ETQ, part of Hexagon, launched the ETQ Reliance Predictive Quality Analytics solution, bringing a new level of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics to its ETQ quality management system (QMS). The solution enables automated, early detection and proactive resolution to prevent manufacturing problems, limit production variation, speed decision making, deliver prescriptive solutions to supply chain issues and boost overall delivered quality.
“Today’s manufacturers worry about the performance of their plants, how to ensure operational efficiency, meet compliance requirements and manage risk, all while preserving innovation and ensuring on-time delivery of quality products to their customers,” says Vick Vaishnavi, CEO of ETQ. “Heavy on their minds is the possibility of product recalls. In fact, in a recent ETQ Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing survey 73% of respondents said they had a product recall in the last five years, and 48% said there have been more recalls than there were five years ago. The ETQ Reliance Predictive Quality solution combines AI technology and expert human knowledge to help identify production problems sooner and resolve them faster to avoid costly, brand-damaging recalls and other quality issues.”
Key takeaways:
- The ETQ Reliance Quality Analytics solution is an AI-driven Predictive Quality Analytics (PQA) application that ingests data from the shop floor via the Acerta LinePulse application. Acerta LinePulse predicts the likelihood of upcoming defects and integrates with the ETQ Reliance QMS to accelerate root cause analysis and speed-to-resolution while also improving predictive algorithms. This early detection and intervention can make a drastic positive impact on critical production KPIs such as scrap and rework, “first time right,” stable production and others.
- The solution brings actionable AI to the shop floor by sending early warning alerts when a manufacturing process is at risk of producing defects. These alerts create a quality event in ETQ Reliance so that users can investigate the nature of the alert, determine the resolution to resolve the issue, and return feedback to Acerta LinePulse.
- Additional features include manufacturing-specific data ingestion; advanced data analysis; predictive monitoring and alerts; and automated root cause analysis.
