environment to collect three dimensional data of its shape and possibly its appearance (e.g. color). The collected data can then be used to construct digital 3D models.
A 3D scanner ...
technologies of physical parts against CAD models
References
Product lifecycle management
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